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Single by Anastacia | ||||
from the album Freak of Nature | ||||
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Released | November 12, 2001 | |||
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Length | 3:21 | |||
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"Paid My Dues" on YouTube |
"Paid My Dues" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature (2001). It was released on November 12, 2001, as the album's lead single. The song was written by Anastacia, Greg Lawson, Damon Sharpe, and LaMenga Kafi and was produced by Ric Wake with additional production by Richie Jones.
"Paid My Dues" became a commercial success, reaching number one in Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland, as well as peaking within the top 10 in several other mainland European countries.
"Paid My Dues" was written by Anastacia, LaMenga Kafi, Greg Lawson, and Damon Sharpe, while production was handled by Ric Wake, with additional production by Richie Jones. [1] Anastacia wrote the song about her early career in the music industry. In an interview with Billboard, she said: "For years, I had been told my voice was too black, that I should get contacts and ditch the glasses, that I was too in-your-face, the list goes on. Now, these are the very things that people respond to." [2] According to James Salmon from Yahoo! Music, the song is a "typically robust 'go girl' anthem." [3]
Jose F. Promis writing for AllMusic called the song "the soulful, bombastic rocker". [1] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote that "her tenacious attitude on songs like 'Paid My Dues' carve a unique niche for the singer." [4] Aidin Vaziri wrote for Rolling Stone that the song is "grating" and one of Freak of Nature's "moments of sheer overkill". [5]
Directed by Liz Friedlander, the music video for "Paid My Dues" was shot in Los Angeles, California. In the beginning, Anastacia is speaking while being in a virtual mirror. Then you can see Anastacia in a room where she is packing her suitcases. Following this, you see her while she is trying to make her a way but there are many people she must across. Then she is in some kind of a disco, where she successfully tries again to find her way through people, this time to a stage.
When she finally arrives there, she goes through a mirror and is "teleported" to a stage, where she sings the song. In the end she pulls out the electricity cable.
UK CD single [6]
UK cassette single [7]
European CD1 [8]
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European CD2 [9]
Australian CD single [10]
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Credits are taken from the European CD1 liner notes. [8]
Studios
Personnel
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria ( IFPI Austria) [51] | Gold | 20,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [52] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP) [53] | Gold | 250,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [54] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [55] | Gold | |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [56] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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France | November 12, 2001 | Sony Music | ||
Germany |
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Australia | November 19, 2001 | CD | ||
United Kingdom |
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RCA |
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"Paid My Dues" | ||||
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Single by Anastacia | ||||
from the album Freak of Nature | ||||
B-side |
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Released | November 12, 2001 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | ||||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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Anastacia singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
Paid My Dues | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Paid My Dues" on YouTube |
"Paid My Dues" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature (2001). It was released on November 12, 2001, as the album's lead single. The song was written by Anastacia, Greg Lawson, Damon Sharpe, and LaMenga Kafi and was produced by Ric Wake with additional production by Richie Jones.
"Paid My Dues" became a commercial success, reaching number one in Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland, as well as peaking within the top 10 in several other mainland European countries.
"Paid My Dues" was written by Anastacia, LaMenga Kafi, Greg Lawson, and Damon Sharpe, while production was handled by Ric Wake, with additional production by Richie Jones. [1] Anastacia wrote the song about her early career in the music industry. In an interview with Billboard, she said: "For years, I had been told my voice was too black, that I should get contacts and ditch the glasses, that I was too in-your-face, the list goes on. Now, these are the very things that people respond to." [2] According to James Salmon from Yahoo! Music, the song is a "typically robust 'go girl' anthem." [3]
Jose F. Promis writing for AllMusic called the song "the soulful, bombastic rocker". [1] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote that "her tenacious attitude on songs like 'Paid My Dues' carve a unique niche for the singer." [4] Aidin Vaziri wrote for Rolling Stone that the song is "grating" and one of Freak of Nature's "moments of sheer overkill". [5]
Directed by Liz Friedlander, the music video for "Paid My Dues" was shot in Los Angeles, California. In the beginning, Anastacia is speaking while being in a virtual mirror. Then you can see Anastacia in a room where she is packing her suitcases. Following this, you see her while she is trying to make her a way but there are many people she must across. Then she is in some kind of a disco, where she successfully tries again to find her way through people, this time to a stage.
When she finally arrives there, she goes through a mirror and is "teleported" to a stage, where she sings the song. In the end she pulls out the electricity cable.
UK CD single [6]
UK cassette single [7]
European CD1 [8]
|
European CD2 [9]
Australian CD single [10]
|
Credits are taken from the European CD1 liner notes. [8]
Studios
Personnel
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [51] | Gold | 20,000* |
Belgium ( BEA) [52] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP) [53] | Gold | 250,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [54] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [55] | Gold | |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [56] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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France | November 12, 2001 | Sony Music | ||
Germany |
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Australia | November 19, 2001 | CD | ||
United Kingdom |
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RCA |
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