"Take the World" is a promotional single released by rapper
Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Esono Danquah III ( ; born 14 September 1986), known by the stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor.
Stryder has released three solo studio albums, '' Star in the Hood'' (2 ...
from this third studio album, ''
Third Strike''. The song was co-written by
Takeover Entertainment
Takeover Entertainment was a British entertainment company. The organization operates an independent record label, talent agency, a music production company, as well as its own music publishing house. The company was founded in 2006 and is run b ...
singer-songwriter
Ayak Thiik, and produced by
TMS who also produced the promotional single
Gangsta?. It features vocals from
Roc Nation
Roc Nation is an entertainment agency founded by Jay-Z in 2008. The company is headquartered in Manhattan and has additional offices in Los Angeles and London. Roc Nation comprises a comprehensive talent agency, sports agency, record label, mana ...
recording artist
Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly (born April 8, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from New York City. In 2008, Kelly, a pop and R&B recording artist, who has written songs for fellow American singers such as Kelly Clarkson, secured a recording contract ...
. British
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
Cherri V performs Kelly's part when the song is performed live. Prior to the song being recorded, Bridget Kelly had in the past regularly filled in for
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
when performing the song
Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song performed by American rapper Jay-Z featuring American singer Alicia Keys from the former's 11th studio album, ''The Blueprint 3'' (2009). It was released on October 20, 2009. Produced by Al Shux, the song feature ...
with
Jay-Z.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Adam Powell and Kwasi Danquah III, and was uploaded to Stryder's
YouTube
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channel on Wednesday, 17 November 2010, at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds. The video is set in black and white scenes and finds Stryder chopping out his rhymes over big synths and big beats in an empty, dusty warehouse cut with scenes from
Battersea Power Station
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and a ship’s
control room
A control room or operations room is a central space where a large physical facility or physically dispersed service can be monitored and controlled. It is often part of a larger command center.
Overview
A control room's purpose is produc ...
for an added cinematic touch. Bridget Kelly makes her music video debut, where she unleashes powerful
coloratura soprano vocals.
Tinchy Stryder’s Take The World featuring Bridget Kelly by Adam Powell
www.promonews.tv. Monday, November 22, 2010. Retrieved Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
Release history
References
{{Kwasi Danquah III singles
2010 songs
Tinchy Stryder songs
Songs with music by Tinchy Stryder
Takeover Entertainment singles
Songs written by Ayak Thiik
Song recordings produced by TMS (production team)
Songs written by Tom Barnes (songwriter)
Songs written by Ben Kohn
Songs written by Peter Kelleher (songwriter)
Music videos directed by Adam Powell