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"Up in the Air" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their fourth studio album, ''Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams'' (2013). Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite, "Up in the Air" is as an introspective and passionate track reflecting upon human consciousness. It marked a departure from much of the band's previous work as it incorporates a more electronic-influenced sound as well as elements from new wave music. "Up in the Air" was released on March 18, 2013, as the lead single from the album. It premiered on the same day from the International Space Station, after being launched aboard a spacecraft loaded with scientific experiments and other equipments. Critical reception to the song was mostly positive, with much of the praise going to its sonic variety and introspective lyrics. The track peaked at number three on the Alternative Songs in the United States and garnered significant commercial outcomes internationally. The accompanying music video, directed by Leto, features conceptual imagery filled with references to different art forms. It received a largely positive response from critics, who lauded the video's symbolic nature and visuals. It was nominated for numerous accolades, including three awards at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where it won Best Rock Video. Thirty Seconds to Mars performed "Up in the Air" on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and included the song on the setlist of their Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour and subsequent Carnivores Tour. ==Recording and composition== "Up in the Air" was written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite. The latter had previously worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars on the production of the band's third studio album, ''This Is War'' (2009). The song was engineered by Jamie Reed Schefman and mixed by Serban Ghenea. John Hanes engineered it for mixing at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The track features additional programming by Patrick Nissley. It was recorded at The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound in Los Angeles, California and mastered by Howie Weinberg and Dan Gerbarg at Howie Weinberg Mastering.〔 The song includes a contribution from the band's fans, credited as the Knights of the White Shadow, who provide additional vocals recorded at the band's studio. "Up in the Air" was described as an electronic rock song with influences and elements from new wave.〔 It opens with the sound of guitars, followed by drum beats, "kaleidoscopic" synthesizers and a chanted vocal part.〔 After the first verse, which features a four-on-the-floor pattern, the pre-chorus follows, leading to an anthemic chorus as Jared Leto voices the lines "A thousand times I tempted fate / A thousand times I played this game / A thousand times that I have said today". Kevin Rutherford of CBS Radio called the track a "swift rocker" with "slight electronic undertones".〔 Jeff Benjamin from Fuse felt that with its four-on-the-floor beat, "dance-y" synthesizers and trance effects, the song is "crafted for 2013's EDM-obsessed music world". He noticed the piano drama and Leto's melodramatic vocals about the "portrait of a tortured you and I". Ryan Reed from ''Billboard'' acknowledged the band's progression, considering the song a departure from the group's previous arena-friendly alternative rock sound.〔 Kaitlyn Hodnicki from ''Stature'' magazine found the "seductive" throbbing beat of the track "completely at ease" with Leto's "risqué lyrics".〔 In an interview with MTV News, Leto regarded "Up in the Air" as a passionate and energetic song that "feels really free" but also features the concept of constraint and tension, particularly evident in the line "I'll wrap my hands around your neck so tight with love". Leto explained that the lyric plays on two different levels, giving a sexual connotation to the line, but also the idea of power and control. He further said that the song "has to do with getting to a point in your life where you're ready to let go of the past, embrace change and become more of who you really are". 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「Up in the Air (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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