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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Love Lockdown
| Cover = Love lockdown.jpeg
| Artist = [[Kanye West]]
| Album = [[808s & Heartbreak]]
| Released = September 18, 2008
| Format = [[Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2008
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| Length = 4:31 <small>(album version)</small><br>4:15 <small>(radio edit)</small>
| Label = [[GOOD Music]], [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]], [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]
| Writer = [[Kanye West]]/Jeffrey Bahsker/[[Esthero]]/Jan Menzies/Malik Yusef
| Producer = [[Kanye West]], Jeff Bhasker
| Certification = Platinum <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small> <ref>[http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=215401_-1__0_~0_-1_12_2008_0_0&em3298=&em3282=&em3281=&em3161=]</ref>
| Last single = "[[Go Hard]]"<br>(2008)
| This single = "'''Love Lockdown'''"<br>(2008)
| Next single = "[[Heartless (Kanye West song)|Heartless]]" <br>(2008)
}}

"'''Love Lockdown'''" is a song written and produced by [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop (music)|hip hop]] artist [[Kanye West]]. It is the first single off West's album ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]''.

==Background==
"Love Lockdown" was written by Kanye West less than ten days before it premiered live as the finale of the 2008 [[MTV]] [[MTV Video Music Awards|VMAs]] on September 7, 2008.<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/09/kanye-west-love-lockdown.php</ref> West has cited the track as his "favorite to date", saying "go where your heart takes you". The song marks a drastic change for West, standing as his first solo single to feature no rapping, instead sung using the vocal effect of [[Auto-Tune]]. Due to negative feedback from fans, Kanye re-recorded the song. In addition to re-recording the vocals, the newer version of the song uses "new [[taiko]] drums". The video reached number one on BET's 106 & Park for the first time on October 27, 2008.<ref>http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=206347_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=</ref> The new re-recorded version was uploaded on Kanye's blog on September 16, 2008.<ref>http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=206428_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=</ref>

The single, cover art, and a 30-second preview shortly appeared on the [[iTunes]] store on [[September 16]], [[2008]], but the song was not available to [[download]]. The single was quickly taken off of the store, due to its being the first version. The second version of the song, along with the final artwork, was added to the store on September 18, 2008.<ref>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=291539239&s=143441</ref>

On November 8, 2008, an updated, remastered (and third) version of the song was released as a free download on Kanye's official blog. According to him, the new version contains "808 and tribal drums [that] sound way fuller".<ref>[http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=212776_-1__0_~0_-1_11_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161= Remastered Love Lockdown]</ref>

==Cover art==
The [[cover art]] for the [[Single (music)|single]] has been released, showing a deflated red heart-shaped balloon against a gray background, with the words "Love Lockdown" written in white below. West re-released an edited version of the cover art on his blog on [[September 16]], [[2008]].

The cover is very similar to the album cover for ''808s & Heartbreak''. In fact, West has revealed that, due to his hectic schedule, he was unable to properly hire an artist to draw a cover for him, so he had to do it himself with nothing but a graphics program and this image.

==Remixes==
*[[Tonedeff]] released a remix titled "Warden", produced by Chew Fu.<ref>(October 13, 2008). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7885/title.tondeff-explains-kanye-west-edit-2009-for-qn5 Tondeff Explains Kanye West Edit, 2009 For QN5]</ref>
*[[DJ Earworm]] released a remix/mashup titled Reckoner Lockdown that also incorporates stems from Radiohead's Reckoner.<ref>(October 7, 2008). [http://djearworm.com/reckoner-lockdown.htm DJ Earworm posted to own site.]</ref>
* [[Kanye West]] posted a remix of Love Lockdown featuring R.Kelly on his official blog. (November 7, 2008)
Trey Songz has his own freestyle of the song.

==Music video==
[[Image:LLDpic.png‎|thumb|120px|left|Kanye West in the music video for "Love Lockdown"]]
[[Image:Lldpic2.pn‎g|thumb|160px|right|The djembe drums featured in the video for the song.]]

The music video for "Love Lockdown" premiered on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' on Tuesday, [[October 7]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://ellen.warnerbros.com/thisweek/]</ref>

The video was filmed in West's home and features Kanye in an all white room, also dressed in white singing the verses of the song. West claims inspiration from [[Christian Bale]]'s portrayal of [[Patrick Bateman]] in [[Mary Harron]]'s 2000 [[American_Psycho_(film)|film version]] of ''[[American Psycho]]'', a homage that is echoed in the presentation of the video's interiors, which mirror Bateman's [[New York City]] apartment in the film.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/08/kanye_west_inspired_by_christian_bale_s_]</ref> During the choruses, [[African]] [[tribe]] members appear, beating on [[Djembe|djembe drums]]. More tribe members are shown with each chorus, and near the end, two very tall female figures with drawings like the [[Nazca Lines]] appear. Interspersed throughout the video are images of what appears to be a spacecraft. The video ends with Kanye laying in a fetal position on the couch in the white room, similar to ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.

