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Black Skinhead

"Black Skinhead"
Single by Kanye West
from the album Yeezus
Released June 19, 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 3:08
Label Def Jam
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Clique"
(2012)
"Black Skinhead"
(2013)
"Bound 2"
(2013)
Music video
"Black Skinhead" on YouTube

"Black Skinhead" (also stylized as "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, from his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013). The song, produced by West alongside Daft Punk, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Lupe Fiasco, No ID, Jack Donoghue and Noah Goldstein, was released as the first single from the album on June 19, 2013 and peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

West performed "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" on the May 18, 2013 broadcast of the American sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live. "Black Skinhead" impacted radio in the United Kingdom on June 19. On June 28, Def Jam Recordings confirmed that it would be serviced to American radio as the first single from Yeezus. The label also revealed that a music video for the song was in production. Following the announcement, "Black Skinhead" was officially released on July 2. Prior to its release as a single, "Black Skinhead" debuted at number 69 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The track also peaked at numbers 21 and 15 respectively on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. West was set to perform the song at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25, 2013 but ended up performing "Blood on the Leaves" instead. The song was featured in the trailer to the films The Wolf of Wall Street and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. On October 18, 2013, "Black Skinhead" was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Denmark.


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