Donda

Donda
Donda
Studio album by Kanye West
Released	August 29, 2021
Recorded	November 2019 – August 2021
Genre	Hip hop; trap; R&B;
Length	108:48; 130:52 (Deluxe edition);
Label	GOOD; Def Jam;
Kanye West chronology

Donda is the tenth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released in August 2021. The album is named after West's late mother, Donda West, who died in 2007. The album features 27 tracks and runs for a total of 108 minutes.

The album features guest appearances from a variety of artists, including The Weeknd, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Travis Scott, and more. The album has been praised for its innovative production and introspective lyrics, with many critics noting its emotional depth and West's willingness to be vulnerable. "Donda" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. ^[1]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.^[2]

*Donda* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Donda Chant"	Kanye West Syleena Johnson Malik Yusef	Kanye West	0:52
2.	"Jail"	West Shawn Carter Charles Njapa Dwayne Abernathy Jr. John Moylett Yusef Mark Williams Michael Dean Raul Cubina Sean Solymar Warryn Campbell	West 88-Keys Mike Dean Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[a] E.Vax^[a] Sean Solymar^[b]	4:57
3.	"God Breathed"	West Tavoris Javon Hollins Aaron Butts Brian Miller Evan Mast Federico Vindver Yusef M. Williams Cubina Dennis Young Richard McGuire Salvatore Principato Scott Hartley	West Arrow E.Vax Ojivolta Allday^[a] Federico Vindver^[a]	5:33
4.	"Off the Grid"	West Jordan Carter Maxie Lee Ryles III Asif Aswad Billy Walsh Cydell Young David Ruoff Elias Klughammer Eric Sloan Yusef M. Williams Orlando Wilder Cubina Samuel Gloade Tobias Smith	West 30 Roc AyoAA Ojivolta David & Eli^[a] Sloane^[b]	5:39
5.	"Hurricane"	West Abel Tesfaye Dominque Armani Jones Albert Daniels Cailin Russo Njapa Christopher Ruelas C. Young Daniel Seeff Dexter Mills Henry Walter Jahmal Gwin Josh Mease Khalil Abdul-Rahman Yusef Mark Mbogo M. Williams M. Dean Nasir Pemberton O. Wilder Cubina Ronald Oneil Spence Jr. Sam Barsh T. Smith	West BoogzDaBeast DJ Khalil Mike Dean Ronny J Cirkut^[a] Ojivolta^[a] 88-Keys^[b] Nascent^[b]	4:03
6.	"Praise God"	West Hykeem Carter Jacques Webster II Anthony Khan Aqeel Tate Che Smith E. Sloan Kazuhiko Kato Machiko Ryu Yusef Mbogo M. Williams Cubina S. Gloade	West 30 Roc Ojivolta Mike Dean^[a] The Twilite Tone^[a] Zen Taichi^[a] Sloane^[b]	3:47
7.	"Jonah"	West T. Hollins Durk Banks D. Mills Leonard Harris Yusef Michael Suski M. Dean O. Wilder Tahrence Brown Wesley Glass	West Audi DrtWrk Mike Dean^[b] Wheezy^[b]	3:15
8.	"Ok Ok"	West Denzel Charles Miles McCollum B. Walsh C. Young Louis Bell Yusef Matthew Samuels M. Ryles III O. Wilder Rennard East Terrence Thornton T. Smith	West Boi 1da Louis Bell^[a]	3:25
9.	"Junya"	West J. Carter B. Walsh C. Young D. Mills Yusef M. Williams N. Pemberton Cubina R. East Roark Bailey T. Thornton Warren Trotter	West Digital Nas Ojivolta Roark Bailey^[b]	2:28
10.	"Believe What I Say"	West Adam Wright Anthony Markeith Reid B. Walsh Cristina Gallo C. Young D. Abernathy Isaac De Boni J. Gwin Lauryn Hill Mark Myrie M. Yusef M. Williams Michael Mulé Cubina	West Dem Jointz BoogzDaBeast^[a] FnZ^[a] Ojivolta^[a] Antman Wonder^[b]	4:02
11.	"24"	West Daniels Miller D. Mills Yusef Mbogo M. Williams Cubina	West Allday Ojivolta Cory Henry^[a] Warryn Campbell^[a]	3:18
