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Stole (song)
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"Stole" is a song by American
singer Kelly Rowland
. It was written and co-produced by Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner and recorded for Rowland's solo album Simply Deep
(2002). Generally well-received by music critics, the lyrics of the track chronicle three different scenarios with young people, whose lives are drastically changed by the aftermaths of a suicide and a school shooting.
The record was released as the album's lead single in Australia
and North America
in October 2002 and elsewhere in January 2003, following the worldwide success of "Dilemma
", Rowland's number-one collaboration with rapper Nelly
. It entered the top twenty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top five in Australia, Ireland
, New Zealand
and the United Kingdom
, where it remains her highest-charting solo single to date.
An accompanying music video
was filmed by Moroccan
director Sanaa Hamri
.
It was #1 in the UK
airplay and Irish
airplay charts.
announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest to Destiny's Child. With different types of music for each member to produce, Rowland and her band mates Beyoncé Knowles
and Michelle Williams
were not intended to compete on the charts, and thus, Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger every year each member's album. While group mate Michelle Williams
was the first to release a debut solo album, Heart to Yours
, in April 2002, the unexpected success of Rowland's collaboration with American rapper Nelly
on the song "Dilemma
" caused the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, Simply Deep
, to late 2002, replacing it with Knowles' solo debut Dangerously in Love
(2003). As a result, Rowland was requested to rush the recording of the album within three weeks to get done, and as no time was left to produce any new material, "Stole" — as with many songs on the album — was selected out of Sony Music's song pool of demo tapes.
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"Stole" is a mid-tempo pop
song performed with a slow groove, incorporating elements of rock
and urban pop
music. It is composed in the key
of C major
, and is in common time
at ninety-six beats per minute. The song is written in the common verse-chorus form
and features four instruments: electric guitar
, drums
, guitar
, and keyboards
. Rowland's vocal range
covers close to two octaves; she performs her highest pitch (D5) during the chorus, and her lowest pitch (E3) at the beginning of the verses.
A significant breakaway from Rowland's love
-themed recordings with Destiny's Child
, the narrative lyrics of "Stole" detail three different scenarios with young people. "It tells a story about each of their lives and what they go through and how their lives were taken away from them," Rowland remarked in an interview with CNN
's The Music Room, "I loved the song when I heard the lyrics and I hoped it would hopefully touch young people and inspire. I don't mean to sound preachy 'cos it's still got a great melody and a great musical feel behind it but it was just such a great song [...]."
for "Stole" was filmed by Moroccan
director Sanaa Hamri
and produced by Melissa Larsen for Anonymous Content. In the clip, Rowland is seen acting as an unseen character singing to the audience while explaining what is going on. The first scene is of a young man getting up to go to school, then he goes downstairs to see his sister and distraught mother with a black eye, who had obviously been beaten by his father. Thoroughly depressed, he goes to school, walks into one of the bathroom stalls and shoots himself. A girl, who is alluded to have known the boy, walks by and hears the shooting, goes into the bathroom, finds his body and calls the police. Rowland explains that after his death many of his classmates mentioned either never talking to the boy or treating him like an outsider.
Another sequence of the video shows that same girl going to a doctor's appointment and the song explains that she is pregnant. Next we see a group of young boys on a basketball court, one boy in particular who, as Rowland explains, dreamed of becoming a star basketball player. Then the boys glance over at a group of their classmates, obviously not on good terms, then the boy is shot and dies. The girl is later seen writing "Think before you act" on a class mural dedicated to the two deceased boys.
Access Granted
went behind the scenes of the video and Rowland reveals to the cameras that her shirt has a picture of The Notorious B.I.G.
on the left side and another picture of Tupac Shakur
on the right side. Rowland said she wore that shirt because she felt like their lives were truly stolen.
The musicvideo is featured on the DVD "Destiny's Child World Tour
", on the 2007 Wal-Mart
exclusive DVD BET Presents Kelly Rowland
(with Access Granted
footage) as well as on the European Maxi-Single (but here they use the "D. Elliott Dreambrotha Mix" instead of the "Album Version").
, with former still remaining on number-one. It took another nine weeks until the single reached its peak position at number twenty-seven on November 30, 2002. It would remain Rowland's highest-charting single as a leading solo artist on the U.S. Hot 100 until the release of her 2011 single "Motivation
." More successful on Billboard' s component charts, "Stole" reached the top twenty on the Top 40 Tracks
and the Top 40 Mainstream
charts, while its remixes peaked at number twenty-four on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In Norway, it became Rowand's second top ten entry as a solo artist, debuting at the tenth position and reaching number six spot the next week, and staying in the chart for nine weeks. In Switzerland, the single debuted on February 9, 2003 at number twenty-four, the next week it jumped to the twelfth position, reaching a peak position of nine for a single week, and remaining on the chart for fifteen weeks. Scoring its highest peaking position in Ireland
and the United Kingdom
, where it debuted at number three and two respectively, the song would remain Rowland's biggest-charting solo success Europe-wide until the release of her equally successful 2008 single "Work
", excluding "Dilemma" and "When Love Takes Over".
