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}} "Shine" is the debut single by the American post-grunge band Collective Soul. It served as the lead single from their 1994 debut album ''Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid''. It was released a week before the album was released. "Shine" would remain the band's most well known song and a hallmark of 1990s alternative rock. It became the #1 Album Rock Song of 1994, and won a ''Billboard'' award for Top Rock Track.〔() Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Charter-Toppers: 1994〕 The song also reached the top of the Album Rock Tracks for eight weeks. The song then went on to peak at #11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for one week, being held out from the top ten by Back & Forth by Aaliyah.〔Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 137.〕 VH1 would later rank "Shine" at #42 on their list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s." ==Overview== Due to the song's lyrical themes, particularly the mention of "heaven", Collective Soul was often early on regarded as a Christian band. Frontman Ed Roland elaborated, "I remember around the time (came out ) getting into an argument with a writer who said, 'You're a Christian band.' I said, 'No, we're not.' 'Well, you have the word heaven in your song.' And I said, 'Well, so does Led Zeppelin. I don't remember anyone saying they were a Christian band.'" He went on to stress that such classification would unite the bandmates' beliefs and that a particular doctrine cannot speak for all its members.〔Garrett, Jonathan (A RETURN TO HAVING FUN: Collective Soul Remembers Why It Makes Music ) PopMatters (January 25, 2005). Retrieved on 4-25-09, updated 2015-02-20.〕 Roland did note, however, his religious background and the fact that his father is a Southern Baptist minister, but that this does not justify a Christian label. Collective Soul rhythm guitarist Dean Roland has called the song's chorus "basically a prayer" and noted that the uplifting single was released during an odd time amidst heavy grunge. He noted that, despite the song's unique feel, this circumstance wrongfully pigeonholed the band as being grunge.〔Farley, Mike (Interview with Dean Roland ) Bullz-Eye (July 28, 2005). Retrieved on 4-25-09.〕 "Shine" features guitar with a slight distortion and mellow atmosphere throughout the verses. Its chorus pounds with staccato riffs before brightening up with the lyrics "Heaven let your light shine down." Later, the song's bridge modulates into double-time behind a hard rock guitar solo before returning to its previous state of calmness. 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「Shine (Collective Soul song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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