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"Hollywood" is a song by Welsh recording artist Marina and the Diamonds from her debut studio album, The Family Jewels (2010). It was released digitally on 29 January 2010 and physically on 1 February 2010 as the album's second single,^[1]^[2] followed by the album's release three weeks later on 22 February.^[3]^[4]

Background

When asked why "Hollywood" was chosen as a single in an interview with the BBC News website, Diamandis said:

Diamandis told The Sun: "That track is a sarcastic and cynical take on everything that's commercial about America. I love the country and people dearly and can't wait to tour there but I hate the way it brainwashes you. I am seduced by its pop culture but I don't want my brain to be infected."^[6]

Critical reception

Fraser McAlpine of the BBC Chart Blog called "Hollywood" a "properly amazing pop song" and stated that "the level of insight displayed about America, culturally and politically, is on a par with the Razorlight song about America [...] Marina, for all that she's spotted that Hollywood is something of an upsettingly fake place, with scope for quite exciting things to happen, seems to get as much enjoyment out of just singing the word as she does from puncturing its ego."^[7] The Guardian called it "perky".^[8]

Commercial performance

"Hollywood" debuted at number twelve on the UK Singles Chart, selling 25,746 copies in its first week.^[9] As of March 2014, the song has sold almost 180,000 in the United Kingdom.^[10] The single entered the Irish Singles Chart at number forty-five, Diamandis's first single to chart in Ireland.^[11] In its third week on the chart, it reached a new peak position of number twenty-one. In September of 2017 "Hollywood" was certified Silver in the UK for sales of 200,000 units. As of February 2019 "Hollywood" has sold 211,000 units in the UK.^[12]

Music video

The music video for "Hollywood" was directed by Kinga Burza and released onto YouTube on 30 November 2009.^[13] It was filmed in "a house which is basically like a palace" in West London.^[14] The video shows an American patriotic party with multiple American flags used as decorations and clothing. There are a number of characters and objects that symbolise the stereotype of American culture featured in the music video such as cheerleaders, jocks, American football players, a pageant queen, paparazzi, a cowgirl, baseball players, look-alikes of Elvis Presley, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and President Barack Obama, hot dogs, popcorn and an Academy Award.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Family Jewels and the "Hollywood" CD single.^[16]^[17]

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003334SF4 |title=Hollywood |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |accessdate=6 March 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hollywood-ep/id349326754 |title=Hollywood – EP by Marina and The Diamonds |publisher=iTunes Store UK. Apple |accessdate=6 March 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/marina-and-the-diamonds/48651 |title=Marina And The Diamonds announce debut album details and release date |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=4 December 2009}}
4. ^{{cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Greg |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/front_page/newsid_10000000/newsid_10003200/10003259.stm |title=Marina unveils The Family Jewels |publisher=BBC News Online |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=4 December 2009}}
5. ^{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8437856.stm |title=BBC Sound of 2010: Marina and the Diamonds |publisher=BBC News Online |date=1 June 2009 |accessdate=14 January 2010}}
6. ^Hollywood Songfacts
7. ^{{cite web |last=McAlpine |first=Fraser |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/01/marina_the_diamonds_hollywood.shtml |title=Marina & The Diamonds – 'Hollywood' |publisher=BBC Chart Blog. BBC Online |date=25 January 2010 |accessdate=28 January 2010}}
8. ^ The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/28/marina-and-the-diamonds-review Marina and the Diamonds Review]
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/us-acts-rule-uk-charts/041815 |title=US acts rule UK charts |work=Music Week |publisher=Intent Media |date=8 February 2010 |accessdate=6 March 2014}}
10. ^http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-pop-gem-51-marina-and-the-diamonds-hollywood__4748/
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=5 |title=Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 4 February 2010 |publisher=Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association |accessdate=6 March 2014}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/marina-has-announced-her-new-single-handmade-heaven-so-lets-look-back-at-her-top-5-biggest-songs__25490/|title=Marina announces new single: Her biggest songs revealed|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-06}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VTcJfL7RE |title=Marina and the Diamonds {{!}} "Hollywood" |publisher=YouTube |date=30 November 2009 |accessdate=5 April 2010}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101308375 |title=Behind the Scenes of Hollywood Video by Marina and the Diamonds |publisher=Myspace |date=11 December 2009 |accessdate=8 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120720073335/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101308375 |archivedate=20 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
15. ^{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Dan|title=Marina & The Diamonds’ Hollywood Viral (feat. Gonzales) by Dan Knight|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2010/02/10/marina-diamonds%E2%80%99-hollywood-viral-feat-gonzales-dan-knight|accessdate=12 May 2016|publisher=Promo News|date=10 February 2010}}
16. ^{{cite AV media notes |title=The Family Jewels |type=CD liner notes |others=Marina and the Diamonds |publisher=Atlantic Records |year=2010 |id=825646836253}}
17. ^"Hollywood" (UK CD single liner notes). Marina and the Diamonds. 679 Recordings. 2010. 679L170CD.
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=147853&sec=24c7222e1ab5ba4156dc48263e55e858 |title=RADIO TOP100 Oficiální: Marina and the Diamonds – Hollywood |language=Czech |publisher=IFPI Czech Republic |accessdate=24 March 2010}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=146050&sec=6c90c30b34c77cc367f69506d6376290 |title=RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna: Marina and the Diamonds – Hollywood |language=Slovak |publisher=IFPI Slovakia |accessdate=24 March 2010}}