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"Bed Peace" is a song by American recording artist Jhené Aiko, taken from her debut EP, ''Sail Out'' (2013). The song was first premiered in July 2013 during a performance for Rap-Up Sessions, ''Bed Peace'' was later released as the EP's lead single on September 17, 2013, through ARTium record and Def Jam Recordings. The song was produced by frequent collaborator Fisticuffs and features a guest appearance from American rapper Childish Gambino, who co-wrote the song along with Aiko. Bed Peace is a mid tempo minimalist R&B song, with lyrics revolving around smoking marijuana and having sex, as she describes her ideal day. Upon its release, Bed Peace was met with generally positive reviews from music critics; whom praised Aiko's vocals and compared the song to the work of Aaliyah and Ciara. Commercially the song did not fare well, making no appearances on major charts but did chart at number one on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. The cover artwork and music video for "Bed Peace", pay homage to and feature many references to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War. The songs accompanying music video was released on October 28, 2013 and was directed by longtime collaborator Topshelf, the songs video was met with positive reviews from critics. The song was further promoted by various live performances including at the Live Byte series and BBC Radio 1's Future Festival. == Background == It was revealed in 2012 that Aikos debut EP would feature production from producer Fisticuffs, who helped produce the majority of Aiko's 2011 mixtape Sailing Soul(s). ''Bed Peace'' was written by Aiko herself, along with her frequent collaborators Mac Robinson and Brian Warfield while the latter two handled the songs production under their production name Fisticuffs. During the writing and recording of ''Bed Peace'' Aiko purposely left a verse free, as she felt a feature was necessary. When looking for a feature she had the idea to fine her "John Lennon" and began to send out requests to other artists, but a lot of the musicians were busy or had overlapping schedules.〔http://foreverchildish.com/post/62267883124/in-a-recent-interview-with-complex-jhene〕 During an interview Aiko commented on the songs recording process and the choice to include Gambino;
On July 12, 2013, Jhené Aiko premiered an acoustic version of "Bed Peace" during a performance for ''Rap-Up'' Sessions. "Bed Peace" was released as the lead single from her debut EP ''Sail Out'' on September 17, 2013. The source of inspiration for Bed Peace's artwork are the Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. 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「Bed Peace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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