Power (explicit)

~ Recording by Kanye West

Annotation

Contains elements from the Cold Grits recording "It's Your Thing".
Contains elements of "Afromerica" (Francois Bernheim, Jean-Pierre Lang, Boris Bergman).

Annotation last modified on 2011-01-25 12:38 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Power4:53Kanye WestPowerKanye WestSingle
  • US2010-07-01
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe edition with DVD)Kanye WestAlbum
  • XE2010-11-19
Roc‐A‐Fella Records602527523736
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
  • GB2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella Records602527544618
1.3POWER4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • -2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella Records
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe edition with DVD)Kanye WestAlbum
  • US2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0014695-00
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • -2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella Records
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
  • US2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0014695-02
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
  • XE2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella Records602527578910
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe edition, explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • -2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella Records
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
  • CA2010-11-22
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB001469502
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0014695-01
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
  • JP2010-12-22
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICD-9070
1.3Power4:54Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)460502670736
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum
Roc‐A‐Fella Records2754461
1.1Power4:54Kanye WestPowerKanye WestSingle
2.13Power4:53Kanye WestBest of Black '11Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2011-11-11
Polystar (Germany)0600753367568
1.12Power4:53Kanye WestThe Bling Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2013-06-11
Def Jam Recordings (US)
1.12Power4:53Kanye WestThe Bling Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Def Jam Recordings (US)B0018564-02, B0018564-02 IN02
Bootleg
1.3Power4:52Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (unmastered)Kanye WestAlbum
  • XW2012-12-29
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)

Relationships

recording engineer:Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
Anthony Kilhoffer
engineer:Brent Kolatalo
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
additional producer:Jeff Bhasker
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
producer:S1 (producer Larry Griffin, aka S1)
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:Erik Madrid
Christian Plata
mixer:Manny Marroquin
bass, guitar and keyboard:Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
cello:Chris “Hitchcock” Chorney
handclaps:Ian Allen (Negativland)
Wilson Christopher
Uri Djemal
Chris Soper
keyboard:Jeff Bhasker
additional vocals:Dwele
other vocals:Alvin Fields
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2010)
has remixes:POWER (Knock2 remix)
samples:21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors) by King Crimson
mash-ups:All That Power? Challenge Accepted by Psycosis (Brony mashups)
Blumenkanye (Kanye West vs. Cyua) by Triple‐Q
Gangnam POWER by Triple‐Q
Girugamesh Is a Lie by Psycosis (Brony mashups)
I Miss the Old Kanye by David0Mario
IF I CAN’T HAVE GARY I WANT POWER by Danny Greyiers
Jack Power by Pantsmode
Knuckles Rap Megamix (Cypress Hill vs. Kanye West vs. Rick Ross vs. Sam B vs. Usher vs. Flo Rida…) by Triple‐Q
Kyun! VamPower Girl (THE iDOLM@STER vs. Kanye West) by Truongasm
Powerkranz by Trogdorbad feat. Paperblossom
Rapper Than the Rest of Them (beta mix) by Triple‐Q
TO NIE JEST WESTBOII 2 by northboii
edits:No One Man Condensed All That Power by Triple‐Q
part of:TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 27) (order: 27)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/2RUFzxyUlI36KKy9Agkqze [info]
recording of:Power

Power

writer:Andwele Gardner
Boris Bergman (lyricist)
François Bernheim
Jeff Bhasker
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
Jean-Pierre Lang
Larry D. Griffin Jr. (producer Larry Griffin, aka S1)
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
later parody versions:Ponies