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'''''Matangi''''' is the fourth studio album by British rapper and singer [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]] It was released on 1 November 2013 on her own label, [[N.E.E.T. Recordings]], through [[Interscope Records]].
'''''Matangi''''' is the fourth studio album by British rapper and singer [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]] It was released on 1 November 2013 on her own label, [[N.E.E.T. Recordings]], through [[Interscope Records]].


Songwriting and production for the album were primarily handled by M.I.A. and longtime collaborator [[Switch (house DJ)|Switch]], with additional contributions from [[Hit-Boy]], [[Doc McKinney]], [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[Surkin]] and [[The Partysquad]]. The album's title is a variant of M.I.A.'s real first name and also references the Hindu goddess [[Matangi]]. Themes relating to [[Hinduism]], including [[reincarnation]] and [[Karma in Hinduism|karma]], feature in the lyrics, and the music blends western and eastern styles. The album was recorded in various locations around the world and reportedly featured input from [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]].
M.I.A. and longtime collaborator [[Switch (house DJ)|Switch]] primarily handled ''Matangi''{{'s}} production; [[Hit-Boy]], [[Doc McKinney]], [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[Surkin]] and [[The Partysquad]] provided additional contributions. The album was recorded in various locations around the world and reportedly featured input from [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]]. Its title is a variant of M.I.A.'s real first name and references the Hindu goddess [[Matangi]]. The lyrics feature themes related to [[Hinduism]], including [[reincarnation]] and [[Karma in Hinduism|karma]], and the music blends Western and Eastern styles.


The first single to be taken from the album, "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]", was released nearly two years before the album and became one of M.I.A.'s most successful singles. Three other songs from the album were released as singles in the run-up to its eventual release. ''Matangi'' received highly positive reviews from critics, with many citing it as a return to form compared to its predecessor. Despite the positive critical reception and its inclusion in several year-end lists, its first-week sales were significantly lower than those of M.I.A.'s previous album, and its chart peak was lower in all major markets. In the United States, the album topped the [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart and reached the top ten of the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums#Top Rap Albums|Top Rap Albums]] listing.
''Matangi''{{'s}} first single, "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]", was released nearly two years before the album and became one of M.I.A.'s most successful singles. There were three other singles released in anticipation of the album: "[[Bring the Noize]]", "[[Come Walk with Me (song)|Come Walk with Me]]", and "[[Y.A.L.A.]]". ''Matangi'' received highly positive reviews from critics, and many cited it as a return to form compared to ''[[Maya (M.I.A. album)|Maya]]'', M.I.A.'s previous album. Despite the positive critical reception and its inclusion in several year-end lists, its first-week sales were significantly lower than those of M.I.A.'s previous album, and its chart peak was lower in all major markets. In the United States, the album topped the [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart and reached the top ten of the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums#Top Rap Albums|Top Rap Albums]] listing.


==Composition and recording==
==Composition and recording==
[[File:Matangi.jpg|thumb|left|M.I.A. took inspiration from the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess [[Matangi]] during the album's creative process.|alt=The Hindu goddess Matangi]]
[[File:Matangi.jpg|thumb|left|M.I.A. took inspiration from the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess [[Matangi]] during the album's creative process.|alt=The Hindu goddess Matangi]]
M.I.A. released her third album ''[[Maya (M.I.A. album)|Maya]]'' in 2010, which did not garner the wide acclaim of her previous two works<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/88794-gig-alerts-mia/|title=Gig Alerts: M.I.A.|first=Alana|last=Harper|date=23 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|work=[[WNYC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111210020/http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/88794-gig-alerts-mia/|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/m-offers-free-nyc-show-response-disastrous-hard-nyc-performance-governors-island-article-1.465140|title=M.I.A. offers free NYC show in response to disastrous Hard NYC performance on Governors Island|first=Anthony|last=Benigno|date=28 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/07/taking_sides_is_the_mia_backla.html|title=Taking sides: Is the M.I.A. backlash a result of truffle fry angst or crummy songs?|last=Price|first=Allison M.|date=15 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and sold poorly compared to her previous album ''[[Kala (album)|Kala]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Herrera |first=Monica |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957162/mia-blasts-oprah-and-gaga-drops-on-billboard-200 |title=M.I.A. Blasts Oprah and Gaga, Drops on Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=28 July 2010 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> Following this, she struggled to find motivation to make music, but eventually found inspiration for the creation of a new album in reading about her namesake, the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess [[Matangi]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778092/mia-finds-peace-on-matangi-album-its-a-bit-emo-in-places |title=M.I.A. Finds Peace On 'Matangi' Album: 'It's A Bit Emo In Places' |magazine=Billboard |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> following which she travelled to India to research concepts for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/10/18/interview-m-i-a/|title=Interview: M.I.A.|work=[[The Fader]]|date=18 October 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|first=Naomi|last=Zeichner}}</ref> She ultimately made a conscious decision to steer away from politicised lyrics.<ref name="flip">{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Kevin EG |title=Flipping hell |magazine=[[NME]] |date=16 November 2013 |pages=48–54 |issn=0028-6362}}</ref>
M.I.A. released her third album ''[[Maya (M.I.A. album)|Maya]]'' in 2010, which did not garner the wide acclaim of her previous two works<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/88794-gig-alerts-mia/|title=Gig Alerts: M.I.A.|first=Alana|last=Harper|date=23 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|work=[[WNYC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111210020/http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/88794-gig-alerts-mia/|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/m-offers-free-nyc-show-response-disastrous-hard-nyc-performance-governors-island-article-1.465140|title=M.I.A. offers free NYC show in response to disastrous Hard NYC performance on Governors Island|first=Anthony|last=Benigno|date=28 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/07/taking_sides_is_the_mia_backla.html|title=Taking sides: Is the M.I.A. backlash a result of truffle fry angst or crummy songs?|last=Price|first=Allison M.|date=15 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and sold poorly compared to her previous album ''[[Kala (album)|Kala]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Herrera |first=Monica |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957162/mia-blasts-oprah-and-gaga-drops-on-billboard-200 |title=M.I.A. Blasts Oprah and Gaga, Drops on Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=28 July 2010 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> Following this, she struggled to find motivation to make a new album. She eventually found it in reading about her namesake, the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess [[Matangi]], after searching the word "green" on [[Google]] and pictures of her appeared.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778092/mia-finds-peace-on-matangi-album-its-a-bit-emo-in-places |title=M.I.A. Finds Peace On 'Matangi' Album: 'It's A Bit Emo In Places' |magazine=Billboard |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> Inspired by the goddess's life, M.I.A. travelled to temples and universities in India to research ideas for the album, piqued by stories about female spirituality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/10/18/interview-m-i-a/|title=Interview: M.I.A.|work=[[The Fader]]|date=18 October 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|first=Naomi|last=Zeichner}}</ref> She made a conscious decision to steer away from politicised lyrics.<ref name="flip">{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Kevin EG |title=Flipping hell |magazine=[[NME]] |date=16 November 2013 |pages=48–54 |issn=0028-6362}}</ref>


