Batuka: the Production Credits
The video for Batuka video exclusively premiered on Refinery29 yesterday and was later added to Madonna’s YouTube channel where you can find the production credits for the videoclip, the lyrics to the song, and special thanks to Dino D’ Santiago.
Madonna – Batuka – starring the Orquestra Batukadeiras.
Directed by Emmanuel Adjei
Creative Direction by Imogen Snell
Production Companies: COMPULSORY & Dreamers
Executive Producers: Chris Toumazou, Mélodie Saba
Producer: Tom Birmingham
Service Producer: Margarida Adónis
Production Designer: Paulina Rzeszowska
Ass. Prod. Designer: Ruth Levy
Make-up: Isamaya Ffrench
Ass. Make-up: Porsche Poon
Styling for Madonna: Eyob Yohannes
Hair: Andy LeCompte
Costume designers: Bratsk
Choreographer: Megan Lawson
Ass. Choreographer: Nicolas Huchard
Service Company: Ready To Shoot
Editor, Colorist: Danny Tull, Tom Watson
Post Production: Mathematic Studio
VFX supervisor: Yann Aldabe
Flame artist: Michael Bianchi
VFX producer: Guillaume Marien
Post producer: Julia Kerguelen
Stills Photography: Riccardo Castano
1st. AD: Dilia Brito
2nd. AD: Vanessa Patricio
Project Manager: Paulo Guedes
Talent & Prod. Coordinator: Sara Brito
Prod. Secretary: Renata Amaro
Location Managers: Tiago Nogueira, Luis Santos, Joao Barata, Joao Correia
Local Stylist: Isabel Carmona
Local MUA & HD: Mery Pastore Camino, António Carreteiro
Local Art Director: Sebas Serra
LYRICS:
It’s a long way (it’s a long way)
It’s a long way (it’s a long way)
It’s a long day (it’s a long day)
It’s a long day (it’s a long day)
Lord have Mercy (Lord have Mercy)
Things have got to change (things have got to change)
There’s a storm ahead (there’s a storm ahead)
I hear the wind blowing (I hear the wind blowing)
Let me catch my breath (let me catch my breath)
Will we win this race? (Will we win this race?)
Swear the road is long (swear the road is long)
And the highway listens (and the highway listens)
‘Cause it’s a long way (’cause it’s a long way)
It’s a long way (it’s a long way)
‘Cause it’s a long day (’cause it’s a long day)
It’s a long day (it’s a long day)
I was up all night
I said a little prayer
Get that old man
Put him in a jail
Where he can’t stop us (where he can’t stop us)
Where he can’t hurt us (where he can’t hurt us)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Underneath this tree (underneath this tree)
‘Cause it’s a
‘Cause it’s a long way (’cause it’s a long way)
It’s a long way (it’s a long way)
‘Cause it’s a long day (’cause it’s a long day)
It’s a long day
But when we can stop it all (but when we can stop it all)
In the right way (in the right way)
Will we stand together? (Will we stand together?)
It’s a new day (it’s a new day)
So don’t judge a human (so don’t judge a human)
‘Til you’re in their shoes (’til you’re in their shoes)
If you have a dream (if you have a dream)
Then you can’t stop us (then you can’t stop us)
Sing, “Hallelujah” (sing, “Hallelujah”)
Say, “Amen” (say, “Amen”)
Sing, “Hallelujah” (sing, “Hallelujah”)
And say, “Amen” (and say, “Amen”)
I say, “Oh, yeah” (I say, “Oh, yeah”)
I said, “Oh, yeah” (I said, “Oh, yeah”)
I say, “Amen” (I say, “Amen”)
I sing, “Hallelujah” (I sing, “Hallelujah”)
‘Cause it’s a long way (’cause it’s a long way)
It’s a long way (it’s a long way)
‘Cause it’s a long day (’cause it’s a long day)
It’s a long day
