On the Regular

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"On the Regular"
Shamir - On the Regular cover.jpg
Single by Shamir
from the album Ratchet
ReleasedOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Genre Hip house [1]
Length2:56
Label XL
Songwriter(s)
[2]
Producer(s) Nick Sylvester [3]
Shamir singles chronology
"If It Wasn't True"
(2014)		"On the Regular"
(2014)		"Call It Off"
(2015)

"On the Regular" is a song recorded by American musician Shamir. It was released by XL Recordings on October 28, 2014. "On the Regular" is also featured on Shamir's 2015 debut album Ratchet . [4]

Contents

The song features a prominent rhythm with cowbell and heavy bass. [5] [6] Shamir uses an androgynous falsetto, delivering rhymes in contrast to his singing on Northtown . [5] [7] The lyrics are an unrelated set of observations. [5] Shamir taunts others and brags about his style. In the song's bridge, he switches from rapping to innocent, soulful singing. [8] Music critics referenced Azealia Banks' 2011 debut single "212" for its bassline, dance beat, and playful reinvention of urban music. [7] [9] [10] The Fader likened the song's "bubblegum hip-hop" to a younger-sounding Leif. [11]

It had viral success in the United Kingdom, [12] and it reached number 36 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart. [13] The attention brought by "On the Regular" allowed Shamir to embark on a European tour in late 2014. [14] It placed 68th on the 2014 Pazz & Jop poll of music critics. [15] Pitchfork Media named it the 11th best track of 2014, [16] Drowned in Sound placed the song 18th on its year-end list, [17] and BlackBook magazine ranked the song 12th. [18]

The music video for "On the Regular" was directed by Anthony Sylvester, [19] brother of the song's producer Nick Sylvester. [3] [20] It shows Shamir with different hairstyles, flashy patterns, and a fringe jacket. [11] He plays with a rubber band gun and makes balloons burst into color. [19]

Cover Versions

The French-Israeli duo Shirane Music  [ Wikidata ] released a cover version of the song in 2015. It was first aired on Israel's national radio station Reshet Gimmel during the duo's weekly radio show "Under the Cover"  [ he ] on August 21, 2015. [21] Shamir reacted to the release on his official Twitter account calling it "Amazing". [22]

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