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"Hello Kitty" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, taken from her self-titled fifth studio album, ''Avril Lavigne'' (2013). It was written by Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, David Hodges and Martin Johnson. Production was handled by Kroeger and Hodges, with additional production by Brandon Paddock and Kyle Moorman. Musically, "Hello Kitty" is a technopop song, featuring an electro-influenced drop. The song was influenced by her obsession with all things related to the Japanese brand Hello Kitty, and has some sexual content. The song was mostly panned by music critics, who criticized its sound and called it immature, while a few named it unique and playful. Lavigne shot a music video for the track in Japan and was released on 21 April 2014. It was met with negative reviews by critics, with ''Billboard'' labeling it "abhorrent" and "lazy". The video's depiction of Japanese culture was accused of being racist and offensive by some. Due to the video's popularity, the song charted at number 75 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming the second highest charting non-single song from the album.〔 ==Background and composition== Three months after the release of ''Goodbye Lullaby'' (2011), Lavigne announced that work on her fifth studio album had already begun, having eight songs written. Lavigne stated that the album would musically be the opposite of ''Goodbye Lullaby'', with a release date rumoured for sometime in 2012. Lavigne explained, "''Goodbye Lullaby'' was more mellow, () the next one will be pop and more fun again. I already have a song that I know is going to be a single, I just need to re-record it!." In an interview, Lavigne said about her collaboration with Kroeger: "I have a song called (Kitty ), which I wrote about (Kitty ) because I'm obsessed, and it's a really fun thing that I've never done before. It kind of has a kind of glitchy, electronic feel to it and it's... the only one on the record that sounds like that. It's really different and a lot of my friends I've played it for really like it. I'm having a lot of fun with that one." "Hello Kitty" was written by Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, David Hodges and Martin Johnson, while the song was produced by Kroeger, Hodges. Brandon Paddock and Kyle Moorman became assistants in its production.〔 The song was engineered by John Hanes, musical mixed by Serban Ghenea and additional programming was held by Paddock and Moorman.〔''Avril Lavigne'' Album notes (2013).〕 Lavigne described the lyrics while talking to Digital Spy, "'Hello Kitty' was such an interesting topic and subject () It was really exciting for me. I didn't want it to sound like anything I'd done before. I wanted it to sound over the top so I ended up hiring a new producer to help me with it." The opening line of the song ''Min'na saikō arigatō, K-k-k-kawaii, k-k-k-kawaii'', is a reference to the Japanese Kawaii culture. ''Kawaii'' is Japanese for "cute", and the word is popularly used to describe endearing physical characterizations in Manga and Japanese video games. She was later asked about the double meaning of the song, on account of the interchangeability of the sexual euphemisms 'kitty' and 'pussy', to which she responded, "Obviously it's flirtatious and somewhat sexual, but it's genuinely about my love for Hello Kitty as well."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Avril Lavigne talks "sexual" new album track 'Hello Kitty' )〕 Additionally, she said at MuchMusic Awards, "It's really fun () it's about a slumber party and loving the kitty." 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「Hello Kitty (Avril Lavigne song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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