Through the Wire

E65289

single song

"Through the Wire" is a breakout Kanye West single known for its soulful Chaka Khan sample and for being recorded while his jaw was wired shut after a near-fatal car accident.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
album	The College Dropout →
artist	Kanye West →
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	15 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	widely acclaimed →
followedBySingle	Slow Jamz →
format	12-inch single → CD single → digital download →
genre	chipmunk soul → hip hop →
hasChorusSample	Through the Fire →
hasMusicVideo	Through the Wire music video →
hasNarrativePerspective	first person →
includedIn	MTV rotation →
isBreakthroughWorkOf	Kanye West →
language	English →
length	3:41 →
lyricalTheme	near-fatal car accident → perseverance → recovery →
musicVideoDirector	Chike Ozah → Coodie Simmons →
nominatedFor	Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance →
notableFeature	pitched-up soul sample → recorded while Kanye West’s jaw was wired shut →
partOf	The College Dropout →
performer	Kanye West →
precededBySingle	Through the Wire (mixtape version) →
producer	Kanye West →
recordingDate	2002 →
recordLabel	Def Jam Recordings → Roc-A-Fella Records →
releaseDate	2003-09-30 →
sampledArtist	Chaka Khan →
sampledWork	Through the Fire →
subjectOf	Kanye West documentary footage in "Jeen-Yuhs" →
tempo	mid-tempo →
writer	Chaka Khan → Cynthia Biggs → David Foster → Kanye West → Maanami Mamani → Tommy LiPuma →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The College Dropout →	containsSingle
Through the Fire →	sampledIn
Through the Fire →	usedAsSampleIn