''Matangi'' was recorded in various locations around the world, including London, New York and Los Angeles.<ref name="YALA">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/m-i-a-answers-yolo-with-y-a-l-a-20131022|title=M.I.A. Answers YOLO With 'Y.A.L.A.' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=3 November 2013|date=22 October 2013|first=Jon|last=Blistein}}</ref> The track "Atention" (stylised as "aTENTion") was recorded on the island of [[Bequia]] in the [[Grenadines]]. M.I.A. said that the recording process for the song involved input from [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]], who "came into the studio and took my computer and basically decrypted the whole of the internet, and downloaded every word in the whole of the language that contained the word tent within it".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24671871 |title=MIA: Pop's provocateur comes of age |publisher=BBC News |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> M.I.A. had been a friend of Assange for several years and he made an appearance via [[Skype]] at one of her concerts promoting the release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mia-72-1234573|title=MIA opens New York gig with Skype message from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange|date=2 November 2013|access-date=10 November 2022|work=[[NME]]|first=Nick|last=Levine}}</ref> The album was M.I.A.'s first to feature no contribution from producer [[Diplo]], with whom she was in dispute.<ref name="flip" />
M.I.A. said that the recording process for the song involved input from [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]]. She was struggling with writing lyrics that contained the word "tent" for a song, so according to her, Assange "came into the studio and took my computer and basically decrypted the whole of the internet, and downloaded every word in the whole of the language that contained the word tent within it".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24671871 |title=MIA: Pop's provocateur comes of age |publisher=BBC News |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> Assange and M.I.A. had been friends for several years, and he made an appearance via [[Skype]] at one of her concerts promoting the release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mia-72-1234573|title=MIA opens New York gig with Skype message from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange|date=2 November 2013|access-date=10 November 2022|work=[[NME]]|first=Nick|last=Levine}}</ref>

M.I.A. primarily handled the production for ''Matangi'' with longtime collaborator [[Switch (house DJ)|Switch]].<ref name=":0" /> It was M.I.A.'s first album to feature no contribution from producer [[Diplo]], with whom she was in dispute.<ref name="flip" /> The album was recorded in various locations around the world, including London, New York and Los Angeles.<ref name="YALA">{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=22 October 2013 |title=M.I.A. Answers YOLO With 'Y.A.L.A.' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/m-i-a-answers-yolo-with-y-a-l-a-20131022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> The track "Atention" (stylised as "aTENTion") was recorded on the island of [[Bequia]] in the [[Grenadines]].<ref name="BBC" />


