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The Detroit Free Press ' Mark Snyder regarded The Fab Five as a " Warts and all " depiction . He went on to describe it as a " . . .a tour de force of information from coaches . . .to the scorned upperclassmen . . . , then @-@ Free Press beat writer Greg Stoda and the Detroit News ' Bryan Burwell , and even rappers Ic... |
A Michigan writer from The Grand Rapids Press described the film as " youthful nostalgia that must be felt by a whole generation " , but noted that the film was lacking in terms of outside perspective . He noted that fans would have welcomed voices of Bobby Knight , Dick Vitale , Jimmy Jackson , or Christian Laettner ... |
Another Michigan writer from SB Nation described the film as thorough in its ability to provide the viewer with the answers to natural intrigues such as : " How was the recruiting class assembled ? Who pushed for the baggy shorts ? The black socks ? How did a stodgy University of Michigan culture react to this bold , ... |
Rivals.com spoke against the tone of the film , which shows a lack of respect for team values . However , in describing the payment scandal , Webber 's related legal problems and the removal of the Fab Five 's banners from Crisler Arena , and the infamous timeout gaffe at the end of the 1993 national championship game... |
Another controversy arose from the film when the Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball teams of the late 1980s with Kendall Gill and Stephen Bardo claimed to be the originators of baggy shorts in basketball . All of the Wolverines who took part in the production of the film described how they felt they originated... |
= The Sweet Escape ( song ) =
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" The Sweet Escape " is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name ( 2006 ) . It was written by Stefani , Akon , and Giorgio Tuinfort . Akon , who is also a featured artist , developed the song 's beat before collaborating with Stefani . He designed it based on ... |
The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics , though there was a negative response to Akon 's presence as a featured artist . " The Sweet Escape " was released as the album 's second single on December 19 , 2006 and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary marke... |
= = Background and writing = =
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Interscope Records ' CEO Jimmy Iovine , who helped with A & R for The Sweet Escape , arranged the collaboration between Stefani and Akon . Interscope sent Stefani a copy of Akon 's 2004 debut album Trouble and repeatedly encouraged her to work with him . Akon readily accepted , and Stefani accepted after several peopl... |
When Akon was asked to work with Stefani , he reviewed her work , ranging from her music with No Doubt to her solo career . He noted that the sound Stefani had cultivated with No Doubt was missing from her solo work . Stefani , preoccupied with her baby Kingston Rossdale , cancelled their session and commented that sh... |
When they met , Akon played some of his tracks for her . They thought about words that would suit the marketing of Stefani 's music and her clothing lines L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers , settling on " Sweet Escape " . Akon played her the beat he had developed , and they began working on the song . They wrote it in 10 m... |
= = Music and lyrics = =
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" The Sweet Escape " is a ska and doo @-@ wop song composed in the key of B ♭ minor . It is written in compound quadruple meter , commonly used in doo @-@ wop , and has a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute . Stefani 's vocal range covers nearly two octaves , from G3 to F5 .
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The song uses two @-@ measure phrases that , aside from the choruses , use a i – III – IV – VI chord progression . The B ♭ minor chord is held for 1 ⅓ of a beat , and a relative transformation is then used to produce a second @-@ inversion D ♭ major chord , which is held for 1 ⅔ of a beat . In the second measure , a f... |
The song opens with an introduction which consists of eight measures of instrumentals , followed by eight measures in which Akon sings " Woohoo , yeehoo " . The introduction has been claimed to be similar to that in the 1986 song " Sweet Sweet Gwendoline " by German band Die Ärzte . Overdubbing is introduced in the mi... |
The song 's lyrics discuss an argument between spouses . Stefani apologizes " for acting stank " to her lover . She asks her lover for forgiveness and describes wanting to be a better wife . Although Stefani acknowledges her misdeeds , she nonetheless pushes off some of the blame in a manner that drew comparisons to M... |
= = Critical reception = =
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" The Sweet Escape " received generally positive reviews from contemporary pop music critics . In a review for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as " an irresistible [ ... ] track , driven by a giddy ' wee @-@ oh ! ' hook and supported by a nearly anthemic summertime chorus " . John Murphy of music... |
Akon 's presence as a featured artist on the track received negative reviews . Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters found that Akon contributed too few vocals to the song and that they were wasted . Rolling Stone reviewer Rob Sheffield agreed , viewing the song as a fumbled attempt to capitalize on the success of Akon 's " S... |
= = Commercial performance = =
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In the United States , " The Sweet Escape " debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated December 30 , 2006 . Following Stefani and Akon 's performance of the song on American Idol in late March 2007 , it peaked at number two on the chart dated April 14 behind Akon 's subsequent single " Don 't Mat... |
" The Sweet Escape " was similarly successful in Europe , topping the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart for three weeks in March 2007 . In the United Kingdom , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three , selling 30 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . The following week , the track peaked at number tw... |
