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"Where Have You Been" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album, ''Talk That Talk'' (2011) serving as the fifth single. The song was written by Ester Dean, Geoff Mack, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Henry "Cirkut" Walter, and Calvin Harris, with production handled by the latter three. "Where Have You Been" was released as the third international single from the album on May 8, 2012. The track is a dance-pop and techno house song that draws influence from trance, R&B and hip hop. It is backed by "hard, chilly synths" and contains an electro-inspired breakdown sequence. The song's lyrics interpolate Geoff Mack's 1959 song "I've Been Everywhere" and speak of a woman who is searching for a partner who will sexually please her. "Where Have You Been" was met with positive reviews from most music critics, who likened the song to ''Talk That Talks lead single, "We Found Love". The track performed well on major international charts. In the United States, "Where Have You Been" reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking Rihanna's twenty-second top ten single on the chart. It also peaked at number one on both the US Hot Dance Club Songs and UK Dance Chart, and at number three on the US Pop Songs chart. In addition, it attained top five positions in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Israel, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, while peaking in the top ten of charts in twenty countries worldwide including Australia, Belgium and Norway. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Dave Meyers depicts the singer in an assortment of costumes and locations, referencing the song's lyrics. Rihanna is seen as a semi-naked water reptilian, in an Egyptian desert, an African themed hut, and channeling Hindu god Shiva with multiple limbs. The video received a positive response from critics, who praised Rihanna's new approach to deeper choreography. Rihanna has performed the song on both ''Saturday Night Live'' and the finale of the eleventh season of ''American Idol''. The song was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance. ==Production and recording== "Where Have You Been" was written by Ester Dean, Geoff Mack, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Calvin Harris, and Henry "Cirkut" Walter, with production, instrumentation, and programming also handled by the latter three.〔 Mack's song "I've Been Everywhere" is interpolated throughout the song.〔 Dean, Gottwald, Harris, and Walter have produced and/or co-written other songs on ''Talk That Talk'': "We Found Love" for Harris, and "You da One" for Dean, Gottwald, and Walter. "Where Have You Been" was recorded by Kuk Harrell and Marcus Tovar at Eightysevenfourteen Studios, Los Angeles, California and Eyeknowasecret Studio, Brentwood, California.〔 Harrel and Tovar were also the vocals engineers and were assisted in the process by Jennifer Rosales.〔 The engineers for the song in its entirety were Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine and Clint Gibbs.〔 It was mixed by Serban Ghenea.〔 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「Where Have You Been」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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