Only Man Explained

Only Man
Cover:Audio Bullys - Only Man single cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Audio Bullys
Album:Higher Than the Eiffel
Released:[1]
Genre:Electronic rock
Length:[2]
Label:Cooking Vinyl
Face Piece[3]
Producer:Jimmy Franks
Audio Bullys

"Only Man" is the eighth single from British electronic music duo Audio Bullys. The video for the song was directed by Jonas & François,[4] and is featured on Higher Than the Eiffel,[5] [6] Ibiza Fever 2010, Global Gathering Festival Anthems, Clubbers Guide to Festivals[7] and the similarly titled single from the band.[8]

Critical reception

The song was described by Max Feldman of PopMatters as being a "sizable club banger"[9] while Lou Thomas of BBC Online goes on to characterize the tune as a "triumph of metallic guitar-ish samples, understated sax riffs and thumping Lo-Fidelity Allstars-echoing grooves" and that "Two tunes in and the motivation is clear: stop what you’re doing and dance".[10] Alex Young of Consequence of Sound called it "a hit with an extremely creative and colorful video"[11] with Joe Barton of The Skinny alludes to the "testosterone fuelled house" with an "incessant stomp".[12]

Lizz Paige of Future Radio describes the tune as having a "thumping beat reminiscent of Daft Punk" but being "slightly too slow to dance to" with "complex and syncopated rhythms, vocals like Ian Brown and simple and repetitive lyrics that compound further the heaviness of the track", comparing the song to those of Gorillaz.[1]

Contrarily, Ben Hogwood of musicOMH states that with the composition, the duo "take their urban ‘geezerness’ too far, and end up with songs that don’t say very much", but continues to express that "it stands out simply because the rest of the album is strong, and at times affecting".[13]

Music video

The music video, directed by Jonas & François and produced by Jules Dieng of El Niño[14] won the 2010 UK Music Video Awards for "Best Visual Effects"[15] in a Video in association with BEAM.[14]

Track listing

Digital and CD singles

  1. Only Man (Album Version) - 3:21
  2. Only Man (Reset! Remix) - 5:40
  3. Only Man (Jakwob Remix) - 4:53
  4. Only Man (Dave Spoon Remix) - 6:08[17]

12" vinyl

Side A

  1. Only Man (Album Version) - 3:30
  2. Only Man (Dave Spoon Remix) - 6:08

Side B

  1. Only Man (Jakwob Remix)- 9:53[18]

Remixes

Dave Spoon Remix

- Featured on Ministry of Sound: In the Club! Vol. 2 (Ministry of Sound)[19]

Jakwob Remix

- Featured on The Sound of Dubstep (Ministry of Sound), Generation Dubstep (Universal Records), Bass In Yer Face (Rhino Records)[20]

Reset! Remix

- Featured on Global Gathering Festival Anthems (New State / New State Music / New State UK)[21]

Rock Remix

- Featured as a hidden track on Higher Than the Eiffel[22]

Other remixes

- Ash Howell Rework, Color Blaster remix,[23] Muzzaik Remix,[24] Netsky Remix[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lizz . Page . April Reviews | Future Radio 107.8FM . Futureradio.co.uk . 2010-03-08 . 2014-04-06.
  2. Web site: John . Bush . Higher Than the Eiffel - Audio Bullys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . 2010-03-29 . 2014-04-06.
  3. Web site: Audio Bullys - Only Man (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2014-04-06.
  4. Web site: Jonas & François Do It Again For Audio Bullys "Only Man" | Regator - Curated Blog Search and Discovery . Regator . 2011-03-03 . 2014-03-24.
  5. Web site: Higher Than The Eiffel by Audio Bullys reviews . Any Decent Music . 2010-03-29 . 2014-03-24.
  6. Web site: Francis . Jones . Higher than the Eiffel | Music Review | Album . Hot Press . 2014-03-24.
  7. Web site: Only Man - Audio Bullys | Listen, Appearances, Song Review . AllMusic . 2014-04-06.
  8. Web site: Only Man - Audio Bullys | Releases . AllMusic . 2014-04-06.
  9. Web site: Feldman . Max . Audio Bullys: Higher Than the Eiffel . PopMatters . 2010-04-27 . 2014-03-24.
  10. Web site: Music - Review of Audio Bullys - Higher Than the Eiffel . BBC . 2010-03-29 . 2014-03-24.
  11. Web site: Young . Alex . Audio Bullys announce U.S. release of Higher Than The Eiffel . Consequence of Sound . 2010-11-14 . 2014-03-24.
  12. Web site: Joe . Barton . Audio Bullys – Higher Than The Eiffel . The Skinny . 2010-03-22 . 2014-03-24.
  13. Web site: Hogwood . Ben . Audio Bullys – Higher Than The Eiffel | Album Reviews . musicOMH . 2010-03-29 . 2014-03-24.
  14. Web site: UK Music Video Award Winners Announced . Creative Review . 2014-04-06.
  15. Web site: Day in Pop Report - Sopranos Star Dies- Rihanna Denied- Kanye West and Jay-Z Track- Alice Cooper Gaga For Lady Gaga- T.I.'s Wife Drug Charge- Katy Noisy Perry- Pee-wee Returns- Saw- more of the top rock music news stories of the day . Antimusic.com . 2010-12-07 . 2014-04-06.
  16. Web site: Audio Bullys | Artist . Official Charts . 2014-04-06.
  17. Web site: Only Man [Face Piece / Cooking Vinyl |publisher=Beatport |access-date=2014-04-06].
  18. Web site: Audio Bullys - Only Man (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2010-03-22 . 2014-04-06.
  19. Web site: Only Man [Dave Spoon Remix] - | Listen, Appearances, Song Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2014-04-06].
  20. Web site: Only Man [Jakwob Remix] - Audio Bullys | Listen, Appearances, Song Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2014-04-06].
  21. Web site: Global Gathering Festival Anthems - Various Artists | Release Information, Reviews and Credits . AllMusic . 2010-08-31 . 2014-04-06.
  22. Web site: Goodbye - Features hidden track Only Man (Rock Remix) (track) by Audio Bullys . Best Ever Albums . 2007-05-22 . 2014-04-06.
  23. Web site: Only Man (Reset! Remix) by Audio Bullys, posted on music blogs / Hype Machine . Hypem.com . 2014-03-24.
  24. Web site: Only Man (Muzzaik Remix) скачать бесплатно без регистрации на сайте . Allmusic.md . 2014-04-06.
  25. Web site: Only Man (Netsky Remix) скачать бесплатно без регистрации на сайте . Allmusic.md . 2014-04-06.

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