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Notorious for [[diss track|dissing]] rappers in his previous recordings, Hammer appropriately titled his third album (and second major-label release) ''Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_pleasehammerdont.html |title=MC Hammer :: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em :: Capitol Records |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2008-06-24 |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> which was released January 1, 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mc_hammer/albums.jhtml?albumId=59364 |title=Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |publisher=MTV |format=track listing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=1035&aid=23212 |title=Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |publisher=Billboard |format=track listing}}</ref> It included the successful single "[[U Can't Touch This]]" (which [[sampling (music)|sampled]] [[Rick James]]' 1981 "[[Super Freak]]"). It was produced, recorded, and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Felton Pilate]] and James Earley on a [[Customised buses|modified tour bus]] (while on tour) in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/m.c.%20hammer |title=MC Hammer: Biography from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> Despite heavy airplay and a #27 chart debut, "U Can't Touch This" stopped at #8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart because it was released only as a twelve-inch single.{{clarify|date=October 2010}} However, the album was a #1 success for 21 weeks, due primarily to this single, the first time ever for a rap recording on the [[Record chart|pop charts]]. The song has been and continues to be used in many movies and television shows to date, and appears on [[soundtrack]]/[[compilation albums]] as well.<ref name="imdb.com">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358479/</ref>
Notorious for [[diss track|dissing]] rappers in his previous recordings, Hammer appropriately titled his third album (and second major-label release) ''Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_pleasehammerdont.html |title=MC Hammer :: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em :: Capitol Records |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2008-06-24 |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> which was released January 1, 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mc_hammer/albums.jhtml?albumId=59364 |title=Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |publisher=MTV |format=track listing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=1035&aid=23212 |title=Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |publisher=Billboard |format=track listing}}</ref> It included the successful single "[[U Can't Touch This]]" (which [[sampling (music)|sampled]] [[Rick James]]' 1981 "[[Super Freak]]"). It was produced, recorded, and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Felton Pilate]] and James Earley on a [[Customised buses|modified tour bus]] (while on tour) in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/m.c.%20hammer |title=MC Hammer: Biography from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> Despite heavy airplay and a #27 chart debut, "U Can't Touch This" stopped at #8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart because it was released only as a twelve-inch single.{{clarify|date=October 2010}} However, the album was a #1 success for 21 weeks, due primarily to this single, the first time ever for a rap recording on the [[Record chart|pop charts]]. The song has been and continues to be used in many movies and television shows to date, and appears on [[soundtrack]]/[[compilation albums]] as well.<ref name="imdb.com">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358479/</ref>


Follow-up successes included "[[Have You Seen Her]]" (a [[cover version|cover]] of [[the Chi-Lites]]) and "[[Pray (MC Hammer song)|Pray]]" (a beat sampled from [[Prince (musician)|Prince's]] "[[When Doves Cry]]" and [[Faith No More]]'s "[[We Care a Lot]]"),<ref name=RS/> which was his biggest hit in the US, peaking at #2. "Pray" was also a major [[UK]] success, peaking at #8. The album went on to become the first hip-hop album to earn [[Music recording sales certification|diamond status]], selling more than 18 million units to date.<ref name=Allmusic/><ref>http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/08-06-2001/0001548803</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101940328-164065,00.html |title=Rap's Teen Idols Return |publisher=TIME |date=2001-06-24 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cassidy |first=John |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1996/08/26/1996_08_26_062_TNY_CARDS_000376033 |title=The Talk of the Town: Under the Hammer |publisher=The New Yorker |date= |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref> During 1990, Hammer toured extensively in [[Europe]] which included a sold-out concert at the [[National Exhibition Centre]] in [[Birmingham]]. With the sponsorship of [[PepsiCo]], [[PepsiCo]] International CEO [[Christopher A. Sinclair]] went on tour with him during 1991.
Follow-up successes included "[[Have You Seen Her]]" (a [[cover version|cover]] of [[the Chi-Lites]]) and "[[Pray (MC Hammer song)|Pray]]" (a beat sampled from [[Prince (musician)|Prince's]] "[[When Doves Cry]]" and [[Faith No More]]'s "[[We Care a Lot]]"),<ref name=RS/> which was his biggest hit in the US, peaking at #2. "Pray" was also a major [[UK]] success, peaking at #8.


