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"Rather Be" is a song by British electronic group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals from Jess Glynne. The track was released on 17 January 2014 as the fourth single from the group's debut studio album, ''New Eyes'' (2014).〔 It was co-written by band members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto, along with Jimmy Napes and Nicole Marshall, and produced by Patterson and Chatto. Lyrically, the song describes the singer's infatuation with her significant other, stating she doesn't want to be anywhere else. Warner Music Group released a number of official remixes for download,〔 with DJs such as All About She, Cash Cash, and OVERWERK.〔 The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was the third fastest-selling single of 2014, and the highest-selling January single since "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo in 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=will.i.am and Miley Cyrus neck-and-neck with Clean Bandit in singles race )〕 The song spent four weeks at number one, selling over 1 million copies since release and becoming only the seventh single to go 3× Platinum. In the United States, the song peaked at number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was placed at number four on ''Billboard''s 10 Best Songs of 2014 list.〔 "Rather Be" has also become an international hit in part due to the song's video becoming a viral hit on YouTube. Featuring Haruka Abe, it has over 350 million views. It won the Best Dance Recording category at the 2015 Grammy Awards in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grammy Nominees 2015: The Full List )〕 ==Background and composition== "Rather Be" was written by Clean Bandit keyboardist Jack Patterson, Nicole Marshall and James Napier (frequent collaborator of Disclosure),〔 and was produced by Clean Bandit cellist Grace Chatto and Patterson.〔 "Rather Be" performs in the key of G♯ minor, in common time and at a light tempo of 121 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of G♯m–D♯m/F♯–Emaj7–B〔(Clean Bandit "Rather Be" Sheet Music ). musicnotes. Retrieved 7 February 2014.〕 The track's instrumentation includes a violin, video game-style synth blips, a slow bass, piano and vocals. According to Pandora.com, the song features a "vocal counterpoint", a subtle "buildup/breakdown", use of "modal harmonies", the use of "chordal patterning" and "staccato synths".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pandora - Rather Be (Feat. Jess Glynne) )〕 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「Rather Be (Clean Bandit song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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