Game Over (P-Square album) explained
Game Over is the third studio album by the Nigerian duo P-Square. It was released on 1 May 2007, through Square Records. Developed as a visual album, nearly all the songs received a music video. P-Square embraced a new musical direction with the desire to assert their full artistic expression. The album's theme incorporates Love, Desire, Betrayal, Regret, Assurance, and Political criticism. Essentially an R&B and pop album, Gameover also covered genres like reggae and hip hop. The album boasts of singles like "No one like you," "Roll it," "Ifunanya," and the lead single "Do Me" - which featured vocals from Waje.[1] The album which sold over 10million copies worldwide, was credited for redefining music videos in the African music industry with the singles "Do Me,” “Temptation remix” and "Roll it".[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] On 1 May 2007, the album was released on iTunes.
Many media outlets and publications have ranked it among the greatest Nigeria album of all time. Urban Central on Medium ranked it number two on top 24 Nigerian albums between 2007 and 2017.[7]
Singles
- "No One Like You" was released as one of the album's singles. According to Forbes' 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa article, the song has been viewed over 10 million times on YouTube.[8] The music video for the "No One Like You" was shot and directed by the duo's elder brother, Jude Engees Okoye. The song received the most airplay from the album. Wale did a remix to the song in 2011.[9] In 2010, Ugandan reggae duo Radio and Weasel released a song entitled "Zuena"; the song sampled "No One Like You".[10]
- "Do Me" features vocals from Waje, an artist popularly known for her vocals on M.I's "One Naira". The music video for the single was shot in South Africa by Jude Engees Okoye. In a video interview posted on YouTube, P-Square said they spent more money shooting "Do Me" and less on "Beautiful Onyinye".
- The music video for "More Than A Friend" was shot and directed in South Africa by Jude Engees Okoye. The song describes a guy asking the girl he loves to be "more than a friend".
- The music video for "Ifunanya" was shot and directed in South Africa by Jude Engees Okoye. In the Igbo language, "Ifunanya" loosely means "love inspires love". The word is a fusion of "Ife" (love) and "funánya" (one who inspires love).[11]
- "Roll It" was produced by Northside Entertainment and features recording artist, Alaye. The music video for "Roll It" was also shot and directed by Jude Engees Okoye.
Track listing
Sources:[12] [13]
- Notes
- "—" denotes an instrumental
Personnel
- Peter Okoye – primary artist
- Paul Okoye – primary artist
- Aituaje Iruobe – featured artist
- Alaye – featured artist
- Peter Okoye - producer
- Paul Okoye - producer
- Martins Okechukwu Justice - producer
- Jude Engees Okoye - supervising producer
- Zeeno Foster - mixing engineer
- Zeeno Foster - mastering engineer
- George Nathaniel - recording engineer
- Zeeno Foster - recording engineer
- Heavy L Beatz - Programmer
- Kelechi Amadi Obi - photography
- Jude Engees Okoye – video director
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.redbull.com/ng-en/the-evolution-of-afropop
- https://thenativemag.com/shuffle-revisit-title-track-p-squares-platinum-selling-album-game/
- http://new.nigeriang.com/uncategorized/i-am-not-gonna-get-married-paul-of-psquare/2085/
- https://thenativemag.com/p-square-impact-afropop-over-the-years/
- https://albumtalks.com/asas-asha-is-an-introspective-odyssey-of-humanity/
- https://www.afrocrafters.com/products/p-square-take-over-video-cd
- Web site: Central . Urban . 2017-10-03 . ALBUMCENTRAL: THE 24 OUTSTANDING NIGERIAN ALBUMS OF THE PAST DECADE. . 2023-10-14 . Medium . en.
- Web site: The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa. forbes. 20 August 2013.
- Web site: American Rapper, Wale, Remixes P-Square's 'No One Be Like You'. 26 July 2011 . Bellanaija. 20 August 2013.
- Web site: Radio and Weasel's Zuwena sample of P-Square's No One Like You .... Whosampled. 20 August 2013.
- Web site: Origin of the name IFUNANYA. Etymology of the name I FUNANYA. Meaning of the baby name I FUNANYA.. 2000names. 20 August 2013.
- Web site: Game Over. May 2007 . Itunes. 27 July 2013.
- Web site: Game Over. 19 August 2008 . Itunes. 27 July 2013.