==Track listing==
'''UK CD Single'''
#"Love Lockdown" - 4:30

'''UK 12" Picture Disc
#"Love Lockdown" - 4:30

'''EU 4-Track CD single'''
# "Love Lockdown"
# "Flashing Lights" (Album Version)'
# "Stronger" (A-Trak Remix)
# "Love Lockdown" (video)

==Stems==
Kanye posted six "[[stem (music)|stems]]" of "Love Lockdown" on his blog, available for listening and to download for free with the intention that fans are able to remix the song themselves.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/25/kanye-west-lets-fans-remix-love-lockdown-for-free/</ref> These include the [[piano]] stem, outro [[synth]] stem, [[a cappella]], distorted vocals, [[Roland TR-808|808]] stem, and [[percussion]] stem versions of the song.<ref>http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=207109_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=</ref>

==Chart performance and critical reception==
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' confirmed that "Love Lockdown" sold 213,000 digital downloads in only four full days of release, therefore causing it to make a "Hot Shot Debut" at #3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and a "Hot Shot Debut" on the [[Pop 100]] at #13 and in early December it reached #10. This is West's highest debut of his career, and the second highest debut on the Hot 100 of 2008, tied with [[David Cook]]'s "[[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]". "Love Lockdown" is also only the tenth song of the millennium to debut in the top three, and only the second song by someone not from ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003855128&inp=true Chart Beat] Billboard. Accessed=2008-09-25</ref> It also made a ''Hot Shot Debut'' at #5 on http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>[vnu_content_id=1003854860]</ref>

In Europe, "Love Lockdown" peaked at #8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], and #4 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]]. It also debuted at #38 in [[Italy]] and #39 in [[Sweden]].
In Australia the song debuted in its first week at #37 on the [[ARIA Charts]] and has peaked so far at #19. In New Zealand it has peaked at #11 so far on the [[RIANZ]] chart. On the [[German Singles Chart]] "Love Lockdown" debuted at #8, giving West his first top ten and highest charting single to date there.

On 3 December, 2008 Kanye stated on his blog that Love Lockdown has sold over 1.3 Million on [[iTunes]].<ref>[http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=215401_-1__0_~0_-1_12_2008_0_0&em3298=&em3282=&em3281=&em3161=]</ref>

''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' critic [[Josh Tyrangiel]] named this the #1 song of 2008.<ref>''Time'', December 22, 2008, pages 47-8.</ref>

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2008)
!align="center"|Peak</br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref name="ARIACharts">[http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50 Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association]</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="aCharts">[http://acharts.us/song/37872 aCharts.us - Kanye West "Love Lockdown"]</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40]]
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|[[German Singles Chart]]<ref>[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]: [http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/228708 Farin Urlaub stürmt auf Platz zwei der Charts], retrieved 2008-11-11.</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Latvian Singles Chart]]<ref>http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|[[FIMI|Italian Singles Chart]]<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|38
|-
|Portuguese Singles Chart<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|50
|-
|align="left"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="aCharts"/>
|align="center"|8
|}

==References==
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{{Kanye West}}

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[[Category:Kanye West songs]]
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Revision as of 21:30, 25 December 2008

"Love Lockdown"
Song

"Love Lockdown" is a song written and produced by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It is the first single off West's album 808s & Heartbreak.

Background

"Love Lockdown" was written by Kanye West less than ten days before it premiered live as the finale of the 2008 MTV VMAs on September 7, 2008.[2] West has cited the track as his "favorite to date", saying "go where your heart takes you". The song marks a drastic change for West, standing as his first solo single to feature no rapping, instead sung using the vocal effect of Auto-Tune. Due to negative feedback from fans, Kanye re-recorded the song. In addition to re-recording the vocals, the newer version of the song uses "new taiko drums". The video reached number one on BET's 106 & Park for the first time on October 27, 2008.[3] The new re-recorded version was uploaded on Kanye's blog on September 16, 2008.[4]

The single, cover art, and a 30-second preview shortly appeared on the iTunes store on September 16, 2008, but the song was not available to download. The single was quickly taken off of the store, due to its being the first version. The second version of the song, along with the final artwork, was added to the store on September 18, 2008.[5]

On November 8, 2008, an updated, remastered (and third) version of the song was released as a free download on Kanye's official blog. According to him, the new version contains "808 and tribal drums [that] sound way fuller".[6]

Cover art

The cover art for the single has been released, showing a deflated red heart-shaped balloon against a gray background, with the words "Love Lockdown" written in white below. West re-released an edited version of the cover art on his blog on September 16, 2008.

