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Love Lockdown
Kanye West
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- Album
- 808s & Heartbreak
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- rap
- Length
- 4:30
- Tempo
- 120 BPM
- Label
- Roc-A-Fella
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About this song
Love Lockdown is the fifth track on the album and was released as its lead single. It marked a drastic change in Kanye West's sound and debuted at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Saul Williams said in an NPR interview that he helped write the song.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 12 other songs, like “Only God Knows by Soulja Boy”.
- Covered 9 times, including “Love Lockdown by Pentatonix”.
- Written by Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Esthero, Starshell and Jeff Bhasker.
- Produced by Kanye West and Jeff Bhasker.
- Recorded at Glenwood Studios.