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| Label = | Writer = | Producer = | Last single = "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (2007) | This single = "Stronger" (2007) | Next single = "Good Life" (2007) | Misc = }} "Stronger" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released as the second single from his third studio album, ''Graduation'' (2007). The production was handled by West, with an extended outro co-produced with Mike Dean. The composition is electronic in nature, employing synthesizers as its prominent instrument. For the track, West utilizes a vocoder-affected vocal sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by French house duo Daft Punk. On "Stronger," West speaks about the resolve that comes when one is faced with adversity, with lyrics at the song's refrain that paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche's famous dictum, "What does not kill him, makes him stronger." West also describes "Stronger" as an "emancipation", using the track to vent his frustration over mistakes he made in the past year. The song's production process was arduous, with West and his team mixing the track reportedly over 75 times, including after its release as a single. Although he worked with eight different audio engineers and eleven different mix engineers around the world for the track, West still felt dissatisfied with the results and decided to enlist the aid of record producer Timbaland in redoing its drum programming prior to the release of ''Graduation''. West felt "Stronger" paled in comparison to the sampled original, but Daft Punk were delighted by the song, leading to future collaborations. The single's music video was directed by Hype Williams, features sci-fi imagery based on the 1988 anime film ''Akira'', and was shot largely in Tokyo, Japan. Kanye West's use of shutter shades in the music video became a signature of his in the late 2000s. Released as a single on July 31, 2007, "Stronger" would top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 several weeks later, becoming West's third number-one hit single. It was a top ten hit in ten countries, topping the charts in four of them, including the United Kingdom. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards, and was named as one of the best songs of the year by ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Spin''. Its popularity has been accredited to not only encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the ensuing years. "Stronger" has since sold over seven million digital copies in the United States.〔 ==Background== Prior to release, a portion of "Stronger" was first released in May 2007 on West's ''Can't Tell Me Nothing'' mixtape. On June 27, 2007, "Stronger" was put onto the BBC Radio 1 Up-Front playlist and was later upgraded to the A-List a month prior to its release. The single's front cover art was released on West's website on June 28, 2007. It was designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, whom Kanye West collaborated with to produce the artwork for ''Graduation''. The cover artwork features a cartoon version of West's mascot "Dropout Bear" wearing sunglasses similar to the those West wears in the music video, as well as the small, trademark robot helmets of the Daft Punk duo Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.〔 "Stronger" musically derives from a vocal sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (2001) by French house duo Daft Punk.〔 The use of the vocal sample was requested through Pedro Winter, Daft Punk's manager at the time. The sample was approved by the duo, who deeply enjoyed the track. West later met Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo at Lollapalooza. The recording sessions for "Stronger" was a turning point in the production process for West's third studio album ''Graduation'', whereas prior West had been "aimlessly making songs."〔 The record began to take definite shape and form upon the creation of the track, which West released as the third album's second single, as well as around the filming of its accompanying music video, which was directed by music video director Hype Williams. The sci-fi imagery of the video inspired West to take his music in a more futuristic direction.〔 On July 3, 2007, Kanye West told Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 that although he believes "Stronger" is a great song, it does not compare to the sampled original. When asked about their take on hip-hop music and how rappers like Kanye West are suddenly fascinated their music, Thomas Bangalter of the duo replied that "Hip-hop has always been exciting and interesting to us."〔 Daft Punk went on to say that they were very delighted with how West's single turned out to be. The two had first heard the new song on Power 106 while on a San Francisco flight. As Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of the duo stated, "Our song had a good sound, but when (radio DJ ) put Kanye's record on, the sound was really fat. It sounds really big."〔 De Homem-Christo also clarified, "It's not a collaboration in the studio, but the vibe of the music we do separately connected in what () did with the song." 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「Stronger (Kanye West song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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