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"Sweet About Me" is the second single by Australian singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi from her debut album, ''Lessons to Be Learned'' (2008). The song was used in commercials for Sure and Dove Bodywash in Europe, as well as a commercial for Rexona Roll On in Brazil. It additionally was used in a Hair Cuttery commercial in the U.S. for a short period of time. The song appears on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian telenovela ''A Favorita'' and on the soundtrack to the Portuguese telenovela ''Feitiço de Amor''. It was also featured in the "Chapter Ten: Let It Be" episode of the NBC series ''Lipstick Jungle'' and in an episode of the VH1 reality television series ''Rock of Love: Charm School''. There are two versions of the song: the album version and the radio edit. The first verse is cut in half in the radio edit and the song opens up with the lyrics: ''"Oh, watching me hanging by a string this time"'' followed by ''"Oh, easily climax of a perfect lie"''. In the album version, there is a repetition of the first line followed by the line: ''"Don't, easily a smile worth a hundred lies"''; the radio edit omits these two lines before going into the pre-chorus. A Twenty Ten mix of "Sweet About Me" was included on Cilmi's second album, ''Ten'', released in March 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ten by Gabriella Cilmi – iTunes )〕 On 21 December 2009, PRS for Music announced that "Sweet About Me" was the most played song in the United Kingdom during 2009. The song also won the Grand Prix during the 46th Sopot International Song Festival in 2009. ==Background== Recording of ''Lessons to Be Learned'', the parent album of "Sweet About Me," began in Melbourne, Australia, when Gabriella Cilmi was thirteen years-old. Cilmi then re-located to London, England in 2007 to launch her musical career and complete the recording of "Sweet About Me".〔 The song was co-written by Cilmi in collaboration with its producers Xenomania, who are critically acclaimed for their work with Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Kylie Minogue.〔 "Sweet About Me" was written after Cilmi was pillaging a Parisian record store for inspiration. Cilmi was listening to early psychedelic music around the time when she wrote the song. Lyrically, Cilmi said that the song is saying, "We're all going to make mistakes, so we might as well have fun while we're making them."〔 Cilmi explained "Sweet About Me" to Bob Henderson of ''Gay Times'', "(About Me' is about ) nothing being what it seems. This might sound cheesy as well, but just because I'm young doesn't mean I don't understand what's going on." 〔 Described as a fun pop song by contemporary critics,〔 Cilmi revealed to Pete Lewis of ''Blues & Soul'' that the "fun" inspiration in "Sweet About Me" originated from her mother's love for 1970s British glam-rock bands, Sweet and T. Rex.〔 During the recording of "Sweet About Me," Cilmi thought there was something "amazing" about the song. Speaking to WalesOnline she said, "I thought it was like a nursery rhyme, the way it got stuck in your head." Cilmi, who is traditionally influenced by rock bands Led Zeppelin and Kings of Leon, said she had to make a pop-sounding record to appeal to as many people as possible. Speaking to music website, The Digital Fix, Cilmi explained how she worked together with Brian Higgins on "Sweet About Me;" Even though we came from two totally different backgrounds, when we worked together it just gelled. When it came to our differences I guess we both kind of compromised and came to a decision in the middle.〔 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「Sweet About Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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