"Execute Me" is a song by Danish electropop singer Medina

Medina (singer)

Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....

. It will be released as the sixth single of the album "Welcome to Medina

Welcome to Medina

Welcome to Medina is the international debut studio album by Danish-Chilean electropop singer Medina. It was released on 23 July 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "You and I", on 3 May 2010....

" on November 18, 2011. The song is written by Medina, Jeppe Federspiel, Rasmus Stabell and Lisa Greene and was produced by Providers

Providers

Providers is a Danish hip hop, R&B and pop song production team made up of Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell.Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell started as musicians playing drums. Years later, they joined forces to form Providers, an urban production team...

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Background and inspiration

"Execute Me" was written by Medina, Jeppe Federspiel, Rasmus Stabell and Lisa Greene for Medinas debut international album "Welcome to Medina

Welcome to Medina

Welcome to Medina is the international debut studio album by Danish-Chilean electropop singer Medina. It was released on 23 July 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "You and I", on 3 May 2010....

". About the songs inspiration Medina stated "There are moments in a relationshtip, when you ask yourself if the partner is the right one. When you assess that you are not happy with this relationship, you should be brave enough to end it. This step isn't easy, but in the long term you will be better. That's what the song stands for."

Critical reception

Mix1.de gave the song a positive review giving the single 7 out of 8 points. CDstars.de listed the song as a play tip. Katja Scherle from laut.de gave the song a negative review stating that the song was "predictable", "unimaginative" and "sluggish".

Music video

The music video was shot during concerts of the US tour, the "Welcome to Medina Tour" in Germany and on festivals in Denmark. The video premiered on October 31, 2011 on Medinas official myvideo.de channel.

Live performances

Medina performed the song on the "Welcome to Medina Tour" in Germany and on her club tour in the USA. She also performed the song on selected festivals in Denmark. Medina performed the song in an unplugged version on November 8, 2011 at Sat 1 Früstücksfernsehen.

Track listing

• German digital download

1. "Execute Me" - 3:36
2. "Execute Me" (Get No Sleep Collective Remix) - 5:36
3. "Execute Me" (Sola Plexus Remix Edit) - 3:37
4. "Execute Me" (Sola Plexus Remix) - 5:06

• Digital download music video

1. "Execute Me"

Personnel

• Songwriting
  Songwriter
  A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
  
   – Medina Valbak
  Medina (singer)
  Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
  
  , Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel
  Providers
  Providers is a Danish hip hop, R&B and pop song production team made up of Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell.Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell started as musicians playing drums. Years later, they joined forces to form Providers, an urban production team...
  
  , Lisa Greene
• Production
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   and instruments
  Musical instrument
  A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
  
   – Providers
  Providers
  Providers is a Danish hip hop, R&B and pop song production team made up of Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell.Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell started as musicians playing drums. Years later, they joined forces to form Providers, an urban production team...
  
  
• Vocals – Medina
• Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
   and mastering
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
   – Anders Schuman, Providers

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Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Germany	November 18, 2011	EMI Germany EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...	Digital download