Wouldn't Leave

"Wouldn't Leave" was produced by West, with co-production from American musician Ty Dolla Sign and additional production from Mike Dean, and Noah Goldstein. As well as Ty Dolla Sign, the song includes vocals from singers PartyNextDoor and Jeremih. Along with the song, the former of the three contributed vocals to Ye tracks "All Mine" and "Violent Crimes". On June 4, 2018, three days after the album's release, he teased a collaborative album with West.{{cite web |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8459095/ty-dolla-sign-teases-kanye-west-joint-album |title=Ty Dolla Sign Teases Kanye West Joint Album: 'U Ready?' |website=Billboard |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720154639/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8459095/ty-dolla-sign-teases-kanye-west-joint-album |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} In a phone conversation with Rolling Stone on August 30 of that year, Ty Dolla Sign recalled "going off on the backgrounds, no Auto-Tune" when the two worked together.{{cite web |last1=Leight |first1=Elias |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ty-dolla-sign-drake-kanye-beyonce-716999/ |title=How Ty Dolla $ign Makes Magic Happen With Drake, Beyonce, Kanye & More |website=Rolling Stone |date=August 30, 2018 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831113032/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ty-dolla-sign-drake-kanye-beyonce-716999/ |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}

On May 15, 2018, West shared a video of him in the studio that revealed a track list for Ye on a whiteboard, with West having recorded the album that year.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/kids-see-ghosts-tracklist/ |title=Kanye West reveals tracklist for Kids See Ghosts collaborative album with Kid Cudi |work=Consequence of Sound |access-date=March 13, 2020 |date=May 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730074734/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/kids-see-ghosts-tracklist/ |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/06/03/kanye-west-redid-ye-album-after-tmz-interview/ | title=Kanye West Says He Redid Entire 'ye' Album After TMZ Interview | date=June 3, 2018 | website=Rap-Up | access-date=June 5, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927083227/https://www.rap-up.com/2018/06/03/kanye-west-redid-ye-album-after-tmz-interview/ | archive-date=September 27, 2019 | url-status=live }} The track list showed "Wouldn't Leave" set to be released on it as the third track. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver later tweeted that the song originated as a collaboration between him and American musician Phil Cook, stating Cook would have performed "piano and Jupiter synths," while he was supposed to be "on some op-1 gospel samples."{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kanyes-new-album-ye-features-nicki-minaj-john-legend-more/ |title=Kanye's New Album ye Features: Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi, Bon Iver, More |work=Pitchfork |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127152548/https://pitchfork.com/news/kanyes-new-album-ye-features-nicki-minaj-john-legend-more/ |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |url-status=live }} West had sampled Reverend W.A. Donaldson's "Baptizing Scene" in the past on his collaborative single "Niggas in Paris" (2011), with fellow rapper Jay-Z. In a 2018 interview with TMZ, West made a controversial statement that "slavery was a choice." West was supposed to add more to his referencing of the statement within "Wouldn't Leave", though decided not to because it was "just too sensitive."

File:Ty Dolla Sign 2018.jpg contributes vocals on both the final chorus and the outro.]]

"Musically", "Wouldn't Leave" is a gospel track that includes piano,{{cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/kanye-west-ye-samples/ |title=Ye: 6 Samples That Fuel Kanye West's New Album |work=uDiscoverMusic |access-date=June 4, 2020 |date=June 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623173036/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/kanye-west-ye-samples/ |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |url-status=live }} and has been noted for having a minimalist sound.{{cite web|last1=Garvey|first1=Meaghan|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-ye|title=Kanye West: ye|work=Pitchfork|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904180019/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-ye/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Purdom|first1=Clayton|url=https://www.avclub.com/ye-won-t-change-your-mind-on-kanye-1826486318|title=Ye won't change your mind on Kanye|work=The A.V. Club|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928211817/https://music.avclub.com/ye-won-t-change-your-mind-on-kanye-1826486318|archive-date=September 28, 2019|url-status=live}} It features a sample of the recording "Baptizing Scene", as performed by Reverend W.A. Donaldson.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Desire |url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/06/every-sample-featured-artist-on-kanye-wests-ye-album/ |title=Here's Every Sample & Featured Artist On Kanye West's 'Ye' Album |work=Vibe |access-date=June 17, 2018 |date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185037/https://www.vibe.com/2018/06/every-sample-featured-artist-on-kanye-wests-ye-album/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }} "Wouldn't Leave" is a tribute to West's wife Kim Kardashian, who he appreciates for consistently standing by his side. The opening of the song features PartyNextDoor singing about his feelings of insecurity towards a woman. West's first verse begins after the intro and he mentions his statement about slavery, while also rapping about an aggressive encounter with Sway from 2013.{{cite web |last1=Rhiannon |first1=Alexis |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/kanye-wests-lyrics-about-kim-kardashian-in-wouldnt-leave-tell-the-story-of-behind-the-scenes-loyalty-9244383 |title=Kanye West's Lyrics About Kim Kardashian In 'Wouldn't Leave' Tell The Story Of Behind-The-Scenes Loyalty |work=Bustle |access-date=December 26, 2018 |date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226133658/https://www.bustle.com/p/kanye-wests-lyrics-about-kim-kardashian-in-wouldnt-leave-tell-the-story-of-behind-the-scenes-loyalty-9244383 |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=McGarrigle|first1=Lia|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kanye-west-wouldnt-leave-lyrics/|title=Kanye West's 'Wouldn't Leave' Lyrics Explained|work=Highsnobiety|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}} The former being referenced by West continues, as he addresses how Kardashian reacted to it, though does not explain the statement itself. Despite not issuing an apology to her, West admits he can be a lot to handle and West presents himself as offering Kardashian to leave him but shows her as declining the offer. The chorus of the song is performed by PartyNextDoor.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Courtney E.|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2018/06/200958/kanye-west-ye-album-review|title=Kanye West Struggles To Be The Voice Of Us On Ye|publisher=Refinery29|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124509/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2018/06/200958/kanye-west-ye-album-review|archive-date=December 9, 2018|url-status=live}}

