This article is about the Lupe Fiasco song. For the Bruce Hornsby and the Range song, see Scenes from the Southside.
"The Show Goes On" is a song by American recording artist Lupe Fiasco, released on October 26, 2010, as the lead single from his third studio album Lasers.[1] Prominently built on the bassline of Pachelbel's Canon,[citation needed] the song was produced by Kane Beatz, and the melody of the song was based on the 2004 song "Float On" by Modest Mouse. The song features backing vocals from JR Get Money. It was released to iTunes on November 9, 2010, and debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching a peak of No. 9. It was released in the UK on February 20, 2011. The song was a major point of contention for the artist and a reason for the lengthy delay of the album, making the title fitting; as Lupe was told unequivocally by record producers: "If you don't do 'The Show Goes On', your album's not coming out."[2] However, XXL named it 14th Best Song of 2011.[3] The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 54th Grammy Awards.
Lupe Fiasco announced the name of the single at the Fiasco Friday protest on October 15, 2010. On that day, Lyor Cohen came down to play the single for the protest turned celebrating fan base situated outside Atlantic Records. In a NovaFM interview, he gave an analysis of the first verse. He went on to say, "For them it was 'why is he talking about the record label, but it's still a great song. For me, I was like 'No, that's my therapy... To give you this song... Now you have to make it a worldwide smash. You have to play it on the radio... So every time you hear it, you're going to hear me talking about your ass."[4]
On February 28, 2011, what the Complex magazine published an interview with Lupe that detailed the background behind the single.[5]
There's nothing really to tell about that record, to be honest. I didn't have nothing to do with that record. That was the label's record. That wasn't like I knew the producer or knew the writer or anything like that. That was one of those records the record company gave me, [they even gave me] stuff they wanted me to rap about. It wasn't like, 'Hey I did this and I went to a mountain and found inspiration and it was this'. [...] I had to do "The Show Goes On", that was like the big chip on the table. I had to do it and it had to be the first single if the record was going to come out.
In an interview with The Adelaide Tribune, Lupe expanded further on his feelings toward the record.[6]
I was literally told for "The Show Goes On" that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just needs to be something easy on the eyes. Like a record company telling Picasso that we don't need these abstract interpretations of life, where people have to sit down and look at it and break it down. It was better to paint the Upper West Side lady and her poodle so everyone could look at it right away and understand what was going on. I felt like I was painting poodles. It's why in the first line of "The Show Goes On" I paraphrase Johnny Rotten at the Sex Pistols' final show: "Have you ever had the feeling that you were being cheated".
The song was released on Lupe Fiasco's website on October 26 for download. This marked the first officially planned released single from Lasers ("Shining Down" and "I'm Beamin" were leaks re-released as street singles). "The Show Goes On" appeared on the iTunes Music Store on November 9.
Music video
The music video for "The Show Goes On" was released on December 25, 2010. It was directed by Hiro Murai and shows Lupe backstage preparing for a performance.[8] Contrary to popular belief[who?], the skull and crossbones glove is actually associated with Mastermind Japan and not Lupe Fiasco's post-punk band, Japanese Cartoon. It was MTV's last Jam Of The Week of 2010. The video itself was nominated for MTV's VMA Award for Best Hip Hop Video.
Chart performance
"The Show Goes On" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making this song Lupe's second top ten hit and biggest hit to date.[9] "The Show Goes On" is Lupe Fiasco's best-selling and highest-charting song to date. As of June 2011, the single has sold more than 3,000,000 digital units in the US.[10]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
^"Lupe Fiasco in-depth interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011". Bluesandsoul.com. October 15, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^Batey, Angus (March 3, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco: 'I have the right to speak out'". The Guardian. London.