==Music and lyrics==
==Music and lyrics==
In an interview with [[BBC News]], M.I.A. stated, "People expected spa music [from the album] ... but it doesn't have a tranquil flute massage sound." BBC News' Mark Savage characterised the album's sound as "a chaotic, digitally-degraded thunderstorm of hip-hop and [[Bhangra (music)|bhangra]]; [[Punk rock|punk]] and [[Pop music|pop]]; spitfire raps and thorny wordplay".<ref name="BBC"/> The overall sound of the album mixes Eastern and Western musical styles;<ref name="metro">{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/08/review-mias-matangi-sees-the-exciting-singer-back-at-her-wildcard-best-4177946/|title=Review: MIA's Matangi sees the exciting singer back at her wildcard best|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=8 November 2013|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> the single "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]" mixes a Middle Eastern influence with a pop chorus.<ref name="nmebad">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112051426/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/mia-bad-girls-first-listen|title=MIA, 'Bad Girls' – First Listen|last=Levine|first=Nick|work=NME|date=31 January 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> Writer David Marchese of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' described the track, which had originally appeared in a slightly different form on the ''[[Vicki Leekx]]'' mixtape released in December 2010, as having a "vaguely sinister rhythm slither".<ref name="spin.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/01/mia-unleashes-reworked-single-bad-girls/|title=M.I.A. Unleashes Reworked Single 'Bad Girls'|first=David|last=Marchese|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=30 January 2012|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> "Bring the Noize" uses a beat from the track "Marble Anthem" by Marble Players, a group which includes [[Surkin]], who produced several tracks on ''Matangi'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/news/listen-m-i-a-s-bring-the-noize/|publisher=[[CMJ]]|first=Jonathon|last=Alcindor|title=Listen: M.I.A.'s "Bring The Noize"|date=17 June 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222131506/http://www.cmj.com/news/listen-m-i-a-s-bring-the-noize/|archive-date=22 December 2014}}</ref> although the sample is not listed in the credits. Similarly, "Atention" reportedly contains an uncredited sample of "[[Never Scared (song)|Never Scared]]" by rapper [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]] featuring [[T.I.]] and [[Killer Mike]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1550101/stream-m-i-a-matangi/mp3s/album-stream/|title=Stream M.I.A. Matangi|website=[[Stereogum]]|first=Claire|last=Lobenfeld|date=1 November 2013|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
In an interview with [[BBC News]], M.I.A. stated that people expected ''Matangi'' to be "spa music" due to its themes of spirituality. However, she said it does not have "a tranquil flute massage sound." The interviewer Mark Savage characterised the album's production as "a chaotic, digitally-degraded thunderstorm of hip-hop and [[Bhangra (music)|bhangra]]; [[Punk rock|punk]] and [[Pop music|pop]]; spitfire raps and thorny wordplay".<ref name="BBC"/> ''Matangi''{{'s}} overall sound mixes Eastern and Western musical styles;<ref name="metro">{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/08/review-mias-matangi-sees-the-exciting-singer-back-at-her-wildcard-best-4177946/|title=Review: MIA's Matangi sees the exciting singer back at her wildcard best|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=8 November 2013|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> for example, the [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] single "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]" combines a pop chorus with Middle Eastern influences.<ref name="nmebad">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112051426/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/mia-bad-girls-first-listen|title=MIA, 'Bad Girls' – First Listen|last=Levine|first=Nick|work=NME|date=31 January 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>


''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] w''riter David Marchese described "Bad Girls", which had appeared in a slightly different form on M.I.A.'s mixtape ''[[Vicki Leekx]]'' (2010), as having a "vaguely sinister rhythm slither".<ref name="spin.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/01/mia-unleashes-reworked-single-bad-girls/|title=M.I.A. Unleashes Reworked Single 'Bad Girls'|first=David|last=Marchese|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=30 January 2012|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> "Bring the Noize" uses a beat from the track "Marble Anthem" by Marble Players, a group which includes [[Surkin]], who produced several tracks on ''Matangi'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/news/listen-m-i-a-s-bring-the-noize/|publisher=[[CMJ]]|first=Jonathon|last=Alcindor|title=Listen: M.I.A.'s "Bring The Noize"|date=17 June 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222131506/http://www.cmj.com/news/listen-m-i-a-s-bring-the-noize/|archive-date=22 December 2014}}</ref> although the sample is not listed in the credits. Similarly, "Atention" reportedly contains an uncredited sample of "[[Never Scared (song)|Never Scared]]" by rapper [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]] featuring [[T.I.]] and [[Killer Mike]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1550101/stream-m-i-a-matangi/mp3s/album-stream/|title=Stream M.I.A. Matangi|website=[[Stereogum]]|first=Claire|last=Lobenfeld|date=1 November 2013|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
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The song "[[Y.A.L.A.]]", the title of which stands for "You Always Live Again", was seen by critics including ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s Kyle McGovern and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Jon Blistein as a response to the slogan "[[YOLO (motto)|Y.O.L.O.]]" ("You Only Live Once"), popularised by rapper [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], who is also referenced on the album's title track.<ref name="YALA" /><ref name="vibe" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/mia-yala-matangi-stream-drake-yolo/|title=M.I.A. Rebuts Drake's 'YOLO' Philosophy With 'Y.A.L.A.'|work=Spin|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=16 October 2013|access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> The lyrics of "Y.A.L.A." refer to [[reincarnation]], one of a number of concepts relating to [[Hinduism]] referenced on the album, including [[Karma in Hinduism|karma]] and the use of the [[om]] chant.<ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/review-mia-makes-her-voice-heard-matangi-lp-drake-snubs-political-and-sexual-anthems|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|title=Review: M.I.A. Makes Her Voice Heard On 'Matangi' LP With Drake Snubs, Political And Sexual Anthems|access-date=8 November 2013|date=7 November 2013|first=Desire|last=Thompson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rock-genius/matangi_b_4210768.html|title=M.I.A. Matangi Review: Get Your Karma Up|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=8 November 2013|date=7 November 2013|first=Nino|last=Vitale}}</ref> "Boom Skit" contains lyrics which reference M.I.A.'s appearance at the [[Super Bowl XLVI halftime show]],<ref name="metro" /> during which she controversially extended the [[Finger (gesture)|middle finger]] to the camera while performing with [[Madonna (singer)|Madonna]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jackson, Nate|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/super-bowl-mia-confirms-halftime-performance-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj.html|title=M.I.A. dishes on Super Bowl appearance with Madonna|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=31 January 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Tim|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/mia-middle-finger-super-bowl-halftime-show/1|title=M.I.A. flips middle finger during Super Bowl halftime show|work=[[USA Today]]|date=5 February 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> The short track "Double Bubble Trouble" contains lyrical elements similar to "[[Trouble (Shampoo song)|Trouble]]", a mid-90s hit for female duo [[Shampoo (band)|Shampoo]].<ref name="allmusic" />


