《Empire State of Mind》是由美国说唱歌手Jay-Z和女歌手艾丽西亚·凯斯演唱的歌曲,词曲由亚历山大·舒克伯勒、艾丽西亚·凯斯、安吉拉·亨特、伯特·凯斯、珍妮·塞维尔、肖恩·卡特和思薇雅·罗宾森创作。歌曲被收录在Jay-Z第十一张录音室专辑《The Blueprint 3》,于2009年10月20日作为专辑的第三支单曲发行。
歌曲于2009年11月28日登上美国公告牌百强单曲榜的榜首位置,并连续保持五周,是Jay-Z首支以主唱身份在该榜拿下的冠军单曲。2010至2011年,歌曲获第27届MTV音乐录影带大奖“最佳摄影”奖及第53届葛莱美奖“最佳说唱歌曲”、“最佳说唱合作”奖,併入围第53届葛莱美奖“年度录製”奖。
歌曲由两位纽约布鲁克林的创作者——安吉拉·亨特和珍妮·塞维尔出于对家乡的思念之情而创作。2009年2月,两人在一次海外旅途中分享了她们的思乡情感,并简单写下了这首歌曲以表对家乡的渴望。一个月后,她们将歌曲秘密送到了Roc Nation唱片公司,希望Jay Z能够採纳这首歌曲,但却受到了负面的评价。之后在一次聚会上,EMI唱片的Jon "Big Jon" Platt听到了歌曲,并在之后将歌曲送到了Jay Z手上。在听过后Jay Z喜欢上了这首歌曲,他保留了歌曲的副歌部分,并立即录製了歌曲。而当被询问到演唱副歌部分的合适人选时,亨特推荐了艾丽西亚·凯斯。
歌曲採样自1970年The Moments歌曲《Love on a Two-Way Street》。2009年,艾丽西亚·凯斯推出了歌曲的个人版本《Empire State Of Mind Part II: Broken Down》,该版被收录在艾丽西亚·凯斯于2009年12月15日发行的录音室专辑《Element of Freedom》。
Yea, yea I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in TribecaRight next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood foreverI'm the new Sinatra, and, since I made it hereI can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem,All of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway,Pull me back to that McDonald's, took it to my stashbox, 560 State St.Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons wippin' pastry'sCruisin' down 8th St., off white LexusDrivin' so slow, but BK is from TexasMe, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy BiggieNow I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with meSay whattup to Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tai'sSittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high fiveNigga I be Spike'd out, I could trip a refereeTell by my attitude that I'm most definitely fromIn New York,Concrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothin' you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLet's hear it for New York, New York, New YorkCatch me at the X with OG at a Yankee gameShit, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee canYou should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip thoughBut I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique thoughWelcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rockAfrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hopYellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla backFor foreigners it ain't for, they act like they forgot how to actEight million stories, out there in it nakedCity is a pity, half of y'all won't make itMe, I got a plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made"If Jesus payin' Lebron, I'm payin' Dwayne WadeThree dice cee-lo, three card monte
Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob MarleyStatue of Liberty, long live the World TradeLong live the King yo, I'm from the Empire St. that'sIn New York,Concrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothin' you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLet's hear it for New York, New York, New YorkLights is blinding, girls need blindersSo they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines isLined with casualties, who sip to life casuallyThen gradually become