Mixed Personalities

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{{Infobox song

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| type = song

| artist = YNW Melly featuring Kanye West

| album = We All Shine

| released = {{Start date|2019|01|18}}

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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=50}}

| recorded = 2018

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| label = 300

| writer = {{hlist|Jamell Demons|Kanye West|Jermaine Smith|Jahmal Gwin{{Cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=29262190&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True|title = BMI | Songview Search}}}}

| producer = {{hlist|C-Clip Beatz|BoogzDaBeast}}

| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|iFv6BXjnKRU|"Mixed Personalities"}}}}

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"Mixed Personalities" is a song by American rapper YNW Melly featuring fellow American rapper Kanye West, from the former's mixtape We All Shine. Written alongside producers C-Clip Beatz and BoogzDaBeast, it was released on the same day as the tape on January 18, 2019.

Background

In mid-2018, Kanye West began collaborating with newer generation rappers, such as Lil Pump for "I Love It", XXXTentacion posthumously for "One Minute" and "The Storm", and 6ix9ine for "Mama" and "Kanga". West was introduced to YNW Melly's music through CyHi the Prynce and decided to fly him over to Los Angeles. YNW Melly previewed many songs from We All Shine to West, including "Mixed Personalities", after which West asked to feature on the track.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylf70KnGyyo |title=YNW Melly "Mixed Personalities" Official Lyrics & Meaning {{!}} Verified |access-date=February 18, 2019}}

On December 5, 2018, YNW Melly shared videos onto Instagram of him meeting with West in a recording studio.{{cite news|last=Price|first=Joe|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/12/ynw-melly-kanye-west-studio-instagram|website=Complex|title=YNW Melly Shares Video of Kanye West in the Studio With Him|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010813/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/12/ynw-melly-kanye-west-studio-instagram|url-status=live}}

Composition

Lyrically, the song describes a romantic partner who undergoes mood swings.{{cite news|last=Mench|first=Chris|url=https://genius.com/a/kanye-west-links-with-rising-florida-rapper-ynw-melly-on-mixed-personalities|website=Genius|title=Kanye West Links With Rising Florida Rapper YNW Melly On "Mixed Personalities"|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2019}} West sings in auto-tune, which is reminiscent of the rapper's sound from his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak (2008).{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Charles|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ynw-melly-kanye-west-mixed-personalities-780996/|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Kanye West Sounds Revitalized on YNW Melly Song 'Mixed Personalities'|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121619/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ynw-melly-kanye-west-mixed-personalities-780996/|url-status=live}} Dialogue of late former Marine drill instruct-turned-actor R. Lee Ermey saying "Because I am hard, you will not like me" is sampled from the 1987 war film Full Metal Jacket.

Music video

File:Mixed Personalities music video thumbnail (cropped).jpg

The music video for "Mixed Personalities" was directed by Cole Bennett and released on January 18, 2019, the same day as the release of its parent mixtape, We All Shine.{{cite news|last=Reilly|first=Nick|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-makes-surprise-appearance-ynw-mellys-mixed-personalities-2434828|website=NME|title=Kanye West makes surprise appearance on YNW Melly's 'Mixed Personalities'|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=January 18, 2019}} The video includes West and Melly hanging out with CGI robots with grass, trees and vines behind them.{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2029165/ynw-melly-mixed-personalities-feat-kanye-west-video/video/|website=Stereogum|title=YNW Melly – "Mixed Personalities" (Feat. Kanye West) Video|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119020612/https://www.stereogum.com/2029165/ynw-melly-mixed-personalities-feat-kanye-west-video/video/|url-status=live}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/102245262|website=listen.tidal.com|title=TIDAL|access-date=January 18, 2019}}

C-Clip Beats – production
BoogzDaBeast – additional production

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Canada\|51\|artist=Kanye West\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 26, 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|97\|date=20190405\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 6, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|42\|artist=Kanye West\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|19\|artist=Kanye West\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 1, 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"\|Chart (2019) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|access-date=December 6, 2019\|archive-date=December 5, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205172412/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 49
scope="row"\| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/year-end/\|title=Top 100 Songs of 2019\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|date=January 10, 2020\|access-date=February 16, 2020}} \| 72

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scope="col"|Chart (2019)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205172412/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}

| 49

scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/year-end/|title=Top 100 Songs of 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2020}}

| 72

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=YNW Melly feat. Kanye West|title=Mixed Personalities|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Ynw Melly ft Kanye West|title=Mixed Personalities|award=Silver|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=January 26, 2021|id=16982-5494-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=YNW Melly|title=Mixed Personalities|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

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References

Category:2019 songs

Category:Kanye West songs

Category:Songs written by Kanye West

Category:YNW Melly songs