All Falls Down
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| "All Falls Down" | ||
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| Single by Kanye West & Syleena Johnson | ||
| Released | February 24, 2004 | |
| Format | 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3:43 | |
| Label | Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam | |
| Producer(s) | Kanye West | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Kanye West & Syleena Johnson singles chronology | ||
| Through the Wire (2003) |
All Falls Down (2004) |
Jesus Walks (2004) |
"All Falls Down" is the second single off Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout. Featuring Grammy-nominated singer Syleena Johnson, it was released in June 2004 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #10. It peaked at #7 on the US Hot 100. The song features an interpolation of Lauryn Hill's "Mystery Of Iniquity".
Kanye attempted to get legal permission to sample "Mystery of Iniquity", but for reasons as yet unrevealed, Lauryn refused permission. Kanye then called upon Syleena to redo the relevant vocal parts ("all falls down") which ended up in the final single.
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[edit] Music video
The video for the song featured Stacey Dash, Common and Syleena Johnson. The premise is that Kanye accompanies Dash to the airport where she is about to board a flight and she is eager to leave him in her dust. The video is shot in first-person perspective, showing the action through Kanye's eyes, as when he washes his face in a sink, rubs his eyes, and opens a car door.
[edit] Live
When performed live, a few changes to the lyrics are often made.
The line "she cut it all off, now she look like Eve"
becomes "she cut it all off, now she look like Steve".
Also, the line "and the white man get paid offa all of that."
becomes "and George Bush get paid offa all of that."
[edit] Single Tracklist
[edit] A-Side
- All Falls Down (Clean)
- All Falls Down (Dirty)
- All Falls Down (A cappella)
[edit] B-Side
- Get 'Em High (Clean)
- Get 'Em High (Extended Dirty)
- Get 'Em High (A cappella)
[edit] External links
| Kanye West |
| Albums and EPs |
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| The College Dropout | Late Registration | Graduation| Freshmen Adjustment | Freshmen Adjustment 2 | Late Orchestration |
| Singles |
| Slow Jamz | Through the Wire | All Falls Down | Jesus Walks Talk About Our Love | Diamonds from Sierra Leone | Gold Digger | Heard 'Em Say | Touch the Sky |
| Related articles |
| Production Credits |
