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Y.A.

Y.A. is credited on 16 releases across 5 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 2002–2007 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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16

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5

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1

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Biography

"Y.A.L.A." is a song by recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth album Matangi, released in 2013. It was released as the fourth single from the album. The track was written by M.I.A. together with Ruben Fernhout and Jerry Leembruggen of the Dutch production team The Partysquad who also produced the track. The song's title stands for "You Always Live Again", which was seen as a response to the slogan "Y.O.L.O." ("You Only Live Once"), popularised by rapper Drake in his 2011 song "The Motto". The track refers to reincarnation and karma, some of the concepts relating to Hinduism that M.I.A. has incorporated into the album. The lyrics also reference Fidel Castro, Cristiano Ronaldo, offshore banking and Julianne Moore. "Y.A.L.A." was previewed on singer's SoundCloud account on 16 October, and subsequently made available for download on 22 October 2013 upon pre-ordering Matangi. The song served as the fourth single from the album. It was performed on The Colbert Report, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and the Matangi Tour. The track was met with mostly positive feedback. AllMusic picked "Y.A.L.A." as one of the highlights on the album.

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16 releases · 5 albums · active 2002–2007

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