The album was notable for [[sampling (music)|sampling]] other high-profile artists and gave some of these artists a new fanbase. "Dancin' Machine" sampled [[The Jackson 5]], "Help the Children" (also the name of an [[outreach]] [[foundation (nonprofit organization)|foundation]] Hammer started)<ref name="macysinc">{{cite web |url=http://www.macysinc.com/pressroom/macys/macyseast/media_kits.asp?strAction=ShowItem&itemid=8131 |title=Recent Press Releases |publisher=Macysinc.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> interpolates [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)]]", and "She's Soft and Wet" also sampled Prince's "[[Soft and Wet]]". All of these songs proved to be successful on radio and video television, with "U Can't Touch This," "Pray" (most successful), "Have You Seen Her," "Here Comes the Hammer," and "Yo!! Sweetness" ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]] only) all charting. The album increased the popularity of hip-hop music. It remains the genre's all-time best-selling album.<ref name="sing365">{{cite web |url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/MC-Hammer-Biography/4E0F2063AA089C6748256E0700170A6C |publisher=sing365.com |title=MC Hammer Biography}}</ref>
The album was notable for [[sampling (music)|sampling]] other high-profile artists and gave some of these artists a new fanbase. "Dancin' Machine" sampled [[The Jackson 5]], "Help the Children" (also the name of an [[outreach]] [[foundation (nonprofit organization)|foundation]] Hammer started)<ref name="macysinc">{{cite web |url=http://www.macysinc.com/pressroom/macys/macyseast/media_kits.asp?strAction=ShowItem&itemid=8131 |title=Recent Press Releases |publisher=Macysinc.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> interpolates [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)]]", and "She's Soft and Wet" also sampled Prince's "[[Soft and Wet]]". All of these songs proved to be successful on radio and video television, with "U Can't Touch This," "Pray" (most successful), "Have You Seen Her," "Here Comes the Hammer," and "Yo!! Sweetness" ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]] only) all charting. The album increased the popularity of hip-hop music. It remains the genre's all-time best-selling album.<ref name="sing365">{{cite web |url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/MC-Hammer-Biography/4E0F2063AA089C6748256E0700170A6C |publisher=sing365.com |title=MC Hammer Biography}}</ref>

During 1990, Hammer toured extensively in [[Europe]] which included a sold-out concert at the [[National Exhibition Centre]] in [[Birmingham]]. With the sponsorship of [[PepsiCo]] International, [[Pepsi|Pepsi-Cola]] CEO [[Christopher A. Sinclair]] went on tour with him during 1991. By June 1991, the album sold 14.5 million copies worldwide.[http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-06/sports/sp-96_1_hammer-time] It would go on to become the first hip-hop album to earn [[Music recording sales certification|diamond status]], selling more than 18 million units to date.<ref name=Allmusic/><ref>http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/08-06-2001/0001548803</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101940328-164065,00.html |title=Rap's Teen Idols Return |publisher=TIME |date=2001-06-24 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cassidy |first=John |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1996/08/26/1996_08_26_062_TNY_CARDS_000376033 |title=The Talk of the Town: Under the Hammer |publisher=The New Yorker |date= |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref>


