All My People

"All My People" is a song by Romanian singer Alexandra Stan, released on May 1, 2013, through MediaPro Music. The track was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi, and was recorded at their Maan Studio. "All My People" was supposed to be the third and final single of Stan's second studio album, but the record's release was postponed following an alleged physical altercation with her manager Marcel Prodan, which led to Stan accusing him of multiple offenses in a court case. A Japan-only reissue of Saxobeats titled Cliché (Hush Hush), was released in October 2013 with the addition of three singles. The track features vocal collaboration from Prodan's fictional character, Manilla Maniacs. His vocals were particularly praised by music critics as being "low-pitched" and "distorted". Musically, "All My People" is a club-friendly electro dance song and draws influences from Stan's single "Mr. Saxobeat".

Upon release, the track garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics, who called it "catchy" and found the recording to be unconventional when compared to her previous material. Stan uploaded a music video for the song on YouTube on May 3 2013. Filmed at a heating power plant in Sofia, Bulgaria, the video was directed by Ilarionov Borisov. Critics pointed out Stan's erotic appearance; the singer is seen lying on a bed sporting lingerie and surrounded by surveillance cameras. Her choreography drew comparisons to work done by American entertainer Michael Jackson, while the singer wore Madonna-esque outfits. "All My People" peaked within the top 60 on music charts in Romania, Italy and Japan.



Background and composition
Stan made the release of new material public through her Facebook account; she later released an audio version of a new track, "All My People", on SoundCloud. The track portrays a featuring with Prodan's fictional character, Manilla Mancias, who provides low-pitched and distorted vocals for the refrain. Musically, the single is of the electro dance genre, featuring an alert rhythm and minimal lyrics. Upon the release of the single, Romanian website Urban.ro pointed out the evolution of Stan's artistry, with them confessing that the instrumentation of "All My People" was club-friendly, unlike her 2012 single, "Lemonade", which featured "sweet beats". When interviewed, Stan commented that the song was influenced by her 2010 release, "Mr. Saxobeat".

To promote the song, Stan embarked on a European tour, where she performed in Italy, United Kingdom, Turkey and Russia. Upon its release, Italian radio stations began playing the track on heavy rotation, thus making the song entering the top five of the iTunes Charts there after four days.

Commercial performance
Kevin Apaza, writing for Direct Lyrics, called the single very "catchy", saying that it was different from the material she had released before; he said that he "just [doesn't] see [the track] as a European monster hit" and confessed that its lyrics and the video concept didn't "make much sense". To close his review, Apaza praised Maniacs's vocal contribution to the song, calling his voice "cool". Frederica de Martino, a writer for the Italian music website Canzoni Web, noted the commercial success of the recording, commenting that "it will be for sure as successful as her previous hits". MTV Romania expected the track to become a "hit".

Music video
An official music video for the song was first previewed with a teaser on May 2, 2013, following which it was released onto YouTube on May 3, 2013[5] Shot in Sofia, Bulgaria, at a heating power plant by Bulgarian director Ilarionov Borisov, Stan confessed about their collaboration that "[she] knew [him] for a long time and [they] wanted to collaborate already from [her] first music video." Furthermore, she described the filming process as being "difficult", as "the crew didn't speak English or Romanian".

The clip commences with a police car arriving at the heating power plant, followed by Stan lying on a bed surrounded by surveillance cameras, sporting black lingerie. She is then introduced wearing a black hat and white shirt with a tie, while a crowd of male and female dancers perform a synchronized choreography. Following this, Stan makes an appearance wearing a white dress, and a police car is shown arriving. Subsequently, two policemen get out of the car in order to search for Stan. However, they do not find her in the bed and the video ends with Stan leaving the building and the men watching material recorded by the surveillance cameras.

Alexandra Necula, writing for Romanian music website Info Music, said that the clip "exploited the sexuality and sensuality of the artist", with her explaining that Stan's appearance in the video portrayed a woman with pornographic tents. She said that Stan's moves were "lascive", and compared one of her outfits throughout the video to Madonna. Urban.ro compared the choreography of the clip to Michael Jackson's 1980s works. Los 40 Principales cited the video for "All My People" as one of Stan's best clips ever.

Tracklistings
Digital download
 * 1) "All My People" - 3:19

Remixes EP
 * 1) "All My People" (Fedo Mora & Oki Doro Remix Edit) - 2:48
 * 2) "All My People" (Fedo Mora & Oki Doro Remix) - 4:50
 * 3) "All My People" (Rudeejay Remix Edit) - 2:55
 * 4) "All My People" (Rudeejay Remix) - 5:24