Hot! Cruel Summer Album

Cruel Summer is a compilation concept album from the affiliates connected with history brand GOOD Music , released on September 14, 2012, by simply GOOD Music plus Def Jam Recordings . American rapper Kanye West , brain from the label, initial pointed out strategies for a content label collaborative project in October 2011. The project generated a number of singles "Mercy ", "Cold ", "New God Flow ", as well as "Clique " of which charted within the US Billboard Hot 100 .

Background

Kanye West built this labeled GOOD Music with 2004. Since this label's inception, numerous serves are actually authorized for the label, including close up collaborators with West for instance Big Sean , Common , Kid Cudi , John Legend plus Cannes Film Festival . The album was originally slated with regard to release on August 7, 2012, but underwent many delays.

Release

Cruel Summer appeared to be designed to help pre-order one particular from the Japanese branch of retail cycle HMV on September 1, 2012, disclosing that album's observe list and also each track's individual performers. The project seemed to be in addition delivered to be able to pre-order on Amazon on September 7, 2012, unveiling your plans of every track.

Singles Critical wedding party Track itemizing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "To the World" (Kanye West plus ) , , A. Wansel, , , Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Kanye West (co.), (add.), Ken Lewis (add.), Mano (add.), Travis Scott (add.), Anthony Kilhoffer (add.) 3:51 2. "Clique " (Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean) K. West, , , , Hit-Boy , Kanye West (co.), Anthony Kilhoffer (add.), Noah Goldstein (add.) 4:53 3. "Mercy.1 " (Kanye West, Big Sean, plus ) K. West, S. Taft, S. Anderson, , , J. Thomas, D. Beagle, W. Riley, R. Williams Lifted, Mike Dean (add.), Mike Will (add.), Kanye West (add.), Hudson Mohawke (add.) 5:26 4. "New God Flow.1 " (Kanye West, Pusha T as well as Ghostface Killah ) K. West, T. Thornton, H. Rooney, , H. Crizoe, , R. Townsend, M. Valle Kanye West, Boogz & Tapez (co.), Anthony Kilhoffer (add.) 5:57 5. "The Morning" ( , Pusha T, Common , 2 Chainz, , Kid Cudi as well as ) , T. Thornton, , T. Epps, , , , , K. West, , , Travis Scott Kanye West, Illmind , Jeff Bhasker (co.), Travis Scott (co.) 4:35 6. "Cold.1 " (Kanye West in addition to DJ Khaled ) K. West, C. Hollis, , Hit-Boy 3:36 7. "Higher" (Mase and Cocaine 80s) C. Hollis, , T. Thornton, , Hit-Boy, Kanye West (co.), Mike Dean (add.) 4:34 8. "Sin City" (John Legend , Travis Scott, Malik Yusef ) , , T. Scott, T. Brown, J. Young, C. Young, M. Jones, V. McCants , Travis Scott 4:28 9. "The One" (Kanye West, Big Sean, a couple of Chainz along with Marsha Ambrosius ) K. West, , S. Anderson, T. Epps, B. Thomas, , , , , , M. Jones, J. Fauntleroy, C. Smith Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke (co.), The Twilite Tone (co.), Anthony Kilhoffer (co.), Mannie Fresh (add.), Lifted (add.) 5:44 10. "Creepers" (Kid Cudi) , Dan Black 3:14 11. "Bliss" (John Legend and also Teyana Taylor) T. Taylor, , E. Hamilton, J. Stephens Hudson Mohawke 3:30 12. "Don't Like.1 " (Kanye West, Chief Keef , Pusha T, Big Sean in addition to Jadakiss ) K. West, , T. Thornton, S. Anderson, , T. Pittman, R. Townsend, , Young Chop, Kanye West (co.), The Twilite Tone (add.), Noah Goldstein (add.) 4:4354:31Sample credits Release history References

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