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2017 song

"Don't Take the Money"
A picture of Jack Antonoff wearing a white T-shirt and a Star of David necklace. He rests his hand on his chin. An elderly woman places her hands on his hair, with her face out of frame.
Single by Bleachers
from the album Gone Now
B-side "Don't Take the Money" (Acoustic)
Released 30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)
Genre
  • Pop
  • synth-pop
Length iii:35
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Ella Yelich-O'Connor
Producer(southward)
  • Antonoff
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Vince Clarke
Bleachers singles chronology
"Entropy"
(2015) 		"Don't Accept the Money"
(2017) 		"Hate That You Know Me"
(2017)
Music video
"Don't Have the Money" on YouTube

"Don't Take the Coin" is a song recorded by American indie pop act Bleachers from their 2nd studio album Gone Now (2017). Frontman Jack Antonoff co-wrote the vocal with New Zealand vocaliser Lorde, while production was handled by Antonoff, Greg Kurstin and Vince Clarke. It was released on 30 March 2017, by RCA Records as the album'due south lead single. "Don't Take the Money" is a pop and synth-pop vocal with influences from 1980s music. According to Antonoff, the vocal's title is a phrase he uses frequently in a motivational context nearly meeting a future lover.

"Don't Take the Money" received positive reviews from music critics, with several critics complimenting its production. Its sound was compared to the works of American musician Bruce Springsteen. Commercially, information technology peaked at number three on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, and number xv on the Rock Airplay chart. An accompanying music video was directed past American actress and filmmaker Lena Dunham, Antonoff's girlfriend at the fourth dimension of the video's release; it was released on 2 May 2017. The video shows Antonoff as a soon-to-be groom equally he fights to stay with his lover Giulia. Antonoff promoted the track by performing information technology live on television on several occasions.

Groundwork and composition [edit]

A picture of Lorde on stage wearing a pink dress and flower crown as plays a MIDI controller.

"Don't Take the Money" features backing vocals from New Zealand singer and co-author Lorde

"Don't Have the Money" was co-written by Jack Antonoff, the sole member of Bleachers, and New Zealand singer Lorde (credited under her birth name Ella Yelich-O'Connor)[1] with production input from Antonoff, Greg Kurstin and Vince Clarke.[2] Lorde provides uncredited bankroll vocals on the concluding chorus.[3] The pair wrote the song during a late night studio session. Antonoff proceeded to work for a year on the rails "twisting it around".[4] According to Antonoff, the song's title is a phrase he frequently repeats to himself; it is not almost "actual money" but rather a motivation phrase used in different contexts.[1] The rail was inspired by Lena Dunham, Antonoff's girlfriend at the time.[4] In an interview with Newsweek, Antonoff too said that the song'southward championship means "don't sell out"; the expression describes a lover continuing a relationship despite its misfortunes.[5] The artwork for the song is a shot of Antonoff and American actress and drag queen Flawless Sabrina, with her face out of frame.[6]

"Don't Take the Coin" is equanimous in the primal of D-flat major with a tempo of 110 beats per infinitesimal. Its chord progression follows a basic sequence of D ♭ –Grand ♭ –B ♭ m–M ♭ .[7] It is a pop[8] and synth-popular song,[9] with influences of 1980s music.[10] Antonoff revealed in an interview with Vulture that the Linn drums from Queen's 1984 song "Radio Ga Ga" served as inspiration for the runway'south percussion.[eleven] Co-ordinate to NME writer Jamie Milton, the song's lyrics detail adversity "through the lens of a human relationship"; the pre-chorus represents a "flaming row" while the chorus "keeps the couple caught upwards in it together."[12] Mike Wass of Idolator compared the track to songs from John Hughes pic soundtracks while Nylon compared its sound to the music of American vocaliser Bruce Springsteen.[13] Newsweek 's Tufayel Ahmed called "Don't Take the Money" an "'80s synth-pop nirvana".[5]

Release and reception [edit]

A twenty-four hours before the release of "Don't Take the Coin", Antonoff announced via Instagram a scavenger hunt on Union Foursquare, Manhattan of wink drives labeled with the song's title, which included a file of the runway. The flash drives were subconscious inside several piñatas resembling the vocaliser, along with bats to beat the piñatas with.[14] The single was officially released the following day on 31 March 2017 through RCA Records.[fifteen] A 12" tape limited release of the single features an acoustic version of the runway as its B-side.[sixteen] It was released on June 30, 2017, through the Bleachers webstore.[17]

"Don't Take the Money" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with several critics complimenting its production. Information technology was also compared to the music used in films by American filmmaker John Hughes.[xviii] PopMatters writer Ethan Rex called it the "album's best", praising Antonoff for "combining an infinitely re-playable loonshit-popular with an emotional gush."[19] In his album review, Pitchfork writer Sam Sodomsky called "Don't Accept the Money" a "worthy [addition] to his catalog".[xx] Kayleigh Hughes of Consequence of Audio named information technology the album's essential runway, praising the song for its "romantic pleading, noble desperation, and pure unabashed effusion" every bit well as its "'80s theatricality".[21] Commercially, "Don't Have the Money" charted at number 3 on the Billboard Culling Songs chart.[22] Information technology also peaked on the Rock Airplay and Hot Rock Songs charts at number xv and 16, respectively.[23] [24] On the Developed Popular Songs, the track peaked at number 22.[25]

Music video [edit]

Two women (one in a wedding dress, the other in black commando clothing) hold hands as they run to a wedding getaway car. The setting shows a typical neighborhood at dusk hours.

