[Hook: Children Choir] 'Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right, wanted to be him How does this define myself as an individual? Mom, I touched the net! This commercial had been aired when Michael Jordan was in his prime and many people idolized him. — From 1 on 1 with NiceKicks.com, July 28, 2011, I was seven years old when I got my first pair, And I stepped outside, and I was like "Momma, Air Maxes were next, that air bubble, that mesh, My friends couldn't afford 'em, four stripes on their Adidas, Stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo, And then my friend Carlos's brother got murdered for his Fours, Didn't wanna get caught from Genesee Park to Othello, I was tryna fly, without leaving the ground, 'Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right, wanted to be him, A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes, I would never hoop in, "Are you stupid? Look at what that swoosh did In my stripped down definition, selling out is compromising your artistic integrity for money/fame. The music video starts with Macklemore now a grown-up man, going into an empty basketball court, where the indications are, that he apparently used to practice basketball himself. They’re still my words. In my heart I can tell you that my personal artistic integrity remained completely intact over the weekend. [2] It was heavily used in TNT television channel's promotion to the event and at the event itself. Then there is a scene where the kid has been roughed up and his sneakers stolen as he walks home only with his socks on.
On his way back home all alone, he is followed by three juveniles eyeing him. It features uncredited vocals from Hollis. Give me a star to reach for Will I stand for change, or stay in my box? ", "Macklemore's Strangely Self-Censored NBA Promo", Australian-charts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Wing$", Lescharts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Wing$", "Macklemore Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)", "Macklemore Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles", Australian Recording Industry Association, "American single certifications – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Wing$", Recording Industry Association of America, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wings_(Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis_song)&oldid=941412356, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100, Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales footnote, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 February 2020, at 12:46. This song was my attempt to break down my own, conflicted interest in the sneaker culture. Just stitch my wings and pull the strings I listened to what that swoosh said This air bubble right here, it's gonna make me fly" ", But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all. That wasn’t a plan to it. He describes "touching the net" as being the "best day of my life" (also a sample of a Jordan typical Nike ad), boasting about his skills to his mother and friends... until that is "my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his fours, whoa", a reference to the basketball shoes he was wearing. The final shot is back to the original scene at the basketball court with Macklemore still rapping as a grown and much wiser man. It features uncredited vocals from Hollis. Like these are what make you cool And I'll go so high, I'll go so high The music video is full of basketball memorabilia including promotional snapshots of Michael Jordan, many posters of Jordan with wide openly stretched arms, and a #23 jersey, a picture Macklemore replicates himself on cover of the release, with him wearing the #23 Chicago Bulls jersey with a snapshot with exactly the same pose as that of Jordan. Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk Macklemore raps while he reminisces himself as a small kid wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey number 23 (clearly alluding to NBA player Michael Jordan) and wearing, in a close-up, Nike sneakers that would "make him fly" (another reference to Nike Air Jordan sneakers). [Verse 3: Macklemore] The music video, directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi, alludes to an autobiographical story line. Do these shoes make me fresh? Reaching home, he can barely take off his socks to wear a new clean pair. On the court I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros, yo Nah, this is what I am [Verse 2: Macklemore] Some might even buy it and become real fans. And I consumed it And I'll go so high, I'll go so high What I wore, this is the source of my youth He says: The All Star game intro was seen by millions of people on Sunday who had no idea who we were. I bought these dreams that all fall down An alternative version of this song was used for commercials involving the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Then back a final flashback at the young kid wearing a Nike pair dreaming of his first day in school.
