Love and War (Banks & Steelz song)

"Love and War" (stylized as "Love + War") is the debut single by Banks & Steelz, a collaborative project created by Interpol frontman Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. Featuring a rap verse from fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, it was premiered on the Apple Music radio station Beats 1 on May 19, 2016.^[1]^[2] It was subsequently released as a digital download, acting as the lead single from their debut studio album, Anything But Words (2016). A music video for the song, which pays tribute to the film Reservoir Dogs, was also released on May 20.

Composition

"Love and War" is a rock-influenced hip hop song.^[3] It features rap verses from RZA and Ghostface Killah as well as a sung chorus done by Paul Banks, where he repeats "All is fair in love and war / What you keeping score for" throughout. April Clare Welsh of Fact stated that the song is built around "shuffling grooves, driving guitar and Mariachi-style trumpet."^[4]

Music video

The music video for the "Love and War" was released on the duo's YouTube channel on May 20, 2016. Directed by director group Arms Race, the video is a tribute to an iconic torture scene from the 1992 Quentin Tarantino-directed film Reservoir Dogs.^[5]^[6]^[7] The video has been described as "grisly" by Sarah Murphy of Exclaim!.^[8] Tom Breihan of Stereogum described the video, saying that it "starts out as a yakuza torture scene, and it takes some unexpected turns."^[9] Banks and RZA also appear in the video as hired guns; RZA shares "Tarantino-esque" dialogue with Banks, who remains mute during the video.^[9] RZA had worked with Tarantino in the past; he worked on the soundtrack for his Kill Bill series.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love and War"	4:09

Personnel

Personnel adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

Banks & Steelz

Paul Banks – composing, production, vocals
RZA – composing, production, vocals

Additional personnel

Beatriz Artola – engineer
Matthew Barrick – drums
Brandon Bost – assistant engineer
Vira Byramji – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Mike Crossey – mixing, programming
Steve Fallone – mastering
Ghostface Killah – composing, vocals

Jonathan Gilmore – engineer, mixing engineer
Billy Hickey – engineer
John Horne – assistant engineer
Phil Joly – engineer
Rob Moose – piano
Clinton Patterson – trumpet
Brandon H. Smith – assistant engineer
Gosha Usov – assistant engineer
Steve Vealey – engineer
Joe Visciano – engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Worldwide	May 19, 2016	Warner Bros.	Digital download

References

↑ Lowe, Zane (May 19, 2016). "World First: Banks & Steelz feat. Ghostface Killah – "Love & War"". Apple Music. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ Phillips, Amy (May 18, 2016). "Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang's RZA Are Banks and Steelz". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ Kim, Ashleigh (May 19, 2016). "RZA & Paul Banks of Interpol Debut Their First Song Together as "Banks & Steelz" With Ghostface Killah". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ Welsh, April Clare (May 20, 2016). "Banks and Steelz debut 'Love & War' track feat Ghostface Killah". Fact. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
1 2 Pearce, Sheldon (May 20, 2016). "RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks Pay Tribute to Reservoir Dogs in "Love + War" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ Geslani, Michelle (May 19, 2016). "Interpol's Paul Banks and RZA form Banks & Steelz, share debut song "Love + War" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ Udoh, Meka (May 23, 2016). "Banks & Steelz - "Love + War" f. Ghostface Killah (Video)". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ Murphy, Sarah (May 20, 2016). "Banks & Steelz "Love + War" (ft. Ghostface Killah) (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
1 2 Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2016). "Banks & Steelz – "Love + War" (Feat. Ghostface Killah) (Video)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ "Love & War – Banks & Steelz : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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