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"Red Lips" is a song recorded by American recording artist Sky Ferreira for her second extended play (EP) ''Ghost'' (2012). It was released on July 17, 2012 by Capitol Records. The song was written and produced by Greg Kurstin, with additional songwriting provided by Shirley Manson. "Red Lips" is a pop rock song that describes the emotional deterioration of an individual that Ferreira disliked. It differs from the previous electropop styles displayed in her earlier works; this was deliberately done to prevent Ferreira from being branded in a similar fashion as recording artist Britney Spears, which she felt that Capitol Records had intended to do. Despite ''Ghost'' itself garnering mixed reviews, "Red Lips" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its overall production. However, the track failed to impact any national record charts. An accompanying music video for "Red Lips" was directed by Terry Richardson, and was premiered through Richardson's YouTube channel on June 12, 2012. Critics directed their commentaries towards Ferreira's increasingly risqué public persona, shifting from the more innocent image with which she launched her career. ==Background and composition== With her debut studio album having been frequently delayed throughout the early 2010s, Ferreira released her second extended play ''Ghost'' on October 2, 2012 while simultaneously continuing production of her full-length record. "Red Lips" appears as the fourth of five songs on the track listing; a preview of the song was first released through YouTube earlier that February.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sky Ferreira Releases Preview Clip of Upcoming Single, "Red Lips" )〕 "Red Lips" was later heard on the television series ''Gossip Girl'', during the episode "Save the Last Chance" from its sixth and final season on November 26. "Red Lips" was written and produced by Greg Kurstin, with additional songwriting provided by Shirley Manson. Ferreira first collaborated with Kurstin on her demo track "Femme Fatale", and first came into contact with Manson through her Myspace profile which she had been uploading her music on. They were concerned that her record label intended to brand her like recording artist Britney Spears; these conversations prompted Manson to offer Ferreira the track "Red Lips". She made lyrical adjustments to remove slang commonly used in British English, including the term "taking a piss", to better suit the American Ferreira.〔 The track incorporates pop rock musical styles, becoming a departure from the electropop elements explored in her earlier tracks; it additionally incorporates elements of grunge music, which was popularized in the 1990s.〔 "Red Lips" also includes prominent guitar instrumentation, which Michael Cragg from ''The Guardian'' felt signaled a musical transition for Ferreira; he further compared the song to the works of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.〔 Bradley Stern from MuuMuse noted that the blending of "intimidating stabs of guitars and a wicked drum pulse" showcased "the acidic side of Sky’s attitude".〔 Ferreira stated that the lyrics for "Red Lips" were intended as a narrative of the emotional breakdown of "a very specific person or a type () always made me feel uncomfortable".〔 In October 2012, DJ Com Truise released a synthpop remix of "Red Lips", which a writer for ''Fact'' felt complimented the songs on his debut studio album ''Galactic Melt'' (2011).〔 The DSL Remix of the original track is included in the soundtrack album of the feature film ''Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters'' (2014). 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「Red Lips」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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