And that story is one that I'm still proud of, and it’s dope to me that it’s relatable enough for TNT to want to use it. Not the TNT chopped up edit, but the full one. That's my air bubble and I'm lost, if it pops But I'm trying to take mine off A "4-minute song does not fit into a 30-second movie trailer. *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alone, "Wings" (NBA All-Star Weekend Edition) (2013), "Wings, The NBA All-Star Game, & Selling Out", "2013 NBA All-Star TNT Promo: Wing$ by Macklemore feat. “Wings” (stylized as “Wing$”) explores the consumerism that Macklemore feels plagues not only the youth but everyone in American Society: The idea that your worth as a person is intrinsically linked to the monetary worth of the items you own and the reliance on materialistic items to fit in. Will I stand for change, or stay in my box? "Wings" (stylized as "Wing$") is a song by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, released as the debut single from their first studio album The Heist. The promotional film with Macklemore wearing the West #3 Chris Paul (eventual MVP of the All Star Game) red jersey, is shown in a new video accompanied by a young choir wearing All Star T-shirts. In the song “Wing$” written by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Macklemore sings about his experience with consumerism during the “sneaker culture” and expansion of Nike in the 1990s. Macklemore showed up the day of the shooting of the video in a middle school gym in Los Angeles where he says that he was informed that they might:[1], re-arrange the structure of the song to fit the NBA event. My feet won't touch the ground This old Nike commercial is a perfect example of how Nike convinced people if they buy their expensive sneakers, they will be better basketball players. They picked the parts that fit their ad campaign, and visually matched it to us performing, threw in a highlight reel of crazy dunks and had a bunch of kids singing the hook in a gym. I was seven years old when I got my first pair We want what we can't have [Verse 1: Macklemore] Just stitch my wings and pull the strings My feet won't touch the ground
Ryan Lewis", "Why Is Macklemore Letting His Anti-Nike "Wings" Be Used As NBA's All-Star Anthem? But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all I had proposed and thought about these questions before, but I never broke them down. Just leave 'em in that box! And guess what version they get? "I touched the net! Stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo
[Outro: Macklemore] I bought these dreams that all fall down I’m all for that. This song finds Macklemore rapping about the influence held by multinational corporations like Nike, and the evils of advertising. For a hundred dollars and some change Then there is a camera cut back to other young boys and girls in "Niketown" in front of a catchy Nike display saying "JUST DO IT." Don’t crease 'em! The following scenes display a grown-up man (Macklemore) instructing youth in an apparent awareness campaign meeting them in a hair salon or while traveling on a bus, talking to them through an open book what he thinks is essential and what is secondary, warning them of the consequences of consumerism, particularly regarding basketball sneakers. But they wanted his Starter coat, though www.ziamohajerjasbi.comTHE VIDEO:Director/DP/Art Director/Editor/Colorist: Zia MohajerjasbiProducers: Hollis Wong-Wear, Zia Mohajerjasbi, Sam TolouiAssociate Producers: Amaniel Gebregiorgis, Tricia Davis, Nick Zieber Gaffer/Key Grip: Steve FailowsGrips: Futsum Tsegai, Will Foster, Rezene Tsegai, Ryan McNameeExecutive Producers: All that pledged to the \"WINGS\" Kickstarter campaignSTARRING: Lucas King as Mini-MacklemoreSPECIAL THANKS TO: Officials Vintage, Sonny Byers and the Denny Middle School Chorus, Chera Amlag and Cascade Middle School, Mark Terry and The Northwest School, Rock Paper Scissors, Kyle Johnson, Dean Cannon, Tyan Bardon, Kai Shelton, Shaudi Vahdat, Mad Dog Productions, Jordan Nicholson, Kelly and Mike King, Supreme Cutz, The Station, Jefferson Community Center, Youth Ambassadors, YMCA Seattle Black Achievers Program, Sandpoint Housing Youth Program, Ryan Swigart, Anu Mohajerjasbi, Wizdom, Sam Terry, Paul Javid, John Gonzales, Ryan Middleton, Light Iron Digital, Zach Quillen, Chana Johnson, Laila Montenegro, Beacon Hill, Yesler Terrace. I wanna fly, can you take me far away? The attempt is to dissect our infatuation and attachment to logos, labels, brands and the fleeting happiness that is intrinsically linked to the almighty power of the purchase. Sometimes it’s excess. Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes, I would never hoop in He explained its meaning on his website: "The song 'Wing$' is about the pursuit of identity through the means of consumerism," said the Seattle rapper. That first day He added that in any licensing deal, they are going to edit anyway. They told me to just do it Macklemore x Ryan Lewis "WINGS" Official Music Video - YouTube At school I was so cool, I knew that I couldn't crease 'em And then my friend Carlos's brother got murdered for his Fours This incident becomes a wake-up call to young Macklemore. Lyrics to 'Wings' by Macklemore. [Hook: Children Choir] Then the music video shows kids and youth practicing because they wish "to fly".
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