| "Start It All Up" | |
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| Song by Fort Minor | |
| from the album Fort Minor Militia | |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Released: | July 7, 2006 |
| Length: | 2:52 |
| Samples: | Linkin Park - H! Vltg3 (Evidence featuring Pharoahe Monch & DJ Babu) |
| Writer: | Mike Shinoda |
| Producer: | Mike Shinoda |
| Label: | Machine Shop Recordings |
| Fort Minor Militia tracklist | |
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Background
"Start It All Up" was a Fort Minor song released by Mike Shinoda for free download exclusively for Fort Minor Militia members on July 7, 2006. The song was produced and mixed by Mike.
Mike wrote: "this was the second fort minor song ever. it sounds a little like something out of the late-80's or early 90's...i like the beat. the lyrics are actually from a linkin park song that never went anywhere. i working on the beat, and they just popped in my head, so i put them over this beat. i did the scratching in the bridge as a filler, and had planned to have someone else come in and scratch it if i ever finished the song...but i ended up deciding that this song wouldn't make the album, so i stopped working on it."
The samples on the bridge come from "H! Vltg3" on Reanimation. The lyrics "Mike Shinoda" and "the most ferocious" comes from Pharoahe Monch's verse and the lyric "with or without an accomplice" comes from Mike's first verse. The line is also in both versions of "High Voltage" - the original on the Hybrid Theory EP and the Mike Shinoda remix.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start It All Up (Clean) | 2:52 | 2005 | May 2006 |
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Personnel
Lyrics
Yo
Give me a second, I'll write about my pain for pages
I got a head full of frustrated phrases
So just bear with me as I get this out
You know the type of person that I'm talking about
These people who want to act like they've got your back
They never had your back, they just stab you in it
I never pretended I had it all together inside,
I got insecurities and things I'm trying to hide,
And I could never seem to get anything right,
And I could never seem to stop busting my fight
And I could never seem to get it right with you,
And I could never redeem myself when I'm through,
But sometimes, you know what, I just don't care,
I'm gonna speak my mind and let everybody stare
This is the last time, I'm telling you real loud,
If you want to tell me I'm wrong, let's do it right now
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got
Give me a minute, I'll fill a newspaper with columns,
Cause people saying that I got an attitude problem,
That I'm negative when I rhyme, I complain,
Pessimistic all the time, in these lines
All the same, I just talk like this on a record and let it out,
I just cock back and let it all come flooding out
I just say the things that I know I feel are real,
I peel back the skin 'till the nerves reveal
You want to come with me, come closer to the speaker
You want to run with me, you're gonna have to dig deeper
You want to let it all out, I'll show you how
You want to tell me I'm wrong, we can do it right now
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got
Mike Shinoda
The most ferocious
Mike Shinoda
With or without an accomplice
Mike Shinoda
The most ferocious
Mike Shinoda
With or without an accomplice
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got
Start it all up, I'm ready to go
All I need is a signal just to let me know
Come on, start it all up, cause all I want,
Is an excuse to let loose the tension I got