Misplaced Pages

"P.O.W.A"
Single by M.I.A.
Released	8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)
Length	3:16
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Maya Arulpragasam
Producer(s)	M.I.A. Kid Kamillion
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Freedun" (2016) "P.O.W.A" (2017) "Up Inna" (2020)
Music video
"P.O.W.A" on YouTube

"P.O.W.A" (pronounced "power") is a song by British musician M.I.A., released on 8 February 2017 by Interscope Records. The video was released alongside the single, and was directed by M.I.A.

Background and composition

A "politically-charged track", "P.O.W.A" features lyrical references to Rihanna, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden and the Spice Girls. The song also features chanting from M.I.A.

"P.O.W.A" samples "Blue Moon" by The Marcels.

Music video

"P.O.W.A"'s music video was directed by M.I.A and shot in Jammu & Kashmir, India. It displays the singer lying on a marigold truck, wandering several different desolate landscapes in J&K, capturing the state's natural beauty while wearing vividly-colored saffron saris to reference the famous colours of J&K, and a line of men dancing against a saffron wall.

References

1. Spanos, Brittany (8 February 2017). "Watch M.I.A. Call Out Pop Divas in Bold 'P.O.W.A.' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
2. Morgan Britton, Luke (8 February 2017). "Watch MIA's stunning, political 'POWA' video". NME. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
3. Aniftos, Rania (8 February 2017). "M.I.A. Releases Artistic New Video for 'P.O.W.A.': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
4. ^ "M.I.A. Drops New Visuals For "P.O.W.A"". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
5. "Hear M.I.A.'s new single 'P.O.W.A.'". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
6. ^ "M.I.A. takes aim in her video for 'P.O.W.A'". DIY. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

• 2017 singles
• 2017 songs
• M.I.A. (rapper) songs
• Electronic songs
• Interscope Records singles
• Songs written by M.I.A. (rapper)