Good Life (Ft. T-Pain)

Kanye West - Good Life (Ft. T-Pain)

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“Good Life” is the Grammy Award winning third single from rapper Kanye West’s album Graduation. It features R&B artist T-Pain and uses sampled keys from the song “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” as performed by Michael Jackson. The single was officially released on October 2, 2007, even though it had already charted.

History

The song was first revealed when a portion of it was performed live during a concert in Manchester, England on July 2, 2007. He sung the first complete verse at his concert in Québec on July 13, 2007. The full song was performed for the first time during the Recording Academy’s Leadership Award Ceremony for Quincy Jones on July 28, 2007. An uncut version of the song was also used during the closing credits in an episode of the HBO series, Entourage, in which West made an appearance. West also performed the song at the MTV Video Music Awards along with T-Pain. “Good Life” was released to iTunes on September 11, 2007 when Graduation became available for digital download. In the song, West borrows a line from 50 Cent’s “In da Club” in which he raps, “50 told me, go ‘head switch the style up, and if they hate, then let ‘em hate, and watch the money pile up.” In the chorus, T-Pain borrows a line from West’s song “School Spirit.” The Michael Jackson song “P.Y.T.” is also sampled throughout the track.

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DOmuse wrote:
last month

****

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DarklyRose wrote:
August 2008

....I'M GOOD.

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DarklyRose wrote:
August 2008

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legghiu wrote:
July 2008

50 told me, go 'head, switch the style up And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up The good life

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Screamerabdabs wrote:
July 2008

nice beat

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athena_kay wrote:
June 2008

FERARRI.

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Juve_Rule wrote:
June 2008

IM GOOD!

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roas-k wrote:
May 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/Welcome+to+the+Good+Life JOIN =))

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GemDavis wrote:
May 2008

why i only got a problem wen u in tha hood

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Moioui wrote:
April 2008

IM GOOD ;D

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youngdreams wrote:
March 2008

let's go on a livin' spree

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2008

Mo' ass then the models!
ianchifundo wrote:
February 2008

not that bit

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WordMagician wrote:
February 2008

its the good life better than the life i lived when i thought i was gonna go craaaazy

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ianchifundo wrote:
January 2008

i hate how he brought t-pain on to sing something he'd used on a previous song

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harrypxtina wrote:
January 2008

i don't usually listen to hip hop stuff, i'm a pop guy, but i loved it jeje

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bsimms wrote:
January 2008

now throw your hands up in the skyyyy

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Jazz13 wrote:
December 2007

And now my grandmama ain't the only girl callin' me baby!!! [2]

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mRta03 wrote:
December 2007

excellent song! way to go kanye. =)

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miguelo_17 wrote:
November 2007

excelente temaa

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