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}} "Holy Grail" is a song by American hip hop artist Jay Z from his twelfth studio album ''Magna Carta Holy Grail''. It features vocals from American singer Justin Timberlake and serves as the album's first single. It was produced by The-Dream, Timbaland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional production from No ID and contains elements of Nirvana's 1991 hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Following the release of the album, the song charted in many regions, entering at number eight and reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as charting at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song received mixed reviews from music critics. "Holy Grail" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 56th Grammy Awards. In 2014, ''Billboard'' placed it at number 25 on their list of Top 100 Hot Rap Songs of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5923200/hot-rap-songs-chart-25th-anniversary-top-100-songs?list_page=7 )〕 == Recording and composition == "Holy Grail", along with another track from ''Magna Carta... Holy Grail'' called "Oceans" were recorded in 2011 during the recording sessions for Jay Z's collaborative album with Kanye West, ''Watch the Throne''. West wanted the two songs to appear on ''Watch the Throne,'' but Jay Z chose to keep them for his upcoming studio album and they were replaced with "No Church in the Wild" and "Made in America".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzr6MY664l4 )〕 The early version of the instrumental was created in 2011 by The-Dream. When the recording sessions for ''MCHG'' started, Timbaland together with fellow producer J-Roc rearranged it to create the final track.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTaOtTScD2Q )〕 "Holy Grail" is composed in a D minor key, and plays in common time at a tempo of 72 beats per minute. The vocals ranges from a G3 to C6.〔(Jay-Z "Holy Grail" Sheet Music – Download & Print ). musicnotes.com. Accessed on July 28, 2013.〕 Jay-Z lyrically sampled rock group Nirvana's single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", after receiving permission from Courtney Love who owns the rights to the original song. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Jay Z stated that "Holy Grail" was "the map for the album" and that it set the tone for the rest of ''MCHG''. When the song was first recorded for ''Watch the Throne'', Jay Z thought it would get lost on the album and decided to keep it as the "center piece" for his next album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKRykuZH-I )〕 The song's lyrics can be interpreted as Jay-Z's and Timberlake's love-hate relationship with fame. 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「Holy Grail (Jay Z song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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