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}} ''Matangi'' is the fourth studio album by English-Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A., released on 1 November 2013 on her own label, N.E.E.T. Recordings, through Interscope Records. Songwriting and production for the album were primarily handled by M.I.A. and long-time collaborator Switch, with additional contributions from Hit-Boy, Doc McKinney, Danja, Surkin and The Partysquad. The album's title is a variant of M.I.A.'s real first name and also references the Hindu goddess Matangi. Themes relating to Hinduism, including reincarnation and karma, feature in the lyrics, and the music blends western and eastern styles. The album was recorded in various locations around the world and allegedly featured input from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The first single to be taken from the album, "Bad Girls", was released nearly two years before the album and became one of her most successful singles. Three other songs from the album were released as singles in the run-up to its eventual release. Critics' opinions of the album were generally favourable, but its first-week sales were significantly lower than those of M.I.A.'s previous album, and its chart peak was lower in all major markets. ''Matangi'' did however, top the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. ==Composition and recording== M.I.A. released her third album ''Maya'' in 2010, which received a mixed critical response, and sold poorly compared to her previous album ''Kala''. Following this, the artist experienced a period during which she struggled to find motivation to make music. She eventually found initial inspiration for the creation of a new album in reading about her namesake, the Hindu goddess Matangi, following which she travelled to India to research concepts for the album. She ultimately made a conscious decision to steer away from politicised lyrics. ''Matangi'' was recorded in various locations around the world, including London, New York and Los Angeles. The track "aTENTion" was recorded on the island of Bequia in the Grenadines. M.I.A. contended that the recording process for the song involved input from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who purportedly "came into the studio and took my computer and basically decrypted the whole of the internet, and downloaded every word in the whole of the language that contained the word tent within it". The rapper has been a friend of Assange for several years and he made an appearance via Skype at one of her concerts promoting the release of the album. The album was the first by M.I.A. to feature no contribution from producer Diplo, with whom she was in dispute.〔 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「Matangi (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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