《Blurred Lines》是本周公告牌Hot 100单曲榜中下载增量、点播增量以及网络流量增量最大的单曲,是最近一周美国人气最高的单曲。公告牌单曲榜从去年三月开始计算歌曲网络流量之后,这首歌是第一首在这三方面增量同时排在第一位的单曲。这也是Robin Thicke第一次在公告牌单曲榜中夺冠。2007年,他当时的热门单曲《Lost Without U》在公告牌单曲榜中的最高排名是第14位。
父母皆为娱乐圈活跃份子的 Robin Thicke,在 12-3 岁期间就客串演出戏剧节目,年仅 16 岁即签入附属于名厂 Interscope 旗下的 Nu America Records。拥有优异的创作才情,阿瑟小子、克里斯廷、马克安东尼、白兰蒂、布莱恩麦肯奈特、罗南…等知名歌手都演唱过他的歌曲。2002 年推出个人专辑『Cherry Blue Skies』,其中改编贝多芬第五号命运交响曲的「A Fifth Of Beethoven」,引起各方瞩目,翌年更改专辑名为『A Beautiful World』重新问世。2005 年投效菲董 Pharrell 自设的厂牌 Star Trak,发行第二张作品『The Evolution Of Robin Thicke』,漂亮突破一百五十万张销售。2008 年交出更上层楼的大碟『Something Else』,请到Pro-Jay(Usher、En Vogue、Michael Jackson)和 Robin 携手制作,其中首支主打歌即为全台询问度极高的 Samsung Soul U908 手机广告曲「Magic」。2009 年岁末推出的第四张全新录音室专辑『Sex Therapy: The Session』。
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"Blurred Lines" is a song recorded by American R&B recording artist Robin Thicke, for his sixth studio album of the same name (2013). Featuring guest vocals from American rapper T.I. and American singer and producer Pharrell, the song was released as the lead single from "Blurred Lines" on March 26, 2013 through Star Trak Recordings.The R&B song was produced by featured guest Pharrell, and was written by him along with Thicke and T.I.
Following a few months of pre-release hype, Robin Thicke has set his much-anticipated Blurred Lines LP with a summer due date. The R&B crooner's sixth full-length drops July 30 via Star Trak/Universal Music.
As can be expected, the vocalist's Billboard-topping body mover "Blurred Lines" with T.I. and Pharrell kicks off the collection, which also includes previously teased slow jam "4 the Rest of My Life" and the Kendrick Lamar-assisted "Give It 2 U." Judging by the tracklist revealed on Billboard, the 2 Chainz verse from the latter may not appear on the official LP.
"This is the least personal album I've ever made by far," he recently told Hot 97 of Blurred Lines. "I really always tried to be a serious, brooding artist and dig deep and talk about my pain and insecurities, and this time I didn't want there to be any of that negativity. There's still some depth on it, but it's much more fun."
The single has peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as topping the Billboard R&B Songs chart. It has also become Thickes most successful song on the Billboard Hot 100, being his first to reach #1 (he previously climbed as high as #14 with Lost Without U, back in 2007). The song has been a worldwide hit and reached number #1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK, and the United States as well as the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland. Comparisons have been made between the instrumentation and musical style of "Blurred Lines" and Madonnas 2008 single, "Give It 2 Me", which was also co-written and co-produced by Pharrell Williams.
The accompanying video was directed by Diane Martel and released on March 20, 2013. The video depicts Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell standing around while they flirt with scantily clad models (Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi MBengue, and Elle Evans). The video was released in two versions; the first features the models topless, the second features them covered. The unrated version of the video was taken down from YouTube on March 30, 2013, citing violations of the sites terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity, particularly if used in a sexual context.