Mika’s most recent album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, failed to capture the interest of American music fans, as the album peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200. But can teaming up with a red hot producer and attaching his name to a superhero flick push the British pop darling into the mainstream? Mika and Lady Gaga’s beloved collaborator RedOne melded minds together in the studio for “Kick-Ass,” the lead single from the upcoming action-comedy of the same name. Watch the track’s video below and see if this is the song to launch the singer to superhero status.
Mika – “Kick-Ass”
For a song and movie called Kick-Ass, we think this video could have used a heck of a lot more, well, kickin’ ass. They didn’t give Mika much to do in this vid, opting instead to focus on random clips from the film that don’t really make us want to run out opening weekend to see the flick. Personally, we would have thrown a cape on the sexy pop star, plopped him in front of a green screen and turned him into a superhero intead of a nerdy rooftop singer belting to the sky.
The song itself features Mika doing what he does best: showing off his fancy falsetto and powering through the song with gutsy emotion. It’s a different direction for the Brit singer, too, with a heavier electro beat we haven’t heard on any of his previous singles. However, the track is a bit repetitive and unremarkable—we doubt “Kick-Ass” is destined to make a mark on pop-culture the way other-underdog-superhero flick Mystery Men accomplished with Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” (Nine years after the song came and went, Saturday Night Live is still writing sketches about it!)
Still, RedOne hopes you give it a fair shot—he tweeted, “I really Hope you enjoy the song KICK-ASS, i did with The “Incredibly talented” SuperStar in My EYES @mikasounds!!!!!” What say you, Mika fans? Does this song kick-ass, or will it disappear faster than a speeding bullet?
I like it, and it sounds about as American radio-friendly as I think he gets. It just sounds like a song a bigger artist does, even though it won't have a lot of staying power. It will be huge in the UK, since they know him, but I don't think this is the song to break him in the US.
I don't know. Like his other songs, it is contagious. Could he do better? Probably. Will it become a hit? Very likely. It sounds more commercial than the things he normally does. Pitty!
They gave Mika a perfect role for this video… battered and abused but coming out shining and glorious in the end. My guess is that pretty much sums up the movie plot. I'm only surprised Mika did something so targeted… at least he did it well. The song is empowering and I think will stand on it's own.
i love him
Check out this USA Today article I found on Kick-Ass. Sounds like this movie is going to pleasantly surprise its critics! http://bit.ly/ahn6MJ
This song is so awesome! it reminds me of a more american We Are Golden.
I hope you're right! Mika should be much, much more popular in the States than he currently is. Man is awesomely talented.
Yes, I agree, he really is talented! And there is more to his songs that it meets the eye. But it has always been a mystery to me why some people succeed in the States, while others don't. Is he too strange or what?
I love Mika's Kick-Ass single!
I can't ge it out of my head & don't want to!
I believe it will kick ass!!
Kudos Mika!!
Kick Ass Movie really kick my ass. I do really like this non superhero to superhero story. Oh no! What happened to Mika here?
I hope that this will make Mika become more well known in the US. He really deserves to do well here, and this song might just kick it all off. At least I hope it will!
Perez and Gaga recognise him, why doesn't everyone else follow suit!
Everything Mika does is simply AMAZING.
I think it’s a pity that usually just the “normal” things become successfull, which then belongs to the mainstream.
I really don’t like Mika being in the mainstream. I love him for being different.
But ít’s hard; normally one can’t be different and successfull, most performers have to assimilate, which is sad in my opinion.
Good luck everybody! – I will come back again. Are you on facebook or twitter? Will like to follow you.
Thanks
I love that movie Kick Ass, but I never heard the sound track before. weird