12.	"Remote Control"	West Jeffery Williams Njapa C. Young Kevin Gomringer Yusef M. Williams M. Dean Pemberton Cubina Travis Darelle Walton Tim Gomringer	West Cubeatz Digital Nas Ojivolta 88-Keys^[a] Mike Dean^[a] Teddy Walton^[b]	3:19
13.	"Moon"	West Caleb Zackery Toliver Scott Mescudi J. Gwin K. Rahman Yusef Mast	West E.Vax BoogzDaBeast^[a] DJ Khalil^[a]	2:36
14.	"Heaven and Hell"	West Andrew Dawson B. Walsh C. Njapa C. Young Edgar Nabeyin Panford J. Gwin Yusef M. Williams Michael Oliver Nima Jahanbin O. Wilder Paimon Jahanbin Cubina T. Smith	West 88-Keys BoogzDaBeast Nabeyin^[a] Ojivolta^[a] Wallis Lane^[a] Andrew Dawson^[b]	2:25
15.	"Donda"	West Catherine Bollinger De Boni J. Gwin John Flynn Trainium Yusef M. Williams M. Mulé Cubina	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ Ojivolta	2:08
16.	"Keep My Spirit Alive"	West Alvin Worthy Desmond Price Darius Woodley Mbogo Abernathy De Boni J. Gwin Lawrence Parker Yusef M. Williams M. Mulé Cubina Rico Nichols	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ Ojivolta Darius Woodley Dem Jointz Rico Nichols	3:41
17.	"Jesus Lord"	West Jay Electronica Larry Hoover Jr. Kasseem Dean Yusef M. Dean Mike Lévy	West Swizz Beatz Gesaffelstein^[a] Mike Dean^[a]	8:59
18.	"New Again"	West C. Njapa Abernathy Jacqueline Cummings J. Gwin Laraya Robinson Magnus Lidehäll Yusef M. Williams N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Cubina Salem Al Fakir	West BoogzDaBeast Ojivolta^[a] Dem Jointz^[a] Mia Wallis^[a] Wallis Lane^[a] 88-Keys^[b]	3:03
19.	"Tell the Vision"	West Bashar Jackson Angie Martinez De Boni J. Gwin Jalil Peraza Luke Doyley Yusef M. Williams M. Mulé Cubina Ricardo Lamarre Samuel Jackson T. Thornton Thomas Whitfield	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ^[a] Ojivolta^[a]	1:44
20.	"Lord I Need You"	West Anthony Charles Williams II Carlos St. John Phillips De Boni J. Gwin Lee Stashenko M. Mulé W. Glass Mast H. Garcia M. Alexander	West BoogzDaBeast E.Vax^[a] FnZ^[a] Wheezy^[a] Fallen^[b] Ojivolta^[b]	2:42
21.	"Pure Souls"	West Rodrick Wayne Moore, Jr. Chinsea Lee Bastian Völkel Christoph Bauss C. Young D. Mills Donny Flores J. Gwin L. Harris Yusef M. Williams M. Dean O. Wilder Raphael Saadiq Cubina Simon David Plummer Tim Friedrich Tyshane Thompson W. Trotter	West BoogzDaBeast Bastian Völkel^[a] Mike Dean^[a] Ojivolta^[a] Shuko^[a] Sucuki^[a] Fya Man^[b]	5:59
22.	"Come to Life"	West B. Walsh Jeff Bhasker Yusef M. Williams M. Dean Cubina Campbell	West Jeff Bhasker Ojivolta Warryn Campbell Mike Dean^[a]	5:10
23.	"No Child Left Behind"	West T. Hollins Douglas Brown Frankie Smith J. Gwin Jahshua Brown Yusef M. Levy	West BoogzDaBeast Gesaffelstein Cashmere Brown^[b]	2:58
24.	"Jail pt 2"	West Jonathan Kirk Brian Warner C. Njapa Abernathy Moylett Yusef M. Williams M. Dean Cubina Solymar Campbell	West 88-Keys Mike Dean Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[a] E.Vax^[a] Sean Solymar^[b]	4:57
25.	"Ok Ok pt 2"	West D. Charles C. Lee M. Ryles III C. Young D. Flores Bell Yusef M. Samuels O. Wilder R. East S. Plummer T. Thornton T. Smith T. Thompson	West Boi 1da Louis Bell^[a]	3:25
26.	"Junya pt 2"	West Carter Tyrone Griffin Jr. B. Walsh C. Young D. Mills Yusef M. Williams N. Pemberton Cubina R. East R. Bailey T. Thornton W. Trotter	West Digital Nas Ojivolta Roark Bailey^[b]	3:03
27.	"Jesus Lord pt 2"	West David Styles Thedford Jason Phillips Sean Jacobs K. Dean Hoover Yusef M. Dean M. Lévy	West Swizz Beatz Gesaffelstein^[a] Mike Dean^[a]	11:31
Total length:				108:49

