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GOOD Fridays
Weekly music release by Kanye West
Weekly music release by Kanye West
the weekly music release by rapper Kanye West
GOOD Fridays was a weekly free music release by rapper Kanye West, launched in support of his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and again for his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo (2016). The original intention was to release a free new song every Friday for a few months to promote his album, and the weekly tracks generally featured various rappers from his label, GOOD Music, and other artists he usually collaborated with. All of the GOOD Friday tracks come with their own cover art. West initially announced that the free music program releases songs from August 20, 2010, to Christmas 2010. However at the beginning of November, West announced that he was extending GOOD Fridays until the end of January (although this never ended up happening).
15 tracks have been released through the program and three tracks appeared on West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, those tracks being "Monster", "Devil in a New Dress" (with a new Rick Ross feature), and "So Appalled". Meanwhile, a remix to "Power", a track on the album, was released as the first song in the series, an alternate version of the remix of Justin Bieber's "Runaway Love" (previously a track on his album My World 2.0) was released on Justin Bieber's remix album, Never Say Never: The Remixes, the song "Looking for Trouble" was released as a bonus track on J. Cole's third mixtape, Friday Night Lights, "Christmas in Harlem" was released on streaming services, and "The Joy" would be released much later, as one of the deluxe tracks to Kanye and Jay-Z's collab, Watch the Throne, around a year later.
The program was relaunched in 2016 in support of The Life of Pablo; 3 tracks were released through the relaunch, with all of the tracks ("Real Friends", "No More Parties in LA", and "30 Hours") appearing on the album. West described the series as "an exercise in the power of art."
Songs
| Song | Released | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Me Now | August 11th, 2010 | Premiered on Hot 97 radio, shortly followed with a free downloadable release on Kanye's website. Samples the song "Think About You" by Brian Russell and Brenda Russell. Later turned into track 14 from the deluxe edition of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. | |||||||||
| "Power" (remix) | |||||||||||
| (featuring Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz). | August 20, 2010 | Samples "The Power" by German Eurodance group Snap!. | |||||||||
| "Monster" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver). | August 27, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Taken off the GOOD Friday website due to being released as an official single. Peaked at position #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. | |||||||||||
| "Runaway Love" (remix) | |||||||||||
| (Justin Bieber featuring Kanye West and Raekwon). | August 30, 2010 (Monday) | Is the first song released which features West as a guest collaborator rather than a main guest. Contains a sample of Wu-Tang Clan's "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit". Was later released on Never Say Never – The Remixes, which uses the original version's beat. | |||||||||
| "Devil in a New Dress" | September 3, 2010 | Shortened version of what appeared on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Produced by Bink!. Album version features Rick Ross. | |||||||||
| "G.O.O.D. Friday" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, and Charlie Wilson). | September 10, 2010 | The title track for the series that featured some of the prominent members of G.O.O.D. Music. Produced by Kanye West. | |||||||||
| "Lord Lord Lord" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon and Charlie Wilson). | September 17, 2010 | After the release of this track, Mos Def confirmed his signing with GOOD Music | |||||||||
| "So Appalled" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce, Swizz Beatz, and RZA). | September 24, 2010 | The GOOD Friday release of this track is an unmastered version of what later appeared on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. | |||||||||
| "Christian Dior Denim Flow" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Banks and Ryan Leslie). | October 1, 2010 | Released the week West said he would temporarily suspend the GOOD Friday series. Re-released with an extended verse by Ryan Leslie. | |||||||||
| "Don't Stop!" | |||||||||||
| (Child Rebel Soldier) | October 8, 2010 | Originally recorded and produced in 2008. Re-released 2 days later with a different mix of the song. | |||||||||
| "Take One for the Team" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Keri Hilson, Pusha T, and Cyhi the Prynce). | October 15, 2010 | Features keyboards from MIKE DEAN. Interpolates the songs "All Falls Down" by Kanye West and "Good Life" by Kanye West. | |||||||||
| "Don't Look Down" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, and Big Sean). | October 22, 2010 | Produced by Swizz Beatz and The Individualz. | |||||||||
| "The Joy" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Curtis Mayfield, Charlie Wilson, Pete Rock and Kid Cudi). | October 29, 2010 | Produced by Pete Rock and Kanye West. Included as a bonus track on Watch the Throne. | |||||||||
| "Looking for Trouble" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce, Big Sean and J. Cole). | November 5, 2010 | Also included on the J. Cole mixtape Friday Night Lights as a bonus track. | |||||||||
| "Chain Heavy" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Talib Kweli and Consequence). | November 12, 2010 | Produced by Q-Tip. Contains a sample of "Swamp Fox - Interlude No. 6" by Albino Gorilla. | |||||||||
| "Christmas in Harlem" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi the Prynce, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor and Big Sean). | December 17, 2010 | Produced by Hit-Boy. Released officially through iTunes on December 17, 2010, with only Teyana Taylor, CyHi The Prynce and Kanye. The final version was released the following week. | |||||||||
| "Real Friends" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Ty Dolla Sign). | January 8, 2016 | The single and the return of the program were announced by Kim Kardashian via Twitter. Released officially through SoundCloud on January 8, 2016. | |||||||||
| "No More Parties in LA" | |||||||||||
| (featuring Kendrick Lamar). | January 18, 2016 | last1=Robertson | first1=Iyana | url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/01/kanye-west-no-more-parties-in-l-a-kendrick-lamar-mp3/ | title=Kanye West Officially Returns To His Zone On 'No More Parties In L.A.' Feat. Kendrick Lamar | work=Vibe | access-date=March 31, 2024 | date=January 18, 2016 | archive-date=June 20, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153438/https://www.vibe.com/2016/01/kanye-west-no-more-parties-in-l-a-kendrick-lamar-mp3/ | url-status=live }} |
| "30 Hours" | |||||||||||
| (featuring André 3000). | February 12, 2016 | Released officially through SoundCloud on February 12, 2016; the song was later removed from the platform. |
References
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- Ziegbe, Mawuse. (October 9, 2010). "Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Lupe Fiasco 'Don't Stop' On New Track". MTV.
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