Immortal (Kid Cudi song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Immortal

| cover = IndicudIMMORTAL.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kid Cudi

| album = Indicud

| released = March 14, 2013

| recorded = 2012

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Trip hop|alternative hip hop|rap rock}}

| length = 5:02

| label = {{hlist|GOOD Music|Universal Republic}}

| writer = {{hlist|Scott Mescudi|Andrew VanWyngarden|Ben Goldwasser}}

| producer = Kid Cudi

| chronology = Kid Cudi

| prev_title = King Wizard

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Girls

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Immortal.ogg

| description = "Immortal"

}}

"Immortal" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, released on March 14, 2013, as the third official single from his third studio album Indicud (2013). The song, produced by Cudi himself, samples "Congratulations", as performed by MGMT, with whom Cudi had collaborated on his 2010 single "Pursuit of Happiness".{{cite news|last=Alexis|first=Nadeska|title=Kid Cudi Samples MGMT On 'Immortal'|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/03/01/kid-cudi-samples-mgmt-on-immortal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304001218/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/03/01/kid-cudi-samples-mgmt-on-immortal|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2013|access-date=1 March 2013|newspaper=MTV|date=1 March 2013}} On March 26, 2013, Cudi appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed "Immortal", as well as "Just What I Am", on the late-night talk show.{{cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/03/watch-kid-cudi-debut-mad-solar-and-perform-immortal-on-jimmy-kimmel-live|title=Kid Cudi Unveils "Indicud" Album Art and Tracklist|last=Weiss|first=Sam|date=2013-03-27|work=Complex|publisher=Complex Media|access-date=2013-03-27}}{{YouTube|Zke13NnYRJo|Kid Cudi Performs "Just What I Am"}}, Retrieved March 28, 2013.

Background

On October 29, 2012, Cudi announced he would be releasing the album's third single at the end of November.{{cite web |url=http://datnewcudi.com/2012/10/29/kid-cudi-announces-new-indicud-single-coming-in-november/ |title=Kid Cudi Announces New Indicud Single Coming in November |publisher=DatNewCudi.com |date=2012-10-29 |access-date=2012-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101005433/http://datnewcudi.com/2012/10/29/kid-cudi-announces-new-indicud-single-coming-in-november/ |archive-date=2012-11-01 }} On November 7, he revealed the upcoming single's title to be "Immortal", and that it again was produced by himself like the two previous releases, "Just What I Am" and "King Wizard". He claimed the song "will make you feel amazing in the heart and soul."[https://twitter.com/ducidni/status/266244210280263681 Twitter / ducidni: My official 2nd single is called] However, on November 30, he revealed "Immortal" would not be released until 2013. "Immortal" was ultimately premiered on March 1, 2013, via SoundCloud.[http://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/28/new-music-kid-cudi-immortal/ Rap-Up.com || New Music: Kid Cudi – ‘Immortal’] The song was produced by Cudi, with the main sample being a track from one of his favorite bands, MGMT's "Congratulations". He reversed the song, sped it up, and produced over it.[http://datnewcudi.com/2013/02/28/new-music-kid-cudi-immortal-indicud-rap-2013-download-stream/ New Music: Kid Cudi – Immortal (Download & Stream) + Lyrics | Dat New 'Cudi'] The song was officially released via iTunes on March 14, 2013.{{cite web | title=Immortal – Single by Kid Cudi | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/immortal-single/id620102269 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620044007/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/immortal-single/id620102269 | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 20, 2013 | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple | access-date=March 14, 2013}}

The song also contains a quote from American actor Adam Sandler in his 1995 film Billy Madison: "That’s one of my favorite movies, man. From my childhood, straight up. I love Adam Sandler. Throughout the album I wanted to include clips from some of my favorite movies to kind of narrate the album a bit and liven it up and give it some personality."{{cite news|author=Brad Wete|title=Kid Cudi: The Former Rager Talks About His 'Indicud' Album, Being a Rebel and More|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1550627/kid-cudi-the-former-rager-talks-about-his-indicud-album-being-a |access-date=7 March 2013|work=BillboardBiz|publisher=Billboard|date=5 March 2013}} Cudi claimed the quote, which is "I am the smartest man alive!", expressed his feelings best when he had completed the song:

"That’s how I felt when I finished the song. 'Oh my God. It’s so good!' [Laughs] So there had to be a way that I could express myself. So I had to find some of my favorite quotes from my favorite movies. I put on Billy Madison and just watched that. There were so many lines that I picked that were great. But “I’m the smartest man alive!” resonated with me. And Adam Sandler is like a god to me. He’s so amazing. I just wanted to pay homage through song and let him know, like, 'You’re the shit!'"

Charts

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