PartyNextDoor later tweeted a picture of the two of them talking on July 22, 2017, the first photographic evidence of their collaboration. At the time, it was unknown what project West and PartyNextDoor were recording for and the two had never collaborated in the past. Following the release of his third EP Colours 2 in June 2017, PartyNextDoor tweeted on July 20 of that year that he had new music on the way with West and Apple Music simultaneously responded via Twitter. In a November 2016 interview with NOW Magazine, Canadian musician PartyNextDoor cited West as whom he wanted to produce and write at the level of, while also stating that he was influenced by West when he was younger. He handled additional production for the former of the three, alongside Benny Blanco and Noah Goldstein, while Mike Dean co-produced it and West served as the lead producer. Along with "Ghost Town", Francis and the Lights contributed production to Ye tracks " I Thought About Killing You" and " All Mine". They first collaborated on the latter's single " Friends" in 2016 alongside Bon Iver, and West has a cameo in the accompanying music video. The song features vocals from PartyNextDoor, who teased a collaboration with West via Twitter.Ī link was shared by West via his blog on Februto a cover version of his 2007 single " Can't Tell Me Nothing" by American pop project Francis and the Lights. The sequel features an interpolation of lyrics from the song. 2)" on their eponymous debut studio album (2018). A sequel to the song was released by West and Kid Cudi, as Kids See Ghosts, under the title of " Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. The song was covered by both BadBadNotGood and Jungle in 2018. West and Kid Cudi have delivered multiple joint performances of the song, including performing it on Saturday Night Live and at the Coachella Music Festival in 20, respectively. The song has since been certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Ghost Town" reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2018, while also peaking at number 14 and 17 on the NZ Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart, respectively. The song was included in end of the year lists for 2018 by multiple publications, including Consequence of Sound and NME. A number of them complimented the lush composition of the song, though other critics expressed somewhat mixed assessments of West's verse. The song received generally strong reviews from music critics and was mostly named by them as one of the album's highlights, with general praise from critics going towards 070 Shake's outro.
The mind of West is demonstrated as going through the unravelling process within "Ghost Town", which is connected to mental illness, and West's verse features him gargling unfinished thoughts. It is composed around a sample of "Take Me for a Little While", performed by the Royal Jesters, and also includes a sample of "Someday", performed by Shirley Ann Lee. The song is a hip hop track, which features psychedelic elements. 070 Shake experienced more people contacting her after contributing to the song, while she expressed strong feelings of collaborating with West. It was produced by West, while co-produced by Mike Dean, and features additional production from Francis and the Lights, Benny Blanco and Noah Goldstein. The song features vocals from PartyNextDoor, Kid Cudi, and 070 Shake.
" Ghost Town" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his eighth studio album, Ye (2018).