U.S. CD single
International CD single
European CD single
UK 12" promo
UK CD1 single
UK CD2 single 'The Club Remixes'
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
. It was written and co-produced by Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner and recorded for Rowland's solo album Simply Deep
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo album by American singer Kelly Rowland, first released by Columbia Records on October 28, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories...
(2002). Generally well-received by music critics, the lyrics of the track chronicle three different scenarios with young people, whose lives are drastically changed by the aftermaths of a suicide and a school shooting.
The record was released as the album's lead single in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in October 2002 and elsewhere in January 2003, following the worldwide success of "Dilemma
Dilemma (song)
"Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the Nelly's album Nellyville, and Rowland's album Simply Deep...
", Rowland's number-one collaboration with rapper Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
. It entered the top twenty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top five in Australia, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it remains her highest-charting solo single to date.
An accompanying music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was filmed by Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
director Sanaa Hamri
Sanaa Hamri
Sanaa Hamri is a Moroccan American music video and film director. She is one of the few prominent female film and music video directors of color.-Early life and breakthrough:...
.
It was #1 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
airplay and Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
airplay charts.
Background and recording
During recording their third album, Survivor (2001), Destiny's ChildDestiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest to Destiny's Child. With different types of music for each member to produce, Rowland and her band mates Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
and Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
were not intended to compete on the charts, and thus, Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger every year each member's album. While group mate Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
was the first to release a debut solo album, Heart to Yours
Heart to Yours
Heart to Yours is the first solo album by American singer Michelle Williams. Released on April 16, 2002, by Sanctuary and Columbia Records it became the first solo release of any Destiny's Child member...
, in April 2002, the unexpected success of Rowland's collaboration with American rapper Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
on the song "Dilemma
Dilemma (song)
"Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the Nelly's album Nellyville, and Rowland's album Simply Deep...
" caused the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, Simply Deep
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo album by American singer Kelly Rowland, first released by Columbia Records on October 28, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories...
, to late 2002, replacing it with Knowles' solo debut Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 22, 2003, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 to 2003 at several studios, during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny's Child...
(2003). As a result, Rowland was requested to rush the recording of the album within three weeks to get done, and as no time was left to produce any new material, "Stole" — as with many songs on the album — was selected out of Sony Music's song pool of demo tapes.
Music and lyrics
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song performed with a slow groove, incorporating elements of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and urban pop
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
music. It is composed in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of C major
C major
C major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
, and is in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
at ninety-six beats per minute. The song is written in the common verse-chorus form
Verse-chorus form
Verse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA form, which is focused on the verse , in verse-chorus form the chorus is highlighted...
and features four instruments: electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and keyboards
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
. Rowland's vocal range
Vocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
covers close to two octaves; she performs her highest pitch (D5) during the chorus, and her lowest pitch (E3) at the beginning of the verses.
A significant breakaway from Rowland's love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
-themed recordings with Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, the narrative lyrics of "Stole" detail three different scenarios with young people. "It tells a story about each of their lives and what they go through and how their lives were taken away from them," Rowland remarked in an interview with CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's The Music Room, "I loved the song when I heard the lyrics and I hoped it would hopefully touch young people and inspire. I don't mean to sound preachy 'cos it's still got a great melody and a great musical feel behind it but it was just such a great song [...]."
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Stole" was filmed by Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
director Sanaa Hamri
Sanaa Hamri
Sanaa Hamri is a Moroccan American music video and film director. She is one of the few prominent female film and music video directors of color.-Early life and breakthrough:...
and produced by Melissa Larsen for Anonymous Content. In the clip, Rowland is seen acting as an unseen character singing to the audience while explaining what is going on. The first scene is of a young man getting up to go to school, then he goes downstairs to see his sister and distraught mother with a black eye, who had obviously been beaten by his father. Thoroughly depressed, he goes to school, walks into one of the bathroom stalls and shoots himself. A girl, who is alluded to have known the boy, walks by and hears the shooting, goes into the bathroom, finds his body and calls the police. Rowland explains that after his death many of his classmates mentioned either never talking to the boy or treating him like an outsider.
Another sequence of the video shows that same girl going to a doctor's appointment and the song explains that she is pregnant. Next we see a group of young boys on a basketball court, one boy in particular who, as Rowland explains, dreamed of becoming a star basketball player. Then the boys glance over at a group of their classmates, obviously not on good terms, then the boy is shot and dies. The girl is later seen writing "Think before you act" on a class mural dedicated to the two deceased boys.
