"Timebomb" is a 2007

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by American musician

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. On August 21, 2007, the single was made available on

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. It was released on 12" vinyl on November 2, 2007. A one-track promo-only CD was also produced. "Timebomb" was nominated for the

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. A post from Beck's official website said that it would be "a song for bonfires, blackouts and the last hurrah of summer". It combines aspects of

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, and

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. In 2006 and 2007, the song was played live a number of times. The post on Beck's website said that the cover art "features Ryan in the knitted Aztec Bird costume, some of you may have seen him dancing in on stage the past few years."

Reception

Critical reaction was generally positive. Nate Chinen of ''

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'' described the song as "unmistakably playful" but said that "direness lurks beneath the spangles". Conversely, Richard Cromelin of the ''

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'' said that the track was "catchy, dynamic, and fun". ''

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'' magazine said "...house-party DJ's...cue up Beck's New banger - which gets the party started."

Track listing

# "Timebomb" – 2:50 # "Timebomb" (Instrumental) – 2:50

Personnel

* Beck Hansen – hand claps, synthesizer, vocals *

Brian LeBarton Brian LeBarton is a musician from Los Angeles, California. Notable contributions include his work on Beck's Grammy-nominated 2007 self-released single " Timebomb", the score to ''Nacho Libre''. Played drums and bass on Beck's cover of Bob Dylan' ...

– drum machine, guitar, hand claps, synthesizer, backing vocals * Brianna Bell – backing vocals * Elisha Skorman – backing vocals * Kimi Reichenberg – backing vocals * Sage Mears – backing vocals * Tiffani Fest – backing vocals ;Technical * Darrell Thorp – engineering * Drew Brown – engineering * Beck Hansen – production * Bob Ludwig – mastering * Ken Andrews – mixing

References

External links

Official Beck website

Information on "Timebomb" at WhiskeyClone.Net
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