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Graduation
Ye
2007 · 16 songs · 68 min
Side A
31:54
A1
Good Morning
The opener, waking up on graduation day. Built on Elton John's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight".
3:15
A2
Champion
A thank-you to his dad, built on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne".
2:47
A3
Single
Stronger
Built on Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
5:12
A4
I Wonder
Built on Labi Siffre's "My Song". A fan favorite about chasing what you want.
4:03
A5
Single
Good Life (Feat. T-Pain)
T-Pain sings the hook over a Michael Jackson "P.Y.T." sample. Won the Grammy for Best Rap Song.
3:27
A6
Single
Can't Tell Me Nothing
The first single, with Young Jeezy's "wait 'til I get my money right" on the hook. The famous second video has Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham dancing on a farm.
4:31
A7
Barry Bonds (Feat. Lil' Wayne)
Lil Wayne joins over a beat built on Mountain's "Long Red". Home-run bragging all the way through.
3:24
A8
Drunk & Hot Girls (Feat. Mos Def)
Mos Def sings along on a woozy song that borrows Can's "Sing Swan Song".
5:13
Side B
35:41
B1
Single
Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele)
Lush strings and synths, Connie Mitchell on the intro and Dwele on the hook. One of the biggest songs on the album.
3:57
B2
Everything I Am (Feat. DJ Premier)
DJ Premier scratches over a beat built from Prince Phillip Mitchell's "If We Can't Be Lovers".
3:47
B3
The Glory
A gospel-tinged victory lap built on Laura Nyro's "Save the Country".
3:32
B4
Single
Homecoming
Chris Martin of Coldplay sings the hook. A love letter to Chicago written as if the city were a girl, rebuilt from Ye's older song "Home".
3:23
B5
Big Brother
About JAY-Z: his mentor, his idol, and the tension between them.
9:47
B6
Good Night (Feat. Al Be Back & Mos Def)
The closing song, with Mos Def and Al Be Back.
3:06
B7
Bittersweet Poetry (Feat. John Mayer)
John Mayer on a bonus track from the Graduation sessions.
4:01
B8
Building (BONUS)
Bonus track. Shows up on Good Ass Job Vol. 2 on the site too.
4:03
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