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"Lips Are Movin" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was co-written with and produced by Kevin Kadish, and was released by Epic Records on October 21, 2014, as the second single from Trainor's fourth studio album ''Title'' (2015). "Dear Future Husband" and "Title" were both originally considered for receiving a single release, but "Lips Are Movin" was later announced in October 2014, along with the unveiling of the official single artwork for the song, and was serviced to radio stations in the same month. "Lips Are Movin" is a bubblegum pop and doo-wop song; its lyrics are about a man who cheated on and lied to his girlfriend, and the qualities of the girl he cheated on. "Lips Are Movin" received generally positive reviews. Comparing it to Trainor's previous single "All About That Bass", critics stated that "Lips Are Movin" elevated Trainor from a one-hit wonder to a successful pop act. "Lips Are Movin" was a commercial success, becoming Trainor's second consecutive single to reach the top five in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at numbers three, two, and four, respectively. It also reached the top ten in several European countries, including Austria, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands. The music video for "Lips Are Movin" was directed by Philip Andelman and commissioned by Hewlett-Packard. Being a portrayal of behind-the-scenes events during a music video shoot, the video features dancers including Les Twins and Chachi Gonzales. Following its release on November 19, 2014, the video received 2.5 million views on YouTube in two days and received positive reviews noting its imagery. Trainor has performed "Lips Are Movin" live on several shows, including ''The Today Show'', ''The Voice'', and ''Dancing with the Stars''. It was also performed during Trainor's That Bass Tour (2015) and MTrain Tour (2015). ==Production and release == "Lips Are Movin" is a bubblegum pop and doo-wop song. It uses a half-sung, half-rapped format and a retro-soul melody with a beat and a percussion-heavy arrangement.〔 VH-1 described it as "a feisty, upbeat track" that "has some spunky lyrics".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meghan Trainor's new single 'Lips Are Movin' )〕 According to James Cowan of ''Canadian Business'', the song shares the same girl-group-influenced harmonies, wry lyrics and candy palette of its predecessor, "All About That Bass". Musically, "Lips Are Movin" was likened to Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" (2007). The song's tempo is 139 beats per minute. It is composed in the key G major; Trainor's vocals span the tonal nodes F3 to G5. The song's chord progression is G–Am–C–G.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meghan Trainor 'Lips Are Movin' Sheet Music )〕 The song's lyrics are about a philandering, untruthful man; they include, "if your lips are movin', then you're lyin', lyin', lyin, babe".〔 It was written in eight minutes by Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor; Kadish produced the song too. In October 2014, Trainor's tracks "Title" and "Dear Future Husband" had both been considered for release as her second single. On October 14, 2014, artwork for a single release and a low-quality audio of "Lips Are Movin" were released on the internet. The same day, it was announced that instead of the former tracks, "Lips Are Movin" would be officially released to contemporary hit radio in the U.S. on October 21, 2014, as Trainor's second single. The song was offered as a "first listen" on Shazam and high-quality audio of the song was premiered on MTV's website the following day. The song garnered radio play from three monitored stations the same day, six days before the track's impact date.〔 The song was released as a download on the same date in Austria,〔 Germany, and Switzerland.〔〔 It was later released worldwide—except in the U.K.—as an "instant grat" promotion from the pre-order of ''Title'', In the U.K., the song was released as a download on January 18, 2015. In the United States, a Best Buy exclusive CD single that features alternative artwork was released on December 30, 2014. Another CD single was released in Germany in February 2015. 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「Lips Are Movin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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