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"Dark Fantasy" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and producer Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The song serves as the opening track of the album, and was written by West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean and Robert Diggs. It features an opening narrative delivered by rapper Nicki Minaj, and singers Teyana Taylor and Justin Vernon contribute to the song's hook and provide background vocals. The track is built around a sample of "In High Places" by Mike Oldfield. The song introduces several of the themes presented on the album and features numerous pop culture references, a gospel-inspired production style, and piano-driven composition. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who generally praised the song as a strong opener to ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'', complimenting West's vocal delivery and the song's production. Despite not being released as a single, the hype generated by the release of ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' caused the song to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at position 60. It was the opening song of West's 2011 setlist at the Coachella Music Festival, and was performed with Taylor at the 'Vevo Presents GOOD Music' musical venue. "Dark Fantasy" was utilized during the opening sequence of West's short film ''Runaway'', during an extended scene with West driving down an atmospheric forest. ==Background== Like the majority of ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'', the song was recorded in Oahu, Hawaii.〔Callahan-Bever, Noah (2010-12-12). (Kanye West: Project Runaway ). ''Complex''. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 Following several media controversies, West decided to record his next album in a reclusive manner only working with artists he considered himself familiar with.〔Rodriguez, Jayson (2010-05-25). (Kanye West's 'Power' Producer Explains How Song Happened ). MTV. Viacom Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 The song features vocals delivered by singer Teyana Taylor, a musician who initially met West at his Glow in the Dark Tour tour in 2007.〔(Credits: ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' ). Allmusic. All Media Guide Retrieved 2010-11-21.〕 West was an admirer of her fashion sense, and the two frequently talked about clothing and designing, to the point when they eventually became friends.〔 West called Taylor down to his recording studio in Hawaii under the pretense of checking out some pieces of clothing designed by Pierre Balmain.〔 While the initial reason for her being there was to look at some clothing for him, she was determined to appear on the album.〔 While at the studio, she purposely hummed loud enough for West to hear her.〔 West was impressed by her singing ability and by the fact she was signed to producer Pharrell Williams, and asked her to do backing vocals on the album.〔 On the recording process of the song, she commented:
According to Taylor, when the song was being recorded, it was three hours before the album's deadline when it had to be turned into the record company.〔Rodriguez, Jayson (2012-05-16). (Teyana Taylor Is G.O.O.D. Music's 'Spoiled Brat' ). MTV. Viacom Retrieved on 2012-07-30.〕 West was so impressed with her performance that he signed her to his label GOOD Music, because of issues she was facing with her current label Star Trak Entertainment.〔 Justin Vernon of the group Bon Iver appears on backing vocals of the track and is the first voice heard on the album. West was a fan of Bon Iver's album ''For Emma, Forever Ago'' and invited him down to Hawaii to record with him.〔 While working there, the two became friends and reportedly produced 10 songs during their sessions together. Vernon described the process as highly artistic in nature, stating that the fourteen-hour day recording schedule allowed for a lot of fun and creativity.〔 The song features production by RZA of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, who commented that "Dark Fantasy" was one of the many compositions that he and West collaborated on.〔Gill, Andy (2010-11-19). (Review: ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' ). ''The Independent''. Retrieved on 2010-11-19.〕 According to him, West had a "stack of beats" and that he tried to be as productive as possible with so much material already recorded.〔 The style of composition is deeply influenced by producer RZA, who introduces his "bring-the-ruckus" aesthetic to the song production.〔 Nicki Minaj was asked to open the song with a spoken word introduction, a favor she was excited to perform because she was a fan of Jay-Z, a rapper who West was recording with at the time. Minaj described both Jay-Z and West as "icons", and stated that she was blessed to be working with them. Producer No I.D. spoke about the history of the beat, and noted that it was offered to both Drake and Jay-Z before West finally decided to use it himself.〔 According to him, producers RZA and Pete Rock had already recorded certain portions of the song, and that him and West recorded the chorus parts.〔 Following that, he mused "then Nicki did the intro and it went crazy. That’s one of my favorite records, just because of all the emotions that came with it.”〔 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「Dark Fantasy (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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