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"All of the Lights" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, sent to radio in the US on November 25, 2010, as the fourth single from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). It was produced by West and features additional vocals from several other recording artists, including John Legend; The-Dream; Elly Jackson; Alicia Keys; Fergie; Kid Cudi; Elton John; Drake; and Rihanna, who is solely credited as a featured artist on the single. "All of the Lights" was well received by music critics, who complimented its detailed production and dramatically-themed style. The single was a moderate international success, reaching number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States, while it also attained respectable chartings in several other countries. It won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 54th Grammy Awards. As of December 2011, the song has sold over 1,561,000 digital units in the US.〔Grein, Paul (December 7th, 2011). (Week Ending Dec. 4, 2011. Songs: Katy Goes On Sale ). Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2011-12-8.〕 By August 2013, it had been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Hype Williams,〔 featured strobe-lit images of Rihanna and West, as well as Kid Cudi. It was given a discretionary warning by Epilepsy Action, stating that the video "potentially trigger() seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy".〔 == Background == "All of the Lights" was written by Kanye West, Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones and Warren Trotter. Its production was helmed by West himself and co-produced by Bhasker. Fourteen artists lent their voices as background vocals to the song: Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Drake, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams, Elly Jackson, Alvin Fields, Ken Lewis, and Rihanna, who also sang the song's hook and is labeled as a featured artist on the single version.〔 West and Rihanna previously collaborated with Jay-Z on "Run This Town" (''The Blueprint 3'', 2009). Even though not fully leaked, "All of the Lights" was featured for the first time on "Runaway"—a 35-minute film about West's "true labor of love" which was released on October 19, 2010. The song was featured in the film together with other songs from West's then-upcoming fifth studio album ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010), including "Monster", "Power" and "Lost in the World" among others.〔 The song fully leaked on November 4, 2010, online. During the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, on November 10, 2010, Rihanna was interviewed by MTV News' staff. In the interview she explained that, West already played his album to her three months ago and that "All of the Lights" was one of her favorite songs. About it, she further commented, "So when he asked me to come up to the studio at 2 o'clock in the morning, I had to, because I loved it, I knew it was that song."〔 In an interview for the same publication, Elly Jackson said of the song's vocal layering, "He got me to layer up all these vocals with other people, and he just basically wanted to use his favorite vocalists from around the world to create this really unique vocal texture on his record, but it's not the kind of thing where you can pick it out". Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Mike Dean, HI and Noah Goldstein recorded West's vocals at Avex Recording Studios in Honolulu, Hawaii and Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Rihanna's vocals were recorded by Marcos Tovar at the Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California.〔 The song was released as fourth and final single from ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''. It was sent to British urban radio stations on November 25, 2010,〔 and to Australian contemporary hit and alternative radio stations on December 13.〔 On January 18, 2011, the song was sent to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio in the United States.〔 On February 19, 2011, "All of the Lights" was solicited to mainstream radio stations in the United Kingdom.〔 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「All of the Lights」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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