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"Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by British recording artist Adele for her second studio album, ''21''. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune".〔 The largest crossover hit in the United States from the past 25 years, "Rolling in the Deep" gained radio airplay from many different radio formats. It was first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single from ''21'' in digital download format. The lyrics describe the emotions of a scorned lover. "Rolling in the Deep" was acclaimed by music critics and represented a commercial breakthrough for Adele, propelling her to international success. The song reached number one in 11 countries and the top five in many more regions. It was Adele's first number-one song in the United States, reaching the top spot on many ''Billboard'' charts, including the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 where it was number one for seven weeks. By February 2012, "Rolling in the Deep" had sold over 7,600,000 copies in the United States, making it the highest selling digital song by a female artist in the US, the second best-selling digital song in the US and Adele's best-selling single outside her native country, topping her previous best-selling "Chasing Pavements". Worldwide, it was the fifth best selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 8.2 million copies,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ifpi.com/content/library/DMR2012_key_facts_and_figures.pdf )〕 later going on to sell over 14 million copies.〔 * * * * * * 〕〔 *〕 The song spent 65 weeks on the chart, making the song at that time the fourth most weeks spent on the chart, tying the place with Jewel with her double single "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me". In July, the video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations, making it the most nominated music video of the year. The video won three awards: Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. "Rolling in the Deep" was also the ''Billboard'' Year End Hot 100 Number One Single of 2011. On 12 February 2012, "Rolling in the Deep" received three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=54th Annual Grammy Awards )〕 Critics and music publications ranked the song highly on their end-of-year lists. "Rolling in the Deep" is the fourth song to top the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles chart and to win both Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the same year, after "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970/1971, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack in 1972/1973, and "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes in 1981/1982. == Background and composition == In an interview Adele expressed her initial reservations prior to meeting Epworth due to their divergent musical styles, but characterised their collaboration as "a match made in heaven." She also credited Epworth for her increased vocal confidence, stating, "He brought a lot out of me. He brought my voice out as well—there's notes that I hit in that song ("Rolling in the Deep") that I never even knew I could hit."〔 According to reviewer Bill Lamb, "Rolling in the Deep" features "martial beats, pounding piano keys and chanting backing singers". Adele's vocals have been described as having a "hint of Wanda Jackson's dirty-blues growl". According to Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio Blog the song is "sung from the perspective of a scorned lover, who is finally able to see the light, but despite regretful sentiments, reconciliation is not an option here." "Rolling in the Deep" is written in the key of C minor (B minor for live performances.), in common time with a tempo of 105 beats per minute. The accompaniment uses open fifths, in a progression of C5–G5–B5–G5–B5. Adele's voice spans from B3 to D5, the highest note sung using the head voice. The song was reportedly inspired by a Nashville-schooled US tour bus driver, and composed by Epworth and Adele in a single afternoon following Adele's breakup with her boyfriend. It was "her reaction to, 'being told that my life was going to be boring and lonely and rubbish, and that I was a weak person if I didn't stay in the relationship. I was very insulted, and wrote that as a sort of "fuck you".'" 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「Rolling in the Deep」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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