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"Hanging by a Moment" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was the first single released from their debut studio album, ''No Name Face'' (2000). The track was written by lead singer Jason Wade, who said that he wrote the song in about five minutes without thinking about what would happen to it. It was produced by American record producer Ron Aniello and was mixed by Brendan O'Brien. Musically, "Hanging by a Moment" is a post-grunge song that contains influences of alternative rock. The song was first released in the United States on April 24, 2001 by DreamWorks Records. The song received positive reviews from critics, who applauded its instrumentation. It became a commercial success, charting in the top ten in the United States and Australia, and also charting in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. In 2001, the song was certified 2x Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and also became the most played radio track of that year in the United States. The official music video for the song premiered on Vh1.com on December 7, 2000. In the video, Wade is seen singing the lyrics of the song in many locations around a town. The band went on tours with Matchbox Twenty and 3 Doors Down as an opening act before going on their first headline tour that featured American rock band The Calling and American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch. ==Background and composition== The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade. It was produced by American record producer Ron Aniello and was mixed by Brendan O'Brien.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lifehouse – No Name Face (CD, Album) at Discogs )〕 When asked about the song in an interview with ''Billboard'', Wade said, "It was the most uptempo, radio-friendly song. We all decided it was the right choice to release it as the first single." He went on to describe his expectations when writing songs, saying, "My ultimate goal in writing songs is to connect with people. In the lyrics, you don't tell the whole picture: You give a road to start on that people can relate to. We're honest, nice guys and I hope that comes across in everything we do." After being asked how he wrote the song in an interview with ''Launch'', Wade explained, "I wrote that song without thinking about what was gonna happen to it and then it just kinda took over from there." He also said in the interview that he wrote "Hanging by a Moment" in about five minutes.〔Juzwiak 2006: 21〕 "Hanging by a Moment" was described as a post-grunge and alternative rock song that contains a strong melody.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hanging by a Moment (UK CD) by Lifehouse )〕 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a "moderate rock" tempo of 124 beats per minute.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lifehouse – Hanging By a Moment Guitar Tab (Digital Download) )〕 It is composed in the key of D major with Wade's vocal range spanning from the low-note of A3 to the high-note of G5.〔 In an interview with ''Billboard'', lead singer and guitarist of Lifehouse, Jason Wade, described the song as an "uptempo, radio-friendly song". Bill Lamb of About.com called the song "one of the biggest rock hits ever by a Contemporary Christian band crossing over into the mainstream. The song was the biggest hit of summer 2001 and was eventually named the most played song of the year on the radio." The song was described by John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout as "a song (is ) clearly a cry out to God". Sean Rizzo of Sputnikmusic says that the song "presents one of the best with the guitar’s plucking during the verses and a chorus infectious enough to infiltrate your brain for a few days." 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「Hanging by a Moment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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