Hollywood Lie

"Hollywood Lie" is a 2001 pop song performed by Norwegian artist Hanah (Linn Christel Hanah Johnsen).[1] The song peaked at #3 on the Norwegian chart, stayed on the chart for 12 weeks[2] and sold 20 000 copies.[3]

"Hollywood Lie"
Single by Hanah
Released2001 (2001)
GenrePop
Length3:29
LabelEMG Records
Songwriter(s)Hanah, Håkan Sjöström, Robert Milojevic[1]

Lyrics
The lyrics make reference to the Hollywood Sign.

In the song, the singer imagines life in Hollywood (with a penthouse apartment and limousines) and considers hypothetical strategies of becoming famous and rich; Appearing in a TV-series or a film, changing her name, covering an old song (with a reference to "...Baby One More Time"), appearing on the cover of Vogue or hypergamy.

Music video

The music video, filmed at Norsk Filmstudio stage B and Fornebu airport, was directed by Frank A. Gårdsø and Eirik Tyrihjel.[4]

Covers

The song was covered by Swedish artist Hannah Westin in the talent show Fame Factory on 23 November 2002.[1] Westin had, without consent from the songwriters, substituted lyrics about getting high and doing pornography.[1] She was credited as songwriter and was praised for her performance and the song, both of which resulted in criticism from Johnsen.[1] Westin's version was later released in 2004 on the compilation album Absolute Fame Factory.[5]

A performance by Ulrika Lundkvist, using the original lyrics, was released in 2003 on Fame Factory Volym 4.[6]

References
  1. "Hanah mot Hanah", VG, 5 December 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "Hanah - Hollywood Lie", norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. Arvid Skancke-Knutsen. "Karrieren til Hanah er truet", mic.no, 11 January 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. Eirik Tyrihjel. "Hanah Hollywood Lie", Eirik Tyrihjel's channel on YouTube, 30 October 2010.
  5. "Various – Absolute Fame Factory", discogs.com.
  6. "Fame factory. Vol. 4", smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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