P.O.W.A.
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| Single by M.I.A. | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2017 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maya Arulpragasam | |||
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"P.O.W.A." (pronounced "power") is a song by British musician M.I.A., released on 8 February 2017 by Interscope Records. The video was released alongside the single, and was directed by M.I.A.
A "politically-charged track", "P.O.W.A" features lyrical references to Rihanna, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden and the Spice Girls. The song also features chanting from M.I.A.
"P.O.W.A." samples "Blue Moon" by The Marcels.
"P.O.W.A."'s music video was directed by M.I.A. It displays the singer lying on a marigold truck, wandering several different "desolate landscapes" in vividly-colored saris, and a line of men dancing against an orange wall.
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