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|Label = Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam |Writer = Kanye West,〔While he produced the backing track and wrote the rap for "Through the Wire", West did not receive writing credit for the song, which instead went to the composers of the sampled song "Through the Fire".〕 David Foster, Tom Keane, Cynthia Weil |Producer = Kanye West |Certification = Gold (RIAA) |Last single = |This single = "Through the Wire" (2003) |Next single = "Slow Jamz" (2003) |Misc = }} "Through the Wire" is the debut single from American hip hop artist Kanye West. West wrote and recorded the song with his jaw wired shut after a car accident in October 2002. The song samples Chaka Khan's 1985 single "Through the Fire" and was released on the last day of September 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, ''The College Dropout'' (2004). "Through the Wire" peaked at number fifteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received positive reviews from music critics. The song was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to Jay-Z's "99 Problems". The music video was financed by West, who was inspired by an Adidas advertisement. It won Video of the Year at the 2004 Source Hip Hop Awards. == Conception == On October 23, 2002, West was in a California recording studio producing music for Beanie Sigel, Peedi Crakk, and The Black Eyed Peas. After leaving the studio at around 3 a.m. in his rented Lexus, he had a near-fatal accident when he was cut off by a car, ran head-on into traffic, and collided with another car near the W Hotel.〔Rosario, Boo (March 2003). "Story to Tell". ''The Source'' magazine, p. 60.〕〔Reid, Shaheem (October 23, 2002). "(Kanye West Injured in L.A. Accident )". MTV. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕〔Jones, Steve (August 21, 2005). "(Kanye West, hip-hop's writer-in-residence )". ''USA Today''. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕 He was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, mentioned in the song as "the same hospital where Biggie Smalls died," and had his jaw wired to his face in reconstructive surgery. Two weeks after being admitted to hospital, he recorded the song at the Record Plant Studios with his jaw still wired shut.〔Album notes for ''The College Dropout'' (2004) by Kanye West. Roc-A-Fella Records (986 173-9).〕〔Reid, Shaheem (December 10, 2002). "(Kanye West Raps Through His Broken Jaw, Lays Beats for Scarface, Ludacris )". MTV. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕 The song's title refers to the wires used to hold his broken jaw together.〔Kearney, Kevin (September 30, 2005). "(Rapper Kanye West on the cover of Time: Will rap music shed its "gangster" disguise? )". World Socialist Web Site. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕 When asked about how the incident changed his music, West stated: The track circulated on West's mixtape ''Get Well Soon...''〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oylLDREWWl4〕 before being officially released in re-recorded form in late 2003;〔Reid, Shaheem (December 10, 2002). "(Kanye West Raps Through His Broken Jaw, Lays Beats For Scarface, Ludacris )". MTV. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕 the released version excises the ending sample of Elton John's 1983 hit ''I'm Still Standing.''〔Sanneh, Kelefa (February 9, 2004). "(The College Dropout Review )". ''The New York Times''. Accessed August 3, 2007.〕 Although he initially had trouble convincing Roc-A-Fella Records executives to let him make his own album as a rapper, he was able to change their minds after the song's release.〔Eliscu, Jenny (August 19, 2007). "(Genius Is As Genius Does )". ''USA Weekend''. Accessed October 23, 2007.〕 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「Through the Wire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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