According to [[Guinness World Records]] of hit singles, the album cost just $10,000 to produce.[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/arts_and_media/music_feats_and_facts/default.aspx][http://www.bookmarket.com/selfpublish-h.htm] The video for "Here Comes the Hammer" proved to be the most expensive video on this album, Hammer's second most expensive behind "[[Too Legit to Quit (song)|Too Legit to Quit]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313556,00.html |title=article|publisher=ew.com |first=Jim |last=Farber |date=March 8, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/123932/output/print |title=article |publisher=newsweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_music_videos |title=article |publisher=en.wikipedia.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mc_hammer/bio.jhtml |title=article |publisher=vh1.com}}</ref>
According to [[Guinness World Records]] of hit singles, the album cost just $10,000 to produce.[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/arts_and_media/music_feats_and_facts/default.aspx][http://www.bookmarket.com/selfpublish-h.htm] The video for "Here Comes the Hammer" proved to be the most expensive video on this album, Hammer's second most expensive behind "[[Too Legit to Quit (song)|Too Legit to Quit]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313556,00.html |title=article|publisher=ew.com |first=Jim |last=Farber |date=March 8, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/123932/output/print |title=article |publisher=newsweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_music_videos |title=article |publisher=en.wikipedia.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mc_hammer/bio.jhtml |title=article |publisher=vh1.com}}</ref>


The album's liner notes contain a "Special dedication to the victims of the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|California Earthquake of 1989]] and the victims of [[Hurricane Hugo]]".
The album's [[liner notes]] contains a "Special dedication to the victims of the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|California Earthquake of 1989]] and the victims of [[Hurricane Hugo]]".


==Critical reaction==
==Critical reaction==

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Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em is the third and most popular album (and second major-label release) by MC Hammer, released between January 1, 1990[1] - February 12, 1990[2] by Capitol Records. There were different release dates for this album, some sources also claiming February 20, 1990.[3] The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Felton Pilate and James Earley.

MC Hammer was good friends with Arsenio Hall and was invited to first perform the song "U Can't Touch This", prior to its release, on The Arsenio Hall Show in late 1989.[4] He also performed "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em", a song that didn't make it on this album, but did appear in his movie by the same name.

The album ranked Number One for 21 weeks on the Billboard 200, due primarily to the success of the single, "U Can't Touch This".[5][6] The song has been and continues to be used in many movies and television shows to date, and appears on soundtrack/compilation albums as well.[7] Likewise, the album saw longevity on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number one due to the fact it peaked there for 28 weeks.[8]

The album singles released all proved to be successful on radio and video television, with "U Can't Touch This", "Pray", "Have You Seen Her", "Here Comes the Hammer" and "Yo!! Sweetness" (UK only) all charting. The album raised rap music to a new level of popularity. It was the first hip-hop album certified diamond by the RIAA for sales of over ten million.[9] It remains one of the genre's all-time best-selling albums.[10] To date, the album has sold as many as 18 million units.[11][12][13][14]

Album details

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[10]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[15]
RapReviews(5/10)[16]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[17]
Rolling Stone[18]

Notorious for dissing rappers in his previous recordings, Hammer appropriately titled his third album (and second major-label release) Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em,[19] which was released January 1, 1990.[20][21] It included the successful single "U Can't Touch This" (which sampled Rick James' 1981 "Super Freak"). It was produced, recorded, and mixed by Felton Pilate and James Earley on a modified tour bus (while on tour) in 1989.[22] Despite heavy airplay and a #27 chart debut, "U Can't Touch This" stopped at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart because it was released only as a twelve-inch single.[clarification needed] However, the album was a #1 success for 21 weeks, due primarily to this single, the first time ever for a rap recording on the pop charts. The song has been and continues to be used in many movies and television shows to date, and appears on soundtrack/compilation albums as well.[7]

Follow-up successes included "Have You Seen Her" (a cover of the Chi-Lites) and "Pray" (a beat sampled from Prince's "When Doves Cry" and Faith No More's "We Care a Lot"),[18] which was his biggest hit in the US, peaking at #2. "Pray" was also a major UK success, peaking at #8.