^XXL Staff (January 2, 2012). "Top 100 Songs of 2011". XXL. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^. NovaFM.com.au. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
^"Interview: Lupe Fiasco Hates His Own Album". Complex.com. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
^"Turn It Up: Lupe Fiasco yking the making of 'L.A.S.E.R.S.":'It was destroying me'". Leisureblogs.ChicagoTribune.com. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
^"The Show Goes On on ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^"Beyond The Video: "The Show Goes On"". Youtube.com. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
^"Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100" (in French). Billboard.com. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^Grein, Paul (December 14, 2011). "Chart Watch Extra: The Year's Top 30 Hits | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^"Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^"Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^"Lupe Fiasco Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^"Lupe Fiasco Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^"Lupe Fiasco Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Show Goes On". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^"Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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This article is about the Lupe Fiasco song For the Bruce Hornsby and the Range song see Scenes from the Southside The Show Goes On is a song by American recording artist Lupe Fiasco released on October 26 2010 as the lead single from his third studio album Lasers 1 Prominently built on the bassline of Pachelbel s Canon citation needed the song was produced by Kane Beatz and the melody of the song was based on the 2004 song Float On by Modest Mouse The song features backing vocals from JR Get Money It was released to iTunes on November 9 2010 and debuted at No 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 eventually reaching a peak of No 9 It was released in the UK on February 20 2011 The song was a major point of contention for the artist and a reason for the lengthy delay of the album making the title fitting as Lupe was told unequivocally by record producers If you don t do The Show Goes On your album s not coming out 2 However XXL named it 14th Best Song of 2011 3 The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 54th Grammy Awards The Show Goes On Single by Lupe Fiascofrom the album LasersReleasedOctober 26 2010Recorded2010GenreHip hoppopLength3 56Label1st amp 15thAtlanticSongwriter s Wasalu JacoDaniel JohnsonDustin BrowerJonathon BrownIsaac BrockDann GallucciEric JudyProducer s Kane BeatzLupe Fiasco singles chronology I m Beamin 2010 The Show Goes On 2010 Words I Never Said 2011 Music video Show Goes On on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditLupe Fiasco announced the name of the single at the Fiasco Friday protest on October 15 2010 On that day Lyor Cohen came down to play the single for the protest turned celebrating fan base situated outside Atlantic Records In a NovaFM interview he gave an analysis of the first verse He went on to say For them it was why is he talking about the record label but it s still a great song For me I was like No that s my therapy To give you this song Now you have to make it a worldwide smash You have to play it on the radio So every time you hear it you re going to hear me talking about your ass 4 On February 28 2011 what the Complex magazine published an interview with Lupe that detailed the background behind the single 5 There s nothing really to tell about that record to be honest I didn t have nothing to do with that record That was the label s record That wasn t like I knew the producer or knew the writer or anything like that That was one of those records the record company gave me they even gave me stuff they wanted me to rap about It wasn t like Hey I did this and I went to a mountain and found inspiration and it was this I had to do The Show Goes On that was like the big chip on the table I had to do it and it had to be the first single if the record was going to come out In an interview with The Adelaide Tribune Lupe expanded further on his feelings toward the record 6 I was literally told for The Show Goes On that I shouldn t rap too deep I shouldn t be too lyrical It just needs to be something easy on the eyes Like a record company telling Picasso that we don t need these abstract interpretations of life where people have to sit down and look at it and break it down It was better to paint the Upper West Side lady and her poodle so everyone could look at it right away and understand what was going on I felt like I was painting poodles It s why in the first line of The Show Goes On I paraphrase Johnny Rotten at the Sex Pistols final show Have you ever had the feeling that you were being cheated Writing credits are given to Lupe Fiasco Isaac Brock Dustin Brower Jonathon Brown Dann Gallucci Eric Judy and to producer Kane Beatz 7 The song was released on Lupe Fiasco s website on October 26 for