song dark fantasy song american hip hop recording artist producer kanye_west fifth studio album song serves opening track album written west features opening narrative delivered rapper singers contribute song hook provide background vocals track built sample high places song introduces themes presented album features numerous pop culture references gospel inspired production style piano driven composition song received acclaim music critics praised song strong opener complimenting west vocal delivery song production despite released single hype generated release caused song enter billboard hot position opening song west setlist performed taylor vevo presents good music musical venue dark fantasy utilized opening sequence west short film runaway extended scene west driving atmospheric forest background like majority song recorded hawaii following media controversies west decided record album manner working artists considered familiar song features vocals delivered singer musician initially met west glow dark tour tour west admirer fashion sense frequently talked clothing designing point eventually friends west called taylor recording studio hawaii checking pieces clothing designed initial reason look clothing determined appear album studio purposely loud west hear west impressed singing ability fact signed producer asked backing vocals album recording process song commented tells dark fantasy time pretty verses room said came intro chorus cuts voice thing hear voice like nervous played hadn studio long excited trying song rihanna according taylor song recorded hours album deadline turned record company west impressed performance signed label good music issues facing current label group appears backing vocals track voice heard album west fan album emma forever ago invited hawaii record working friends reportedly produced songs sessions described process highly artistic nature stating fourteen hour day recording schedule allowed lot fun creativity song features production hip hop group commented dark fantasy compositions west collaborated according west stack beats tried productive possible material recorded style composition deeply influenced producer introduces bring aesthetic song production asked open song spoken word introduction favor excited perform fan jay-z rapper west recording time described jay-z west icons stated blessed working producer spoke history beat noted offered drake jay-z west finally decided use according producers recorded certain portions song west recorded chorus parts following intro went crazy favorite records emotions came composition song introduced narrative speaking english accent serves retelling writer poetic west begins verse refrain bout chicago introduces themes referenced majority including comments west plan drink pain worse pain lyrics track contain numerous musical cultural references including song mercy mercy ecology sports car rapper fashion designer short story legend hollow band kings song sex fire singers television character song contains line team wins low double family lived family matters alternative meaning touching opponents wins low chorus contains line higher inquiry brought proceeding album song samples portion high places pop rock song album crises west raps highly melodic manner singing verses brooding production style production style defined having similarities west prior composition styles stated felt song sounded like west sampling source material song felt west embraced baroque instrumentation track personnel production additional production mixing additional production chris cello background vocals vocals amber rose additional vocals vocals production reception critical response dark fantasy received acclaim critics washington_post described song having gospel called epic nature mtv_news praised delivery verse calling structured like nursery rhyme sets tone song intense album rolling_stone writer praising describing witty wrote dark fantasy west rhymes mercy mercy chick new head hollow genius stuff popmatters felt west vocals layered baker dozen different ways described production synthetic nature stated enjoyed verse describing pseudo opening narration praised song arrangement spine time wrote tracks like dark fantasy appalled built tanks strings sound west marching apocalypse stated song restored admiration west track lived hype writing epic damn good especially track classic production assistance smoking section commented song served successful opener viewing combining sharp lyrics accent enormous chorus spin complimented west use double track album opener commented west pulled impressive balancing act cited song example hungry ear complex compared impact beat cannon calling production team song dream team describing track powerful nature commercial performance hype generated anticipation dark fantasy debuted billboard hot actually released single second week dropped week exited chart song performed similarly canada charting canadian hot singles released album power lights monster runaway dark fantasy song album chart song debuted position reported billboard appeared position following week marketing vevo presents good music musical presentation song performed west taylor performance began west silhouette pressed glowing background dressed black taylor joined performance sang portion song set west performed dark fantasy opening track song featured opening track runaway minute music video directed west set music scene track played features west driving forest crashes according paralleled west car accident inspiration wire song advertisements film taylor commented heard song performed basketball game attending saw trailer featured song reported excited song popular notably song featured farewell montage climax particularly verse plan drink pain worse pain coincidentally relates story arc trilogy chart positions
Dark Fantasy (song)