"Deepest Shame" is a hip-hop song composed and performed by British rapper Plan B. The track was released in the

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on 9 September 2012 as the third official single from the ''

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'' soundtrack, a film which Plan B also directed. The track was originally composed as a freestyle rap, entitled "Michelle", and later reworked into a soul number for inclusion in ''

Ill Manors ''Ill Manors'' (stylised as ''ill Manors'') is a 2012 British crime drama film written, co-scored and directed by Ben Drew AKA musician Plan B. The film revolves around the lives of eight main characters, played by Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Ke ...

''.

Composition

"Deepest Shame" was first composed as a freestyle rap entitled "Michelle". The track was first used in Ben Drew's 2008 short film ''Michelle'', and this version features beatboxer Faith SFX. The version of "Michelle" that was used in ''ill Manors'' has some elements similar to "Deepest Shame"; however, for the album release, the song was re-written as more of a soul number, although "Michelle" is included on the deluxe edition bonus disc. "Michelle" was originally a freestyle rap, featuring an extended rap verse and no "Deepest Shame" chorus. However, in the final version, the extension of the verse was taken out, replaced by a new first verse which is sung, rather than rapped, and some lyrics of the original rap were modified for radio use.

Release

The song was premiered on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 11 May 2012. The

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remix of the track, which serves as the official single remix, was uploaded to UKF Drum & Bass on 2 September 2012. The Cinematic remix received its worldwide premiere on

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show on the same day. An iTunes Store pre-order link confirmed the final track listing of the digital single, and in a similar format to the ''

'' EP, contains three remixes, an a cappella version and an instrumental. The EP was originally scheduled to be released on 2 September 2012 but its release was delayed by a week to 9 September 2012. The New Machine remix, featuring a combination of

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's chorus, the original album version, alongside new rap verses from

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and

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, premiered on YouTube on 8 September 2012.

Music video

The music video for "Deepest Shame" was directed by Paul Caslin, and premiered on

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on 6 August 2012. The video shows footage of Drew performing the song in a dimly lit room in a derelict warehouse, intertwined with clips from ''

'', featuring the character Michelle, played by Anouska Mond. Newly filmed footage of Mond as Michelle,

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, within the basement of the building, with writing on her body, is also featured in the video.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

* Plan B – vocals, producer * Al Shux – producer, mixing * Eric Appapoulay – additional producer, mixing * Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixing * Al O'Connell – engineer * John Davis – mastering

References

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