How Many Votes Fix Mix

How Many Votes Fix Mix EP
How Many Votes Fix Mix EP
EP by M.I.A.
Released	28 October 2008
Genre	Electronic; urumee melam; gaana; soca;
Label	XL; Interscope;
M.I.A. chronology

How Many Votes Fix Mix is the second EP released in 2008 by the musician M.I.A. (see 2008 in music). It was released on October 28, 2008 by XL Recordings/Interscope Records and made available on iTunes.^[1] It received a full release on November 4, 2008.^[2] A previously unheard track "Shells" was released with a remix of "Boyz" with Jay-Z and "Far Far", a bonus track from M.I.A.'s second album Kala.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the expanded edition of Kala.^[3]

*How Many Votes Fix Mix*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boyz" (featuring Jay Z)	Maya Arulpragasam Dave Taylor Shawn Carter	M.I.A. Switch	4:16
2.	"Shells"	Arulpragasam	M.I.A. Diplo	2:48
3.	"Far Far"	Arulpragasam Taylor	M.I.A. Switch	3:25
Total length:				10:29

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	(B+)^[4]

References

^ "M.I.A. Releases EP With Jay-Z Version of "Boyz"". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
^ "Celebrity Supporter News: M.I.A is doing big things in various ways". Youth Action International. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
^ Kala (expanded edition liner notes). M.I.A. XL Recordings. 2008. XLCD281X.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (January 13, 2009). "How Many Votes Fix Mix EP". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

[HMVFM_EP-1] "M.I.A. Releases EP With Jay-Z Version of "Boyz"". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

[YAIMIAEP-2] "Celebrity Supporter News: M.I.A is doing big things in various ways". Youth Action International. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

[notes-3] Kala (expanded edition liner notes). M.I.A. XL Recordings. 2008. XLCD281X.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[AV-4] Matos, Michaelangelo (January 13, 2009). "How Many Votes Fix Mix EP". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

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