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Yeezus

Yeezus is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West. It was released on June 18, 2013, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album was given very good reviews by music critics. Yeezus entered the Billboard 200 at number one. It also reached number one in 30 other countries. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 9.5 out of 10.[1] Yeezus is a hip hop album.

Yeezus
Studio album by
Kanye West
ReleasedJune 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)
Recorded2012 – June 2013
Studio
Various
Genre
Length40:01
LabelDef Jam
Producer
Kanye West chronology
Cruel Summer
(2012) 		Yeezus
(2013) 		The Life of Pablo
(2016)
Singles from Yeezus
  1. "Black Skinhead"
    Released: June 19, 2013
  2. "Bound 2"
    Released: August 28, 2013

Singles

"Black Skinhead" was released as the first single from the album on June 19, 2013. It reached 34 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] "Bound 2" was released as the album's second single. The music video for the single had West's fiancee at the time, Kim Kardashian in it.

Awards

The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 Grammy Awards. The fourth song on the album, "New Slaves", was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.[3] Time magazine chose Yeezus as the best album of 2013.[4] In Pitchfork's 2013 Readers Poll, Yeezus was chosen as 2013's best album.[5]

Tour

On October 19 2013 West started The Yeezus Tour. A Tribe Called Quest gave their last performance there. The tour ended on December 23 2013.

Track listing

Credits adapted from West's official website.[6]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "On Sight"  
 2:36
2. "Black Skinhead"  
 3:08
3. "I Am a God" (featuring God)
 3:51
4. "New Slaves"  
  • West
  • Bronfman[b]
  • Dean[a]
  • Travis Scott[a]
  • Goldstein[a]
  • Sham Joseph[a]
  • Pope[a]
 4:16
5. "Hold My Liquor"  
 5:26
6. "I'm In It"  
  • West
  • Evian Christ[b]
  • Dom Solo[b]
  • Goldstein[a]
  • Arca[a]
  • Dean[a]
 3:54
7. "Blood on the Leaves"  
 6:00
8. "Guilt Trip"  
  • West
  • Dean
  • Ultra$ound
  • S1
  • Travis Scott[a]
  • Ackeejuice Rockers[a]
 4:03
9. "Send It Up"  
  • West
  • Daft Punk
  • Gesaffelstein[b]
  • Brodinski[b]
  • Ultra$ound
  • Arca[a]
  • Dean[a]
 2:58
10. "Bound 2"  
  • West
  • Pope[b]
  • Eric Danchick[a]
  • Goldstein[a]
  • No I.D.[a]
  • Dean[a]
 3:49
Total length:
 40:01
Notes[6]
Sample credits[6]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

  • Alvin Fields – choir director
  • Andrew Dawson – engineer
  • Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer
  • Arca – additional programming
  • Benji B – additional production
  • Brodinski – additional production
  • Carmen Roman – choir
  • Ché Pope – A&R, additional programming, co-executive producer
  • Chris Galland – assistant mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Crystal Brun – choir
  • Daft Punk – producer
  • Dave "Squirrel" Covell – assistant engineer
  • David Rowland – assistant engineer
  • Delbert Bowers – assistant mixing
  • Dylan Wissing –drums
  • Eric Lynn – assistant mixing
  • Frank Ocean – additional vocals
  • Gesaffelstein – additional production
  • Gloria Ryann – choir
  • Hudson Mohawke – additional programming, co-producer
  • Jack Donoghue – additional production
  • Jessenia Pena – choir
  • Joe Perez – graphic design
  • John Morgan – choir
  • Josh Smith – assistant engineer
  • Justin Vernon – additional vocals
  • K. Nita – choir
  • Kanye West – creative director, executive producer, producer, vocals
  • Keith Parry – assistant engineer
  • Ken Lewis – choir producer, engineer, noises, vocal sounds
  • Kenta Yonesaka – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Matela – assistant engineer
  • Khoï Huynh – assistant engineer
  • Lorraine Berry – choir
  • Lupe Fiasco – additional production
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Marc Portheau – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Matt Teitelman – percussion
  • Mike Dean – additional production, engineer
  • Nabil Essemlani – assistant engineer
  • Natalis Ruby Rubero – choir
  • Noah Goldstein – additional production, additional programming, associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • Raoul Le Pennec – assistant engineer
  • Rick Rubin – executive producer
  • Ronnie Artis – choir
  • Sean Drew – choir
  • Sean Oakley – assistant engineer, assistant mixing
  • Sham Joseph – additional production
  • Teachers – co-producer
  • Timeka Lee – choir
  • Travis Scott – additional programming
  • Ultra$ound - producer
  • Uri Djemal – choir engineer
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 22
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[12] 33
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 15
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 2
Russian Albums (NFPS)[22] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 94
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 6
Taiwanese Albums (RIT)[27] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 1
UK R&B Albums Chart (OCC)[29] 1
US Billboard 200[30] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums Chart[32] 65
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[33] 147
Canadian Albums Chart[34] 38
US Billboard 200[35] 37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[36] 12
US Top Rap Albums[37] 8
Chart (2014) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[38] 38
US Top Rap Albums[39] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[40] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[43] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[44] June 18, 2013
Universal
Germany[45]
New Zealand[46] Def Jam
United States[47]
France[48] June 21, 2013 Universal
United Kingdom[49] June 22, 2013 Virgin EMI

