"Sweet Serenade" | |||||||||||||
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Single by Pusha T featuring Chris Brown | |||||||||||||
from the album My Name Is My Name | |||||||||||||
Released | September 4, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||||
Recorded | 2013 | ||||||||||||
Genre | Hip hop | ||||||||||||
Length | 3:40 | ||||||||||||
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"Sweet Serenade" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name (2013). "Sweet Serenade" features vocals from American singer Chris Brown, with production by Swizz Beatz and Kanye West. On September 4, 2013, the song was released to iTunes as the album's third official single by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The song has peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
On August 28, 2013, Pusha T premiered the audio to "Sweet Serenade" featuring singer Chris Brown. It would be the fourth song from the album revealed, after the first two singles "Pain", "Numbers on the Board" and "Who I Am" featuring Big Sean and 2 Chainz. Shortly after during a Twitter Q&A he revealed the song was produced by Swizz Beatz. It would then be released for retail digital download on September 4, 2013.
The songs production features a lowdown minimal thump and restrained orchestral beat. Throughout the song Pusha T shares his thoughts on his career arc, as well as on the state of the rap game. The song also features a chorus sung by American R&B singer Chris Brown. Overall the song conjures up incongruous imagery over the mildly eerie production, driven by choral vocals and slow-rolling percussion. Pusha T explained the track saying, ""Sweet Serenade" is the long exhale after making it past a street life with serious consequences. It's basically celebrating the fact that we've made it this far. We've been through so much, me and my friends. We've been around some of the worst things, the worst environments, we've lived through some really harsh times and we're still here and we're celebrating that."