Later within the song, West defends his behaviour, while citing his messaging style as being the problem.{{cite web|last1=Burks|first1=Tosten|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-wouldnt-leave-slavery-comments/|title=Kanye West References His Slavery Comments on 'Wouldn't Leave'|work=XXL|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604085532/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-wouldnt-leave-slavery-comments/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live}} The public image that West presents is expressed by him as being different from the way he behaves in private, with West specifying that the two personas do not overlap. The final chorus features Ty Dolla Sign and a backing choir alongside PartyNextDoor.{{cite web |last1=Glicksman |first1=Josh |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8481711/ty-dolla-sign-features-2018-ranked |title=Ty Dolla $ign's 10 Best Features of 2018, Ranked |website=Billboard |access-date=June 4, 2020 |date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604100905/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8481711/ty-dolla-sign-features-2018-ranked |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live }} In the outro of the song, West thanks Kardashian for being loyal to their relationship and dedicates the outro to her as well as other women that possess similar loyalty. Ty Dolla Sign hums "keep that same energy" repeatedly during the outro.

On June 1, 2018, "Wouldn't Leave" was released as the fourth track on West's eighth studio album Ye, switching position from its originally slated release as the third track.{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Neil Z. |title=Ye – Kanye West |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ye-mw0003181816 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080453/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ye-mw0003181816 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} At the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards on June 4 of that year, Kardashian revealed that the song was the only one from the album that West didn't play for her properly until "the last minute."{{cite news |last1=Tailor |first1=Leena |url=https://www.etonline.com/kim-kardashian-reveals-how-she-reacted-to-kanye-west-exposing-their-marital-drama-on-ye-exclusive |title=Kim Kardashian Reveals How She Reacted to Kanye West Exposing Their Marital Drama on 'Ye' (Exclusive) |work=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=June 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927083228/https://www.etonline.com/kim-kardashian-reveals-how-she-reacted-to-kanye-west-exposing-their-marital-drama-on-ye-exclusive |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |url-status=live }} She confirmed that there was truth to West's claims of them having fought over his slavery statement, but admitted there are some things the couple do not "put on social media," though Kardashian said she's a fan of "Wouldn't Leave".{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Kelli |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/kim-kardashians-reaction-to-kanye-wests-wouldnt-leave-is-so-supportive-9294955 |title=Kim Kardashian's Reaction To Kanye West's 'Wouldn't Leave' Is So Supportive |work=Elite Daily |access-date=December 26, 2018 |date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226133824/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/kim-kardashians-reaction-to-kanye-wests-wouldnt-leave-is-so-supportive-9294955 |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |url-status=live }} Kardashian elaborated, saying that her and West, "have different views sometimes, but that's my husband, you know?" American rapper August Alsina released his single of the same title on October 2, 2018, which interpolates the song.{{cite web |last1=Findlay |first1=Mitch |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/august-alsina-reimagines-kanye-west-on-wouldnt-leave-new-song.1980531.html |title=August Alsina Reimagines Kanye West On 'Wouldn't Leave' |work=HotNewHipHop |access-date=December 26, 2018 |date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226184153/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/august-alsina-reimagines-kanye-west-on-wouldnt-leave-new-song.1980531.html |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |url-status=live }}

