Arular
Sign in to saveArular is the debut studio album by English recording artist M.I.A. It was released on 22 March 2005 in the United States, and one month later in the United Kingdom, with a slightly different track listing. In 2004, the album's release was preceded by two singles and the Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape. M.I.A. wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album, while collaborators included Justine Frischmann, Switch, Diplo, Richard X, Ant Whiting and Greg "Wizard" Fleming.
Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- M.I.A.
- First released
- 2005-02-22
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- Listeners
- 69
- Total plays
- 665
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Arular
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- M.I.A.
- Album.cover
- M.I.A. - Arular.png
- Album.recorded
- Mid-2003 – 2004; West London
- Album.prev_title
- Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1
- Album.prev_year
- 2004
- Album.next_title
- Kala
- Album.next_year
- 2007
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- publication date
- 2005-01-01
- title
- Arular
- number of parts of this work
- 12
- review score
- 5
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16 sectionsContents
- Composition and recording
- Music and lyrics
- Artwork
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- Track listing
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- Release history
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Arular is the debut studio album by English recording artist M.I.A. It was released on 22 March 2005 in the United States, and one month later in the United Kingdom, with a slightly different track listing. In 2004, the album's release was preceded by two singles and the Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape. M.I.A. wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album, while collaborators included Justine Frischmann, Switch, Diplo, Richard X, Ant Whiting and Greg "Wizard" Fleming.
The album's title is the political code name used by her father, Arul Pragasam, during his involvement with Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups, and themes of conflict and revolution feature heavily in the lyrics and artwork. Musically, the album incorporates styles that range from hip hop and electroclash to dancehall, baile funk, and punk. M.I.A. created the basic backing tracks using a Roland MC-505 groovebox given to her by long-time friend Frischmann.