The album was notable for sampling other high-profile artists and gave some of these artists a new fanbase. "Dancin' Machine" sampled The Jackson 5, "Help the Children" (also the name of an outreach foundation Hammer started)[23] interpolates Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", and "She's Soft and Wet" also sampled Prince's "Soft and Wet". All of these songs proved to be successful on radio and video television, with "U Can't Touch This," "Pray" (most successful), "Have You Seen Her," "Here Comes the Hammer," and "Yo!! Sweetness" (UK only) all charting. The album increased the popularity of hip-hop music. It remains the genre's all-time best-selling album.[24]

During 1990, Hammer toured extensively in Europe which included a sold-out concert at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. With the sponsorship of PepsiCo International, Pepsi-Cola CEO Christopher A. Sinclair went on tour with him during 1991. By June 1991, the album sold 14.5 million copies worldwide.[1] It would go on to become the first hip-hop album to earn diamond status, selling more than 18 million units to date.[10][25][26][27]

According to Guinness World Records of hit singles, the album cost just $10,000 to produce.[2][3] The video for "Here Comes the Hammer" proved to be the most expensive video on this album, Hammer's second most expensive behind "Too Legit to Quit".[28][29][30][31]

The album's liner notes contains a "Special dedication to the victims of the California Earthquake of 1989 and the victims of Hurricane Hugo".

Critical reaction

A critical backlash began over the repetitive nature of his lyrics, his clean-cut image, and his perceived over-reliance on using hooks from other artists for the basis of his singles. Criticisms also directed to his contemporary, Vanilla Ice. He was mocked in music videos by 3rd Bass, The D.O.C., DJ Debranz, and Ice Cube. Oakland hip-hop group Digital Underground mocked him in the CD insert of its Sex Packets album when placing his picture in with the other members and referring to him as an unknown derelict. LL Cool J mocked him in "To tha Break of Dawn," a track on his Mama Said Knock You Out album, calling Hammer an "amateur, swinging a Hammer from a bodybag [his pants]," and saying, "My old gym teacher ain't supposed to rap." (LL Cool J would later compliment and commend Hammer's abilities/talents on VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, which aired in 2008).

However, Ice-T came to Hammer's defense on his 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster: "A special shout-out to my man M.C. Hammer: a lot of people dis you, man, but they just jealous." Ice-T later explained that he had nothing against people who were pop-rap from the start, as Hammer had been, but only against emcees who switch from being hardcore or "dirty" to being pop-rap so they can sell more records.

Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em was also criticized for its sampling of other musician's songs.[18] The album sampled high-profile artists and gave some of these artists a new fanbase as a result. "U Can't Touch This" sampled "Super Freak" by Rick James; "Dancin' Machine" sampled the Jackson 5; "Have You Seen Her" is a semi-cover of The Chi-Lites song; "Help the Children" interpolates Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"; "Pray" and "She's Soft and Wet" sample the Prince songs "When Doves Cry" and "Soft and Wet" respectively.

Despite the criticisms, MC Hammer's career continued to be highly successful including tours in Asia, Europe, Australia, and Russia. Soon after, MC Hammer Mattel dolls, lunchboxes, and other merchandise were marketed. He was also given his own Saturday morning cartoon, called Hammerman, which he hosted and voiced.[32]

Impact in pop culture

The album title was often used as a chant by the crowd during live performances. ("Please, Hammer, don't hurt 'em..."!) Additionally, "Hammer Time" (from the track "U Can't Touch This") became a major pop culture phrase and used in many television shows and movies, eventually becoming Hammer's nickname and the title of his own reality show called Hammertime. "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em" (featuring vocals by Teddy Riley) was a track used in Hammer's film by the same name. However, the song was never released as a single.

The song "U Can't Touch This" has been used in many shows and movies, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Hot Shots! (1990), The Super (1991), Doogie Howser, M.D. (1992), Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Into the Wild (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Dancing with the Stars (2009), Glee (2010) and many more.

