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| Label = Interscope | Writer = | Producer = | Chronology = will.i.am | Last single = "In My City" (2012) | This single = "Scream & Shout" (2012) | Next single = "#thatPower" (2013) | Misc = }} "Scream & Shout" is a song by American recording artists will.i.am and Britney Spears, taken from the former's fourth studio album ''#willpower''. It was released on November 20, 2012 by Interscope Records as the second single from the album, and sent to mainstream radio in the United States on November 27. The song was written by will.i.am, Jef Martens, Jaylien Wesley, and Jean Baptiste and was produced by Martens under the alias Lazy Jay, with additional production by will.i.am. "Scream & Shout" is an upbeat dance-pop song; its lyrics are about having a good time on a night out. It interpolates a sample of the lyric "Britney, bitch", which was used on Spears' 2007 single "Gimme More". "Scream & Shout" received mixed reviews from music critics. Some critics described the song as a dark club track, but others criticized the use of Auto-Tune on the vocals. The song was a commercial success worldwide, topping the charts in over 24 countries and reached the top ten in Australia, Sweden, and South Korea. In the United States, the song peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became the first number one song of the newly established Dance/Electronic Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, "Scream & Shout" became will.i.am's second consecutive number one single, Spears' sixth number one and her first chart-topper since "Everytime." An accompanying music video directed by Ben Mor was shot in October 2012, and premiered in the U.S. during a live episode of ''The X Factor'' on November 28. The theme of the music video is multiplicity, and critics complimented its futuristic setting. "Scream & Shout" also served as the theme song for a television commercial for ''Beats by Dr. Dre Color'' headphones. A remixed version of the song, featuring rappers Hit-Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Wayne and Sean Combs, was uploaded to will.i.am's official YouTube account on January 25, 2013, after it was leaked on the internet earlier the same day. A music video for this version was filmed in January 2013 and released on February 14. == Background and release == After Spears spent a year promoting her seventh studio album ''Femme Fatale'' (2011), RCA Records executive vice president of promotions Joe Riccitelli said that Spears would take a year off from the music business to "be a mom and get married." On April 2012, E! Online reported that Simon Cowell was negotiating with Spears for her to join the second US season of the music competition show ''The X Factor'', reportedly offering her $15 million. On May 9, 2012, reports that Spears had contracted to judge the show appeared. On May 14, 2012, it was officially confirmed that Spears and pop singer Demi Lovato would join ''The X Factor'' as judges. On August 28, 2012, Spears confirmed that she was recording new material with will.i.am, and said on social network Twitter, "Can't wait for y'all to hear @iamwill's next single featuring me." They had worked together the previous year on two tracks for ''Femme Fatale'', one of which, called "Big Fat Bass", was included on the album. The song, rumored to be named "Sexy Sexy" at the time,〔 was going to be released on will.i.am's album ''#willpower'' on October 15, 2012; however, will.i.am changed the release date after several tracks from the album were leaked online. He said, "I’m trying to finish #willpower…& now because of all the leaks I have push the album back to make new songs…" On October 12, 2012, Spears confirmed that the track would be called "Scream & Shout". On November 17, 2012, the song was leaked in full online. When asked about how he felt about it being released earlier than expected, will.i.am said, "Well, that's done. You can't undo it. It's out. It made it real. But once things go to the editing and coloring, it's not in your control." Spears used her official Facebook account to express her sadness about the early release of the song, but added, "I AM super excited that my fans seem to love it as much as will.i.am and I do. It hits radio tmw and iTunes later in the week." ''Billboard'' confirmed the release of "Scream & Shout" on U.S. radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM on November 19 at 12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time. The same day, the song had its United Kingdom radio premiere on Capital FM at 8:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time, and had a digital promotional release in Europe. The song was released for digital download worldwide the following day,〔 and was officially sent to mainstream radio through Interscope Records on November 27, 2012. will.i.am revealed the cover art for "Scream & Shout" on November 19 through his Facebook account. British singer Tulisa Contostavlos co-wrote the original version of "Scream & Shout" with Jean Baptiste and recorded it under the title "I Don't Give A Fuck". The track was intended for Contostavlos' debut album ''The Female Boss'' (2012) . However, the producer of the track, Lazy Jay, did not want Contostavlos to have the song and gave it to will.i.am, who re-wrote the song with Spears in mind. 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「Scream & Shout」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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