Use This Gospel

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"Use This Gospel"
Song by Kanye West featuring Clipse and Kenny G
from the album Jesus Is King
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Use This Gospel" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, from his ninth studio album Jesus Is King (2019). The song features vocals from American hip hop duo Clipse and American jazz saxophonist Kenny G. It was recorded as a new version of the track "Law of Attraction" featuring American singer-songwriter Ant Clemons that was scrapped after it leaked earlier in 2019.

Background and recording[]

"Use This Gospel" was recorded as a new version of the track "Law of Attraction", which was intended for release on Yandhi.[2][3] The track leaked in July 2019, though was ultimately scrapped.[2][4] In an October 2019 interview with New Zealand DJ Zane Lowe, West recalled initially not wanting to rap until he was persuaded by No Malice of Clipse to do so on "Use This Gospel".[5] The song marked the reunion of Clipse, coming five years after No Malice promised that they would never reunite.[5] Pusha T of Clipse expressed his feelings towards the duo collaborating again in a phone call with Vulture, stating: "I'm the younger brother, man. I mean, I'm happier than — I can't even express it!"[5] He claimed that "The whole theme of the Jesus Is King album totally speaks to where my brother is" and elaborated, stating that him and West "definitely bonded, probably way more than me and Ye bonded in the creation of this."[5] A feature from Clipse was requested by West, though Pusha T had been unsure about whether or not No Malice would agree to do it.[5] On Valentine's Day 2019, West invited Kenny G to perform music for his wife Kim Kardashian in their living room.[6] After the performance, West allowed Kenny G to join him in the studio to hear and work on the album.[6] Once he had heard a number of tracks, Kenny G suggested including a saxophone.[6]

Release and promotion[]

"Use This Gospel" was released on October 25, 2019, as the tenth and penultimate track on West's ninth studio album Jesus Is King.[7] However, it was originally slated to be released as the album's final track.[8] At West's Sunday Service in Inglewood, California on October 27, the choir performed the song with West, Clipse and Kenny G.[9] During the closing line of No Malice's verse, “Just hold on to your brother when his faith lost”, Clipse hugged each other.[9]

Commercial performance[]

In the week of Jesus Is King's release, "Use This Gospel" entered at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 17.3 million streams.[10] The entry gave Clipse their fifth track to chart on the Hot 100 and marked the duo's first entry on the chart since the single "Ma, I Don't Love Her" in 2003.[11] It also stood as the 12th track including Kenny G to chart on the Hot 100 and marked his first entry on the chart since the 2000 single "Auld Lang Syne" reached number seven in January of that year.[10][11] This became Kenny G's first track to enter the top 40 of the Hot 100 in the 2010s and led to him joining Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2 and "Weird Al" Yankovic as one of the acts with tracks to chart in the top 40 in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s; Kenny G was the first act to do this since U2 in 2017.[10] That same week, the song debuted at number seven on the US Christian Songs and Gospel Songs charts, respectively, becoming one of the seven tracks to chart identically on them.[12] In its second week on the respective charts, the song rose to number six on both of them.[13][14]

In popular culture[]

West's concert film Jesus Is King was released to accompany the album of the same name, which includes a scene in which West hums a portion of the song while he holds a baby.[15] On November 14, 2019, Russian producer Biicla shared his remix of the song.[16] The remix features mellow production alongside vocal oscillations.[16] Kanye revealed via Twitter on September 18, 2020 that "Use This Gospel" is his daughter North West's favourite song by him.[17] Simultaneously, Kanye West announced a remix of the song by American record producer Dr. Dre that features fellow rapper Eminem.[17]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[18]

  • Writer(s) – Kanye West, Angel Lopez, Derek Watkins, Federico Vindver, Gene Thornton, Jahmal Gwin, Jordan Timothy Jenks, Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, Rennard East, Terrence Thornton, Timothy Mosley
  • Production – West, Lopez, DrtWrk, Timbaland
  • Co-production – BoogzDaBeast, Pi'erre Bourne

Charts[]

References[]

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