Baptized in Fire

{{Infobox song

| name = Baptized in Fire

| cover =

| alt =

| type = Promotional single

| artist = Kid Cudi featuring Travis Scott

| album = Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'

| released = {{Start date|2016|12|2}}

| recorded = 2016

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| genre = Trap

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=45}}

| label = {{hlist|Republic|Wicked Awesome}}

| writer = {{hlist|Scott Mescudi|Jacques Webster II|Michael Dean|Patrick Reynolds|Mort Garson}}

| producer = {{hlist|Mike Dean|Plain Pat|Kid Cudi}}

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"Baptized in Fire" is a song by American rapper Kid Cudi featuring fellow American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on December 1, 2016, as a promotional single from the former's sixth studio album, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016). The song, which contains a sample of "Deja Vu" by Mort Garson, was produced by Mike Dean, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi. The song marked the third collaboration between Cudi and Scott, following the tracks "Way Back" and "Through the Late Night" from Scott’s album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, also released in 2016.

Release and promotion

On December 1, 2016, the album was made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with "Baptized in Fire" as the "instant gratification track".{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kid-cudi-baptized-in-fire-feat-travis-scott-new-song.1972096.html|title=Kid Cudi - Baptized In Fire Feat. Travis Scott - Stream [New Song]|website=HNHH |date=December 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2016/12/kid-cudi-travis-scott-baptized-in-fire/|title=Kid Cudi and Travi$ Scott Were Both "Baptized In Fire"|date=1 December 2016}} It was released to Google Play the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1N7Y73/ref=ap_ws_tlw_trk1|title=Baptized In Fire [feat. Travis Scott] [Explicit]|website=Amazon |date=2 December 2016}}

Critical reception

Adrian Marcano from Inverse named it as the fourth best song from the album and wrote that it "goes extra hard with a deep bassy twang that we hear on a lot of records that Travis is on".{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/25352-kid-cudi-passion-pain-and-demon-slayin-best-songs|title=Kid Cudi's Best Tracks on 'Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'|work=Inverse|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2017}} Noisey wrote: "The brooding track finds both artists showcasing their signature, crawling harmonies".{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/listen-to-kid-cudis-new-song-with-travis-scott-baptized-in-fire/|title=Listen to Kid Cudi's New Song with Travis Scott, "Baptized in Fire"|work=Noisey|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2017}}

Charts

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{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|3|artist=Kid Cudi|song=Baptized in Fire|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}

{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|47|artist=Kid Cudi|song=Baptized in Fire|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}

Release history

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