Jukebox Joints
{{Infobox song
| name = Jukebox Joints
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| artist = ASAP Rocky featuring Joe Fox and Kanye West
| album = At. Long. Last. ASAP
| released = May 26, 2015
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| recorded = 2014–2015
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=24}}
| label = {{hlist|ASAP Worldwide|Polo Grounds|RCA}}
| writer = {{hlist|Rakim Mayers|Che Pope|Kanye West|Joe Fox|Dicky Sulaksono|Warren Moore|William Robinson}}
| producer = {{hlist|Pope|West}}
}}
"Jukebox Joints" is a song by rap artist ASAP Rocky, featuring Joe Fox and Kanye West, from Rocky's second studio album At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015). The music video for it was released on August 10, 2015.
Critical reception
The track was described by Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork as being 'back-to-basics' in praise, since she wrote that Rocky has: 'got real shit to say'.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20661-atlonglastaap/|title=A$AP Rocky: At.Long.Last.A$AP Album Review|work=Pitchfork|access-date=October 12, 2018}} Billboard had praise for Fox's appearance on the song and the rest of his contributions to the album, writing that he: 'anchors almost a third of the album with sung hooks'.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6582933/asap-rocky-at-long-last-asap-album-review|title=A$AP Rocky's 'At.Long.Last.A$AP' Is the Perfect Experiment: Album Review|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2018}}
Tonight Show performance
On June 11, 2015, Rocky was joined by The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Jukebox Joints" along with At. Long. Last. ASAP single "L$D".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6597864/asap-rocky-lsd-jukebox-joints-the-roots-tonight-show|title=A$AP Rocky Performs 'L$D/Jukebox Joints' With The Roots on 'The Tonight Show'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2018}} As Jimmy Fallon himself alluded to, it wasn't clear exactly how seriously Rocky had taken the drug-tinged lyrics of both songs before the performance, since it began with him reclining in a bed. The performance saw him rise from the bed to rap a medley of "Jukebox Joints" and "LSD".{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/06/asap-rocky-roots-lsd-jukebox-joints-fallon/|title=A$AP Rocky Plays Medley of 'L$D' and 'Jukebox Joints' With the Roots on 'Fallon'|work=SPIN|date=12 June 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2018|last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew }}
Samples
The track contains a sample of 1972 recording "Doa untuk Kekasih", performed by Rasela, an Indonesian band.{{cite AV media notes|title=At. Long. Last. ASAP|others=ASAP Rocky|publisher=RCA Records|year=2015}} It also samples 1968 track "Much Better Off" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, as well as 1975 song "Who Cares", performed by Tony Aiken and Future 2000.
Music video
On August 10, 2015, the music video for "Jukebox Joints" was released.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6656805/asap-rocky-jukebox-joints-video-kanye-west|title=A$AP Rocky Premieres 'Jukebox Joints' Video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 13, 2018}} It shows ASAP Mob relaxing in a variety of places, ranging from bedrooms to subway stations and the effects of psychedelic colors and smoke are used within the video.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/08/asap-rocky-premieres-new-video-for-jukebox-joints-watch/|title=ASAP Rocky premieres new video for "Jukebox Joints" — watch|work=Consequence of Sound|date=10 August 2015 |access-date=October 13, 2018}} The version of the track used for the music video was different from the album version, since West's verse was not included in it and he didn't appear in the video either.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2236198/asap-rocky-jukebox-joints-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128161840/http://www.mtv.com/news/2236198/asap-rocky-jukebox-joints-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2015|title=A$AP Rocky's 'Jukebox Joints' Video Is The Throwback Of All Throwbacks|work=MTV|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
Commercial performance
The song peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and spent a total of two weeks on it.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Aap-Rocky/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/912850|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013192400/https://www.billboard.com/music/Aap-Rocky/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/912850|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2018|title=A$AP Rocky Jukebox Joints Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
Charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/AAP-Rocky/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215032145/https://www.billboard.com/music/AAP-Rocky/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2018|title=A$AP Rocky Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 14, 2018}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Joe Fox x Kanye West|title=Jukebox Joints|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-28}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=Jukebox Joints (feat. Joe Fox x Kanye West)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|access-date=January 19, 2023}}
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|lNq2ZN2IpoA|"Jukebox Joints" Music video}}
{{ASAP Rocky singles}}
{{Kanye West songs}}
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Category:Songs written by ASAP Rocky