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The song "[[Y.A.L.A.]]", the title of which stands for "You Always Live Again", was seen by some critics as a response to "[[YOLO (motto)|Y.O.L.O.]]" ("You Only Live Once"), a slogan popularised by rapper [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], who is referenced on the album's title track.<ref name="YALA" /><ref name="vibe" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/mia-yala-matangi-stream-drake-yolo/|title=M.I.A. Rebuts Drake's 'YOLO' Philosophy With 'Y.A.L.A.'|work=Spin|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=16 October 2013|access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> Its lyrics discuss [[reincarnation]], one of many concepts relating to Hinduism referenced on the album, including [[Karma in Hinduism|karma]] and the use of the [[om]] chant.<ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/review-mia-makes-her-voice-heard-matangi-lp-drake-snubs-political-and-sexual-anthems|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|title=Review: M.I.A. Makes Her Voice Heard On 'Matangi' LP With Drake Snubs, Political And Sexual Anthems|access-date=8 November 2013|date=7 November 2013|first=Desire|last=Thompson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rock-genius/matangi_b_4210768.html|title=M.I.A. Matangi Review: Get Your Karma Up|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=8 November 2013|date=7 November 2013|first=Nino|last=Vitale}}</ref> "Boom Skit" contains lyrics which reference M.I.A.'s appearance at the [[Super Bowl XLVI halftime show]],<ref name="metro" /> during which she controversially extended the [[Finger (gesture)|middle finger]] to the camera while performing with [[Madonna (singer)|Madonna]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jackson, Nate|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/super-bowl-mia-confirms-halftime-performance-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj.html|title=M.I.A. dishes on Super Bowl appearance with Madonna|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=31 January 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Tim|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/mia-middle-finger-super-bowl-halftime-show/1|title=M.I.A. flips middle finger during Super Bowl halftime show|work=[[USA Today]]|date=5 February 2012|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> The short track "Double Bubble Trouble" contains lyrical elements similar to "[[Trouble (Shampoo song)|Trouble]]", a mid-'90s hit for female duo [[Shampoo (band)|Shampoo]].<ref name="allmusic" />
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==Release and artwork==

