shut up and drive

Question:

Did N.O. ever get any royalties from Rihanna's "Shut Up And Drive"? If so, were they given the appropriate songwriting credits and was a deal struck up-front, or did they have to go thorugh legal channels?

Whilst plenty of people have commented on the elements of Blue Monday in the song, I can't actually see N.O. being given songwriting credit anywhere (and I don't recall them mentioning about receiving money from it in any interviews).

It would be criminal if they never received any payment from a song which is so centrally based around BM's hook. Were NO too busy in-fighting at the time to get involved?

http://www.discogs.com/Rihanna-Shut-Up-And-Drive/release/1719437

leather_girl wrote: http://www.discogs.com/Rihanna-Shut-Up-And-Drive/release/1719437

I take it that's a yes then

i'm sure there's loads that they get a royalty from, but it would be someone from Warners chasing it, not NO themselves.

I cant hear it myself but then, out of natural instinct, I would always turn it off if it came on.

That must be worth a few quid.

I just wish she'd shut up...

michael preda wrote: I just wish she'd shut up...

Winner!

michael preda wrote: I just wish she'd shut up...

You still would though,wouldnt ye

No, skanky ho!

FDISK wrote: No, skanky ho!

Seconded, plus she can't hold her own notes live, it'd be like owning a water filter thats broken.

i heard a rumour the song is about George Michael.

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:

michael preda wrote:

FDISK wrote: No, skanky ho!

Seconded, plus she can't hold her own notes live, it'd be like owning a water filter thats broken.

you forgot to mention that you are a real hood wearing, cross burning Klansmen....

Being asian, thats highly unlikely. Be a bit out of place wouldn't it?

NO are fully creditted on the CD single inlay.

She could've got away with not creditting them though; the sample doesn't jump out at you.

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:

michael preda wrote:

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:

michael preda wrote:

FDISK wrote: No, skanky ho!

Seconded, plus she can't hold her own notes live, it'd be like owning a water filter thats broken.

you forgot to mention that you are a real hood wearing, cross burning Klansmen....

Being asian, thats highly unlikely. Be a bit out of place wouldn't it?

Absolutely not...today's Klan is much more inclusive...

of course, if you can read, they probably wouldn't take you...

Shame, I guess my reading skils are on par with a second grader.

interesting I wouldn't have noticed this sample either - are there any other no/jd samples about??

I'm surprised that no one noticed that Shut Up and Drive's entire melody and chord progression is totally copped from Blue Monday...

However, the song doesn't actually sample New Order....it samples Orgy COVERING New Order...