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"Alfie" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her debut studio album, ''Alright, Still'' (2006). Written by Allen and Greg Kurstin, the song was released as the fourth and final single from the album, on 5 March 2007, by Regal Recordings. In the United Kingdom, it was marketed as a double A-side single, along with "Shame for You". While the melody incorporates a sample of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String", the lyrics directly describe Allen's real life younger brother, actor Alfie Allen, criticising him for his lazy behaviour. Contemporary critics gave the song mixed reviews, some complimenting the production, while others considered it fell flat as the album's last song. The single peaked inside the top 20 of the charts in New Zealand and on the UK Singles Chart, where it became her third single to do so. The accompanying music video portrayed Allen's brother as a puppet while the storyline follows the lyrical meaning of the song. The song was performed live by Allen during her 2007 concert tour, as part of the encore. ==Background== Musically, the song is set in common time and has a tempo of 120 beats per minute. While it is played in the key of C major and has backing piano and guitar sounds,〔 "Alfie" also uses a sample from Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision Song Contest winning song "Puppet on a String". In an interview with Pitchfork Media, Allen stated that the song's lyrics describe her younger brother, Alfie Allen. She further explained: When I wrote "Alfie", nobody really knew who I was. At first he was really upset about it, because he thought that I was just pointing out all of his bad points and attacking him. I thought it was really flattering (). I thought he'd be really, really happy because it proved to him how much I loved him, that I care about him, and I want him to do something with his life. I suppose his paranoia — induced by smoking so much weed — made him think, "Why are you trying to be mean?" In the song, she tries to persuade him to emerge from his room and stop wasting his life away, while complaining that he is spending too much time stuck in his room smoking weed, watching television and playing computer games.〔 Alfie Allen treated the song with good humour, but declared that his sister was also lazy when she was pregnant: "She's at home in bed and everyone is running around after her. Mind you, you have to look after Lily even if she isn't pregnant."〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Songfacts )〕 The cover of the single released in the United Kingdom is different from the EP one used in Japan, as it also shows "Shame for You" written on it.〔 "Alfie" was performed live, as part of the setlist of Allen's 2007 concert tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfie (Lily Allen song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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