Diggy Down
"Diggy Down" | ||||
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Marian Hill or remix featuring the latter and Yandel | ||||
from the album Inna and Body and the Sun | ||||
Released | 15 December 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:14 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Vlad Lucan | |||
Inna singles chronology | ||||
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Marian Hill singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Diggy Down" on YouTube |
"Diggy Down" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist
An accompanying music video for the recording was uploaded on 9 December 2014 onto Inna's YouTube channel, and was shot by Michael Mircea in Bucharest, Romania. The visual portrays the singer and a backup dancer performing to the song in front of different backdrops; a special effect was used to duplicate some frames. With music critics generally acclaiming the song and its music video, the clip received a nomination at the 2016 Radio România Actualități Awards for "Best Video".
Commercially, the single reached number one on native Airplay 100, claiming the position for a total of six weeks. It additionally charted at number three in Bulgaria, and peaked at number two hundred twenty-four in Russia. At the 2015 Media Music Awards, a Romanian awards gala based on a song's radio and television coverage, it won "Best Dance". With that privilege, Media Forest revealed that, according to their measurements for the first half of 2015, "Diggy Down" and its music video were played the most on Romanian radio and television, respectively.
Composition
Reception and accolades
"Diggy Down" received favorable reviews from music critics. Kevin Apaza, writing for Direct Lyrics, named the song "definitely Top 40 radio material" and "American industry-friendly".[5] Furthermore, he labelled it as a "sexy saxophone-tinged track", being disappointed about Atlantic Records not promoting the single in the United States.[5] German portal Hitfire praised "Diggy Down", and called the saxophone parts of the recording a highlight, while pointing out the whole result as being different from Inna's past material.[3]
"Diggy Down" reached number one on native
The track was awarded with "Best Dance" at the Media Music Awards 2015, a Romanian music awards ceremony primarily based on a song's radio and television coverage.[9] With this occasion, it was revealed that—according to Media Forest's measurements in the first half of 2015—"Diggy Down" was the most-played song on Romanian radio. Its music video led as well the chart with visuals played the most on Romanian television; they received 4,216 and 5,520 total spins, respectively.[10]
Music video
The visual opens with two waterdrops dropping in slow motion into bubbling water; a cosmetic product floats in it.[16] Subsequently, Inna is shown wearing a white habit and performing hand movements accompanied by a male background dancer sporting black boxer shorts. Following this, the singer kneels down on the floor while being surrounded by smoke, with the next scene of the clip presenting her wearing a metallic outfit and a bob cut in front of a flames-designed backdrop shown in the opening. The rest of the music video sees Inna and her backup performer further dancing to the song, with scenes interspersed through the main clip portraying the singer being engaged with a snake.[16] A special effect was used to duplicate some frames of the visual.[11][13]
Kevin Apaza of Direct Lyrics compared Inna's "mysterious" appearance throughout the video to Cleopatra.[5] Hitfire was positive towards the clip, eventually comparing it to the Pussycat Dolls' 2006 single "Buttons".[3] Romanian publication Libertatea stated that the visual emphasised the singer's both vocal and physical abilities, resulting a "maximum effect".[15] Online magazine Star Gossip labelled the music video as "exotic and a bit erotic", and an "exercise of imagination", with them noticing the absence of a plot.[11] The clip was nominated for "Best Video" at the 2015 Radio România Actualități Awards alongside Alina Eremia's "A fost o nebunie" and Shift featuring Andra's "Avioane de hârtie",[17] eventually losing to the latter music video.[18]
Live performances
"Diggy Down" was set on the track list of all concert tours that promoted her album Inna and its Japanese counterpart Body and the Sun in Europe and Japan.
Track listing
Official versions[A]
- "Diggy Down" (radio edit version; feat. Marian Hill) – 3:14
- "Diggy Down" (extended version; feat. Marian Hill) – 4:42
- "Diggy Down" (Embody remix; feat. Marian Hill) – 3:38
- "Diggy Down" (piano version) – 2:48
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release
Process
"Diggy Down" was simultaneously released to European digital outlets through Empire Music and
History
Territory | Date | Format | Label |
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Denmark[30] | 15 December 2014 | Digital single | Empire/ Roton |
Germany[33] | |||
Netherlands[34] | |||
Romania[23] | |||
Russia[35] | |||
Sweden[36] | |||
United States[24] | 24 July 2015 |
See also
- List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2010s
Notes
References
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- ^ Koc, Jaromír (11 December 2014). "Inna se v "Diggy Down" kroutí do rytmů Orientu" [Inna shakes to the rhythms of the Orient in "Diggy Down"] (in Czech). Music Server. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Direct Lyrics. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Airplay 100 – Cristi Nitzu | Kiss FM". Kiss FM. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast.
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- ^ Scris de Alex (3 September 2015). "Media Music Awards 2015: listă câştigători" [Media Music Awards 2015: winners list] (in Romanian). Urban.ro. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Miron, Teodora (2 August 2015). "Inna – cea mai difuzată artistă la TV" [Inna – most aired artist on TV] (in Romanian). Viața Liberă. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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- ^ a b "Inna – Diggy Down feat. Marian Hill (Official Video)". YouTube. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Tanasă, Raluca (25 November 2014). "Inna a lansat o piesă nouă, "Diggy Down" feat. Marian Hill" [Inna has released a new single, "Diggy Down" feat. Marian Hill] (in Romanian). Info Music. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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- ^ a b "Nuevo videoclip de Inna con Marian Hill para "Diggy Down"" [Inna has released a new video with Marian Hill for "Diggy Down"] (in Spanish). Jukebox. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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- ^ a b Mezei, Andreea (28 May 2016). "Show cu Willy William, James Arthur și Inna la Alba Fest" [Show with Willy Williams, James Arthur and Inna at Alba Fest] (in Romanian). Alba 24. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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- ^ Tanasă, Raluca (5 August 2016). "Inna a deschis Untold Festival 2016" [Inna has opened the Untold Festival 2016] (in Romanian). Info Music. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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- ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2018. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
- ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2018. Note: Select 'Songs – TV'. Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
- ^ Cristi Nitzu (3 January 2016). "Topul Anului 2015" [Year-end Chart 2015]. Media Forest (Podcast). Kiss FM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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- ^ "Inna lanseaza "Diggy Down" cu Yandel" [Inna releases "Diggy Down" with Yandel] (in Romanian). Star Gossip. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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