Penthouse Floor by John Legend (Ft. Chance the Rapper)
Penthouse Floor by John Legend (Ft. Chance the Rapper)

Penthouse Floor

John Legend & Chance the Rapper * Track #2 On Darkness and Light (Deluxe)

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Penthouse Floor by John Legend (Ft. Chance the Rapper)

Release Date
Wed Nov 16 2016
Performed by
John LegendChance the Rapper
Produced by
Blake Mills
Writed by
John Legend & Chance the Rapper & Blake Mills & Greg Kurstin
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“Penthouse Floor” is a song about social injustice in the United States. The penthouse floor is a metaphor for the upper class of a society—the idea of “going to the penthouse” represents ascension and social mobility. John implies that the opulence of a few tends to overshadow other people’s diffic...

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Penthouse Floor Lyrics

[Verse 1: John Legend]
All this trouble in this here town
All this shit going down
When will they focus, on this?
Streets ride up with the TV crews
Look ma, we on the news
But they didn't notice, before this
They float above the city lights
Forget the truth, inhale the lies
Just enjoy the show
They see us reaching for the sky
Just ignore that you survive

[Chorus: John Legend]
Maybe we should go
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, they can't keep us out no more
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Penthouse floor

[Verse 2: John Legend]
All that bubbly, all that wine
Oh man, look at the times
Didn't they notice, notice?
Only future I can see, ain't what it used to be
And I didn't know this, I didn't know this
Once you're above the city lights
Won't want to spend another night, down there on your own
The whole world on display for us
The altitude is dangerous, but we ain't going home

[Chorus: John Legend]
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for
Can't keep us out no more (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Penthouse floor

[Verse 3: Chance The Rapper]
I heard this old joke once, it was like, uh
Knock knock, who there, it's us, us who?
Just us, who dis? Just playin'
Just me, new phone, new hair, new era
I'm in the penthouse, baby
Handpicked from bad apples and bad eggs
Held back, I had to grab crab legs
And then there were only but a few
Conversations held with patience, what a party, what a view
What a dress, what a song
What a beautiful time
My folks downstairs still waitin' in line
They never been in these rooms
Never stayed with these folks
Never laughed at the news, never hated these jokes
So as I fly in my suit, in a group, undercover
Forcin' a new smile, he tells me another
He said "What happened to the boy that climbed up the trunk?"
Then he pushed me off the top and said "Jump, nigga, jump!"

[Bridge: John Legend]
Oh don’t bring me down I need a room up in the clouds
I wanna get there babe, I wanna elevate
Oh my favorite mix, a little ignorance and bliss
In the penthouse babe, go to the penthouse

[Chorus: John Legend]
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for
We'll tear down those penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Those penthouse doors
We'll tear down the penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Baby, I'm in the penthouse floor
Baby, let's ride the elevator
Til we can rise some more
Go to the penthouse floor, penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

Penthouse Floor Q&A

Who wrote Penthouse Floor's ?

Penthouse Floor was written by John Legend & Chance the Rapper & Blake Mills & Greg Kurstin.

Who produced Penthouse Floor's ?

Penthouse Floor was produced by Blake Mills.

When did John Legend release Penthouse Floor?

John Legend released Penthouse Floor on Wed Nov 16 2016.

What was the inspiration behind this song?

I wrote this song at the beginning with a guy named Greg Kurstin. We were in his house, in his studio. He played me a groove that I liked, and I started writing vocal lines to it. The first lyrical hook that came to me was, “We’ll go to the penthouse floor.” The original idea for the song was a litt...

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How did Chance wind up on this song?

I love Chance the Rapper as an artist. I thought he would be perfect for this song. I think he’s one of the most talented rappers out there right now. He’s got so much life and energy and creativity. He also is really a giving and charitable person as well. He is the perfect example of someone who’...

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Did Legend give Chance any instructions for the song?

We talked a lot about the concept of the song. I talked about the idea of what it meant to ascend and even reference The Jeffersons idea of moving on up. We finally here. We finally made it. I also talked about the tension of finally making it, but also knowing that there’s a lot of people that look...

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What does Legend think this song means given the current state of America?

It started out just as a sexy groove about feeling good and aspiring to ascend. In some ways it’s still got that foundation, but hopefully, if people pay attention to the lyrics, it’ll make them think about how we relate to each other, what success means, and how we make the american dream more incl...

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