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Yeezus

2013 studio album by Kanye West

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 faced a lot of controversy for its offensive lyrics. The name Yeezus is a combination of Ye and Jesus. 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

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[[#cite_note-'"`UNIQ--ref-00000057-QINU`"'-50|[43]]] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

Release history

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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

Notes

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  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

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  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 – via entertainment.time.com.
  5. ↑ "2013 Readers Poll Results". Pitchfork.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Kanye West (2013). Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Def Jam Recordings. 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.
  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. 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.
  34. ↑ "Canadian Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  35. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  36. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  37. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard Rap Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  38. ↑ "2014 Year-End Charts - Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  39. ↑ "2014 Year-End Charts - Billboard Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  40. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  41. ↑ "British album certifications – Kanye West – Yeezus". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Yeezus in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  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. [[#cite_ref-'"`UNIQ--ref-00000057-QINU`"'_50-0|↑]] "American album certifications – Kanye West – Yeezus". Recording Industry Association of America.
  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.
  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.
  49. ↑ "Yeezus: Kanye West". Amazon UK. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
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