Yeezus Media

  • West first began work on Yeezus at his personal loft in Paris, and on numerous occasions visited the Louvre (pictured) for inspiration.

  • West enlisted Def Jam Recordings co-founder Rick Rubin to executive produce the album.

  • The record production is characterized as raw and dark. West maintains a stripped-down approach while continuing to use eclectic samples.

  • Described as West's most sonically experimental work, the album is driven by abrasive electronics while drawing from an array of industrial, punk and hip hop subgenres.

  • A video projection of "New Slaves" in Los Angeles in May 2013.

  • West performing in November 2013 as part of The Yeezus Tour.

  • Yeezus was the most critically acclaimed album of 2013. It managed to top 18 lists and polls.

  • West at the Governors Ball Music Festival, where he performed several tracks from Yeezus publicly for the first time.

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1, 2, 9 and 10
  2. ↑ Tracks 1–5, 7 and 8
  3. ↑ Tracks 1, 2 and 4–8
  4. ↑ Track 6
  5. ↑ Tracks 6 and 8
  6. ↑ Track 8
  7. ↑ Choir on track 1

References

  1. ↑ "Kanye West: Yeezus". Pitchfork.
  2. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ↑ "JAY Z CRUSHES GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES, KANYE WEST'S "YEEZUS" GETS HORRIBLY OVERLOOKED". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (4 December 2013). "Top 10 of Everything: Arts and Entertainment". Time. http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/04/arts-and-entertainment/slide/top-10-albums/. 
  5. ↑ "2013 Readers Poll Results". Pitchfork.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Kanye West (2013). Yeezus (Media notes). Def Jam Recordings. http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf. Retrieved June 22, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kanye West – Yeezus" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kanye West – Yeezus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kanye West – Yeezus" (in French). Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Kanye West Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select {{{date}}} on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kanye West – Yeezus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Kanye West: Yeezus" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  18. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Charts.nz – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Kanye West – Yeezus". Russian Music Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Kanye West – Yeezus". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kanye West – Yeezus". Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Weekly Top 20 – Combo Chart (Week 25, 2013)" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  28. ↑ "Kanye West | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  29. ↑ "Kanye West – Yeezus". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Kanye West Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  31. ↑ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums July 06 2013". Billboard. 2 January 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-07-06/r-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved July 3, 2013. 
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  33. ↑ "ultratop.be – Jaaroverzichten 2013" (in Dutch). Ultratop Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  34. ↑ "Canadian Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums?page=3. Retrieved January 7, 2014. 
  35. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums. Retrieved February 28, 2015. 
  36. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?page=1. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  37. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard Rap Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rap-albums. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  38. ↑ "2014 Year-End Charts - Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved February 27, 2015. 
  39. ↑ "2014 Year-End Charts - Billboard Rap Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/rap-albums. Retrieved February 27, 2015. 
  40. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  41. ↑ "British album certifications – Kanye West – Yeezus". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Yeezus in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  42. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - ngày 15 tháng 1 năm 2014". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  43. ↑ "American album certifications – Kanye West – Yeezus". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  44. ↑ "Yeezus – West, Kanye". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  45. ↑ "Yeezus: Kanye West". Amazon Germany (in German). Retrieved June 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  46. ↑ "Yeezus by Kanye West". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  47. ↑ "Yeezus: Kanye West". Amazon. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  48. ↑ "Yeezus: Kanye West" (in French). Retrieved June 12, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  49. ↑ "Yeezus: Kanye West". Amazon UK. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
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