|
"Radio" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles taken from her third studio album, ''I Am… Sasha Fierce'' (2008). The uptempo electropop, dance and R&B song was composed by Knowles, Rico Love, Dwayne Nesmith and Jim Jonsin. Composed in the key of D major and built essentially on bouncy beat, "Radio" also displays influences of the 1980s synthpop, Europop, and house. It is instrumentally complete with a Roland TR-808 drum, bass instruments, and synthesizers. The song's lyrics describe the love of Knowles in her childhood for the songs she used to listen on the radio as she grew into an adult. "Radio" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who generally praised Knowles's departure from her usual R&B style. Some of them also complimented the believability as well as the originality of the song and chose it as the standout track of ''I Am.. Sasha Fierce''. In September 2009, "Radio" was used to promote Dutch radio station Radio 538, and it subsequently charted for six weeks on the Dutch Top 40 chart, where it peaked at number 14. It also reached number five on its urban chart. "Radio" was part of Knowles' set list on her I Am... Tour (2009–10) and was included on the live album ''I Am... World Tour'' (2010). ==Production and composition== "Radio" was written by James Scheffer, Rico Love, Dwayne Nesmith, and Knowles. Production was handled by Jim Jonsin, who also produced of "Sweet Dreams" (2009).〔 "Radio" is different from the usual R&B material for which Knowles is known;〔 It is a electropop, dance and R&B〔 song that exhibits influences of 1980s synthpop,〔Petridis, Alexis. (November 14, 2008) (Review: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' ). ''The Guardian''. (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved on December 21, 2011.〕 Europop,〔Greenblatt, Leah. (November 15, 2008) (Review: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' ). ''Entertainment Weekly''. Time Inc. Retrieved on December 21, 2011.〕 and house. Following the release of ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', Knowles explained the concept behind the song on her official website:
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, "Radio" is an uptempo song set in common time, written in the key of D major.〔 It follows the chord progression of Bm–G–D–A/C and Knowles' vocals span from the note of A3 to E5.〔 Built on a bouncy beat,〔 "Radio" is instrumentally complete with a Roland TR-808 drum,〔Hoard, Christian. (November 18, 2008) (Review: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' ). ''Rolling Stone''. Wenner Media. Retrieved on December 21, 2011.〕 bass instruments,〔 and synthesizers.〔 Several music critics, including Ben Westhoff of ''OC Weekly'', noted that "Radio" bears resemblance to Rihanna's single "Umbrella" (2007) as they are both set to 1980s-style synthesizers." Similarly, James Reed of ''The Boston Globe'' wrote that "Radio" seems to be like the latest electro-pop confection from Rihanna.〔 Darryl Sterdan of the Canadian website Jam! wrote that "Radio" sounds like a record Madonna would sing because of its electropop and dance-pop musical styles.〔 The believability of the song's lyrics, which conveys love testaments as well as its timeless endurance, sung on sensual vocal arrangements by Knowles, who additionally adopts a sneering attitude, demonstrates her alter ego Sasha Fierce.〔 Lyrically, "Radio" explores the relationship between Knowles as the female protagonist and the songs played on the radio, shown in the lyrics: "You're the only one that Papa allowed in my room with the door closed / We'd be alone / And Mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom / 'Cause she knew we were in the zone".〔 Amy Linden of ''Vibe'' magazine felt that "Radio" could make an ideal "valentine" song because of its lyrical content.〔 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「Radio (Beyoncé song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|