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}} "Where'd You Go" is a song by American hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the side project of rock band Linkin Park's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda. It is the fourth and final single from Fort Minor's debut album ''The Rising Tied'', released on April 14, 2006. The song features Skylar Grey (then known as Holly Brook) and Jonah Matranga. "Where'd You Go" was written and produced by Shinoda. Lyrically, the song is from the perspective of the person left behind in long-distance relationships, and is about the consequences of putting one's career before one's family. "Where'd You Go" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with most reviewers noting the song's simplicity, as well as praising Brook's vocals. "Where'd You Go" was Fort Minor's most commercially successful single, peaking within the top ten of several international music charts. "Where'd You Go" also peaked at No. 4 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a Platinum certification by the RIAA in 2009. A music video for the single was directed by Philip Andelman. The video featured three families, who, according to Shinoda, "share the same sense of loneliness as this song." "Where'd You Go" was included in the set list of numerous Fort Minor concerts. ==Background and composition== "Where'd You Go" was written and produced by Mike Shinoda. "Where'd You Go" is an alternative hip hop song that features a piano-based hook, as well as a choir singing background vocals throughout the song.〔''The Rising Tied'' album liner notes〕 According to the digital music sheet published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of E major and is set in simple time. Brook and Matranga's vocal ranges span from the low note of B3 to the high note of B4.〔 Shinoda wrote the song from the perspective of a person whose lover is always traveling. In an interview with MTV, Shinoda stated why he chose to write from that point of view, saying "A lot of people do songs about being on the road, and I wanted to do this song about the opposite perspective: the people who are at home, your family, your friends, your loved ones who are at home." Shinoda also said that he wrote the song for his wife, Anna.〔 When consulting executive producer and rapper Jay-Z and Linkin Park guitarist and Machine Shop A&R Brad Delson on which songs should be included in ''The Rising Tied'', "Where'd You Go" is one of two songs that he requested not to remove from the album, since the song drives his wife to tears every time she listens to it.〔 Holly Brook (who was signed to Shinoda's record label Machine Shop Recordings) were featured artists of the song. Shinoda requested Brook to sing the chorus, since Shinoda had already written the entire song. Brook recorded the song for half an hour.〔 Shinoda praised her vocals, calling her voice as "unbelievable."〔 Shinoda affirmed the Brook's musical style "really rooted in the songwriting...You don't need all the frills and the production. You can put her on a $50 mic in a room and she sounds just like the record because the talent is really there. A lot of artists rely on tricks to make their stuff sound a certain way, but we all appreciate the rawness of what she does."〔 Shinoda stated that "Where'd You Go" was a possible single candidate at the time of the album's release.〔 The song was released to radio airplay〔 as the fourth and final single from ''The Rising Tied'' on April 14, 2006. 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'd You Go (Fort Minor song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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