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}} "What the Water Gave Me" is a song by Florence and the Machine, and the first song released from their second studio album, ''Ceremonials'' (2011). It was written by Florence Welch with Francis White and produced by Paul Epworth. After the band performed the song in Berkeley, California on 12 June 2011, the album version of the song premiered on Florence and the Machines official website. Later, the song was digitally released in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2011, and internationally the following day. Welch decided to name the song "What the Water Gave Me" after seeing a Frida Kahlo painting. During an interview, she confirmed that the song was inspired by Virginia Woolf, an English writer. "What the Water Gave Me" is an art rock and indie rock song performed in tempo of 133 beats per minute. It incorporates several instruments into its composition, most notably harps and guitar. The song was praised by music critics for its folk rock sound and Welch's vocals. The accompanying music video for the song was filmed at Abbey Road Studios and it showed the band recording and singing the song. Upon its release, the song made its way into several chart most notably at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. It also became the second song by Florence and the Machine which charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ==Background== "What the Water Gave Me" was written by Florence Welch and Francis Anthony "Eg" White and produced by Paul Epworth. It was recorded in London at Abbey Road Studios.〔〔〔 The song was debuted by Florence and the Machine during a live show in Berkeley, California on 12 June 2011. After that, the band added the song to the set list of their tour, Lungs Tour and on 23 August 2011 the album version of the song premiered on Florence and the Machines official website.〔 Florence Welch elaborated on the title and meaning of the song: "It's a song for the water, because in music and art what I'm really interested in are the things that are overwhelming. The ocean seems to me to be nature's great overwhelmer. When I was writing this song I was thinking a lot about all those people who've lost their lives in vain attempts to save their loved ones from drowning. It's about water in all forms and all bodies. It's about a lot of things; Virginia Woolf creeps into it, and of course Frida Kahlo, whose painfully beautiful painting gave me the title".〔 During an interview with ''NME'', Welch revealed how she looked in Frida Kahlo painting by saying, "At lot of the time when I'm writing, things will just appear. I was writing the song and this book on symbolism was lying around, and it had the painting in it. It's nice to mix the ordinary with extraordinary". She further stated that the song talked about "children who are swept out to sea, and their parents go in after them and try to rescue them".〔 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「What the Water Gave Me (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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