Blame Game

E82637

single song

"Blame Game" is a melancholic, introspective track by Kanye West featuring John Legend that explores the emotional fallout and bitterness following a failed romantic relationship.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
album	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy →
artist	Kanye West →
chronology	follows the song "Devil in a New Dress" on the album → precedes the song "Lost in the World" on the album →
containsSample	Avril 14th →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	generally positive →
featuredArtist	John Legend →
featuredArtistNationality	American →
genre	R&B → alternative hip hop → hip hop →
hasExplicitLyrics	true →
hasPianoInstrumentation	true →
hasSpokenWordSection	true →
label	Def Jam Recordings → Roc-A-Fella Records →
language	English →
length	7:49 →
lyricalPerspective	first-person narrative →
mood	introspective → melancholic →
notableSpokenWordPerformer	Chris Rock →
partOf	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track listing →
partOfSeries	Kanye West discography →
performer	Kanye West →
primaryArtistNationality	American →
producer	DJ Frank E → Kanye West → Mike Dean →
recordingPeriod	2009–2010 →
releaseDate	2010-11-22 →
sampleSourceArtist	Aphex Twin →
theme	bitterness → blame in relationships → emotional fallout → failed romantic relationship →
trackNumber	9 →
usesVocoderEffects	true →
vocalist	John Legend →
writer	Aphex Twin → DJ Frank E → John Legend → Kanye West → Mike Dean →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lost in the World →	follows
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy →	hasPart
Hell of a Life →	precedesInTracklist