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}} "Not Gonna Get Us" (translated from "Нас Не Догонят") is a song by Russian duo t.A.T.u., which was taken from their début studio album ''200 km/h in the Wrong Lane'' (2002). The song was written by Elena Kiper, Ivan Shapovalov, Valeriy Polienko and Sergio Galoyan, while production was handled by Trevor Horn. The song was included in the group's compilation album ''The Best'' (2006). The song was released on 5 May 2003 by Interscope Records as the second single off the studio album. Musically, the song is a eurodance-inspired song, and lyrically it talks about the group running away from people as they don't understand their love towards one another. There is also the Russian counterpart entitled "Nas Ne Dogonyat". "Not Gonna Get Us" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, praising the production and highlighted the song as an album standout, however some critics were not impressed by the lyrical content. The song was a commercial success worldwide, peaking inside the top ten in countries including Finland, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song also peaked at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs, becoming the group's only number one single in the US component charts. An accompanying music video was shot for the single, where it starts with the girls getting a mugshot, until escaping to a truck, where they drive off through snow in Siberia. The song was shot by Ivan Shapovalov, who also features in a cameo appearance in the song as a construction worker. The song also received a minor controversial image, where it featured a more rebel image. The song has also been performed on all of the group's concert tours, and was also performed at the MTV Movie Awards in 2003. In 2009, t.A.T.u. played a special concert featuring the song at the Eurovision Song Contest with a Russian Army Choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble. ==Background and composition== Prior to becoming t.A.T.u. Yulia and Lena had auditioned as members of Neposedi, a group produced by Ivan Shapolavov and his business partner Alexander Voitinskyi. Shapolavov has said the two girls stood out from the rest of those who auditioned; however, 14-year-old Katina was initially the only one chosen for the band. While the album was in development, their producer Alexander Voitinskyi left the production, leaving the album unreleased. However, Shapolavov later signed Elena Kiper as the new co-producer and co-writer for the album, who had eventually written "Not Gonna Get Us". There is also the Russian counterpart entitled "Nas Ne Dogonyat". The song was written by Elena Kiper, Ivan Shapovalov, Valeriy Polienko and Sergio Galoyan, while production was handled by Trevor Horn. The song was included in the groups compilation album ''The Best'' (2006). The song was added to their YouTube channel five years later on 6 February 2008. "Not Gonna Get Us" is a eurodance-inspired song.〔 www.allmusic.com.〕 The song incorporates influences from pop, dance-pop, eurodance and rock music. The song "opens with a throbbing electro beat which then builds to the shrill chorus." They were also noted by their vocals by saying "Lena Katina and Julia Volkova's vocals are angelic and naive complementing the fierce, persistent beats in the single."〔 Lyrically, it talks about teenage lovers, which was usually exampled by Volkova and Katina, as people did not understand their love towards each other, so they run away from people to start fresh. 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「Not Gonna Get Us」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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