Additionally, during this time, "This Is What We Do" was a 1990 track released by Hammer (featuring B Angie B) for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and soundtrack. Other songs from this album featured in shows and/or film were "Pray" (License to Wed) and "Let's Go Deeper" (Beverly Hills, 90210), among others.[33]

Rick James sued Hammer for infringement of copyright on the song "U Can't Touch This", but the suit was settled out of court when Hammer agreed to credit James as co-composer, effectively cutting James in on the millions of dollars the record was earning. Hammer was also sued by Felton Pilate (who had worked with the successful vocal group Con Funk Shun) and by several of his former backers, and faced charges that performance troupe members endured an abusive, militaristic atmosphere.[34]

In 1992, Hammer also admitted in depositions and court documents to getting the idea for the song "Here Comes The Hammer" from a Christian recording artist in Dallas, Texas named Kevin Christian. Christian had filed a 16 million dollar lawsuit against Hammer for copyright infringement for his song entitled "Oh-Oh, You Got The Shing". This fact compounded with witness testimony from both Hammer's and Christian's entourages and other evidence including photos brought about a settlement with Capitol Records in 1994. The terms of the settlement remain sealed. Hammer settled with Christian the following year.[35][36]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Comes the Hammer"MC Hammer4:32
2."U Can't Touch This"James, MC Hammer, Miller4:17
3."Have You Seen Her" (The Chi-Lites cover)Acklin, MC Hammer, Record4:42
4."Yo!! Sweetness"MC Hammer4:36
5."Help the Children"Gaye, MC Hammer5:17
6."On Your Face" (Earth, Wind & Fire cover)Bailey, Stepney, White4:32
7."Dancin' Machine" (The Jackson 5 cover)Davis, Fletcher, MC Hammer, Parks2:55
8."Pray"MC Hammer, Prince5:13
9."Crime Story"MC Hammer5:09
10."She's Soft and Wet" (Prince cover)MC Hammer, Moon, Prince3:25
11."Black Is Black"MC Hammer4:31
12."Let's Go Deeper"MC Hammer5:16
13."Work This"MC Hammer5:03

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1990 The Billboard 200 1
UK Albums Chart 8

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[37] 9

Singles

Year Single Billboard Chart
US R&B/Hip-Hop Rap UK[38]
1990 "U Can't Touch This"[39] 8 1 2 3
"Have You Seen Her"[39] 4 4 9 8
"Pray"[39] 2 4 7 8
1991 "Here Comes The Hammer"[39] 54 15 17 15
"Yo!! Sweetness" - - - 16

Film

This album was accompanied by a movie, called Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie (1990),[4] which included footage used for some of M.C. Hammer's music videos.[40] The film is about a rapper, played by Hammer himself, returning to his hometown and defeating a drug lord who is using kids to traffic his product. Along with his dance tunes being featured, he also plays a preacher character. Originally released on VHS (July 1, 1991), the movie can now be found on Youtube or purchased online through services such as Amazon.com and Blockbuster.com, along with The Making of Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.[5]

The film won Hammer, Rupert Wainwright (director) and John Oetjen (video producer) a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form at the 33rd Grammy Awards.[41]

The film starred M.C. Hammer as himself and "Reverend Pressure", Juice Sneeed, Keyon White, Joe Mack and Davina H'Ollier. Michele Jennings appeared as one of the dancers.[6] Music talent included Ho Frat Hoo! (1991 MTV Video Music Awards Best Choreography in a Video winner for "Pray (Jam the Hammer Mix)", along with Hammer), Torture, Special Generation, One Cause One Effect and M.C. Hammer.

Additional VHS releases (each approximately 60 minutes of Hammer's music videos) during this time were: Hammer Time (1990) and Here Comes the Hammer (1991).[7] All were Capitol Records Productions.[8]

Credits

[9][10][11]

Plot summary

A story, featuring music from Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, about Hammer returning to his home of Oakland, California to confront a drug pusher who is victimizing his old neighborhood.

See also

References

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  32. ^ MC Hammer To Perform At Reds Game SB-Nation
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  35. ^ "Songwriter claims Hammer stole his song: sues him. (Muhammad Bilal Abdullah)". Jet. February 1, 1993.
  36. ^ Weitz, Matt (February 26, 1998). "Hammered". Dallas Observer.
  37. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  38. ^ "Chart Stats - MC Hammer".
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  41. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906548/awards][http://rwainwright.com/home.html
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
June 9–29, 1990
July 7 - November 9, 1990 		Succeeded by
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