All Mine (Kanye West song)
"All Mine" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his eighth studio album, Ye (2018). The song features vocals from American singers Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons. The song's production relies on a simplistic drum-led style and was primarily handled by West, while it was co-produced by Mike Dean and additional production was handled by Francis and the Lights, and Scott Carter. West co-wrote the song alongside 13 others, with the information being revealed what lyrics co-writer Consequence was responsible for.
"All Mine"
On July 20, 2018, West picked "All Mine" to be the second single from the album. Four days later, the song was released as a single to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations by GOOD Music and Def Jam. It features industrial sounds, alongside organ music. Throughout the song, West defends his dating preferences as well as taking a look at various dating choices and responding to criticism. Controversial lyrics are included within it in reference to Khloé Kardashian's relationship with Tristan Thompson, which she seemingly responded to via Snapchat.
"All Mine" received generally positive reviews from music critics. While most commented on its sexual nature, some critics praised the production and the song's position in West's career. It reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 and charted in numerous other countries, including New Zealand and Australia. The song has since been certified double platinum and silver in the United States and the United Kingdom by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively. A lyric video for it was released on June 19, 2018, which features visuals reminiscent of the cover art for Ye.[1]
Composition and lyrics[edit]
"All Mine" features an unpolished beat, which includes industrial screeches.[11] Organ music heard in a church is juxtaposed with references to celebrity icons in "All Mine", including Naomi Campbell and Stormy Daniels.[12][13] The intro of the song consists of Clemons singing and Ty Dolla Sign providing various ad-libs.[14][15] Falsetto vocals are featured in the intro, which are performed by Clemons.[2][13][16] He sings the song's chorus, with the "genie in a bottle" metaphor of the lyrics "Get to rubbin' on my lamp/Get the genie out the bottle" doubling as a sexual innuendo.[12][17] West defends his dating preferences whilst taking a look at various dating choices within his two verses on the song, as well as responding to critics.[10][12] The first verse also sees West rap about scandals and affairs, among other forms of infidelity.[12] In West's second verse, crashes of sound are heard every time he raps "Ay".[18]
Release and promotion[edit]
On June 1, 2018, "All Mine" was released as the third track on West's eighth studio album Ye.[23] West subsequently selected the song as the second single from the album on July 20 of that year, succeeding the lead single "Yikes"; it was set to be serviced to radio stations across the United States in the next week.[24] Despite the first single "Yikes" debuting at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100,[25] West's record labels GOOD Music and Def Jam tried their best to make sure that Ye did not lose momentum by readying a second single to be pushed.[24] The song was the album's top performing track on Spotify in the US at the time of being picked by West for release as a single, sitting at approximately 600,000 streams a day.[24] Four days after being selected as a single by West, it was serviced to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations through his record labels.[26]
A lyric video was officially released for the song on June 19, 2018, along with one for fellow album track "Violent Crimes".[27] The lyric video features a panning view of Jackson Hole with lyrics written over it, visually resembling the official cover art for Ye and the lyrics are written in the same font that appears on the album's cover.[17][27] West used simplicity for not embellishing more than he needs to.[28] The thumbnail image for the visual was provided by Jewel Samad of Agence France-Presse (AFP).[27] Though the lyric videos were released by West, he had not released any music videos for the album or his collaborative studio album Kids See Ghosts with Kid Cudi, as Kids See Ghosts; West's last released music video was for 2016 single "Fade".[27][29]
Commercial performance[edit]
Following its release as a single, "All Mine" was a commercial success, charting in a total of 20 countries worldwide in 2018. The song made its debut at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 upon the release of Ye, despite not being released as a single initially, becoming the most streamed song of the week.[44] By topping the US Streaming Songs chart, the song surpassed the entry of West's track "Gone" (2005) at number four in 2013 for the title of his highest debut on the chart, while giving West his first number one by exceeding his previous peak position of number two attained by "Bound 2" that same year.[45] The streams were counted at 36.3 million, while 6,000 digital sales were logged.[46] That same week, the song entered at number nine on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and marked West's 26th entry in the top 10; "All Mine" and "Yikes" became West's first top 10 singles on the chart since "All Day" in 2015.[47] In total, the song remained on the Hot 100 for nine weeks.[48] It ranked at number 96 on the year-end US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 2018.[49] On September 21, 2018, the track was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for amassing 1,000,000 certified units in the US, around two months after having been released as a single.[50] This made it the first track from Ye to achieve the certification and the song became West's first platinum single in the US since the 2016 GOOD Music collaborative single "Champions".[51] The former was later awarded a double platinum certification by the RIAA for pushing 2,000,000 certified units in the country on June 28, 2021.[50] On the NZ Singles Chart and Slovakia's Singles Digitál Top 100, the song performed best by peaking at number five on both of the charts, respectively.[52][53] On the ARIA Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 12.[54] The following week, it rose two places to number 10.[55] The song reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, standing as West's second highest entry on the chart issue that fell on his 41st birthday and also gave him his third top 40 entry for that issue.[56] On March 6, 2020, "All Mine" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 200,000 units in the United Kingdom.[57] The song also entered the top 20 of the charts in Portugal,[58] Ireland,[59] Greece,[60] Estonia,[61] and Canada.[62]
However, the song experienced a lesser degree of success on charts in other countries. "All Mine" charted at number 23 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[63] It reached similar positions of numbers 25 and 26 on the Czech Republic Singles Digitál Top 100 and Danish Tracklisten chart respectively.[64][65] The song also reached the top 40 of the Swedish Sverigetopplistan chart, Icelandic Singles Chart and Ö3 Austria Top 40.[66][67][68] On the Schweizer Hitparade chart, it peaked at number 43 and charted at a similar position of number 46 on the Netherlands Single Top 100.[69][70] "All Mine" reached number 75 on both the Official German Chart and French SNEP chart.[71][72] The track experienced its worst performance on the FIMI Singles Chart, peaking at number 96.[73]