worse, don't bite the apple, EveCaught up in the in-crowd, now you're in styleEnd of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin outCity of sin, it's a pity on the whimGood girls gone bad, the city's filled with themMommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust outEverybody ride her, just like a bus routeHail Mary to the city, you're a virginAnd Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church endCame here for school, graduated to the high lifeBall players, rap stars, addicted to the limelightMDMA got you feelin' like a championThe city never sleeps, better slip you an AmbienIn New York,Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLet's hear it for New York, New York, New YorkOne hand in the air for the big cityStreet lights, big dreams, all lookin' prettyNo place in the world that could comparePut your lighters in the air everybody say yeah, yeah,Yea, yeaIn New York,Concrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothin' you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLet's hear it for New York, New York, New York
我成长于布鲁克林区,现在信步于翠贝卡街虽然和罗伯特德尼罗做了邻居,但我永远是那个嘻哈仔我是新一代的弗兰克辛纳屈,因为我成名于纽约,我成功于世界没错,我成功于世界,到处都有人欢迎我我曾在哈林区贩毒,和多米尼加兄弟们厮混比邻着百老汇的灯红酒绿,我想起那家麦记快餐店我在那里藏我的粉,当然还有560号大街我调我的粉就像西蒙斯姐妹做她们的蛋糕一样纯熟现在我驾驶着我的白色雷克萨斯,悠游第八大道行车悠闲,带着来自德州的碧昂斯当年我起步于The Notorious B.I.G的地盘Bed-Stuy现在我是公告牌常客,我的小伙伴们也和我一起走上人生巅峰Tyran Smith怎幺了,再续一杯Mai-Tai如何坐在陆航和麦迪逊广场花园的场边,尼克斯球员和篮网球员都和我击掌嚯,我现在也和斯派克李那家伙一样可以耍一耍裁判没错这就是我的态度,因为我来自纽约,摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想现在你身处纽约,你已经无所不能纽约街区让你浴火重生纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾,来吧,聆听纽约的声音聆听纽约的声音聆听纽约的声音在Bronx,我和Juan Perez一起看洋基队的比赛
我让洋基队棒球帽比洋基队球员更出名想必你知道我是蓝血贵族而不是Crip帮派成员虽然如此,我也有很多在道上混的朋友欢迎来到纽约大熔炉,来到我们贩毒的街角这里是嘻哈文化的圣殿,也是Afrika Bambaataa的地盘计程车和地下黑车的喇叭声此起彼伏司机们装作忘记打表坑死外国人纽约,有八百万个故事它们大多籍籍无名而我,却是Special Ed那首“我成功了”的真实写照杰伊·詹金斯能为勒布朗买单,我当然也出得起韦德的身价掷骰玩牌劳动节嘉年华, 安息于鲍勃马利自由女神像和世贸大厦永存于世流行之王The Notorious B.I.G虽死不朽,我来自帝国之州,也就是纽约,摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想现在你身处纽约,你已经无所不能纽约街区让你浴火重生纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾,来吧,聆听纽约的声音聆听纽约的声音繁灯诱惑掩人心智,女孩们应该遮蔽双眼这样才能走出纸醉金迷盲目的牺牲者遍布于道稍有放鬆便会划入万丈深渊夏娃,别轻易品尝罪恶苹果,步入那个虚伪天堂现在你为了追赶潮流在寒冬之季穿着大胆好似Vogue女郎,罪恶之城只能满足让人惋惜的一时幻想曾经是好女孩的她们,遍布大街小巷她们曾经来到纽约,耗尽生计沦落风尘,千人枕遍讚美圣母玛利亚,你尚纯真但你若自甘堕落,耶稣也无能为力带着梦想来到这里求学却沉迷于聚光灯带来的满足,像球星们和说唱大佬摇头丸让你感觉自己像一时帝王不眠之都,让你藉助药物才能沉沉睡去纽约,摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想现在你身处纽约,你已经无所不能纽约街区让你浴火重生纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾,来吧,聆听纽约的声音聆听纽约的声音为这座巨城挥舞兴奋的手迷濛中初上的华灯看上去有着梦幻般的绮丽这座举世无处可比的帝国之都在空中放飞焰火,所有人都陷入了疯狂来吧,来吧,来这座梦想之都纽约,摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想现在你身处纽约,你已经无所不能纽约街区让你浴火重生纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾,来吧,聆听纽约的声音聆听纽约的声音
《Empire State of Mind》是缺乏生机的纽约市的吶喊之声。整首歌曲有着振奋人心的力量,在製作上将古典与现代元素无缝隙地结合在了一起,而歌曲中铿锵有力的钢琴和弦声则被艾丽西亚·凯斯强劲有力的吼叫声所润色。在歌曲中Jay-Z致敬了从劳动节游行到《Vogue》杂誌美国版的主编安娜·温图尔,并提及了纽约的地标性景观,在不经意间担当了导游。
歌曲的音乐录影带于2009年10月30日释出,由海普·威廉士执导拍摄,选取了美国纽约繁忙地段作为外景的拍摄对象。视频首先以黑白色调的形式展现,而在最后一分钟左右的时候变为全彩,拍摄下了艾丽西亚·凯斯在纽约时代广场中心地域弹奏钢琴以及在曼哈顿天际线演唱的镜头。而在音乐录影带中Jay Z则出现在纽约各处完成其说唱部分的拍摄。
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