Say You Will (Kanye West song)

"Say You Will"
Song by Kanye West
from the album 808s & Heartbreak
Recorded 2008
Genre
Length 6:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kanye West

"Say You Will" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, from his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak. It was produced solely by West.[1]

Wiz Khalifa gave a freestyle over the track's instrumental in January 2009.[2] Kim Kardashian West listed it among her top 28 favourite songs by her husband in August 2016.[3]

Critical reception

The song was described by The Guardian as being: 'a slow jam built around a simple radioactive pulse'.[4] Pitchfork had praise for the outro, describing it as being: 'a patient, defeated-sounding collection of choral vocals and drum machines'.[5]

HotNewHipHop placed "Say You Will" at number 21 on their list of West's 50 best songs.[6]

Live performances

West performed the track for his 2010 live album VH1 Storytellers in February 2009.[7] On February 22, 2012, a video surfaced online of him freestyling over it live.[8] When the song was performed by West at the 2015 Hollywood Bowl, he sang to a woman painted gold at center stage and fireworks accompanied the performance to underscore the heat linked to the music, created before marriage and fatherhood.[9]

Covers

Mobius Band released a cover version on their 2009 EP EMPIRE OF LOVE.[10] As well as, "Say You Will" was covered by R&B singer Trey Songz, who also covered fellow Kanye songs "Runaway" and "Love Lockdown".[11]

Remix

A remix of the track featuring Caroline Shaw was uploaded by West to his SoundCloud in October 2015, alongside a new song titled "When I See It".[12] The cover art for both is a photo of flowers, which is actually part of a body of large still-life images released by photographer Nick Knight.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 808s & Heartbreak. Roc-A-Fella Records (Media notes). Kanye West. 2008. 0-06025-1791919-8.
  2. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Freestyles over Kanye's "Say You Will" [Video]". DJBooth. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Stream Kim Kardashian's playlist of her favourite Kanye West tracks". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CD: Urban review: Kanye West, 808s and Heartbreak". The Guardian. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreak Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 Best Kanye West Songs". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kanye West – VH1 Storytellers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kanye West "Say You Will Freestyle" Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kanye West Turns '808s & Heartbreak' Into High Art at Hollywood Bowl". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Free Download: Mobius Band Cover Kanye West". SPIN. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Trey Songz Remixes Kanye West's "Runaway"". Idolator. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kanye West launches surprise tracks 'Say You Will' (feat Caroline Shaw) and 'When I see It'". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Kanye West's "When I See It" and "Say You Will" Cover Art Details". Complex. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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