"Smuckers"
Song by Tyler, the Creator featuring Lil Wayne and Kanye West
from the album Cherry Bomb
ReleasedApril 13, 2015
Recorded2011–2015[1]
GenreHip hop
Length5:34
LabelOdd Future
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyler, the Creator

"Smuckers" is a song by the American rapper Tyler, the Creator featuring fellow American rappers Lil Wayne and Kanye West, from Tyler's third studio album Cherry Bomb (2015). It features background vocals from Samantha Nelson. The song was written by the three lead artists with Gabriele Ducros, and was produced by Tyler.

Background and release

After Tyler, the Creator uploaded his upcoming third studio album, Cherry Bomb, for pre-order on iTunes, Complex discovered that a track from the upcoming album had featured Kanye West and Lil Wayne.[2] After the album's release, the song featuring the two artists was revealed to be the album's eleventh track, "Smuckers".[3]

In an interview with Billboard on April 23, 2015, Tyler revealed that the beat for "Smuckers" was originally made in 2011, with the intention to send the beat to Jay-Z and West, but eventually kept the beat for himself. Tyler further revealed that "Smuckers" was the final song finished for Cherry Bomb, and that he had added more to the song, specifically "bells and a harder bass, strings and french horns," to his and Kanye's verse, four hours after the album was due.[1]

In November 2016, a video clip was shared by Eric Diep which showed Tyler speaking about why he believed the song will be legendary.[4]

Composition and writing

The song includes a sample of "Metropolis Notte" by Gabriele Ducros.[5] Its first verse is rapped by Tyler, the second is rapped by West, whilst the third and final verse is rapped by both Tyler and Wayne.[6] West explained that he rewrote his verse after hearing Tyler and Wayne on "Smuckers" in Tyler's 2017 documentary about Cherry Bomb.[7]

Commercial performance

"Smuckers" reached number 8 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart upon the album's release, making the song the only non-single release from it to chart.[8]

Live performance

The track was performed by Tyler on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in July 2015 alongside the album's title track.[9]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[10] 8

References

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, John (April 23, 2015). "Tyler, the Creator on Kendall Jenner, Tidal & How Some 'White People Are Dicks'". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Elliott, James (April 8, 2015). "Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album Set To Drop Next Week". Complex.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 14, 2015). "Premature Evaluation: Tyler, The Creator Cherry Bomb". Stereogum. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Believes "Smuckers" Will Be "Legendary"". DJBooth. 16 October 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sample Saturdays: "Smuckers" by Tyler the Creator". AAFLEUR. 22 November 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tyler The Creator, Kanye West And Lil Wayne Have Nothing Sweet To Say On 'Smuckers'". MTV. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Watch Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb Documentary in Full". Pitchfork. 30 May 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tyler, the Creator Performs "Cherry Bomb" and "Smuckers", Wears Cat in the Hat Costume on "Kimmel"". Pitchfork. 30 July 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Tyler, the Creator Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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