In this scene, two female models run towards a wedding getaway motorcar. The video's portrayal of gender was praised past critics.[26]

The accompanying music video for "Don't Take the Money" was directed by American actress and filmmaker Lena Dunham.[27] The video was shot in New Jersey and premiered on Bleachers' YouTube channel on ii May 2017.[28] Aside from Antonoff, the prune features Italian twin models Giulia and Camila Venturini also as American extra and artist Alia Shawkat.[29] Some of the actors in the video are genderqueer.[30]

The video begins with an audio interlude of a groom (played by Antonoff) speaking to a wedlock officiant (played past Shawkat);[31] he expresses worries of marrying the helpmate (Giulia) due to her express cognition of English.[28] The scene later transitions to Antonoff dressed in a bedazzled crewman's uniform as he sits downwards in a brilliant gilt background with two identical twins (Giulia and Camila).[32] VCR footage of bloom children and the groom'southward parents is then interspliced with hi-def scenes of the same nuptials.[27] Giulia walks down the chantry every bit the chorus begins.[29]

In the following scene, figurines on the wedding block are shown with blueish disco ball heads. The guests of the wedding ceremony are revealed to be hot pink mannequins.[33] The music stops as Antonoff lifts the bride's veil; the marriage officiant reads the ceremony script from a xanthous New Bailiwick of jersey phone book.[34] She looks up to see Giulia'southward lover (played by Camila), revealed to exist a Russian spy,[28] appear from the bushes dressed in commando article of clothing and a mesh top.[34] Dialogue captions are shown during Giulia and Camila's scene. Camila punches Antonoff who falls on top of several mannequins; she proceeds to punch and spit on him several times. She drags his body through the wedding alley and kicks him into a puddle.[34] Giulia and Camila then run off together and drive a wedding getaway motorcar. The last scene shows Antonoff passed out in a pool with a encarmine nose.[35]

The music video received positive reviews from critics. Its visuals were compared to the films of American director Wes Anderson.[27] Uproxx writer Alex Galbraith stated that the clip "perfectly [captured] the disaffected looks on everyone but Antonoff's faces" every bit well as "chintzy and over-the-top decorations of his stage wedding".[34] Lauren O'Neill of Noisey praised the video'southward cast, calling it a "perfectly sparkly music video experience".[27] Time 'south Cady Lang noted that Dunham "borrowed heavily from bright, saturated, '80s-mode aesthetics to continue the concept fun," in contrast with the video's plot twist.[32] Writing for Rolling Stone, Sarah Grant commented that the video matched the vocal's tonality; Grant besides noted that the inclusion of a "Russian spy lovers twist" was a "comedic, good-natured nod" to the pair's support for same-sex marriage.[28] Stereogum author Tom Breihan chosen information technology a "bright, colorful video" and praised its progressive portrayal of gender.[26]

Live performances [edit]

Bleachers first performed "Don't Accept the Money" on Jimmy Kimmel Alive! on 17 April 2017. According to Spin, Antonoff was backed by a band and wore a New York Mets T-shirt.[36] Stereogum writer Tom Breihan said that although Lorde was not present on phase to perform the track, Antonoff "made up for information technology with gawky nerd charisma and grand-gesture intensity".[37] The vocal was too performed at The Ellen Degeneres Show nether a "color pastel stage"; Antonoff took off his glasses midway through the performance and started "roaming all over the identify."[38] Bleachers served as a musical guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers backed by two drummers; DIY chosen information technology a "slightly more meditative, laid-back version of the track" but praised the act'southward versatility.[39] Antonoff performed the runway live on The Tonight Testify with Jimmy Fallon on half-dozen June 2017; Breihan from Stereogum chosen it a "rousing, muscular version of the song".[xl] "Don't Take the Money" was besides performed live at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Towards the end of the performance, Antonoff "started knocking over equipment on stage".[41] Antonoff and Lorde performed the vocal equally part of a MTV Unplugged session;[42] a alive-album was released on 10 Nov 2017 with Lorde credited as a performer.[43]

Credits and personnel [edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Gone Now.[44]

  • Jack Antonoff – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Ella Yelich-O'Connor – background vocals, songwriter
  • Greg Kurstin – producer, engineer
  • Vince Clark – producer
  • Julian Burg – additional engineer
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing

Track listings [edit]

Digital download[45]
No. Championship Length
one. "Don't Take the Coin" three:35
12" vinyl[17]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Have the Money" 3:35
2. "Don't Accept the Money" (Acoustic)

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • "Don't Have the Coin" on YouTube

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Take_the_Money

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