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== Release and artwork ==
[[File:M.I.A. - Festival Primavera Fauna 2013.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Musician M.I.A.|M.I.A. performing live in 2013]]
[[File:M.I.A. - Festival Primavera Fauna 2013.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Musician M.I.A.|M.I.A. performing live in 2013]]
M.I.A. teased ''Matangi'' by posting a photo of herself in the studio in November 2011, on [[TwitPic]].<ref>{{cite web |author=M.I.A. |url=http://twitpic.com/7gt9iy |title=refugee-in-tents! |date=20 November 2011 |access-date=1 November 2013 |via=[[TwitPic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019151246/http://twitpic.com/7gt9iy |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> Her fans gave her two ideas for the album's name, ''A.I.M.'' or ''Matangi'',<ref>{{cite tweet |author=M.I.A. |user=MIAuniverse |number=189410694121263105 |title=A I M or M A T A N G I |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=1 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026025902/https://twitter.com/MIAuniverse/status/189410694121263105 |archive-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> which led M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi {{sic}} Arulpragasam, to choose the latter as the album's official name. In August 2012, M.I.A. posted online an image of the album's proposed track listing, with some of the titles partially obscured. The list of tracks included some, including "Tentple", "Rain" and one beginning "Balcony in B", which did not ultimately appear on the album, or appeared under different titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/07/m-i-a-answers-questions-about-her-new-album/ |title="Paul Simon on acid": M.I.A. answers questions about new album |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> The album was originally scheduled for a December 2012 release, but it was eventually pushed back by M.I.A.'s label, which claimed the record was "too positive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Michaels |first=Sean |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/07/mia-new-album |title=New MIA album 'too positive', says label |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 January 2013 |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> The following month she claimed the album would be released in April to coincide with the [[Puthandu|Tamil New Year]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481571/mias-matangi-album-pushed-to-april|title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Album Pushed to April|first=Sarah|last=Maloy|date=7 January 2013|access-date=12 November 2013|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> but this did not occur. In August 2013, M.I.A. threatened to leak the album if Interscope took any longer to negotiate a release date. Interscope responded by announcing the album's official release date as 5 November.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/mia-matangi-release-date_n_3736507.html |title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Secures Release Date After Singer Threatens To Leak Album |work=The Huffington Post |date=8 August 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
M.I.A. teased ''Matangi'' by posting a photo of herself in the studio in November 2011, on [[TwitPic]].<ref>{{cite web |author=M.I.A. |url=http://twitpic.com/7gt9iy |title=refugee-in-tents! |date=20 November 2011 |access-date=1 November 2013 |via=[[TwitPic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019151246/http://twitpic.com/7gt9iy |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> Her fans gave her two ideas for the album's name, ''A.I.M.'' or ''Matangi'',<ref>{{cite tweet |author=M.I.A. |user=MIAuniverse |number=189410694121263105 |title=A I M or M A T A N G I |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=1 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026025902/https://twitter.com/MIAuniverse/status/189410694121263105 |archive-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> which led M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi{{sic}} Arulpragasam, to choose the latter as the album's official name. In August 2012, M.I.A. posted an image of the album's proposed track listing online, with some of the titles partially obscured. The titles include "Tentple", "Rain" and "Balcony In B—", none of which appear on the final album's track listing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/07/m-i-a-answers-questions-about-her-new-album/ |title="Paul Simon on acid": M.I.A. answers questions about new album |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>
The album was originally scheduled for a December 2012 release, but M.I.A.'s label postponed it, explaining the record was "too positive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Michaels |first=Sean |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/07/mia-new-album |title=New MIA album 'too positive', says label |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 January 2013 |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> The following month she claimed the album would be released in April to coincide with the [[Puthandu|Tamil New Year]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481571/mias-matangi-album-pushed-to-april|title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Album Pushed to April|first=Sarah|last=Maloy|date=7 January 2013|access-date=12 November 2013|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> but this did not occur. In August 2013, M.I.A. threatened to leak the album if Interscope took any longer to negotiate a release date. Interscope responded by announcing the album's official release date as 5 November.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/mia-matangi-release-date_n_3736507.html |title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Secures Release Date After Singer Threatens To Leak Album |work=The Huffington Post |date=8 August 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>


The album's cover artwork was first revealed in September and features a photograph of M.I.A.'s face tinted red and green. ''[[Stereogum]]'' writer Tom Breihan characterised the artwork as continuing an "'ugly computer graphics' visual theme" also seen on her previous releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1490392/m-i-a-reveals-matangi-cover-responds-to-nfl-lawsuit/|title=M.I.A. Reveals Matangi Cover And Tracklist, Responds To NFL Lawsuit|website=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=24 September 2013|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> The artwork on M.I.A.'s releases has long been known for being garish. Upon the release of the album ''[[Kala (album)|Kala]]'' in 2007, Breihan wrote in ''[[The Village Voice]]'' that "Maybe one day [she'll] make an album cover that it doesn't hurt to look at".<ref name="villagevoicemia">{{cite news|last=Breihan|first=Tom|title=Status Ain't Hood interviews M.I.A.|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/2007/07/status_aint_hoo_28.php|work=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=9 November 2013|date=18 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030154451/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/2007/07/status_aint_hoo_28.php|archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>
''Matangi''{{'s}} cover artwork was revealed in September and depicts M.I.A.'s face tinted red and green. ''[[Stereogum]]'' writer Tom Breihan described it as continuing a trend where her albums use an {{" '}}ugly computer graphics' visual theme".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1490392/m-i-a-reveals-matangi-cover-responds-to-nfl-lawsuit/|title=M.I.A. Reveals Matangi Cover And Tracklist, Responds To NFL Lawsuit|website=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=24 September 2013|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> Upon the release of her album ''[[Kala (album)|Kala]]'' (2007), Breihan wrote in ''[[The Village Voice]]'' that he hoped for her to someday make an album cover that was not garish.<ref name="villagevoicemia">{{cite news|last=Breihan|first=Tom|title=Status Ain't Hood interviews M.I.A.|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/2007/07/status_aint_hoo_28.php|work=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=9 November 2013|date=18 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030154451/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/2007/07/status_aint_hoo_28.php|archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>


