Hurricane (Kanye West song)

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"Hurricane"
Hurricane 600.jpg
Single by Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby
from the album Donda
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
RecordedSeptember 2018–August 2021
Studio
  • Archwood Music Studio (Los Angeles)
  • Bighorn Mountain Ranch (Cody, Wyoming)
Genre
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Smack DVD"
(2021) 		"Hurricane"
(2021) 		"Life of the Party"
(2021)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Die for It"
(2021) 		"Hurricane"
(2021) 		"Moth to a Flame"
(2021)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Body in Motion"
(2021) 		"Hurricane"
(2021) 		"Girls Want Girls"
(2021)

"Hurricane" is a song by American rapper Kanye West and Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring American rapper Lil Baby from West's tenth studio album Donda (2021).[3] The song was sent to American rhythmic contemporary radio stations on September 14, 2021 as the album's lead single.[4] It was originally slated for inclusion on West's ninth studio album Yandhi, which was eventually reworked heavily and renamed to Jesus Is King. The song achieved chart success in multiple countries, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Background and recording[edit]

"Hurricane" was originated from the sessions for West's scrapped 2018 album Yandhi. The foundation of the track derived from a 3-hour jam session at Archwood Music Studio with DJ Khalil, Dan Seeff, Josh Mease, and Sam Barsh.[5] Two teaser videos posted to West's Instagram and Twitter in September 2018 previewed a version of the song which features West singing the chorus.[6] Several versions of the song leaked in 2019, containing verses from Ant Clemons, Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug, and 6ix9ine.[7][8][9][10] On July 18, 2020, West announced in a Twitter post that he would release a new album titled Donda on July 24, 2020, teasing a track list that included "Hurricane".[11] On July 21, 2020, West tweeted that "Lil Baby my favorite rapper but won't do a song wit me". Lil Baby was subsequently flown out to Cody, Wyoming the same week to record for Donda.[12][13] During that session, Lil Baby recorded his verse for "Hurricane" with KayCyy recording a bridge for the track.[14]

The reworked song was first previewed officially on July 22, 2021, during a listening party at Mercedes Benz Stadium.[15] The version played at the listening party featured a hook that was "heavily autotuned" and performed by West himself.[7] In an interview published by GQ on August 2, The Weeknd stated that "I'd love to work with Kanye again. Especially on production". Shortly after, West posted a photo of his call log on his Instagram page which included "Abel Weeknd", leading to speculation that The Weeknd was going to be on Donda.[7] "Hurricane" was teased again on August 5, 2021 at the second listening party in Mercedes Benz Stadium with The Weeknd performing the hook.[7]

Release and promotion[edit]

After Donda failed to release on August 6 as suggested by West's associates and major music companies, "Hurricane" appeared on Apple Music playlists and the Donda iTunes pre-order page as the second track on the album. The track was released on August 8, 2021, on streaming services such as Yandex and Line Music for a short period of time before getting pulled.[16][17]

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]

Musicians

Technical

  • Maurizio "Irko" Sera – master engineering
  • Mike Dean – master engineering
  • Sean Solymar – mix engineering
  • Tommy Rush – mix engineering
  • Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson – record engineering
  • Devon Wilson – record engineering
  • Jesse Ray Ernster – record engineering
  • Josh Berg – record engineering
  • Mikalai Skrobat – record engineering
  • Roark Bailey – record engineering
  • Shin Kamiyama – record engineering
  • Zack Djurich – record engineering
  • Louis Bell – vocal editing
  • Patrick Hundley – vocal editing

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Hurricane"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 31
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 13
France (SNEP)[24] 41
Global 200 (Billboard)[25] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 37
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[27] 14
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[28] 29
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[29] 7
India (IMI)[30] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 7
Italy (FIMI)[32] 49
Lithuania (AGATA)[33] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[35] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 3
Portugal (AFP)[37] 14
Singapore (RIAS)[38] 26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39] 18
South Africa (RISA)[40] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 7
UK R&B (OCC)[44] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 6
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[46] 1
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[47] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[48] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[49] 40
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[50] 9

Monthly charts[edit]

Monthly chart performance for "Hurricane"
Chart (August 2021) Peak
position
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[51] 43

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[52] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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