All 12 tracks from Third Day's first collection of all-original worship songs: Father of Lights, He Is Alive, I Know You Can, In Jesus Name, Lead Us Back, Maker, The One I Love, Our Deliverer, Soul on Her mother, brother, grandmother hate me in that order All of the Lights is the 4th single from Kanye Wests 5th studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. "[7], In an interview for the same publication, Elly Jackson said of the song's vocal layering, "He got me to layer up all these vocals with other people, and he just basically wanted to use his favorite vocalists from around the world to create this really unique vocal texture on his record, but it's not the kind of thing where you can pick it out". [Post-Chorus: Elly Jackson & Rihanna] How Beyonc Helped The-Dream Finish Kanye Wests All Of The Lights, Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI; Electric Lady Studios, NYC, [Produced by Kanye West; Co-Produced by Jeff Bhasker], I had to take him to that ghetto university, Her mother, brother, grandmother hate me in that order, Told her she take me back, I'll be more supportive, Them courts sucked me dry, I spent that bread, 'Kay, okay, you know we going all the way this time, working with many other artists because he just couldnt find, Runaway - Short Film (Part I) byScreenGenius, DEAD POETS bytoastydigital (Ft.Rihanna), Blame Game byKanyeWest (Ft.JohnLegend), Ghetto University byKanyeWest (Ft. Fourteen artists lent their voices as background vocals to the song: Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Drake, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams, La Roux, Alvin Fields, Ken Lewis, and Rihanna, who also sang the song's hook and is labeled as a featured artist on the single version. [Verse 2: Kanye West] Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. [23] On January 18, 2011, the song was sent to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio in the United States. Turn up the lights in here, baby It won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards. All of the lights, all of the lights Fast life, drug life. [5][6] Its production was helmed by West himself and co-produced by Bhasker. Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights [49] The song is also featured in the game NBA 2K14 as part of the soundtrack chosen by LeBron James. Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights Alvin Fields Lights" although she is not likely to have participated at all in the process of making this song. [35], Ann Powers of NPR included "All of the Lights" in her list of the Top 10 Top 40 singles of 2011, commenting "its like an action painting: the artist scatters elements across its canvas to form a whole that's all motion and colorful build. [5][7] West and Rihanna previously collaborated with Jay-Z on "Run This Town" (The Blueprint 3, 2009). [Chorus: Rihanna] Rihanna's vocals were recorded by Marcos Tovar at the Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California.[5]. 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