==Promotion==
==Promotion==
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==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''Matangi'' entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number 64,<ref name="UKchartentry"/> significantly lower than M.I.A.'s previous album ''[[Maya (M.I.A. album)|Maya]]'', which debuted at number 21 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20100718/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=18–24 July 2010 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The following week, the album dropped out of the top 100 altogether.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20131117/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=17–23 November 2013 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> In the United States, the album debuted at number 23 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart with first-week sales of 15,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/11/13/eminems-mmlp2-earns-second-biggest-debut-of-2013/ |title=Eminem's 'MMLP2' Earns Second-Biggest Debut of 2013 |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> In its second week it fell to number 90.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-11-30 |title=Billboard 200: The Week of November 30, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The album reached number one on the [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart, M.I.A.'s third consecutive album to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Gordon |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5793171/mias-matangi-debuts-atop-danceelectronic-albums-chart |title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Debuts Atop Dance/Electronic Albums Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> As of August 2016, ''Matangi'' had sold 77,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|title=Upcoming Releases|website=[[Hits Daily Double]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803121350/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|archive-date=3 August 2016|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Internationally, ''Matangi'' reached number 47 in Belgium, number 61 in Switzerland, number 93 in Japan, number 96 in France and number 99 in Australia.<ref name="ultratop"/><ref name="AUS"/><ref name="JP"/> In 2016, M.I.A. contended that the album's performance was impacted by a lack of support from her record label following the Superbowl incident and other controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67589-mia-says-matangi-was-buried-due-to-nfl-controversy-industry-politics/|work=[[NME]]|title=M.I.A. Says Matangi Was “Buried” Due to NFL Controversy, Industry Politics|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|date=16 August 2016|accessdate=21 November 2022}}</ref>
''Matangi'' entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number 64,<ref name="UKchartentry"/> significantly lower than M.I.A.'s previous album ''[[Maya (M.I.A. album)|Maya]]'', which debuted at number 21 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20100718/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=18–24 July 2010 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The following week, the album dropped out of the top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20131117/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=17–23 November 2013 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> In the United States, the album debuted at number 23 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart with first-week sales of 15,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/11/13/eminems-mmlp2-earns-second-biggest-debut-of-2013/ |title=Eminem's 'MMLP2' Earns Second-Biggest Debut of 2013 |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> In its second week it fell to number 90.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-11-30 |title=Billboard 200: The Week of November 30, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The album reached number one on the US [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart, M.I.A.'s third consecutive album to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Gordon |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5793171/mias-matangi-debuts-atop-danceelectronic-albums-chart |title=M.I.A.'s 'Matangi' Debuts Atop Dance/Electronic Albums Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> As of August 2016, ''Matangi'' had sold 77,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|title=Upcoming Releases|website=[[Hits Daily Double]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803121350/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|archive-date=3 August 2016|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Elsewhere, ''Matangi'' reached number 47 in Belgium, number 61 in Switzerland, number 93 in Japan, number 96 in France and number 99 in Australia.<ref name="ultratop"/><ref name="AUS"/><ref name="JP"/> In 2016, M.I.A. claimed that the album's performance was impacted by a lack of support from her record label following the Superbowl incident and other controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67589-mia-says-matangi-was-buried-due-to-nfl-controversy-industry-politics/|work=[[NME]]|title=M.I.A. Says Matangi Was “Buried” Due to NFL Controversy, Industry Politics|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|date=16 August 2016|accessdate=21 November 2022}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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Matangi
Cover of the album "Matangi" by musician M.I.A.
Studio album by
M.I.A.
Released1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
Recorded2010–2013
Studio
Genre
Length57:16
Label
Producer
M.I.A. chronology
Vicki Leekx
(2010) 		Matangi
(2013) 		AIM
(2016)
Singles from Matangi
  1. "Bad Girls"
    Released: 31 January 2012
  2. "Bring the Noize"
    Released: 18 June 2013
  3. "Come Walk with Me"
    Released: 3 September 2013
  4. "Y.A.L.A."
    Released: 22 October 2013
  5. "Double Bubble Trouble"
    Released: 30 May 2014
  6. "Sexodus"
    Released: 25 May 2015

Matangi is the fourth studio album by British rapper and singer M.I.A. It was released on 1 November 2013 on her own label, N.E.E.T. Recordings, through Interscope Records.

M.I.A. and longtime collaborator

Switch primarily handled Matangi's production; Hit-Boy, Doc McKinney, Danja, Surkin and The Partysquad provided additional contributions. The album was recorded in various locations around the world and reportedly featured input from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Its title is a variant of M.I.A.'s real first name and references the Hindu goddess Matangi. The lyrics feature themes related to Hinduism, including reincarnation and karma
, and the music blends Western and Eastern styles.

Matangi's first single, "Bad Girls", was released nearly two years before the album and became one of M.I.A.'s most successful singles. There were three other singles released in anticipation of the album: "Bring the Noize", "Come Walk with Me", and "Y.A.L.A.". Matangi received highly positive reviews from critics, and many cited it as a return to form compared to Maya, M.I.A.'s previous album. Despite the positive critical reception and its inclusion in several year-end lists, its first-week sales were significantly lower than those of M.I.A.'s previous album, and its chart peak was lower in all major markets. In the United States, the album topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart and reached the top ten of the Top Rap Albums listing.

Composition and recording

The Hindu goddess Matangi
M.I.A. took inspiration from the Hindu goddess Matangi during the album's creative process.

