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Tuesday (ILoveMakonnen song)

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Format
  
Digital download

Length
  
5:22

Recorded
  
2014

Label
  
OVO Sound Warner Bros.

Released
  
September 1, 2014 (2014-09-01)

Genre
  
Cloud rap alternative R&B

"Tuesday" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist ILoveMakonnen, released as his debut single on September 1, 2014. The song, which was produced by frequent collaborators Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin originally mixed by Justin Childs and features guest vocals by Ousala Aleem and from Canadian recording artist Drake, was released as the first single from his debut extended play (EP), ILoveMakonnen (2014).

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Background

On August 12, 2014, Canadian rapper Drake, released a remix to the original version of Makonnen's song, titled "Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday". On August 31, 2014, it was reported Makonnen signed a recording contract with Drake's vanity label, OVO Sound. Drake changed it to Tuesday. Drake got in touch with Sonny Digital; the rapper released the remix two days later. On this release, Makonnen said "It was great. I was excited."

Reception

"Tuesday" received critical acclaim from music critics, appearing on several year-end top 10 lists. The website Pitchfork awarded a "Best New Track" mention to Drake's remix of the song. In the track review, Patrick Fallon concluded "Somehow, this summertime sleeper hit has become a self-fulfilling prophecy: iLoveMakonnen worked tirelessly to get to this point in his career, and now with a proper success... he can finally party like it's a Tuesday." "Tuesday" placed second in the magazine's year-end list. The song was also named 2nd best song of 2014 by Spin, noting "There's never been a radio hit quite like it before, with the cadence and brio of hip-hop, the musicality and patience of R&B — good R&B, at that — and the strobe-lit sonics and spaciousness of EDM." It was also listed at number 21 on Fader's list of the 116 best tracks of the year. In January 2015, "Tuesday" was ranked at number six on The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll. The remix featuring Drake received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on October 20, 2014 on iLoveMakonnen's YouTube account. Since its release, the music video has received over 140 million views on YouTube.

References

Tuesday (ILoveMakonnen song) Wikipedia