Water
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"Water" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his 2019 album *Jesus Is King*, noted for its minimalist production and spiritual, cleansing-themed lyrics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water (song) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Jesus Is King ⓘ |
| artist | Kanye West ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
gospel-infused hip-hop track
ⓘ
spiritually themed song ⓘ |
| features |
prominent choir vocals
ⓘ
repetitive chant-like hooks ⓘ sparse instrumentation ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian hip hop
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Christian music listeners
ⓘ
hip hop listeners ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
performed at Coachella 2019 Sunday Service
ⓘ
performed at Sunday Service events ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
reliance on Jesus
ⓘ
water as symbol of purification ⓘ |
| hasTrackPosition | appears on Jesus Is King track list ⓘ |
| hasVocalType |
choir backing vocals
ⓘ
featured vocals by Ant Clemons ⓘ lead vocals by Kanye West ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Christian worship music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kanye West Sunday Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanye West Sunday Service era
Kanye West discography ⓘ |
| performer |
Ant Clemons
ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ Sunday Service Choir ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Sunday Service performances of the song idea ⓘ |
| producer |
Kanye West
ⓘ
additional co-producers ⓘ |
| productionStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| recordedFor |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
G.O.O.D. Music ⓘ
surface form:
GOOD Music
|
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | music reviews ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
baptism imagery ⓘ devotion to Jesus ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ |
| title | Water self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| writer |
Ant Clemons
ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ other collaborators ⓘ |