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"Whistle" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida from his fourth album ''Wild Ones'' (2012). It was released on April 24, 2012 as the third single from the album. "Whistle" was written by Flo Rida, David Glass, Marcus Killian, Justin Franks, Breyan Isaac and Antonio Mobley while production was handled by DJ Frank E and Glass. It is a song about oral sex. "Whistle" is a pop-rap song characterized by a whistling melody. Upon its release, the song received mostly mixed reviews from music critics. They generally praised its pop sound, noting that it had the potential of becoming another hit with its "catchy" hook. However, several critics gave a negative review for the lyrics, interpreted as a thinly veiled euphemism for oral sex, calling it "the least subtle song ever". The song peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Flo Rida's third number one hit and his first since 2009's "Right Round". "Whistle" was a commercial success, topping the charts in some countries, including Australia, Israel and Sweden, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in others, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Marc Klasfeld, was released on May 24, 2012. It was filmed in Acapulco, Mexico and makes use of split screen at various points. It mostly shows shots of Flo Rida and several girls on a beach. Upon its release, it received positive to mixed reviews from critics, who noted that it was a perfect accompaniment for the song. Flo Rida also promoted the song by performing it during the finale of the talent show, ''The Voice''. This song is the second track on ''Now 44''. ==Background and composition== "Whistle" was written by Flo Rida, David Glass, Marcus Killian, DJ Frank E, Breyan Isaac, and Antonio Mobley while production was handled by DJ Frank E and Glass.〔 The song premiered online in April 2012. During an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, Flo Rida described the song as "the biggest record I've done yet". Later, during an interview with MTV News, Flo Rida revealed that the lyrics of the song are sung in a metaphorical way, saying that it had sexually suggestive lyrics. He noted, "Well, put your own swing on it, but for the most part I keep it clean, but if you listen to it, you can take it another way as well". When asked how does he know where to draw the line between sexually suggestive and downright dirty lyrics, he acknowledged that when he's in the studio, "I have my boys in there and they'll tell me and give me their suggestions and what they think..... If it's too much I'll go back."〔 "Whistle" is a pop-rap song, instrumentally complete with a guitar and a whistling melody.〔 It opens with a whistle heard in the background.〔 Robbie Daw of the website Idolator, Kevin Rutherford of ''Billboard'' magazine and Katherine St Asaph noted that the use of whistles throughout the song was very similar to Maroon 5's and Christina Aguilera's 2011 song "Moves like Jagger".〔〔〔 Rutherford further compared it with OneRepublic's 2010 song "Good Life".〔 The song makes numerous references to oral sex.〔(Number Ones - Flo Rida 'Whistle' )〕 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「Whistle (Flo Rida song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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