Love Lockdown
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"Love Lockdown" is a minimalist, Auto-Tune-driven electropop and R&B song by Kanye West that marked a stylistic shift in his music toward more emotional, sung performances.
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| instanceOf |
lead single
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single → song → |
| artist |
Kanye West
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| chartPerformance |
top 10 in several international charts
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top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
generally positive
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| featuresElement |
tribal-influenced percussion
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| featuresInstrument |
drums
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synthesizer → |
| genre |
R&B
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electropop → experimental pop → pop → |
| hasMusicVideo |
yes
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| includedOn |
808s & Heartbreak
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| influenced |
subsequent mainstream use of Auto-Tune in hip hop and pop
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| label |
Def Jam Recordings
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Roc-A-Fella Records → |
| language |
English
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| lyricalTheme |
emotional isolation
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heartbreak → love → |
| musicVideoDirector |
Nabil Elderkin
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| notableFor |
departure from Kanye West's earlier rap-focused style
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marked a stylistic shift in Kanye West's music toward emotional sung performances → |
| partOf |
Kanye West discography
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late 2000s pop and R&B experimentation with electronic sounds → |
| performedAt |
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
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| performer |
Kanye West
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| producer |
Jeff Bhasker
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Kanye West → |
| productionStyle |
minimalist
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| recordedBy |
Kanye West
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| releaseFormat |
CD single
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digital download → |
| releaseYear |
2008
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| tempo |
mid-tempo
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| usesVocalEffect |
Auto-Tune
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| vocalStyle |
melodic
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sung → |
| writer |
Esthero
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Jeff Bhasker → Kanye West → Malik Yusef → Mr Hudson → |
Referenced by (2)
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808s & Heartbreak
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hasTrack |
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808s & Heartbreak
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notableSingle |