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iMi by Bon Iver
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Bon IverProduced by
BJ Burton & Wheezy & Chris Messina & Brad Cook & Justin VernonWrited by
Velvet Negroni & BJ Burton & Justin Vernon & Brad Cook & James Blake & Rob Moose & Mike Lewis & Mike Noyce & Channy Leaneagh & Wheezy & Josh BergAbout
“iMi” is the fifth track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. The track was released on August 8th, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in its entirety at listening events held worldwide.
Brad Cook, co-writer on the song and long-time collaborator with Jusin Vernon, de...
iMi Lyrics
[Intro: Mike Noyce]
All my life
Ini was
Ooh, mine was a lover of a wrong kind
Keeping what you telling me
I know mine
[Verse 1: Justin Vernon, Camilla Staveley-Taylor & Velvet Negroni]
Living in a lonesome way
Had me looking other ways
'Cause I am, I am, I am lost here, again
But on a bright fall morning, I'm with it
I stood a little while within it
Man, you have to know
Know the way
[Chorus: Justin Vernon & Camilla Staveley-Taylor]
It goes, it goes, it goes
I am, I am, I am, I am
It goes, It goes
I am, I am, I am, I am
[Verse 2: Justin Vernon & Velvet Negroni]
If forgiveness is a chore
What you waiting for?
We been here before
And I can't ignore it anymore
You know the way it goes
How much longer then? (I'll show you in)
(Now I'll tell you why)
[Chorus: Justin Vernon & Camilla Staveley-Taylor]
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am, I am, I am, I am
[Post-Chorus: Velvet Negroni]
Ain't no say what I do in
Every day say they don't like it, I say
"Hey, don't like it", I say
"Hey, don't like it", I say
"Hey, don't like it", I say
"Hey, don't like it", I say
[Interlude: Justin Vernon & Camilla Staveley-Taylor]
If that ain't just the truth
I am, I am, I am, I am
I like you, I like you
And that ain't nothing new
[Outro: Velvet Negroni, James Blake & Camilla Staveley-Taylor]
And if it don't happen like that
Well, then it don't happen at all
Keepin' what you tell me
(Said Ini)
Now I won't lie
iMi Q&A
Who wrote iMi's ?
iMi was written by Velvet Negroni & BJ Burton & Justin Vernon & Brad Cook & James Blake & Rob Moose & Mike Lewis & Mike Noyce & Channy Leaneagh & Wheezy & Josh Berg.
Who produced iMi's ?
iMi was produced by BJ Burton & Wheezy & Chris Messina & Brad Cook & Justin Vernon.
Whose voice is in the intro and outro?
While people have speculated that James Blake sings on the intro vocals, Justin Vernon confirmed on Twitter that the vocals belonged to his friend, Mike Noyce.
What did Bon Iver say about "iMi"?
In an episode of New York Times' Diary of a Song, Justin Vernon and other musicians who worked on the song talked about the process behind “iMi.”
It was like an old friend that you didn’t know what to do with for a long time. When we got to Texas, a lot of different people took a crack at trying to...