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"Brianstorm" (often mistaken as 'Brainstorm') is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It is the opening track on their second album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. The song was released as the first single from the album on 2 April 2007, debuting at No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart via downloads alone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=UK Singles Chart )〕 The single was released in physical formats on 16 April, the week before the release of the album, and charted at #2 in the UK Singles Chart behind Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar". It is the band's fourth single in the United Kingdom, following number ones "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", and "When the Sun Goes Down", as well as the non-album track "Leave Before the Lights Come On". The song was noticeably louder and heavier than previous efforts, marking the band's evolved sound. The song prominently features 'thundering drums' and surf-rock tremolo guitars.〔http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-humbug〕 The song is also well known for its intricate and rapid drum track, which was voted the tenth best drum track of the millennium on MusicRadar.〔http://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/the-top-20-greatest-drum-beats-of-the-millennium-580834〕 It remains their highest charting single worldwide, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart, behind Shakira's Beautiful Liar, number one in the UK Indie Chart, number one in Canada, number four in the Netherlands and number 28 in Italy. This song was No. 62 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.〔MTV Asia. ("Top 100 Hits List" ). Retrieved 27 December 2007 〕 It was also used on ''The Colbert Report'', ''The Daily Show'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' during the final weeks of the 07-08 Writers Guild strike, in which it is played during a showdown between the three. The track is featured in the rhythm video game ''Guitar Hero 5'', and it is considered to be one of the hardest tracks on drums due to its sporadic tom-tom beats. ==Background and recording== Prior to the single, there had been a great deal of media speculation questioning the band's ability to emulate their successes of 2006 and their debut album. The single marks a noticeable change in band's logo and cover art, with the "frenetic" cover art seeming to mirror the nature of the track. The track has no chorus, but features an "ascending guitar duel which sounds like a cross between Telstar, Mogwai and the Monkeys' own 'When the Sun Goes Down'." A feature of Arctic Monkeys songs in the past, Alex Turner's Sheffield-accent is again a feature, "singing over rough, relentless bass and surprisingly appropriate guitar triplets." When asked to say a little about the song's protagonist, Alex Turner replied, "I can't remember Brian now... I don't know if he were in my imagination or what... it's a blank spot in my brain... I think that's what he () wanted." He later explained in ''NME'' that Brian had been a guy that they had met backstage in the band's dressing room at a gig at Studio Coast "Ageha" in Tokyo, Japan, and that "When he left the room, we were a bit in awe of his presence. So we did a brainstorm for what he was like, drew a little picture and wrote things about him," while guitarist Jamie Cook added "He was right smooth, very LA. He just appeared with like a business card and like a round neck T-shirt and a tie loosely around it, I'd never seen that before. It felt like he was trying to get inside your mind. We were checking out his attire; it inspired us." 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「Brianstorm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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