Bound 2
Kanye West * Track #10 On Yeezus
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Bound 2 by Kanye West
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Che Pope & Noah Goldstein & MIKE DEAN & No I.D. & Kanye West & Rick Rubin & Eric DanchickWrited by
John Legend & No I.D. & Lester Allen McKenzie & Noah Goldstein & MIKE DEAN & The World Famous Tony Williams & Ronnie Self & Robert Dukes & Bob Massey & Norman Whiteside & Sakiya Sandifer & Malik Yusef & CyHi & Elon Rutberg & Che Pope & Charlie Wilson & Kanye WestAbout
As opposed to the industrial, electronic influences found throughout Yeezus, this warm soulful track sees Kanye “Bound 2” his partner, Kim Kardashian. Reminiscent of West’s earlier work, the soul instrumental and background vocals are sampled from the Ponderosa Twins Plus One’s 1971 song “Bound,” w...
Bound 2 Lyrics
[Intro: Ponderosa Twins Plus One & Brenda Lee]
B-B-B-B-Bound to fall in love
Bound to fall in love
Uh-huh, honey
[Chorus: Kanye West, Ponderosa Twins Plus One & Brenda Lee]
All them other niggas lame, and you know it now
When a real nigga hold you down, you s'posed to drown
(Bound to fall in love)
Bound
(B-B-B-B-Bound to fall in love)
Bound
Uh-huh, honey
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
What you doin' in the club on a Thursday?
She say she only here for her girl birthday
They ordered champagne but still look thirsty
Rock Forever 21, but just turned thirty
I know I got a bad reputation
Walk-around-always-mad reputation
Leave-a-pretty-girl-sad reputation
Start a Fight Club, Brad reputation
I turnt the nightclub out of the basement
I'll turn the plane around, your ass keep complainin'
How you gon' be mad on vacation?
Dutty wining 'round all these Jamaicans
Uh, this that prom shit
This that what-we-do-don't-tell-your-mom shit
This that red-cup-all-on-the-lawn shit
Got a fresh cut, straight out the salon, bitch
[Pre-Chorus: Charlie Wilson & Brenda Lee]
I know you're tired of lovin', of lovin' (Oh)
With nobody to love, nobody, no—
Uh-huh, honey
[Chorus: Kanye West, Ponderosa Twins Plus One & Brenda Lee]
Close your eyes and let the word paint a thousand pictures
One good girl is worth a thousand bitches
(Bound to fall in love)
Bound
(Bound to fall in love)
Bound
Uh-huh, honey
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
I wanna fuck you hard on the sink
After that, give you somethin' to drink
Step back, can't get spunk on the mink
I mean damn, what would Jeromey Romey Romey Rome think?
Hey, you remember where we first met?
Okay, I don't remember where we first met
But hey, admittin' is the first step
And hey, you know ain't nobody perfect
And I know, with the hoes I got the worst rep
But hey, their backstroke I'm tryna perfect
And hey, ayo, we made it: Thanksgivin'
So hey, maybe we can make it to Christmas
She asked me what I wished for on my wishlist
Have you ever asked your bitch for other bitches?
Maybe we could still make it to the church steps
But first, you gon' remember how to forget
After all these long-ass verses
I'm tired, you tired, Jesus wept
[Pre-Chorus: Charlie Wilson & Brenda Lee]
I know you're tired (Tired) of lovin', of lovin'
With nobody to love, nobody, nobody
So just grab somebody, no leavin' this party
With nobody to love, nobody, nobody
Uh-huh, honey
[Chorus: Kanye West, Ponderosa Twins Plus One & Brenda Lee]
Jerome's in the house, watch your mouth
Jerome's in the house, watch your mouth
(Bound to fall in love)
Bound
(Bound to fall in love)
Bound
Uh-huh, honey
[Produced by Kanye West and Che Pope with additional production from Eric Danchild, Noah Goldstein, No ID and Mike Dean]
[Video directed by Nick Knight]
Bound 2 Q&A
Who wrote Bound 2's ?
Bound 2 was written by John Legend & No I.D. & Lester Allen McKenzie & Noah Goldstein & MIKE DEAN & The World Famous Tony Williams & Ronnie Self & Robert Dukes & Bob Massey & Norman Whiteside & Sakiya Sandifer & Malik Yusef & CyHi & Elon Rutberg & Che Pope & Charlie Wilson & Kanye West.
Who produced Bound 2's ?
Bound 2 was produced by Che Pope & Noah Goldstein & MIKE DEAN & No I.D. & Kanye West & Rick Rubin & Eric Danchick.
When did Kanye West release Bound 2?
Kanye West released Bound 2 on Tue Jun 18 2013.
What did Kanye West say about "Bound 2"?
During a Breakfast Club interview:
The album don’t even got no music. I just let y'all have a little music on there on “Bound” but that was it.
What has Kanye said about the video?
During a Breakfast Club interview he said:
I wanted to take white trash t-shirts and make it into a video… Yes. I wanted it to look as phony as possible. I wanted the clouds to go in one direction, the mountains to go in another, the horses to go over there, I wanted to show that this is the Hunger...
Was this song commercially successful?
The record was certified 3x Platinum on March 1, 2022 and charted at number 12 on the US Billboard 100. It also charted in 5 other countries.
Was there a lawsuit over the sample?
The lead singer of The Ponderosa Twins, whose track “Bound” Kanye sampled, filed a lawsuit against West, claiming his vocals were used without permission. He named Roc-A-Fella Records in the suit.
The lawsuit was settled in 2015. Paperwork was registered to a New York court discontinuing the litiga...
Does a parody video exist?
Actors James Franco and Og Lil Flash released the parody video “Bound 3,” on the pair’s movie, “The Interview.” A dedicated recreation–featuring Rogan as Kim and Franco as Kanye.
Kim revealed that she and Ye thought the clip was very funny.
Was the track well received critically?
The song itself was well received, but the video prompted some confused responses. Sabotage Times tried to explain “Why Everybody Has Missed The Point of Kanye’s Bound 2 Video,” while The Washingon Post claimed “Critics bemused after watching Kanye West, Kim Kardashian’s ‘Bound 2’ video.”
What has producer Rick Rubin said about the song?
Rubin told Rolling Stone,
That’s a good one. The whole song was written without that main sample; it was a last-minute thing. The song had kind of a lot of R&B music in it. And Kanye gave marching orders of “Take out anything you want, but don’t add. Just take away.” Like, “OK.” And before that...