The song was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics, who often panned the subject matter but praised the production. Spin{{'}}s Jordan Sargent wrote that the song "feels like the moment when rays begins to peek through the storm clouds" on the album musically, though criticized it for being "a celebration of men abusing the love and compassion extended to them by their wives."{{cite web |last1=Sargent |first1=Jordan |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/06/kanye-west-ye-review/ |title=Kanye West 'ye' Review |work=Spin |access-date=February 22, 2020 |date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328180138/https://www.spin.com/2018/06/kanye-west-ye-review/ |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} Kyle Mullin from Exclaim! panned West's performance, calling his lyricism nauseating, though praised the song's "stubby, stick-in-your-eardrum beats and glistening vintage synths."{{cite web |last1=Mullin |first1=Kyle |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kanye_west-ye |title=Kanye West ye |work=Exclaim! |access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=June 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812021423/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kanye_west-ye |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |url-status=live }} The New York Times{{'}}s Jon Pareles complained that West mentioning his slavery comments within the song is not done "as a historical argument, but as proof of his audacity," despite complementing the production.{{cite web|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/arts/music/kanye-west-ye-review.html|title=Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on 'Ye'|work=The New York Times|date=June 3, 2018|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414202752/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/arts/music/kanye-west-ye-review.html|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live}} The staff of XXL highlighted the production for being "reminiscent of early Kanye" but panned the lyrical content due to the "lack of an explanation" of West's slavery comments from him.{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/06/kanye-west-ye-album-review/|title=Kanye West 'Ye' Album Fails to Deliver on Its Promise|work=XXL|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414151703/https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/06/kanye-west-ye-album-review/|archive-date=April 14, 2020|url-status=live}} Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alex Suskind praised West's songwriting, while describing the subject matter of the song as dour.{{cite web|last1=Suskind|first1=Alex|url=https://ew.com/music/2018/06/05/kanye-ye-review/|title=Ye album review: Kanye West's depressing dogma|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 5, 2018|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708165753/https://ew.com/music/2018/06/05/kanye-ye-review/|archive-date=July 8, 2019|url-status=live}} Variety critic Andrew Barker called the song "ostensibly introspective" but he slammed the subject matter due to West being self-obsessed and noted that while West's referencing of his slavery comments "offers zero insight into his actual political views, it might provide a window into his thinking."{{cite web|last1=Barker|first1=Andrew|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/reviews/album-review-kanye-wests-ye-1202828789/|title=Album Review: Kanye West's 'Ye'|work=Variety|date=June 2, 2018|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720195016/https://variety.com/2018/music/reviews/album-review-kanye-wests-ye-1202828789/|archive-date=July 20, 2018|url-status=live}}

Some reviewers were less divided in their assessments of "Wouldn't Leave". In comparison to West's singles "Lift Yourself" and "Ye vs. the People" from April 2018, the song was described by Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone as West having "even drearier complaints on deck."{{cite web |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-kanye-wests-chaotic-insecure-ye-630087/ |title=Review: Kanye West's Chaotic, Insecure 'Ye' |work=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 19, 2018 |date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105232649/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-kanye-wests-chaotic-insecure-ye-630087/ |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |url-status=live }} Jonah Bromwich from Pitchfork wrote in response to the song: "The music is an army of prayer hands, floating on a wave—please and thank you and praise you all at once—all for Kim." Bromwich explained the connection to Kardashian due to West rapping "she wouldn't leave" after having offered her "that exit."{{cite web |last1=Bromwich |first1=Jonah |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kanye-west-wouldnt-leave/ |title='Wouldn't Leave' by Kanye West Review |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 26, 2018 |date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226184257/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kanye-west-wouldnt-leave/ |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |url-status=live }} Kitty Empire of The Observer gave the song a negative review, branding it in connection to "Yikes" as being "another track with a superficially twinkly mien" on Ye.{{cite web |last1=Empire |first1=Kitty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/02/ye-kanye-west-review-self-righteous-soulful-shocking |title=Kanye West: Ye review – self-righteous, soulful and still shocking {{!}} Music |work=The Observer |access-date=July 19, 2018 |date=June 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906120614/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/02/ye-kanye-west-review-self-righteous-soulful-shocking |archive-date=September 6, 2019 |url-status=live }} In The Independent, Christopher Hooton stated that the song "chronicles the strain Kanye's recent behaviour put on his marriage" and viewed it as paying tribute to "every damn female that stuck with they dude [when he's been an inconsiderate, unthinking asshole]."{{cite news|last=Hooton|first=Christopher|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kanye-west-ye-album-review-critic-reaction-070-shake-wyoming-a8385666.html|title='ye' album review: Kanye West flew too close to the sun, then directly into it|website=The Independent|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622190616/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kanye-west-ye-album-review-critic-reaction-070-shake-wyoming-a8385666.html|archive-date=June 22, 2018|url-status=live}}