The song debuted at number two on Australia 's ARIA Singles Chart and remained there for six weeks , behind Hinder 's " Lips of an Angel " and later Silverchair 's " Straight Lines " . The Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) certified " The Sweet Escape " double platinum for shipping 140 @,@ 000 copies ... |
= = Music video = =
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The song 's music video premiered on January 10 , 2007 on LAUNCHcast . The video opens with scenes of Stefani and the Harajuku Girls in a golden jail . After obtaining the key from a dog , they escape . Stefani is then shown in a penthouse two hours later . She lets down two long braids , allowing the Harajuku Girls t... |
The video was filmed in December 2006 , several days before Christmas . It was directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Maryann Tenado of H.S.I. Productions . The jail and penthouse scenes in the video are symbolic of " being jailed by love " . Stefani being unable to escape her metaphoric prisons represents how one ca... |
" The Sweet Escape " premiered on MTV 's top @-@ 10 video chart program Total Request Live at number seven January 16 , 2007 , and it peaked at number two the next month . The video was nominated for Most Earthshattering Collaboration , one of four categories created for the reinvented 2007 MTV Video Music Awards , bu... |
= = Live performances = =
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" The Sweet Escape " was featured on Stefani 's The Sweet Escape Tour . She also performed the song with Akon at the 2007 Kids ' Choice Awards , American Idol , and The Ellen DeGeneres Show .
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= = In popular culture = =
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The song and video were parodied on the February 17 , 2007 episode of Mad TV as " Aren 't Asians Great ? " . The video features Nicole Parker as Stefani and discusses the singer 's love of Asian culture as well as Asian contributions to the world .
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= = Track listings = =
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UK and German CD single
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" The Sweet Escape " ( featuring Akon ) – 4 : 06
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" Hollaback Girl " ( Harajuku Lovers Live Version ) – 4 : 49
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Australian and German CD maxi single
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" The Sweet Escape " ( featuring Akon ) – 4 : 06
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" Hollaback Girl " ( Harajuku Lovers Live Version ) – 4 : 49
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" Wind It Up " ( Robots to Mars Remix ) – 3 : 34
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" The Sweet Escape " ( video ) – 4 : 05
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US 12 " single
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A1 . " The Sweet Escape " ( Konvict Remix ) ( featuring Akon ) – 4 : 03
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A2 . " The Sweet Escape " ( Album Version ) ( featuring Akon ) – 4 : 06
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B1 . " The Sweet Escape " ( Konvict Instrumental ) – 4 : 03
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B2 . " The Sweet Escape " ( Album Version Instrumental ) – 4 : 06
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B3 . " The Sweet Escape " ( Album Version Acappella ) – 3 : 51
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Digital download – Konvict Remix
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" The Sweet Escape " ( Konvict Remix ) ( featuring Akon ) – 4 : 01
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= = Credits and personnel = =
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Sweet Escape .
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= Honorius of Canterbury =
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Honorius ( died 30 September 653 ) was a member of the Gregorian mission to Christianize the Anglo @-@ Saxons from their native Anglo @-@ Saxon paganism in 597 AD who later became Archbishop of Canterbury . During his archiepiscopate , he consecrated the first native English bishop of Rochester as well as helping the ... |
= = Early life = =
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A Roman by birth , Honorius may have been one of those chosen by Pope Gregory the Great for the Gregorian mission to England , although it seems more likely that he was a member of the second party of missionaries , sent in 601 . It is not known if his name was given to him at birth or if he chose it when he became ar... |
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In 627 , Honorius was consecrated as archbishop by Paulinus of York at Lincoln . Honorius wrote to Pope Honorius I asking the pope to raise the see of York to an archbishopric , so that when one archbishop in England died , the other would be able to consecrate the deceased bishop 's successor . The pope agreed , and ... |
Honorius consolidated the work of converting the English by sending Felix , a Burgundian , to Dunwich after Felix came to the archbishop and made known his desire to go to East Anglia as a missionary . Honorius may have consecrated Felix as the first bishop of East Anglia or Felix may have already have been consecrate... |
Honorius had few conflicts with the Irish missionary efforts , and admired Aidan , one of the leading Irish clergy .
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= = Death and legacy = =
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Honorius died on 30 September 653 , the last of the Gregorian missionaries . He was buried at the Church of St. Augustine 's in Canterbury . He was later revered as a saint , with his feast day being 30 September . His relics were translated to a new tomb in 1091 , and around that same time a haigiography of his life ... |
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