| "Mr. Rager" | |
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| Promotional single by Kid Cudi from the album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | |
| Released | October 25, 2010 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, neo-psychedelia |
| Length | 4:56 |
| Label | Universal Republic |
| Writer | Scott Mescudi |
| Producer | Emile, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker |
"Mr. Rager" is a song written and recorded by American alternative hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi from his second studio album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. Produced by Emile, No I.D. and Jeff Bhasker, the song was officially released through iTunes and Amazon on October 25th, 2010.
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In an interview with Complex Magazine Cudi shed light on the song's meaning: "This song is about someone who is fed up with reality, who looks for thrills and excitement by any means. It's just kind of how I was feeling at that point. I was just so angry. Doing coke revived me, and knowing I was so close to death every time intrigued me. I liked the thought of it."[1]
On October 20th, 2010 Complex released a video where he continued to explain the concept of "Mr. Rager": "The whole 'Mr. Rager' thing is not really like a split personality, it is me. However, it's just kinda talking about a certain mind state I was in, a very destructive mind state, where I wasn't thinking clearly.[2]
In December 2011, the late Ben Breedlove in his viral video stated this as his favorite song.[3]
Kid Cudi first first spoke of the music video on March 5th, 2011 through his Twitter feed, when he announced "[the] maniac horror short will be released on halloween, rager short this summer, marijuana video this spring. i got you guys, no worries."[4] On September 8, 2011, Cudi released the official music video for "Mr. Rager". It was directed by Jérémie Rozan from Surface to Air. The video features a cameo from rapper Kanye West. The plot and concerns of the video have been subject to much debate.
| Charts | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 77 |
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