download This marked the first officially planned released single from Lasers Shining Down and I m Beamin were leaks re released as street singles The Show Goes On appeared on the iTunes Music Store on November 9 Music video EditThe music video for The Show Goes On was released on December 25 2010 It was directed by Hiro Murai and shows Lupe backstage preparing for a performance 8 Contrary to popular belief who the skull and crossbones glove is actually associated with Mastermind Japan and not Lupe Fiasco s post punk band Japanese Cartoon It was MTV s last Jam Of The Week of 2010 The video itself was nominated for MTV s VMA Award for Best Hip Hop Video Chart performance Edit The Show Goes On peaked at No 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 making this song Lupe s second top ten hit and biggest hit to date 9 The Show Goes On is Lupe Fiasco s best selling and highest charting song to date As of June 2011 the single has sold more than 3 000 000 digital units in the US 10 Charts and certifications EditCharts Edit Chart 2011 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 11 5Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 12 50Canada Canadian Hot 100 13 19Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 14 12Canada Hot AC Billboard 15 46Ireland IRMA 16 19New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 18UK Singles OCC 18 49US Billboard Hot 100 19 9US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 20 45US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 21 4US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 22 6US Rhythmic Billboard 23 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2011 PositionAustralia ARIA 24 51Canada Canadian Hot 100 25 87US Billboard Hot 100 26 28US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 27 39US Rhythmic Billboard 28 7Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 29 2 Platinum 140 000 New Zealand RMNZ 30 Gold 7 500 United States RIAA 31 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit Lupe Fiasco in depth interview by Pete Lewis Blues amp Soul March 2011 Bluesandsoul com October 15 2010 Retrieved June 6 2012 Batey Angus March 3 2011 Lupe Fiasco I have the right to speak out The Guardian London XXL Staff January 2 2012 Top 100 Songs of 2011 XXL Retrieved January 23 2021 Lupe Fiasco Takes a Stab at the Music Business in The Show Goes On NovaFM com au February 8 2011 Archived from the original on February 11 2011 Retrieved February 8 2011 Interview Lupe Fiasco Hates His Own Album Complex com Retrieved March 2 2011 Turn It Up Lupe Fiasco yking the making of L A S E R S It was destroying me Leisureblogs ChicagoTribune com March 1 2011 Retrieved March 2 2011 The Show Goes On on ACE Repertory ASCAP Retrieved November 11 2021 Beyond The Video The Show Goes On Youtube com January 10 2011 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved February 8 2011 Top 100 Music Hits Top 100 Music Charts Top 100 Songs amp The Hot 100 in French Billboard com June 2 2012 Retrieved June 6 2012 Grein Paul December 14 2011 Chart Watch Extra The Year s Top 30 Hits Chart Watch NEW Yahoo Music Music yahoo com Retrieved June 6 2012 Lupe Fiasco The Show Goes On ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved January 26 2022 Lupe Fiasco The Show Goes On in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved 2011 03 11 Lupe Fiasco Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Lupe Fiasco Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved January 26 2022 Lupe Fiasco Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved January 26 2022 The Irish Charts Search Results The Show Goes On Irish Singles Chart Retrieved January 27 2020 Lupe Fiasco The Show Goes On Top 40 Singles Retrieved January 26 2022 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Lupe Fiasco Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Lupe Fiasco Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Lupe Fiasco Chart History Hot Rap Songs Billboard Lupe Fiasco Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Lupe Fiasco Chart History Rhythmic Billboard ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011 Australian Recording Industry Association Archived from the original on January 27 2012 Retrieved January 18 2015 Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2011 Billboard Retrieved August 13 2019 Best of 2011 Hot 100 Songs Billboard 2011 Retrieved December 9 2011 Pop Songs Year End 2011 Billboard Retrieved September 4 2019 Rhythmic Songs Year End 2011 Billboard Retrieved September 4 2019 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2011 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved October 6 2021 Latest Gold Platinum Singles Radioscope August 21 2011 Archived from the original on August 31 2011 Retrieved October 6 2021 American single certifications Lupe Fiasco The Show Goes On Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved October 6 2021 External links Edit The Show Goes On Music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Show Goes On song amp oldid 1121454408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
