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"Apartment Story" is a song by Brooklyn-based indie rock band The National from their fourth studio album, ''Boxer''. The song was released on November 5, 2007 as the album's second single.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The National Cover Springsteen on New Single )〕 The single's B-side is "Mansion on the Hill," originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen on his 1982 album ''Nebraska''. The band's cover version was recorded live on January 14, 2006 at the opening night of that year's ''New York Guitar Festival.''〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= 2006 NYGF Launches with Springsteen Tribute )〕 The band performed "Apartment Story" at MTV's Times Square studio on May 19, 2007 as part of the channel's ''Human Giant'' 24-hour marathon special.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= The National @ The Human Giant MTV Marathon 5/19/07 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= 24 Hours Of Human Giant Live Performances )〕 The band also performed the song on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on September 26, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Episode dated 26 September 2007 )〕 In November 2007, ''Q'' featured "Apartment Story" in their list of 50 Essential Downloads. A month later, the song ranked #5 on ''Gigwises "Top 50 Singles of 2007" list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Gigwise's Top 50 Singles Of 2007! )〕 ==Reception== "Apartment Story" received generally positive reviews by music critics. ''Rolling Stone'' writer Rob Sheffield said of the song, "()hen () Berninger murmurs, 'We'll stay inside till somebody finds us,' it's both romantic and terrifying, and the drums kick it all the way home."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Boxer'' Review )〕 Jamie Harper of MusicOMH described the song as "moody but beautiful. Laced with melody, but understated."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The National - "Apartment Story" - Track Review )〕 Tom Milway of ''Drowned in Sound'' said it "hits the listener with another distinctive and expertly performed drum line courtesy of Bryan Devendorf," and called the song "another radio-friendly slice of The National."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Review - The National - "Apartment Story" )〕 On the other hand, David Moore of ''Gigwise.com'' said that "after about ten plays it creates a personality for itself and you start to get it, but ten times is a lot." He added that the song "works much better inside the album than it does a stand alone track." However, Moore did note that as an introduction to the band, "it's a perfect place to start."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The National - "Apartment Story" )〕 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「Apartment Story」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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