Shackles (Praise You)

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"Shackles (Praise You)"
Single by Mary Mary
from the album Thankful
Released December 1999 (U.S.)
February 1, 2000 U.S. re-issue
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre Urban gospel, R&B
Length 3:17
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Erica Atkins, Tina Atkins, Warryn Campbell
Producer Warryn Campbell
Mary Mary singles chronology
"Shackles (Praise You)"
(2000)		 "I Sings"
(2000)
Alternate cover
The 2000 re-release which was used for promotion of Thankful

"Shackles (Praise You)" is the debut single by singer-songwriter duo Mary Mary. It was first released in 2000 and has since been dubbed the signature Mary Mary song as it ultimately raised the profile of the duo in the gospel music industry. Stan North of GospelFlava.com deemed it as one of the pioneer songs of Urban Gospel music[1] The song was originally recorded and released in December 1999 upon Mary Mary's signing with Columbia Records and was re-released one month later as a promotional single for their upcoming album, Thankful. They both feature the same track listing but different album covers, the second using a picture of the duo. Mary Mary later shot a music video for the song.

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[edit] Crossover Success

"Shackles (Praise You)" became a crossover hit, being popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. It was a Top 10 R&B and Top 40 pop hit, and peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became the first gospel song in five years to crack the R&B top ten and gained wide exposure on the MTV video cable channel. In addition, Shackles was one of the few gospel songs to receive significant airplay on many CCM stations and appeared on many compilation CDs (include WOW Hits).

It was also a worldwide hit and reached Number 5 in the United Kingdom and Number 17 in Ireland.

[edit] Criticism

Like many contemporary gospel songs, Shackles was not without its criticism, many cited the song as being too modern and not staying true to its gospel roots. Mary Mary responded by saying[2]:

“ It's definitely contemporary. It's music that everybody in any style of music can relate to. It's universal, but the lyrics are undeniably Gospel... ”

—Tina Campbell

However, the hip hop lines on many subsequent Mary Mary only added to the criticism. With the advent of more urban gospel songs, a new fan base was introduced.

[edit] Naming

Shackles has been referred to by myriad names. On the official album cover it lists it as "Shackles (Praise You)"[3], On many compilation CDs, the song is listed as "Shackles (Wanna Praise You)". On American Idol, Mandisa referred to the song as "Wanna Praise You" but later said it is also called "Shackles". In interviews, Mary Mary refer to the song as simply "Shackles".

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[6] 8
France (SNEP)[7] 13
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 25
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 8
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 9
US Hot Gospel Songs (Billboard) 1

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (2000) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 100

[edit] Production

  • Vocals: Mary Mary
  • All instruments: Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
  • Producer: Warryn Campbell
  • Vocal Producer: Mary Mary
  • Writer(s): Warryn Campbell, Erica Atkins, Tina Atkins

[edit] Track Listings

  1. Shackles (Praise You) (Album Version)
  2. Shackles (Praise You) (Maurice's Carnival 2000 Mix)
  3. Shackles (Praise You) (Maurice's Carnival 2000 Mix Instrumental)
  4. Shackles (Praise You) (Maurice's New Year's Eve Dub)
  5. Shackles (Praise You) (Mo-A-Pella)

[edit] References

  1. ^ GospelFlava Review of Thankful
  2. ^ Gospel Flava Interview with Mary Mary
  3. ^ Mary Mary Store
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved February, 2011.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved February, 2011.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved February, 2011.
  9. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved February, 2011.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  13. ^ "Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You) – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved February, 2011.
  14. ^ "Chart Stats – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved February, 2011.
  15. ^ "Mary Mary Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Mary Mary. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February, 2011.
  16. ^ "Mary Mary Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mary Mary. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February, 2011.
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
Mary Mary
  • Erica Atkins Campbell
  • Trecina "Tina" Atkins Campbell
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  • "I Sings"
  • "Cant Give Up Now"
  • "In The Morning"
  • "I Try"
  • "Heaven"
  • "Believer"
  • "Yesterday"
  • "Carol of the Bells"
  • "Get Up"
  • "I Worship You"
  • "God In Me"
  • "Seattle"
  • "Walking"
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