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"Motivation" is a song performed by American recording artist Kelly Rowland, from her third studio album ''Here I Am'' (2011). The song was written by Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Daniel Morris and Lil Wayne, with Jonsin producing the song and Lil Wayne having featured vocals. The R&B slow-jam serves as the lead single from ''Here I Am'' and was released from April 8, 2011. Upon release, "Motivation" received favorable reviews from critics generally praising the sexiness of the song. Official remixes were produced for the song, including an dubstep-inspired electronic mix by Diplo and a rap remix by Busta Rhymes, Trey Songz and Fabolous. In the United States, the song has peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart where it stayed seven weeks in a row, and number seventeen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Rowland's third US top 20 hit and her second highest performing single to date as a solo artist, behind "Dilemma". It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in May 2013. An accompanying music video was directed by Sarah Chatfield, the director behind Rowland's previous video "Forever and a Day" (2010). It follows a number of sultry scenes where Rowland dances seductively amongst partially dressed dancers in a dimly-lit warehouse, with the entire video tinged in blue light. Rowland performed the song for the first time with Trey Songz at the 2011 BET Awards."Motivation" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 54th Grammy Awards. == Background and release. == ''Here I Am'' was originally scheduled for release in 2010, but was pushed back numerous times. Initially the dance-influenced "Commander" served as the album's lead single for international territories while two separate singles were serviced in the United States. "Rose Colored Glasses" for the pop format and "Grown Woman" for the urban format. Rowland decided in September 2010 to re-enter the recording studios to work on new material for the album. This, coupled with creative issues such as naming the album, led to multiple pushbacks. "Motivation" was announced as the title for the album's new lead single during New York Fashion Week. It debuted online via ''Rap-Up'' magazine's website on March 2, 2011. Speaking of how the record came about, Rowland said "Motivation came about when I was in the studio with () Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, and we kind of were just vibing. I told Rico I wanted something really sexy ... and he came up with 'Motivation' along with Jim. It turned into this amazing record... I played (for Lil Wayne ) and he got on it, and it was just as simple as that."〔 Along with the single announcement, ''Rap-Up'' said fans could expect the video and a remix produced by Diplo to premiere in April 2011.〔 However, the electronic remix, produced by Diplo, premiered via ''Rap-Up'' on March 8, 2011. 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「Motivation (Kelly Rowland song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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