Box of Secrets (song)
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"Box of Secrets" is the second single by singer/songwriter Zarif
and the second single taken from her debut album Box of Secrets. The song contains samples from the song "Sing, Sing, Sing
" by Louis Prima
and the commercial single version contains a rap from Mz Bratt
.
/ Sony BMG. It will be released on her own label, Bright Pink Records. The single and video version of the song features a new rap by British MC Mz Bratt
.
account . The video was directed by Andy Hylton and Mz Bratt
features in the video. The video features Zarif walking into a photo booth, which transports her to several 1920s Jazz age scapes.
Zarif
Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif, is a British singer-songwriter of Scottish-Iranian-Jewish descent whose music ranges from soul to funk to pop. She performs with a nine piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.-Biography:...
and the second single taken from her debut album Box of Secrets. The song contains samples from the song "Sing, Sing, Sing
Sing, Sing, Sing
"Sing, Sing, Sing " is a 1936 song, written by Louis Prima and first recorded by him with the New Orleans Gang and released in March 1936 as a 78 as Brunswick 7628 . It is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras. It was covered by Fletcher Henderson and most famously Benny Goodman...
" by Louis Prima
Louis Prima
Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the...
and the commercial single version contains a rap from Mz Bratt
Mz Bratt
Cleopatra Humphrey , better known by her stage name Mz. Bratt, is an English electro-grime recording artist.-History:...
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Background
"Box of Secrets" originally featured on an advert for Sky1 in 2009 and later was released as a free download for a limited time period. In 2010, it was released as the second single from Zarif's debut album, also titled Box of Secrets on 16 August 2010, following her departure from RCARCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
/ Sony BMG. It will be released on her own label, Bright Pink Records. The single and video version of the song features a new rap by British MC Mz Bratt
Mz Bratt
Cleopatra Humphrey , better known by her stage name Mz. Bratt, is an English electro-grime recording artist.-History:...
.
Music video
The music video for "Box of Secrets" premiered on 2 June 2010 on Zarif's YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
account . The video was directed by Andy Hylton and Mz Bratt
Mz Bratt
Cleopatra Humphrey , better known by her stage name Mz. Bratt, is an English electro-grime recording artist.-History:...
features in the video. The video features Zarif walking into a photo booth, which transports her to several 1920s Jazz age scapes.
Formats and Track listings
Digital Download- "Box of Secrets" (featuring Mz BrattMz BrattCleopatra Humphrey , better known by her stage name Mz. Bratt, is an English electro-grime recording artist.-History:...
) (Radio Edit) - 3:42 - "Box of Secrets" (Original Mix) - 3:42
- "Box of Secrets" (Redlight Remix) - 3:31
- "Box of Secrets" (Cyantific & Wilkinson Remix) - 5:24
- "Box of Secrets" (Midland Remix) - 6:51
- "Box of Secrets" (Ripper Remix) - 5:36