In the week of Ye being released, "Wouldn't Leave" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 24.{{cite news |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |last2=Trust |first2=Gary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460526/kanye-west-ye-all-7-songs-debut-hot-100-top-40 |title=Kanye West Debuts All 7 Songs From 'Ye' in Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 |website=Billboard |access-date=June 16, 2018 |date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235543/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460526/kanye-west-ye-all-7-songs-debut-hot-100-top-40 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }} The song also entered the US Streaming Songs chart at number 11, with 26.3 million streams, and reached number 14 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart that same week.{{cite news |last1=Rutherford |first1=Kevin |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kanye-west-streaming-songs-chart-all-mine |title=Kanye West Leads Streaming Songs Chart for First Time With 'All Mine' |date=June 13, 2018 |website=Billboard |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014125312/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460872/kanye-west-streaming-songs-chart-all-mine |archive-date=October 14, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Trevor |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8461085/kanye-west-ye-aretha-franklin-top-40-total-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart |title=Kanye West Passes Aretha Franklin's Top 40 Total on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |date=June 14, 2018 |website=Billboard |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702002638/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8461085/kanye-west-ye-aretha-franklin-top-40-total-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=live }} The song descended 68 places to number 92 on the Hot 100 the following week, becoming the largest declining track from the album.{{cite web |author=mportugal |url=https://www.935kday.com/2018/06/21/kanye-wests-ye-album-sees-a-65-sales-drop-in-its-second-week/ |title=Kanye West's 'Ye' Album Sees A 65% Sales Drop In Its Second Week |publisher=93.5 KDAY |access-date=May 28, 2020 |date=June 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094518/http://www.935kday.com/2018/06/21/kanye-wests-ye-album-sees-a-65-sales-drop-in-its-second-week/ |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |url-status=live }} On September 23, 2020, "Wouldn't Leave" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 certified units in the United States.

The song had its best chart performance in New Zealand, reaching number 21 on the NZ Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-06-08|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=June 11, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618102452/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4487|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=live}} Similarly, it charted at number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2018-06-16|title=Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs – June 16, 2018|work=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330142615/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2018-06-16|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live}} On the Irish Singles Chart, the song reached number 27. "Wouldn't Leave" debuted at number 33 and 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart and Slovakia Singles Digitál Top 100, respectively.{{cite news |url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/kanye-west-debuts-at-1-with-ye |title=Kanye West debuts at #1 with ye |publisher=ARIA |access-date=July 19, 2018 |date=June 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326112428/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/kanye-west-debuts-at-1-with-ye |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |url-status=live }} The song also reached the top 100 in Portugal, Greece, and the Czech Republic.

Recording

• Recorded at West Lake Ranch, Jackson Hole, Wyoming{{Cite news|last1=Fu|first1=Eddie|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/kanye-west-spotted-at-rick-rubins-recording-studio/|title=Kanye West spotted with Rick Rubin at Calabasas office|date=April 2, 2018|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163324/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/kanye-west-spotted-at-rick-rubins-recording-studio/|archive-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/style/kanye-west-cody-wyoming.html|title=Kanye, Out West|website=The New York Times|author=Bromwich, Jonah Engel|date=February 23, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224231846/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/style/kanye-west-cody-wyoming.html|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}

Personnel

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• Kanye West{{spaced en dash}} production, songwriter
• Ty Dolla Sign{{spaced en dash}} co-production, songwriter, vocals
• Mike Dean{{spaced en dash}} additional production, songwriter, engineering, mixing
• Noah Goldstein{{spaced en dash}} additional production, songwriter recording engineering
• Jeremih{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, vocals
• PartyNextDoor{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, vocals
• Francis Starlite
• Jordan Thorpe{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Justin Vernon{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Kenneth Pershon{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Malik Yusef{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Reverend W.A. Donaldson{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Terrence Boykin{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Mike Malchicoff{{spaced en dash}} engineering
• Zack Djurich{{spaced en dash}} engineering
• Sean Solymar{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineering
• Jess Jackson{{spaced en dash}} mixing

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Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/98156343|title=ye / Kanye West|publisher=Tidal|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200328192807/https://listen.tidal.com/album/98156343/credits|archive-date=March 28, 2020|url-status=live}}

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Category:2018 songs

Category:Gospel songs

Category:Kanye West songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Kanye West

Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Dean (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Jeremih

Category:Songs written by Justin Vernon

Category:Songs written by Kanye West

Category:Songs written by Malik Yusef

Category:Songs written by Mike Dean (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Pardison Fontaine

Category:Songs written by PartyNextDoor

Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign

Category:Songs about American slavery