"Animal" is a song by British singer

Conor Maynard Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's '' ...

from his debut studio album, '' Contrast''. It was released as the album's fourth single as a digital download on 20 January 2013, featuring vocals from English rapper, MC, songwriter, record producer and recording artist

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(also known as "The Godfather of Grime"). The song was written by Conor Maynard,

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, Sophie Stern,

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, Joey Dyer, Jon Mills and produced by The Invisible Men, The Arcade. The song entered the

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at number 34 on 20 January 2013, climbing twenty-eight places the following week to number 6, becoming Maynard's third highest-charting single.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Animal" was first released onto YouTube on 11 December 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review, praising its "militant beats and wall-bouncing synths", and saying:

Despite his sex-charged pleas to "mess me up" being at odds with his boyish charm, 12 months on we're still standing by our judgement that Conor is one of pop's most exciting new stars. .Conor Maynard ft. Wiley: 'Animal' - Single review

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

* Lead

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

– Conor Maynard, Wiley * Producers –

, The Arcade *

Lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer ...

– Conor Maynard,

, Sophie Stern, Kurtis McKenzie, Joey Dyer, Jon Mills *

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: Parlophone

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

Conor Maynard interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' January 2013
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