The cover is very similar to the album cover for 808s & Heartbreak. In fact, West has revealed that, due to his hectic schedule, he was unable to properly hire an artist to draw a cover for him, so he had to do it himself with nothing but a graphics program and this image.

Remixes

  • Tonedeff released a remix titled "Warden", produced by Chew Fu.[7]
  • DJ Earworm released a remix/mashup titled Reckoner Lockdown that also incorporates stems from Radiohead's Reckoner.[8]
  • Kanye West posted a remix of Love Lockdown featuring R.Kelly on his official blog. (November 7, 2008)

Trey Songz has his own freestyle of the song.

Music video

File:LLDpic.png
Kanye West in the music video for "Love Lockdown"
File:Lldpic2.png
The djembe drums featured in the video for the song.

The music video for "Love Lockdown" premiered on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday, October 7, 2008.[9]

The video was filmed in West's home and features Kanye in an all white room, also dressed in white singing the verses of the song. West claims inspiration from Christian Bale's portrayal of Patrick Bateman in Mary Harron's 2000 film version of American Psycho, a homage that is echoed in the presentation of the video's interiors, which mirror Bateman's New York City apartment in the film.[10] During the choruses, African tribe members appear, beating on djembe drums. More tribe members are shown with each chorus, and near the end, two very tall female figures with drawings like the Nazca Lines appear. Interspersed throughout the video are images of what appears to be a spacecraft. The video ends with Kanye laying in a fetal position on the couch in the white room, similar to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Track listing

UK CD Single

  1. "Love Lockdown" - 4:30

UK 12" Picture Disc

  1. "Love Lockdown" - 4:30

EU 4-Track CD single

  1. "Love Lockdown"
  2. "Flashing Lights" (Album Version)'
  3. "Stronger" (A-Trak Remix)
  4. "Love Lockdown" (video)

Stems

Kanye posted six "stems" of "Love Lockdown" on his blog, available for listening and to download for free with the intention that fans are able to remix the song themselves.[11] These include the piano stem, outro synth stem, a cappella, distorted vocals, 808 stem, and percussion stem versions of the song.[12]

Chart performance and critical reception

Billboard confirmed that "Love Lockdown" sold 213,000 digital downloads in only four full days of release, therefore causing it to make a "Hot Shot Debut" at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a "Hot Shot Debut" on the Pop 100 at #13 and in early December it reached #10. This is West's highest debut of his career, and the second highest debut on the Hot 100 of 2008, tied with David Cook's "The Time of My Life". "Love Lockdown" is also only the tenth song of the millennium to debut in the top three, and only the second song by someone not from American Idol.[13] It also made a Hot Shot Debut at #5 on http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?the Canadian Hot 100.[14]

In Europe, "Love Lockdown" peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart, and #4 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also debuted at #38 in Italy and #39 in Sweden. In Australia the song debuted in its first week at #37 on the ARIA Charts and has peaked so far at #19. In New Zealand it has peaked at #11 so far on the RIANZ chart. On the German Singles Chart "Love Lockdown" debuted at #8, giving West his first top ten and highest charting single to date there.

On 3 December, 2008 Kanye stated on his blog that Love Lockdown has sold over 1.3 Million on iTunes.[15]

Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #1 song of 2008.[16]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[17] 19
Canadian Hot 100[18] 5
Dutch Top 40 13
German Singles Chart[19] 5
Irish Singles Chart[18] 4
Latvian Singles Chart[20] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[21] 11
Italian Singles Chart[18] 38
Portuguese Singles Chart[18] 50
Swedish Singles Chart[18] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[18] 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 26
UK Singles Chart[18] 8

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/09/kanye-west-love-lockdown.php
  3. ^ http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=206347_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=
  4. ^ http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=206428_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=
  5. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=291539239&s=143441
  6. ^ Remastered Love Lockdown
  7. ^ (October 13, 2008). Tondeff Explains Kanye West Edit, 2009 For QN5
  8. ^ (October 7, 2008). DJ Earworm posted to own site.
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ [3]
  11. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/25/kanye-west-lets-fans-remix-love-lockdown-for-free/
  12. ^ http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=207109_-1__0_~0_-1_9_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=
  13. ^ Chart Beat Billboard. Accessed=2008-09-25
  14. ^ [vnu_content_id=1003854860]
  15. ^ [4]
  16. ^ Time, December 22, 2008, pages 47-8.
  17. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association
  18. ^ a b c d e f g aCharts.us - Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
  19. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Farin Urlaub stürmt auf Platz zwei der Charts, retrieved 2008-11-11.
  20. ^ http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi
  21. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
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