Access Granted
Access Granted
Access Granted is an American television series that features an in depth look at the planning and production of R&B and hip hop music videos. Each week, a different artist and their new music video are featured, with the video premiering at the end of the episode. The series began airing in 2001...
went behind the scenes of the video and Rowland reveals to the cameras that her shirt has a picture of The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
on the left side and another picture of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
on the right side. Rowland said she wore that shirt because she felt like their lives were truly stolen.
The musicvideo is featured on the DVD "Destiny's Child World Tour
Destiny's Child World Tour
Destiny's Child World Tour is a DVD by R&B group Destiny's Child. The video was filmed during their show at Rotterdam, Holland.-Content:This full concert showcases songs from their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child, as well as The Writing's on the Wall, and Survivor.-Track listing:# "Program...
", on the 2007 Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
exclusive DVD BET Presents Kelly Rowland
BET Presents Kelly Rowland
BET Presents Kelly Rowland is a DVD released by the American R&B singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland. The DVD consists of a candid interview with Rowland as she talks about the production of Ms. Kelly, her time as a member of Destiny's Child, and her perspective on her celebrity status and solo career...
(with Access Granted
Access Granted
Access Granted is an American television series that features an in depth look at the planning and production of R&B and hip hop music videos. Each week, a different artist and their new music video are featured, with the video premiering at the end of the episode. The series began airing in 2001...
footage) as well as on the European Maxi-Single (but here they use the "D. Elliott Dreambrotha Mix" instead of the "Album Version").
Chart performance
The song was initially released in the United States in September 2002 once the popularity of "Dilemma" began to fade. On September 28, 2002, the song debuted at number seventy-six on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, with former still remaining on number-one. It took another nine weeks until the single reached its peak position at number twenty-seven on November 30, 2002. It would remain Rowland's highest-charting single as a leading solo artist on the U.S. Hot 100 until the release of her 2011 single "Motivation
Motivation (Kelly Rowland song)
"Motivation" is a song performed by American recording artist Kelly Rowland, taken from her third studio album Here I Am . The song was written by Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Daniel Morris and Lil Wayne, with Jonsin producing the song and Lil Wayne having featured vocals. The R&B slow-jam serves as the...
." More successful on Billboard
Top 40 Tracks
Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was...
and the Top 40 Mainstream
Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...
charts, while its remixes peaked at number twenty-four on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In Norway, it became Rowand's second top ten entry as a solo artist, debuting at the tenth position and reaching number six spot the next week, and staying in the chart for nine weeks. In Switzerland, the single debuted on February 9, 2003 at number twenty-four, the next week it jumped to the twelfth position, reaching a peak position of nine for a single week, and remaining on the chart for fifteen weeks. Scoring its highest peaking position in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it debuted at number three and two respectively, the song would remain Rowland's biggest-charting solo success Europe-wide until the release of her equally successful 2008 single "Work
Work (Kelly Rowland song)
"Work" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland. It was written by Rowland, Scott Storch and "Work" is a song recorded by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Kelly Rowland]]. It was written by Rowland, [[Scott Storch]] and "Work" is a song recorded by [[United...
", excluding "Dilemma" and "When Love Takes Over".
Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Stole".U.S. CD single
- "Stole"
- "Stole" (D. Elliott Dreambrotha Mix)
- "Stole" (EV3's Never Never Know Dub)
International CD single
- "Stole"
- "Stole" (Pop Edit)
- "Stole" (Dreambrotha Mix)
- "Stole" (H & D Nu Soul Mix)
- "Stole" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)
European CD single
- "Stole" (album version)
- "Stole" (The Gladiator Remix)
- "Stole" (D. Elliott Dreambrotha Mix)
- "Stole" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)
- "Stole" (Bear Who? Nu DnB Mix)
- "Stole" (music video)
UK 12" promo
- "Stole" (H&D New Soul Mix)
- "Stole" (album version)
- "Stole" (Azza New Soul Mix)
- "Stole" (D. Elliott Dreambrotha Mix)
UK CD1 single
- "Stole" (album version)
- "Stole" (Azza Nu Soul Mix)
- "Simply Deep" (album version; featuring Solange KnowlesSolange KnowlesSolange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
) - "Stole" (music video)
UK CD2 single 'The Club Remixes'
- "Stole" (5am Remix)
- "Stole" (H&D Nu Soul Mix)
- "Stole" (The Gladiator Remix)
Credits and personnel
- Vocals: Kelly Rowland
- Backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
: Sherree Ford - WritersSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and producers: Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Kipner - Programmed and arrangedArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
: D. Deviller, S. Hosein, S. Kipner - Vocal arrangement: S. Ford
- Engineering: Spider
- MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
: Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado- Mixing assistant: Ethan Willpughby
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
: D. Deviller
Charts
"Stole" reached #1 on the UK Airplay chart, the Ireland Airplay chart, and the German Jam FM chart.| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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