Waves

Kanye West & Chris Brown * Track #10 On The Life of Pablo

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Album The Life of Pablo

ALBUM

Kanye West

2016

Waves by Kanye West (Ft. Chris Brown)

Release Date

Sun Feb 14 2016

Performed by

Kanye WestChris Brown

Produced by

Anthony Kilhoffer & Hudson Mohawke & Metro Boomin & MIKE DEAN & Kanye West & Charlie Heat

Writed by

The Influence & Theophilus London & PARTYNEXTDOOR & Fab 5 Freddy & The World Famous Tony Williams & Hudson Mohawke & M.E.S.H. (DEU) & Noah Goldstein & Malik Yusef & Charlie Heat & Metro Boomin & MIKE DEAN & Fonzworth Bentley & Elon Rutberg & Kanye West & CyHi & Kid Cudi & Chris Brown & Chance the Rapper

About

“Waves” is about Kanye’s relationships with loved ones. Waves never truly die; they flux and reflux, but are ever present. The song features Chris Brown, who first worked with ‘Ye on “Down” in 2007. This marks the duo’s third collaboration, after also joining on “Deuces (Remix).”

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Waves Lyrics

[Intro]
Turn it up!

[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Step up in this bitch like (Turn it up!)
I'm the one your bitch like
Yeah, I'm the one your bitch like (Turn it up!)
And I be talkin' shit like
I ain't scared to lose a fistfight (Turn it up!)
And she grabbin' on my, like
She wanna see if it'll fit right
That's just the wave (Turn it up!)

[Chorus: Chris Brown, Akon]
(Yeah) Waves don't die
Let me crash here for the moment, yeah
I don't need to own it
No lie
Waves don't die, baby
Let me crash here for a moment (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Baby, I don't, I don't need to own you (Turn it up!)

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Sun don't shine in the shade, ugh (Turn it up!)
Bird can't fly in a cage, ugh (Turn it up!)
Even when somebody go away (Turn it up!)
The feelings don't really go away
That's just the wave

[Chorus: Chris Brown, Akon]
(Yeah) Waves don't die
Let me crash here for the moment
I don't need to own it
No lie
Waves don't die, baby
Let me crash here for a moment (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Baby, I don't, I don't need to own you

[Refrain: Chris Brown]
No lie
No lie
No lie
You set the night on fire
I'm still gon' be here in the morning
No lie

[Bridge: Kid Cudi & Kanye West]
(Humming)

[Refrain: Chris Brown]
No lie (Yeah)
Ooh, babe, ooh, baby, oh, yeah
You set the night on fire
I'm still gon' be here in the morning
No lie

Waves Q&A

Who wrote Waves's ?

Waves was written by The Influence & Theophilus London & PARTYNEXTDOOR & Fab 5 Freddy & The World Famous Tony Williams & Hudson Mohawke & M.E.S.H. (DEU) & Noah Goldstein & Malik Yusef & Charlie Heat & Metro Boomin & MIKE DEAN & Fonzworth Bentley & Elon Rutberg & Kanye West & CyHi & Kid Cudi & Chris Brown & Chance the Rapper.

Who produced Waves's ?

Waves was produced by Anthony Kilhoffer & Hudson Mohawke & Metro Boomin & MIKE DEAN & Kanye West & Charlie Heat.

When did Kanye West release Waves?

Kanye West released Waves on Sun Feb 14 2016.

What is being said in the middle of each beat?

What’s being said is, “Turn me up!”. It’s actually a sample from the song “Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie”.

How did Kid Cudi get involved?

The first song Kanye sent me is “Waves.” He sent me that in December. It was different than it is now. I remember one night we were all just sitting there and I was hoarse from a show the night before where I lost my voice. I was in New York listening to the latest edit. Chris Brown was already on i...

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How is Akon credited on the song?

Between the 1:00 and 1:05 marks of the song, an ad-lib saying “yeah” is featured on the song. As Akon is credited with having background vocals, it has been assumed that this is him, but with the amount of detail and layers of “Waves,” it is highly possible that Akon has more vocals than this single...

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What did Kanye West say about "Waves"?

Popular Chicago rapper, Chance the Rapper was one of the co-writers for this song and expressed his praise for “Waves” in a tweet.

Kid Cudi also talked about the creation of this track in a Billboard interview.

What have other artists said about the song?

Jesse Rutherford, frontman of Californian band The Neighbourhood had this to say when questioned about The Life of Pablo via Pigeons & Planes:

Okay, so I just listened to that song and the entire rest of the album. After a full listen through, I would have to say “Waves” is probably my least fa...

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What has producer Charlie Heat said about the song?

“Waves” is the first beat that we made together, from scratch. A lot of stuff we worked on, but this beat was made from scratch. That was a real moment. That might’ve been the first time we got to sit down and cook up and bounce ideas back and forth.

We made “Waves” the same week we did “All Day.”...

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What certifications has this song received?

“Waves” is certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA:

It’s also certified silver in the UK (200,000 units) and gold in Denmark (45,000 units).

How did the song chart?

Despite not being released as a single, “Waves” peaked at #24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #71 on the Hot 100 chart.

Internationally, it peaked at #20 on the UK Hip Hop/R&B chart, #77 in the UK, #86 in Canada, #89 in Sweden, and #95 in Ireland.

What did Fonzworth Bentley say about the song's creation?

Fonzworth Bentley:

One day, [Kanye’s] like, ‘Yo, who’s the second most hated n-gga in America? Chris Brown. I need to do a record with Chris Brown.

So as I walk in the studio, the beat to ‘Waves’ is on, and Ye is sitting on one side of the studio and Chris is on the other side. So I walk in with m...

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Has Chris collaborated with Kanye West before?

Yes! “Waves” marks the fourth collaboration between the duo following:

“Down” (Nov. 2007)

“Deuces (Remix)” (Oct. 2010)

“I Don’t Like (Remix)” (June 2012)

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