M.I.A. released her third album Maya in 2010, which did not garner the wide acclaim of her previous two works[2][3][4] and sold poorly compared to her previous album Kala.[5] Following this, she struggled to find motivation to make a new album. She eventually found it in reading about her namesake, the Hindu goddess Matangi, after searching the word "green" on Google and pictures of her appeared.[6] Inspired by the goddess's life, M.I.A. travelled to temples and universities in India to research ideas for the album, piqued by stories about female spirituality.[7] She made a conscious decision to steer away from politicised lyrics.[8]

M.I.A. said that the recording process for the song involved input from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. She was struggling with writing lyrics that contained the word "tent" for a song, so according to her, Assange "came into the studio and took my computer and basically decrypted the whole of the internet, and downloaded every word in the whole of the language that contained the word tent within it".[9] Assange and M.I.A. had been friends for several years, and he made an appearance via Skype at one of her concerts promoting the release of the album.[10]

M.I.A. primarily handled the production for Matangi with longtime collaborator

Switch.[6] It was M.I.A.'s first album to feature no contribution from producer Diplo, with whom she was in dispute.[8] The album was recorded in various locations around the world, including London, New York and Los Angeles.[11] The track "Atention" (stylised as "aTENTion") was recorded on the island of Bequia in the Grenadines.[9]

Music and lyrics

In an interview with BBC News, M.I.A. stated that people expected Matangi to be "spa music" due to its themes of spirituality. However, she said it does not have "a tranquil flute massage sound." The interviewer Mark Savage characterised the album's production as "a chaotic, digitally-degraded thunderstorm of hip-hop and bhangra; punk and pop; spitfire raps and thorny wordplay".[9] Matangi's overall sound mixes Eastern and Western musical styles;[12] for example, the R&B single "Bad Girls" combines a pop chorus with Middle Eastern influences.[13]

Spin writer David Marchese described "Bad Girls", which had appeared in a slightly different form on M.I.A.'s mixtape Vicki Leekx (2010), as having a "vaguely sinister rhythm slither".[14] "Bring the Noize" uses a beat from the track "Marble Anthem" by Marble Players, a group which includes Surkin, who produced several tracks on Matangi,[15] although the sample is not listed in the credits. Similarly, "Atention" reportedly contains an uncredited sample of "Never Scared" by rapper Bone Crusher featuring T.I. and Killer Mike.[16]

The song "

Shampoo.[22]

Release and artwork

Musician M.I.A.
M.I.A. performing live in 2013

M.I.A. teased Matangi by posting a photo of herself in the studio in November 2011, on TwitPic.[23] Her fans gave her two ideas for the album's name, A.I.M. or Matangi,[24] which led M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi [sic] Arulpragasam, to choose the latter as the album's official name. In August 2012, M.I.A. posted an image of the album's proposed track listing online, with some of the titles partially obscured. The titles include "Tentple", "Rain" and "Balcony In B—", none of which appear on the final album's track listing.[25]

The album was originally scheduled for a December 2012 release, but M.I.A.'s label postponed it, explaining the record was "too positive".[26] The following month she claimed the album would be released in April to coincide with the Tamil New Year,[27] but this did not occur. In August 2013, M.I.A. threatened to leak the album if Interscope took any longer to negotiate a release date. Interscope responded by announcing the album's official release date as 5 November.[28]

Matangi's cover artwork was revealed in September and depicts M.I.A.'s face tinted red and green. Stereogum writer Tom Breihan described it as continuing a trend where her albums use an "'ugly computer graphics' visual theme".[29] Upon the release of her album Kala (2007), Breihan wrote in The Village Voice that he hoped for her to someday make an album cover that was not garish.[30]

Promotion

"

UK Singles Chart.[32] On 3 March 2013, M.I.A. released an eight-minute mix of songs from the album as part of Kenzo's autumn/winter 2013 collection at its Paris Fashion Week show.[33]

"Bring the Noize" was released as the second single on 18 June 2013,[34][35] followed by "Come Walk with Me" on 3 September[36][37] and "Y.A.L.A." on 22 October.[38][39] Three days before the official release date, M.I.A. streamed the album in its entirety on YouTube.[40] "Double Bubble Trouble" was released as the album's fifth single on 30 May 2014.[41]

M.I.A. promoted the album with a series of live performances, including two shows at the Terminal 5 venue in New York and an appearance at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas.[11] She also appeared on the NBC chat show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where she performed "Come Walk with Me".[42]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[43]
Metacritic78/100[44]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[22]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[45]
The Guardian[46]
The Independent[47]
The Irish Times[48]
NME8/10[49]
Pitchfork6.5/10[50]
Rolling Stone[51]
Spin8/10[52]
The Times[53]

Matangi received largely positive reviews by critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, categorised as "[g]enerally favorable reviews".[44]

Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the album one of her strongest efforts.[54] Jim Carroll from The Irish Times hailed M.I.A. as "a musical super-sharpshooter with an incredible ear for hard-bodied pop tracks (Bad Girls, Come Walk With Me, Exodus) that boil and steam the most mutant genres into submission."[48] Gavin Haynes of NME wrote, "MIA takes the basic template of right-now chart music and subverts it by forcing it to work triple time". He continued, "Beats are constantly morphing, and every track chucks handfuls of sonic debris at you",[49] Likewise, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted, "Like the woman who made it, Matangi is hugely inventive and a bit exhausting: if it's hard to take in anything other than small doses, you can't help but be glad it exists".[46] However, Petridis also acknowledged the abrasiveness of the album's sonic scope: "More characteristic is 'Bring the Noise' [sic], an unyielding, punishing rhythmic assault on which the only semblance of a tune comes from a distorted electronic horn section". He then goes on to admit that "in a way, that's the highest compliment you can pay her: a decade into her career, MIA still doesn't sound like anyone else."[46]

