Feedback (Kanye West song)
| "Feedback" | |
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| Song by Kanye West | |
| from the album The Life of Pablo | |
| Released | February 14, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:27 |
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"Feedback" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo (2016). It includes a sample of "Talagh" by Googoosh and West raps about his career experiences. The song charted on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart at number 99 and 92 respectively in 2016.
Composition[edit]
The song features a sample of 1975 track "Talagh" by Iranian singer Googoosh, which is used throughout it.[1] Within the track, West raps about the fame and success that he has experienced throughout his career.[2]
Once all of the changes to the featuring album had been made by June 2016, "Feedback" saw completely revamped production and this led to a longer running time than its original length.[3]
Release[edit]
In May 2015, a viewer of one of West's fashion presentations posted a snippet of the song being played there and it was originally rumored to be titled either "Good News" or "A Long Time" before the track's title was officially announced and rumours also had for the snippet to be from his upcoming album that was scheduled to be released under the title of Swish at the time.[2][4] "Feedback" was scheduled to not be part of The Life of Pablo at one point, since Travis Scott took to Twitter after West released the final track listing and thanked him for putting it back on the album.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian voiced the belief that the song showed West as being self-aware, describing it as him "wondering aloud whether he's actually gone round the twist".[6] Philip Lewis of Mic felt great about the confidence shown by West on the track.[7]
Commercial performance[edit]
"Feedback" made its debut at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 upon The Life of Pablo being released, but never managed chart again at any later date.[8] As for the UK Singles Chart, it did the same there, debuting at number 92 upon the album's release and never reaching the top 100 again afterwards.[9] In the same week as its debut on the Billboard Hot 100, the track debuted at number 36 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[10] It fell down 10 places to number 46 the next week, then disappeared from the chart permanently.[11][10]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from West's official website.[12]
- Production – Kanye West
- Co-production – Charlie Heat for Very Good Beats, Inc., & Noah Goldstein for Ark Productions, Inc.
- Engineering – Noah Goldstein, Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Mike Dean
- Mix – Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
- Mix assisted – Chris Galland, Ike Schultz & Jeff Jackson
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 19 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 92 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[15] | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 99 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] | 36 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[18] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Traynor, Cian (February 16, 2016). "Six surprising sounds behind Kanye West's The Life of Pablo". Huck Magazine. Sample Scouring. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ a b Cusumano, Katherine (February 11, 2016). "Why Kanye West's "Feedback" Has The Most Meaning On The Entire 'The Life Of Pablo' Album". Bustle. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ C.M., Emmanuel (June 17, 2016). "Every Change Kanye West Made to 'The Life of Pablo'". XXL. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Carley, Brennan (May 29, 2015). "Win Butler Premiered a Reported Kanye Track Called 'A Long Time'". Spin. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (February 10, 2016). "Kanye West Thanked by Travis Scott for Putting 'Feed Back' Back on Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (February 14, 2016). "Kanye West: The Life of Pablo review – 'You can see why his immodesty rubs people up the wrong way'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Philip (February 14, 2016). ""Feedback" Lyrics: Kanye West Gets Boastful on 'TLOP' Track". Mic. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Kanye West Feedback Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Feedback | Full Official Chart History |". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Kanye West Feedback Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart - April 30, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ davidbaker.tv, builtbylane.com ×. "The Life of Pablo". The Life of Pablo – Kanye West. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kanye West – Feedback". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
