An dem Song waren außerdem der US-amerikanische Rapper Slim Jimmy, BlocBoy JB, 21 Savage und Quavo beteiligt. [16][17] CBS News stated, "The tracks have a similar sound, and share similar themes in the lyrics." 30 Millionen YouTube-Abrufe in zwei Tagen: Mit dem verbittert brutalen Video "This Is America" bildet der US-Musiker Childish Gambino die prekäre Lebenswirklichkeit der Afroamerikaner in den USA ab. Glover is America. and City of God. Grammy Winners – Category "Song of the Year" Childish Gambino: Top 3. [22] Choreographed by Sherrie Silver, Gambino and his entourage of young dancers perform several viral dance moves including the South African Gwara Gwara and "Shoot" popularized by BlocBoy JB, who is one of the ad-lib contributors on the song. The dance moves were based on various African dances such as Angolan gyrations, the Ghanaian Azonto, as well as the Nigerian Ashoko and the South African gwara gwara.[24]. This is America (skrrt, skrrt, woo) Don't catch you slippin' now (ayy) Look how I'm livin' now Police be trippin' now (woo) Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy) Guns in my area (word, my area) I got the strap (ayy, ayy) I gotta carry 'em Yeah, yeah, I'ma go into this (ugh) Yeah, yeah, this is … The track has already gone viral, but what is it about and what exactly are … [27], Durch die Proteste infolge des Todes von George Floyd erreichte das Lied neue Aufmerksamkeit, während das Musikvideo mit Stand November 2020 über 734 Millionen Mal bei YouTube angesehen wurde. Martha Tesema, writer for website Mashable, stated that "cell phones have been used as tools to broadcast police shooting, rioting against, or choking black people in this country". Seit Justin Timberlake, der 2016 mit Can’t Stop the Feeling! [9][11] Young Thug returns to supply the song's outro. Glover's manager, Fam Rothstein, denied any plagiarism. The lyrics of This Is America addresses a lot of social ills in America, including gun violence, police brutality, racism and the misdirection of the press in the United States. Childish Gambino’s newest single “This Is America” is a catchy track, but what has people really talking is its music video. [19] Während Gambino dem Mann in den Hinterkopf schießt, nimmt er eine skurril anmutende Haltung ein, die einer Jim-Crow-Karikatur ähnelt. Viewers have said this resembles scenes from the 2017 film Get Out. The song features background vocals by American rappers Young Thug (who also has writing credit as Williams), Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, BlocBoy JB, Quavo of Migos, and 21 Savage Childish Gambino in „This Is America“. [2][3] Das dazugehörige Musikvideo wurde von Hiro Murai gedreht. [18], The music video was directed by Hiro Murai and released on YouTube simultaneously with Gambino's performance of the song on Saturday Night Live. Sa, 04/08/2018 - 10:25 . Harley stated that he felt "This Is America" was influenced by his song, but that he does not have an issue with it. “This Is America,” then, is a bit of a reset. According to Murai, the video was inspired by the films Mother! Flopsi Gefällt mir. Der Song enthält einen Gospelchor und Hintergrundgesang verschiedener US-amerikanischer Rapper. [21], Für Pitchfork war This Is America der „Best New Track“. V. 3005: 3. [4] Daniel Kreps vom Rolling Stone kommentierte, dass das Video „eine surreale, eindringliche Aussage über Waffengewalt in Amerika“ sei. Es stellt die rassistischen Widersprüche Amerikas dar. Gambinos Tanz steht im Kontrast zu schockierenden Momenten der Gewalt und lenkt vom sich entfaltenden Chaos im Hintergrund ab. [8][9] "This Is America" became the 31st song to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Gambino's first number one and top ten single in the country. The song is interpolated into a scene in the film Guava Island. 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