| 词条 | Betty (song) |
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| name = Betty | cover = Betty Brooke Fraser.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Brooke Fraser | album = Flags | released = 6 December 2010 | format = Digital download | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock | length = 2:58 | label = Sony Music Entertainment | writer = Brooke Fraser, Jon Foreman, Ben West | producer = Brooke Fraser | prev_title = Something in the Water | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Kings & Queens | next_year = 2014 }} "Betty" is a song by New Zealand recording artist, Brooke Fraser. Written by Fraser with Jon Foreman and Ben West, and produced by Fraser, the pop rock record centres on a girl who hides behind scars and birthmarks. The song was released on 6 December 2010 as the second single from Fraser's third studio album, Flags. "Betty" received generally positive reviews from critics, and has peaked at number thirty on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The accompanying music video takes place in a flower garden, and features lifelike paper birds. Background and composition{{Listen| pos = left | filename = Betty (Brooke Fraser song sample).ogg | title = "Betty" | description = A sample of the song's first verse, featuring a snap rhythm }} "Betty" was written by Brooke Fraser, Jon Foreman and Ben West,[1] and, like the other tracks on Flags, Fraser produced the tune herself.[2] The song draws from the genre of pop rock,[3] and features a snap rhythm.[4][4] "Betty" has a theme of isolation,[5] and "tells the story of a lonely girl hiding behind 'scars and birthmarks',"[6] including one shaped like Canada.[3] Release and reception"Betty" was released as a digital download on 6 December 2010 in New Zealand.[9] Christianity Today{{'s}} John Brandon noted "Betty" as one of the top tracks on Flags.[6] Tom Cardy from The Dominion Post lauded its musical and lyrical depth,[7] and Lindsay Whitfield of Soulshine praised its "catchy" rhythm.[4]"Betty" entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty-eight on 24 January 2011,[8] and remained in the position the next week.[9] The song has since peaked at number thirty in its third charting week.[10] Music videoThe accompanying music video for "Betty" debuted on Nightline on 29 November 2010.[11] The video takes place in an indoor flower garden. Fraser wears a strapless silver dress, black stockings and purple eye-shadow, with her hair tied in a bun. She dances among the garden, admiring the flowers. Origami birds are seen moving as though living amongst the flowers, and, in the chorus, surround Fraser. The video closes with Fraser observing a paper bird flying away. Track listing
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Betty |title='Betty' Work Search Results |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association |accessdate=29 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918114412/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Betty |archivedate=18 September 2012 |df= }} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10663726 |title=Brooke Fraser Flags L.A. as inspiration |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |first=Scott |last=Kara |date=5 August 2010 |accessdate=15 September 2010}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10682937 |title=Album Review: Brooke Fraser Flags |first=Russell |last=Baillie |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=14 October 2010 |accessdate=28 October 2010}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.soulshine.ca/reviews/albumReview.php?arid=733 |title=Brooke Fraser, Flags |first=Lindsay |last=Whitfield |publisher=Soulshine |accessdate=1 February 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Flags.asp |title=Brooke Fraser – Flags |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |date=11 October 2010 |accessdate=1 February 2011}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/reviews/2010/flags-mini.html |title=Flags |work=Christianity Today |accessdate=1 February 2011}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/entertainment/reviews/4280158/Brooke-Fraser-Flags-Sony |title=Brooke Fraser - Flags (Sony) |first=Tom |last=Cardy |newspaper=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=28 October 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5tvqkM0ij?url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/entertainment/reviews/4280158/Brooke-Fraser-Flags-Sony |archivedate=2 November 2010 |accessdate=1 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1757&chartKind=S |title=Top 40 singles (#1757) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |date=24 January 2011 |accessdate=1 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608144534/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1757&chartKind=S |archivedate=8 June 2012 |df= }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1758&chartKind=S |title=Top 40 singles (#1758) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |date=31 January 2011 |accessdate=1 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608144539/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1758&chartKind=S |archivedate=8 June 2012 |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Brooke+Fraser&titel=Betty&cat=s |title=Brooke Fraser – Betty |publisher=charts.org.nz. Hung Medien |accessdate=1 February 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Brook-Frasers-new-single-Betty/tabid/368/articleID/188593/Default.aspx |title=Brooke Fraser's new single 'Betty' - Video |work=Nightline |publisher=MediaWorks New Zealand |format=video |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=1 February 2011}} 12. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/betty-single/id406107742 |title=Betty – Single |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |accessdate=25 January 2010}} External links
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