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"Hush Hush; Hush Hush" is a song by American female group The Pussycat Dolls from their final and second studio album, ''Doll Domination'' (2008). Written by Nicole Scherzinger, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Wroldsen, Dino Fekaris, Frederik Perren and produced by Quiz & LaRossi and Dave Audé for the remixed version, it was released as the album's sixth and final single on May 12, 2009. Lead and background vocals for both versions of the song are performed solely by lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The release caused controversy as the single was credited as "Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger" which caused tension within the group and rumored that Scherzinger would be going solo. The song was originally a slow ballad, but was remade into an uptempo, disco-inspired dance song sampling parts of Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit "I Will Survive". Lyrically, the song is about a strong woman who laments of the death of her relationship and never asks help from her lover. The "post-breakup anthem", received mixed reviews by critics who noted that it lacked the R&B edge of "Don't Cha" and "When I Grow Up" while others noted it's better than the original version. Commercially the song has had moderate success managing to peak top-ten in Australia, Belgium (Wallonia), Finland and France. In The United States it charted at seventy-three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and topped the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Ray Kay, premiered on May 27, 2009. The video was met with mixed reviews, criticizing the over-emphasis on Scherzinger but noted for being "the most revealing Pussycat Dolls video yet". == Background and composition == Hush Hush was written by Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Wroldsen, Nicole Scherzinger, Dino Fekaris, Frederik Perren In 2009 Ron Fair and Dave Audé produced a remix of the song now titled "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" for Scherzinger to perform on the Doll Domination Tour. The new version features additional vocals sampled from Gloria Gaynor's world wide smash hit "I Will Survive". The song is written in the key of Bb minor.〔http://my-pianobox.blogspot.com.au/2009/07/pussycat-dolls-hush-hush-sheet-music.html〕 Musically the song starts as a standard, jam.〔 When the song passes the one-minute mark, the song erupts "into a camp-as-Christmas bridge and chorus, adorned with crash-cymbal punctuation".〔 Nick Levine described the song as a "dated faux-disco mess".〔 Around three minutes the song samples Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (1978).〔 Lyrically the song is a post-breakup anthem,〔 promotes the Dolls as strong women who lament of the death of a relationship and never ask for help from their lovers.〔〔 When the promotional cover art of the single was revealed, it was listed as "Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger". The emphasis on Nicole Scherzinger as the featured artist caused controversy, as "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" also emphasized her as a featured singer. It sparked rumors that Nicole Scherzinger was leaving the group to continue her solo career, despite well below-average sales for the singles from her 2007 shelved solo album release ''Her Name Is Nicole''. This also led to internal strife within the group as the other members were unhappy with the over-emphasis on Scherzinger.〔 In April 24, 2009, the tension surfaced onstage while the group opened for Britney Spears on their tour in Glendale, Arizona.〔 Melody Thornton, on the verge of tears, addressed the crowd saying, "Thank you guys for supporting me, even if I'm not featured" and encouraging the audience to follow their dreams and to "never let anyone stomp on them, ever".〔 After her outburst, she was high-fived by Jessica Sutta, indicating more of the Dolls were upset by the tagging and the over-emphasis on Scherzinger. On a radio interview, Scherzinger referred to her featured status on "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)". "It's no big deal, that doesn't take away from anybody else in the group. That's my role. I wrote 'Hush Hush' as well." 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「Hush Hush; Hush Hush」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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