Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Love Lockdown
Kanye-West - 808s & Heartbreak
"Love Lockdown" Is A Song By American Hip-Hop Artist And Record Producer Kanye West. It Was Released On September 18 2008 As The Lead Single Of His Fourth Studio Album 808s & Heartbreak. The Track Was Written By West Who Co-Produced It With Jeff Bhasker. Prior To Its Release As A Single West Premiered "Love Lockdown" With A Performance At The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. As A Pop Song That Retains Influence Of Synthpop "Love Lockdown" Features Auto-Tune Vocals Sung By West. Its Minimalist Production Is Characterized By The Roland TR-808 Drum Machine Keyboards And Tribal Drums. In The United States Billboard Confirmed That "Love Lockdown" Sold 213 000 Digital Downloads In Only Four Full Days Of Release Therefore Earning Itself The Title Of A "Hot Shot Debut" At Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100 And A "Hot Shot Debut" On The Pop 100 At Number Thirteen Where It Eventually Reached The Eighth Spot In Early January. It Is The Highest Debut Of West's Career And Was The Second Highest Debut On The Hot 100 Of 2008. "Love Lockdown" Was Also Only The Tenth Song Of The Decade To Debut In The Top Three And Only The Second By An Artist Unaffiliated With American Idol. "Love Lockdown" Was The 24th Best-Selling Digital Song Of 2008 In The United States With Sales Of 1.86 Million. In July 2011 The Song Reached Sales Of 3 Million Digital Copies In The United States Becoming West's Fifth Digital Song To Sell Over Three Million.
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"Love Lockdown" is a song by American hip-hop artist and record producer Kanye West. It was released on September 18, 2008 as the lead single of his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak. The track was written by West who co-produced it with Jeff Bhasker. Prior to its release as a single, West premiered "Love Lockdown" with a performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. As a pop song that retains influence of synthpop, "Love Lockdown" features auto-tune vocals sung by West. Its minimalist production is characterized by the Roland TR-808 drum machine, keyboards and tribal drums.
In the United States, Billboard confirmed that "Love Lockdown" sold 213,000 digital downloads in only four full days of release, therefore earning itself the title of a "Hot Shot Debut" at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and a "Hot Shot Debut" on the Pop 100 at number thirteen, where it eventually reached the eighth spot in early January. It is the highest debut of West's career, and was the second highest debut on the Hot 100 of 2008. "Love Lockdown" was also only the tenth song of the decade to debut in the top three, and only the second by an artist unaffiliated with American Idol.
"Love Lockdown" was the 24th best-selling digital song of 2008 in the United States with sales of 1.86 million. In July 2011, the song reached sales of 3 million digital copies in the United States, becoming West's fifth digital song to sell over three million. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.