Deluxe edition - Disc 1^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Donda Chant"	West Johnson Yusef	West	0:52
2.	"Hurricane"	West Tesfaye Jones Mbogo Cydel Young Dexter Mills Yusef Pemberton Wilder Mease Albert Daniels Seeff Barsh Tobias Smith Gwin M. Dean Abdul-Rahman Spence M. Williams Cubina Walter Njapa Ruelas	West BoogzDaBeast Dean DJ Khalil Ronny J Ojivolta^[a] Cirkut^[a] 88-Keys^[b] Nascent^[b]	4:03
3.	"Moon"	West Toliver Mescudi Yusef Mast Gwin Abdul-Rahman	West E.Vax BoogzDaBeast^[a] DJ Khalil^[a]	2:36
4.	"Life of the Party" (with André 3000)	West André Benjamin Terrence Thornton Yusuf East Miller Gwin Khan Vindver M. Williams Cubina Abernathy Derek Watkins Norma Toney Jack Hansen Bruce Kirkman Paul Anastasio	West All Day BoogzDaBeast^[a] The Twilite Tone^[a] Vindver^[b] Ojivolta^[b] Dem Jointz^[b] Fonzworth Bentley^[b]	6:31
5.	"Off the Grid"	West Carter Ryles C. Young Yusef Billy Walsh Wilder T. Smith Gloade M. Williams Cubina Asif Ruoff Klughammer Sloan	West 30 Roc Ojivolta AyoAA David x Eli^[a] Sloane^[b]	5:39
6.	"Jail"	West S. Carter Yusef Campbell Njapa M. Dean M. Williams Cubina Abernathy Solymar Moylett	West 88-Keys Dean Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[a] E.Vax^[a] Solymar^[b]	4:57
7.	"Praise God"	West Webster H. Carter Che Smith Yusef Mbogo Gloade M. Williams Cubina Khan Tate Sloan	West 30 Roc Ojivolta The Twilite Tone^[a] Zentachi^[a] Dean^[a] Sloane^[b]	3:46
8.	"Come to Life"	West Yusef Walsh Bhasker M. Williams Cubina Campbell M. Dean	West Bhasker Ojivolta Campbell Dean^[a]	5:10
9.	"Believe What I Say"	West Myrie C. Young Yusef Walsh Gallo Adam Wright Abernathy Mulé De Boni M. Williams Cubina Gwin Reid	West Dem Jointz FnZ^[a] Ojivolta^[a] BoogzDaBeast^[a] Antman Wonder^[b]	4:02
10.	"No Child Left Behind"	West Hollins Yusef Gwin Lévy J. Brown Douglas Brown Franklyn Smith	West BoogzDaBeast Gesaffelstein Cashmere Brown^[b]	2:58
11.	"Up from the Ashes"	West Nikisha Grier T. Thornton Gene Thornton East Matthew Leon Alex Ernewein Timothy Mosley Vindver Angel Lopez	West Sean Leon Alex Ernewein Timbaland^[a] Vindver^[a] Angel Lopez^[a]	2:42
12.	"Remote Control pt 2"	West J. Williams Mescudi C. Young Yusef Pemberton K. Gomringer T. Gomringer M. Williams Cubina Njapa M. Dean Walton	West Digital Nas Cubeatz Ojivolta 88-Keys^[a] Dean^[a] Walton^[b]	5:23
13.	"God Breathed"	West Hollins Yusef Mast M. Williams Cubina Aaron Butts Vindver Miller McGuire Principato D. Young Hartley	West E.Vax Ojivolta Arrow Vindver^[a] All Day^[a]	5:33
14.	"Lord I Need You"	West A. Phillips Lee Stashenko Gwin Glass Mulé De Boni Mast Anthony Williams II	West BoogzDaBeast Wheezy^[a] FnZ^[a] E.Vax^[a] Ojivolta^[b] Fallen^[b]	2:42
15.	"24"	West Mbogo Mills Yusef Daniels Miller M. Williams Cubina Campbell	West All Day Ojivolta Campbell^[a] Henry^[a]	3:17
16.	"Junya"	West J. Carter C. Young T. Thornton Mills Yusef Walsh Warren Trotter East Pemberton M. Williams Cubina Bailey	West Digital Nas Ojivolta Bailey^[b]	2:27
17.	"Never Abandon Your Family"	West Bell Yusef Walsh Daniels M. Williams Cubina Evan Mast	West Ojivolta E.VAX	3:27
18.	"Donda"	West Yusef Gwin Mulé De Boni M. Williams Cubina Catherine Bollinger John Trainum	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ^[a] Ojivolta^[a]	2:08