Other reviewers were more critical of the album. Writing for

Bird Flu" and "Sexodus" as "cardboard-stiff", and said that the album as a whole "unlike her most potent releases....sounds less interested in pushing and prodding the culture forward and more content to soar safely above it".[50] The A.V. Club's Marah Eakin characterised the album as "disjointed" and said that it had suffered due to the long delays to its release and that a number of the tracks utilised outdated reference points.[55]

Matangi was named among the best albums of 2013 by several publications. NME named Matangi the 12th best album of 2013 in its year-end poll.

The Barnes & Noble Review, Robert Christgau ranked Matangi 33rd on his year-end best albums list.[61] In 2019, NME placed the album at number 92 on their list of the best albums of the 2010s decade.[62]

Commercial performance

Matangi entered the UK Albums Chart at number 64,[63] significantly lower than M.I.A.'s previous album Maya, which debuted at number 21 in 2010.[64] The following week, the album dropped out of the top 100.[65] In the United States, the album debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 15,000 copies.[66] In its second week it fell to number 90.[67] The album reached number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart, M.I.A.'s third consecutive album to do so.[68] As of August 2016, Matangi had sold 77,000 copies in the US.[69] Elsewhere, Matangi reached number 47 in Belgium, number 61 in Switzerland, number 93 in Japan, number 96 in France and number 99 in Australia.[70][71][72] In 2016, M.I.A. claimed that the album's performance was impacted by a lack of support from her record label following the Superbowl incident and other controversies.[73]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Karmageddon"
1:34
2."Matangi"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • Taylor
Switch5:12
3."Only 1 U"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • Taylor
  • Kyle "Micky Park" Edwards
3:13
4."Warriors"
Hit-Boy3:41
5."Come Walk with Me"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • Taylor
Switch4:44
6."Atention"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • Taylor
Switch3:41
7."Exodus" (featuring The Weeknd)
Switch5:08
8."Bad Girls"
Danja3:49
9."Boom Skit"
1:16
10."Double Bubble Trouble"
The Partysquad3:00
11."Y.A.L.A."
The Partysquad4:23
12."Bring the Noize"
  • Switch
  • Surkin
4:36
13."Lights"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • S. Arulpragasam
  • Rosalee Pfeffer
  • Sugu
  • Switch
4:36
14."Know It Ain't Right"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • McKinney
  • McKinney
3:42
15."Sexodus" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • McKinney
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
  • Hit-Boy
  • Haze Banga[c]
4:52
Amazon MP3 exclusive bonus track[74][75]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Like This"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • Hollis
  • Muhhamad
  • Hit-Boy
  • Haze Banga
2:51
Spotify exclusive bonus track[76]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Trouble Again"
  • M. Arulpragasam
  • McKinney
  • Schlachthofbronx
  • Fernhout
  • Leembruggen
  • McKinney
  • Schlachthofbronx
  • The Partysquad
4:43

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer
  • "Atention" is stylised as "aTENTion".

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Matangi.[77]

Musicians

  • M.I.A. – vocals
  • Neil Comber – guitar (track 5)
  • Sugu – additional programming (track 8)

Technical

  • Sugu – production (tracks 1, 13)
  • Doc McKinney – production (tracks 1, 14); vocal recording (track 10); recording (track 14)
  • Switch
    – vocal production (track 1); production, mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5–7, 12, 13)
  • Neil Comber – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5); engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 12, 13)
  • M.I.A. – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7); production (track 3)
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–15)
  • So Japan – additional production (track 3)
  • Surkin – additional production, mixing (track 3); production (track 12)
  • Hit-Boy – production (tracks 4, 9, 15); mixing (track 4)
  • Haze Banga – engineering (tracks 4, 15); co-production, mixing (tracks 9, 15)
  • Mazen Murad – mastering (tracks 4, 6)
  • Danja – production (track 8)
  • Marcella Araica – mixing, engineering (track 8)
  • Thomas Culliso – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • The Partysquad – production, mixing (tracks 10, 11)
  • Schlachthofbronx – vocal recording (track 10)
  • Ralf Flores – recording (track 14)
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing, engineering (track 14)

Artwork

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Ireland 1 November 2013 CD Virgin EMI [88]
Netherlands Universal [89]
Australia 4 November 2013
[90][91]
France [92][93]
Germany [94][95]
Italy Digital download [96]
Netherlands [97]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • digital download
 Virgin EMI [98][99]
Italy 5 November 2013 CD Universal [100]
Poland [101]
United States
  • CD
  • digital download
[102][103]
Japan 6 November 2013 Digital download Universal [104]
20 November 2013 CD [105]
Germany 25 November 2013 LP [106]
United States
  • N.E.E.T.
  • Interscope
 [107]

Notes

  1. ^ Engineering on track 4
  2. ^ Track 15; engineering on track 4
  3. ^ Track 8

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