CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) are a Brazilian rock band from São Paulo. The band was quickly labeled by many as part of the explosion of the New Rave scene that started to expand in early 2000′s. CSS is an abbreviation for Cansei de Ser Sexy, which literally means ‘Got tired of being sexy‘ in Portuguese. Rumour has it the band ‘stole’ the phrase when they heard Beyoncé say in an interview that she was ‘tired of being sexy’.
The band initially formed in 2003 and consisted of four close friends. Their first works from 2003-2006 were produced in Portuguese and became steady hits among the Brazilian charts including the Brazilian Hot 100 and the Brazilian Hit Parade. The largest being the 2006 hit Superafim.
After 2006 the crew embarked on a new international project that was produced solely in English. Fans first caught wave of the new project from the realm of the internet but soon enough the group had manufactured some massive hits that captured the rest of North America by storm. Some of these included Off The Hook (2006), Music Is My Hot Hot Sex (2008), and Move (2008).
The version below came to us from the bilingual music blog Et Musique Pour Tous. I couldn’t find any copies of the 7″ vinyl Cut Copy remix I love so much. I swear I had a copy around here somewhere, but if you have one and are authorized to share it, please send it our way.
The music video above was shot in Barcelona and was directed by Keith Schofield.