Deluxe edition - Disc 2^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Keep My Spirit Alive"	West Mbogo Yusef Gwin Mulé De Boni M. Williams Cubina Abernathy Woodley Nichols Parker	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[b] Woodley^[b] Nichols^[b]	3:41
20.	"Jesus Lord pt 2"	West Yusef Thedford J. Phillips Styles Jacobs Hoover K. Dean Lévy M. Dean	West Swizz Beatz Gesaffelstein^[a] Dean^[a]	12:05
21.	"Heaven and Hell"	West Young Yusef Walsh Wilder T. Smith Michael Oliver Njapa Gwin M. Williams Cubina N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Panford	West 88-Keys BoogzDaBeast Ojivolta^[a] Wallis Lane^[a] Nabeyin^[a]	2:25
22.	"Remote Control"	West J. Williams C. Young Yusef Pemberton K. Gomringer T. Gomringer M. Williams Cubina Njapa M. Dean Walton	West Digital Nas Cubeatz Ojivolta 88-Keys^[a] Dean^[a] Walton^[b]	3:18
23.	"Tell the Vision"	West B. Jackson Yusef Jalil Peraza Samuel Jackson Gwin Mulé De Boni M. Williams Cubina T. Thornton Ricardo Lamarre Thomas Whitfield Angie Martinez	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ^[a] Ojivolta^[a]	1:44
24.	"Jonah"	West Banks Hollins C. Young Mills Yusef Leonard Harris Daniels Wilder Suski T. Brown Glass M. Dean	West DrtWrk TT Audi Wheezy^[b] Dean^[b]	3:15
25.	"Pure Souls"	West Moore Lee C. Young Thompson Mills Saadiq Yusef Harris Trotter Plummer Flores Gwin M. Williams Cubina M. Dean Friedrich Bauss Völkel Wilder	West BoogzDaBeast Ojivolta^[a] Dean^[a] Sucuki^[a] Shuko^[a] Bastian Völkel^[a] Fya Man^[b]	5:58
26.	"Ok Ok"	West McCollum Charles Ryles C. Young T. Thornton Yusef Walsh Wilder East T. Smith Samuels Bell	West Boi-1da Bell^[a]	3:24
27.	"New Again"	West Yusef Gwin Abernathy M. Williams Cubina N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Robinson Njapa Jacqueline Cummings Magnus Lidehäll Salem Al Fakir	West BoogzDaBeast Dem Jointz^[a] Ojivolta^[a] Wallis Lane^[a] Mia Wallis^[a] 88-Keys^[b]	3:03
28.	"Jesus Lord"	West Thedford Yusef Hoover K. Dean Lévy M. Dean	West Swizz Beatz Gesaffelstein^[a] Dean^[a]	9:33
29.	"Ok Ok pt 2"	West Charles Lee Ryles C. Young T. Thornton Thompson Yusef Walsh Wilder East T. Smith Plummer Flores Samuels Bell	West Boi-1da Bell^[a]	2:34
30.	"Junya pt 2"	West J. Carter Griffin C. Young T. Thornton Mills Yusef Walsh Trotter East Pemberton M. Williams Cubina Bailey	West Digital Nas Ojivolta Bailey^[b]	3:02
31.	"Jail pt 2"	West Kirk Warner Yusef Campbell Moylett Njapa M. Dean M. Williams Cubina Abernathy Solymar	West 88-Keys Dean Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[a] E.Vax^[a] Solymar^[b]	4:56
32.	"Keep My Spirit Alive pt 2"	West Mbogo Yusef Gwin Mulé De Boni M. Williams Cubina Abernathy Woodley Nichols Parker	West BoogzDaBeast FnZ Ojivolta Dem Jointz^[b] Woodley^[b] Nichols^[b]	3:41
Total length:				130:52

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

References

↑ Caramanica, Jon (2021-08-31). "Kanye West's 'Donda' Era, on a Chaotic Stage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
↑ "Credits / Donda / Kanye West". Tidal. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
1 2 "Target". Target. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[1] Caramanica, Jon (2021-08-31). "Kanye West's 'Donda' Era, on a Chaotic Stage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[Tidal-2] "Credits / Donda / Kanye West". Tidal. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[TargetListing-3] 1 2 "Target". Target. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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