Recorded 2013 Length 2:36 | Genre Electroclash
hip hop Label Roc-A-Fella
Def Jam | |
Writer(s) Kanye West
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Thomas Bangalter
Ross Birchard
Malik Jones
Mike Dean
Che Smith
Cydel Young
Elon Rutberg
Mike Dean
Mikey Rodridgues Producer(s) Kanye West
Daft Punk
Benji B
Mike Dean | ||
"On Sight" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, from his sixth solo studio album Yeezus. It was produced by West, Benji B, Daft Punk and Mike Dean. "On Sight" contains interpolations of "Sermon (He'll Give Us What We Really Need)", written by Keith Carter, Sr., and performed by Holy Name of Mary Choral Family. However, West assembled a new choir to sing the song for the album.
Controversy
"On Sight" contains a line stating: "A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson's." This line aroused controversy from the American Parkinson Disease Association. The group called the verse "distasteful and the product of obvious ignorance." MTV replied stating: "The self-professed 'black new wave artist' is no stranger to controversial lyrics, drawing the ire of PETA for saying that his 'mink is draggin' on the floor' on last year's "Cold", but APDA's outrage seems perfunctory considering that this isn't the first time a rapper has used the symptoms of Parkinson's disease for lyrical effect."