Marilyn Monroe (Pharrell Williams song)

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"Marilyn Monroe"
File:Pharrell Williams - Marilyn Monroe.png
Single by Pharrell Williams
from the album Girl
Released March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
Format CD single
Recorded 2013
Genre Funk[1]
Length 5:51
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Aerosol Can"
(2014)		 "Marilyn Monroe"
(2014)		 "Come Get It Bae"
(2014)

"Marilyn Monroe" is a song by American singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams. It features additional spoken vocals from English TV personality Kelly Osbourne. The song was released on March 10, 2014 as the second single from Williams' second studio album Girl (2014). It was written by Williams, while the string intro was written by American violinist Ann Marie Calhoun.

Composition

The opening track on Williams' second studio album, Girl (2014), "Marilyn Monroe" begins with an orchestral string introduction.[2] The song's production is characterized by Williams' signature "skittering" beat and "bumping" bass line,[3] and its lyrics discuss "helpless romantics and the perfect lady."[3] Its chorus contains references to several female historical figures,[4] including actress Marilyn Monroe, Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and French heroine Joan of Arc.[3] In the song's lyrics, Williams dismisses all three as "[meaning] nothing to [him]" and laments that he "just [wants] a different girl."[3] Kelly Osbourne provides spoken backing vocals on the song.[3]

Release

In an interview with New York radio station Power 105.1, Williams revealed that "Marilyn Monroe" would be released as the second single from G I R L.[5] On March 10, 2014, the single was added to the playlist of British urban contemporary radio station BBC Radio 1Xtra along with the Williams song "Brand New".[6] Prior to its single release, the song had debuted at number 52 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.[7] Professional dancer Khadija Nicholas was hired by Pharrell to pose for the single's cover.[8]

Track listing

  • CD single (Germany)[9]
  1. "Marilyn Monroe"
  2. "Marilyn Monroe" (instrumental)

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Luis Cerveró, was released on April 23, 2014.[10]

Credits and personnel

  • Pharrell Williams – lead vocals, songwriting, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, programming, percussion, production, executive production
  • Ann Marie Calhoun – songwriting
  • Kelly Osbourne – background vocals[11]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 11
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 6
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 38
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] 1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 28
France (SNEP)[16] 27
Germany (Deutsche Black Charts)[17] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 18
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 27
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 58
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 45
South Africa (EMA)[24] 9
South Korea (Gaon International Chart)[25] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 25
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[27] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[28] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[29] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[6] March 10, 2014 Urban contemporary radio
Australia[31] April 7, 2014 Contemporary hit radio
Italy[32] April 29, 2014 Sony
United Kingdom[33] May 12, 2014
Germany[9] May 30, 2014 CD single

References

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External links

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  15. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Pharrell Williams – Marilyn Monroe". Tracklisten. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pharrell Williams – Marilyn Monroe" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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  18. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Pharrell Williams – Marilyn Monroe". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 23, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pharrell Williams search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-05-31". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  22. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201426 into search. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  23. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201426 into search. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  24. ↑ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2014-06-24". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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  27. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-06-07" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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  29. ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Pharrell Williams. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  30. ↑ ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart at the Wayback Machine. ARIA Charts. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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