''Booty Call'' is
the Midnight Beast
The Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy/parody music group from London. They are most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single " TiK ToK" by American pop artist Ke$ha. The group currently has three ...
's debut
EP released in 2010.
Background and videos
The EP was released in 2010, the same years as each of the videos for the songs. The song ''"Booty Call"'' is about when the three members of the band, Stefan, Dru and Ash, have a sleepover at Stef's house. They involve themselves in various activities such as doing their hair, playing
My Little Pony
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and watching movies. The song ''"Daddy"'' tells the story of Dru's past, when his father left him for their family's
Spanish
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cleaner. It also shows how Dru reacts to this, which involves him eating excessively. ''"Fashion Innit"'' is a skit about the Band learning about
fashion
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. The video for "Daddy" was uploaded to
YouTube
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on 24 June 2010. The Booty Call video was uploaded on 12 August 2010 and has since had over 4,000,000 views.
The video for Fashion Innit featured Stefan receiving a call from
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter.
After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
, asking them to do a "Gonzo Report" on fashion. The song then commences, and at the end they decide to decline the offer. Track 2 on the EP is a clean version of Booty Call.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2010 debut EPs
The Midnight Beast albums