808s & Heartbreak
2008 studio album by Kanye West
808s and Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on November 24, 2008.[1] Four singles were released from it. The first single was "Love Lockdown". The album is different to West's earlier albums; it is mainly a hip hop, electronica and R&B album instead of a more "traditional hip hop album" and its songs are sung through an Auto-Tune processor instead of rapped.
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Released | November 24, 2008 | |||
Recorded | September – October 2008 | |||
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Length | 51:58 | |||
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Track listing
changeNo. | Title | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Say You Will" | Kanye West | 6:14 |
2. | "Welcome to Heartbreak" (featuring Kid Cudi) |
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4:23 |
3. | "Heartless" |
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3:31 |
4. | "Amazing" (featuring Young Jeezy) |
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3:58 |
5. | "Love Lockdown" |
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4:30 |
6. | "Paranoid" (featuring Mr Hudson) |
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4:37 |
7. | "RoboCop" | Kanye West | 4:34 |
8. | "Street Lights" |
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3:09 |
9. | "Bad News" | West | 3:58 |
10. | "See You in My Nightmares" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
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4:18 |
11. | "Coldest Winter" |
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2:45 |
12. | "Pinocchio Story" (freestyle live from Singapore, hidden track) | West | 6:03 |
Personnel
changeCredits for 808s & Heartbreak adapted from AllMusic.[2]
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Charts
changeChart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 1 |
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] | 1 |
Australian Albums Chart[4] | 12 |
Irish Albums Chart[4] | 11 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] | 15 |
UK Albums Chart[4] | 11 |
Swiss Albums Chart[4] | 13 |
Canadian Albums Chart[3] | 4 |
Belgian Albums Chart[4] | 21 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] | 19 |
Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 42 |
Austrian Albums Chart[5] | 50 |
European Top 100 Albums[3] | 23 |
Italian Albums Chart[6] | 65 |
French Albums Chart | 52 |
German Albums Chart | 30 |
Preceded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé |
US Billboard 200 number-one album December 13–20, 2008 |
Succeeded by Circus by Britney Spears |
Preceded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé |
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album December 13–20, 2008 |
Succeeded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé |
Certifications
changeRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Platinum | 600,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
change- ↑ Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak - Amazon.com Music
- ↑ "Credits: 808s & Heartbreak". AllMusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Awards: 808s & Heartbreak". Allmusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". aCharts.us. 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Classifica settimanale dal 28-11-2008 al 04-12-2008". FIMI. FIMI. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kanye West – 808's & Heartbreak". Music Canada.
- ↑ "2008 Certification Awards – Platinum". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type 808s & Heartbreak in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved August 4, 2011.[permanent dead link]