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Born Again (SHY & DRS song)

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"Born Again"
Single by SHY & DRS featuring Christina Novelli
Released22 July 2014
Recorded2014
GenreIndie
Length3:31
LabelUnparallel Music Group
Songwriter(s)Darren Scott[1]
SHY & DRS singles chronology
"Out My Face"
(2013)
"Born Again"
(2014)
Christina Novelli singles chronology
"Born Again"
(2014)
Music video
"Born Again" on YouTube

"Born Again" is a 2014 single by Scottish rappers and songwriter twin brothers SHY & DRS featuring the additional vocals of the British trance singer Christina Novelli. It was released on the independent record label Unparallel Music Group established by the brothers.

Music video

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The music video was very controversial. DRS (Darren Robert Scott) explained the "song is about splitting up with someone and that feeling of becoming a new person".

But the twins wanted the accompanying video to have a more literal meaning and thus the scene of a woman giving birth to two full-grown-up men (SHY and DRS) who continue to perform their song "Born Again" still covered in blood as the birth-giving woman dies on the operation table.

The gory video was removed from YouTube swiftly following many complaints from viewers. The video was later reissued on the YouTube Channel.[2]

Charts

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The single made it to the Top 40 Scottish Singles Chart peaking at number 26.[3]

The single also reached number 14 on the Music Week Indie Chart in its first week of release.[4]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Scottish Singles Chart[3] 26

References

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  1. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for Lemonade". ASCAP. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Victoria Pease (11 August 2014). "Rap duo SHY and DRS hit Scottish top 40 with single Born Again". STV Aberdeen. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Official Charts Company: Scottish Singles Chart dated 16 August 2014
  4. ^ Music Week Indie Chart Singles Breakers