Byle jak explained
"Byle jak" (English: "Anyhow") is a song by Polish singer Margaret. It was included on the deluxe edition of her third studio album, Monkey Business (2017). The song was written by Emil Gullhamn, Sebastian Hallifax, Dimitri Stassos, and Margaret, and produced by Stassos.[1] It was released to contemporary hit radio in Poland on 21 December 2017 as the second single from Monkey Business, premiering on Radio ZET.[2]
Margaret added "Byle jak" to her concert set list in June 2016, a year before its official studio version was released on Monkey Business.[3] She revealed in 2018 that she wrote the song for another Polish artist (later confirmed to be Grzegorz Hyży) three years prior, but after he did not record it, she decided to include it on her album.[4] [5] Margaret performed "Byle jak" for the first time on television in September 2017 at the National Festival of Polish Song broadcast by TVP1.[6] The single reached number six on the Polish Airplay Chart, and earned Margaret her first Fryderyk nomination. Its music video was the 10th most watched Polish music video on YouTube in 2018.
On 14 April 2023, Margaret released live version of "Byle jak" as the lead single from her MTV Unplugged concert special and its accompanying live album.[7]
Music video
A music video for "Byle jak" was released as a short film titled "Nie chcę / Byle jak", which also served as a music video for another song from Monkey Business, "Nie chcę" ("I Don't Want To"). The film was directed by Konrad Aksinowicz, who also co-wrote its screenplay with Margaret. It premiered exclusively at Multikino in Złote Tarasy, Warsaw, Poland on 22 November 2017, a few days before being officially released on YouTube.[8] [9]
Its shortened version which only included the "Byle jak" section of the video was the 10th most watched Polish music video on YouTube in 2018 with 39.3 million views as of 6 December 2018 when the list was published.[10]
Accolades
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | |
|---|
| 2018 | RMF FM and Polsat's Hit of the Summer | Hit of the Summer | | [11] |
| 2019 | | Audience Award – Hit of the Year | | [12] | |
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Margaret. Monkey Business. deluxe. 2017. booklet. Extensive Music, Magic Records.
- Web site: Magic Records – Pierwszy singiel Margaret w języku.... Facebook. Polish. 21 December 2017. 20 May 2020. https://archive.today/20200520044845/https://www.facebook.com/MagicRecordsPoland/posts/10156964116298858. 20 May 2020. dead.
- Web site: Margaret zaprezentowała nowy utwór. All About Music. Polish. 4 June 2016. 20 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520052456/https://allaboutmusic.pl/margaret-zaprezentowala-nowy-utwor/. 20 May 2020. live.
- Web site: Opole 2018. Margaret: Piosenka "Byle jak" przeleżała lata w szufladzie. Nasze Miasto. Polish. 10 June 2018. 20 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520055201/https://opole.naszemiasto.pl/opole-2018-margaret-piosenka-byle-jak-przelezala-lata-w/ar/c13-4682531. 20 May 2020. live.
- Sowa. Karol. Margaret wspomina "The Voice of Poland": "Gdy założyłam tęczową sukienkę, produkcja przerwała pracę na kilka godzin". Viva!. pl. 30 March 2023. 31 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230331125755/https://viva.pl/ludzie/wywiady-vivy/margaret-wspomina-prace-w-tvp-wywiad-plyta-epka-nowy-album-film-zadra-club2020-rola-violetty-villas-mtv-unplugged-143431-r1/. 31 March 2023. live.
- Web site: Piotrowicz. Paweł. Opole 2017, koncert Od Opola do Opola: nierówno pod sufitem. Onet.pl. Polish. 18 September 2018. 20 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520053252/https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/zdjecia/opole-2017-koncert-od-opola-do-opola-nierowno-pod-sufitem-zdjecia-relacja/lz02x8z. 20 May 2020. dead.
- Web site: Margaret ze stylowym prezentem na 10-lecie twórczości. Codzienna Gazeta Muzyczna. pl. 14 April 2023. 14 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230414160450/https://www.cgm.pl/news/margaret-ze-stylowym-prezentem-na-10-lecie-tworczosci/. 14 April 2023. live.
- Web site: Margaret – piosenki to nie wszystko! Wokalistka wystąpiła w filmie! Premiera już niedługo!. Eska TV. Polish. 17 November 2017. 21 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121012457/https://www.eska.tv/newsy/margaret-piosenki-to-nie-wszystko-wokalistka-wystapila-w-filmie-premiera-juz-niedlugo/2876. 21 November 2017. dead.
- Web site: Margaret w podwójnym teledysku do "Nie Chcę / Byle Jak". Popheart. Polish. 27 November 2017. 28 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128141129/http://popheart.pl/2017/11/margaret-w-podwojnym-teledysku-do-nie-chce-byle-jak/. 28 November 2017. dead.
- Web site: Kancerek. Maciek. TOP10 polskich klipów w 2018 na YouTube. Codzienna Gazeta Muzyczna. Polish. 6 December 2018. 6 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181206202223/http://www.cgm.pl/news/top10-polskich-klipow-w-2018-na-youtube/. 6 December 2018. live.
- Web site: Margaret: "Byle jak" z tytułem Przebój Lata 2018 RMF FM i Polsatu. Interia. Polish. 27 August 2018. 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827203357/https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-margaret-byle-jak-z-tytulem-przeboj-lata-2018-rmf-fm-i-polsa,nId,2623366. 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Zagłosuj i przyznaj Nagrodę Publiczności!. ZPAV. Polish. 24 February 2019. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302161450/http://zpav.pl/fryderyk/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1725. 2 March 2019. dead.
- Web site: Najlepiej sprzedające się płyty i najpopularniejsze utwory w radiach – podsumowanie 2018 roku. ZPAV. Polish. 22 January 2019. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122131644/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1715. 22 January 2019. live.
