30 Minutes
| "30 Minutes" | ||||||||||
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 Promotional CD Single |
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| Single by t.A.T.u. | ||||||||||
| from the album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane Can Also Be Found On The Best | ||||||||||
| Released | June 2003 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 03:17 | |||||||||
| Label | Universal/Interscope | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Sergio Galoyan, Martin Kierszenbaum, Ivan Shapovalov, Valeriy Polienko | |||||||||
| Producer | Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton | |||||||||
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"30 Minutes" is a single from t.A.T.u.'s debut English album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. It was released in 2003, and is the third single off that CD. A Russian version of the song was released prior to this English version which gained a lot of attention in Russia. Music by Sergio Galoyan and Ivan Shapovalov and lyrics by Valeriy Polienko, Version by Martin Kierszenbaum.
Although the line said by Yulia ("Mama, Papa, Forgive Me") in the end of "Show Me Love" is not a part of this song, the line does appear on some versions of the music video as well as many of the song's remixes.
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[edit] Track listings
- Europe Promo CD single[1]
- "30 Minutes" (Album Version) 3:16
- "30 Minutes" (Remix) 5:54
- "30 Minutes" (Music Video)
- 30 Minutes (Dave Aude Extension 119 Club Vocal) 7:59
- 30 Minut (HarDrum Remix) 4:02
- 30 Minut (Naked Mix Moscow Grooves Institute) 5:57
- 30 Minut (Raga Mix By That Black) 5:15
[edit] Music video
A video was recorded and gained substantial airplay in Russia. In the video, Lena is seated on a carousel, kissing and groping a boy. There are close-ups of the boy's hands squeezing Lena's buttocks; as her skirt is removed, culminating in a scene where Lena's breast is exposed (where a body double was used[2][3][4]). Yulia catches Lena kissing him and is seen in a school bathroom, solemnly plotting and unwrapping a crude time bomb. At the end of the video, the lovers, the carousel, and Yulia are blown up.
The interpretation of the video is open-ended. It is implied that Yulia's character was in a relationship with one of the lovers on the carousel, and carries out the murder-suicide as a result of either Lena or the boy being unfaithful, though it could also have been unrequited love for either one. Interestingly, as the lyrics for both the English version and the Russian version of the song differ in meaning, the video could potentially be interpreted in different ways as a result of these lyrics.
[edit] Controversy
Ivan Shapovalov directed the video and he also directed the band's previous music videos. The video was censored on TV with the part when Lena's breast is exposed resting on the boy's chest being omitted. Also the final part when the carousel explodes because of the bomb is shortened, adding more parts when Yulia is watching them and making the bomb.
[edit] Samples
The song was sampled heavily on 'Dear Anne (Stan Part 2)' by Lil Wayne
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[5] | 34 |
[edit] References
- ^ "t.A.T.u. - 30 Minutes (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/tATu-30-Minutes/release/141714. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ now to post a comment! (2010-04-27). "t.A.T.u. 30 minutes Making The Video". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0reqEDZl8&feature=related. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "show.ME.love Argentina - x_fcf84762.jpg". My.opera.com. http://my.opera.com/showMEloveArg/albums/showpic.dml?album=5143132&picture=77658072. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "show.ME.love Argentina - x_b351ba7a.jpg". My.opera.com. http://my.opera.com/showMEloveArg/albums/showpic.dml?album=5143132&picture=77657592. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Romanian Top 100 Retrieved 28/2003
[edit] External links
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