Plec pe Marte explained

Plec pe Marte
Type:studio
Artist:Smiley
Cover:Plec_pe_marte_(Smiley_album).jpg
Recorded:2010
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Producer:Smiley
Prev Title:În lipsa mea
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Acasă
Next Year:2013

Plec pe Marte (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /pleˈc pe marˈte/; (Leaving for Mars)) is the second studio album by Romanian singer Smiley, released on March 30, 2010 by Cat Music.[1] [2] The album peaked at number three in the Romania Top 100 charts with the main single, "Plec pe Marte", spending five weeks in the top 10 and twelve weeks altogether in the Romanian charts.[3]

The album was nominated at the 2011 Romanian Music Awards category for the Best Albums,[4] [5] and at the 2011 Radio România Actualităţi Awards at the Best Pop Song category with the main single "Plec pe marte".[6] It also featured Cheloo, Grasu XXL, Pacha Man and Mandinga as collaborators. Unlike Smiley's previous album În lipsa mea, the preponderent language of the songs in Plec pe marte is English, with several exceptions where the songs are also interpreted in Romanian. From a total of twelve songs, the album presents four featuring singles and eight single songs.

Album story

Album producer and main singer Smiley stated that he had composed the lyrics of the main single "Plec pe Marte" in roughly thirty minutes. He also added that while he was creating the beat of the music, he realized that it was similar to what fellow rapper Cheloo uses in his songs and subsequently invited him to join the work which Cheloo accepted.[7] In the final touches, the main single's text was half written by Smiley, half by Cheloo.[8]

Controversies

Shortly after the "Plec Pe Marte" singles video was released, by filing a complaint to the Romanian National Audiovisual Council (CNA), the Civic Alliance of the Romani people in Romania (ACRR) requested the video to be banned, claiming that it promotes racist messages, which incite racial hatred and violence, by showing Cheloo wearing a T-shirt with the message "White and Proud". The number "14" visibly written on the T-shirt worn by Cheloo in this video have had racist meanings, claimed ACRR. Later, CNA decided that the video did not aim to incite any racial hatred, so the final decision was not to ban it from social platforms. Later on, both Cheloo and Smiley denied any accusations of racial harassment through the videoclip, stating that it's far beyond their interests to do such things.[9]

Personnel

Release history

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plec pe marte. iTunes. July 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: Smiley – Plec Pe Marte (2010, Cat Music). discogs.com. Discogss. July 11, 2024.
  3. Web site: Romanian Top 100 Issue nr: 15/2010 (26 Aprilie - 5 Mai 2010). https://web.archive.org/web/20100905161434/http://www.upfr.ro:80/top20.html. archive.org. Radio Show. 5 September 2010. 5 May 2010.
  4. Web site: Smiley, multiplu nominalizat la Romanian Music Awards de la Braşov. VEZI AICI lista artiştilor nominalizaţi!. adevarul.ro. Adevărul. ro. August 2, 2011. August 2, 2011.
  5. Web site: Ei sunt nominalizații la Romanian Music Awards 2011!. 1music.ro. Music Channel). ro. August 8, 2011. August 8, 2011.
  6. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/bucuresti/Madalina-Premiile-Muzicale-Romania-Actualitati_0_421158250.html ADEVARUL: RRA nominations
  7. Web site: Smiley: „Am compus «Plec pe Marte» în 30 de minute”. Petre. Dobrescu. Libertatea. ro. March 29, 2010. March 29, 2010.
  8. Web site: Ascultă super hitul Smiley feat Cheloo: „Plec pe Marte”. Petre. Dobrescu. Libertatea. ro. March 31, 2010. March 31, 2010.
  9. Web site: Videoclipul "Plec pe Marte" al lui Smiley și Cheloo, nu incită la ură rasială, a decis CNA. mediafax.ro. Mediafax. ro. March 30, 2010. March 30, 2010.