Devil in a New Dress

Devil in a New Dress
"Devil in a New Dress"

"Devil in a New Dress" cover
Song by Kanye West featuring Rick Ross from the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Released September 3, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:52
Label Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Writer Kanye West, Roosevelt Harrell, Dean Roberts, Malik Jones[1]
Producer Bink!, Mike Dean
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track listing
"So Appalled"
(7)		 "Devil in a New Dress"
(8)		 "Runaway"
(9)

"Devil in a New Dress" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West. It appears as the eighth song on the track-listing of his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[2] Originally released as the fourth G.O.O.D. Fridays track on September 3, 2010, the song was later featured on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with a guitar solo and an additional guest verse featuring rapper Rick Ross.[3] The song was the only one on the album not produced by West, instead produced Bink!, and written by West, Ross, Malik Jones and Bink!.[4] Built on a sample of Smokey Robinson's quiet storm recording "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Devil in a New Dress" contains lyrics about lust and heartache.[5]

It has received several remixes and freestyles from several notable musicians, such as Rick Ross, J. Cole, Jay Electronica and Joell Ortiz, amongst others. Ross had a music video produced promoting his version of the song, and the song was prominently featured in Runaway, a 35 minute music video directed by Kanye West set to music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[6][7]

Contents

History

"Devil in a New Dress" was first released on September 3, 2010, and was the fourth song to be featured apart of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays, a music giveaway that provided free MP3 downloads every week.[8] Though it was the fourth GOOD Fridays song released, it was the second completely original track premiered.[9] During it's initial release, Consequence of Sound reported, "the Chicago based rapper has shared “Devil in a New Dress”, a song which is rumored to be included on West’s still untitled fifth studio album. Compared to his other recent joints, the track is rather minimal in nature. It clocks in at less than three minutes and features no guest contributors. In fact, it’s the accompanying beat which actually makes the post-midnight release worth our time."[10] The song was often rumored to be a song that would be featured on West's new album, even being featured on a leaked rumored tracklist.[11] It was later confirmed it would appear My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, though the original track was vastly different to the one finally appearing on the album.[12] The album version featured a guitar solo, remastered production and a verse delivered by rapper Rick Ross, who West approached with the proposition of being on the song.[13] The song was a collaboration between West and Bink!, who Pitchfork Media stated "is most famous for his contributions to Jay-Z's pioneering LP The Blueprint".[11]

Composition and lyrics

The song is 5 minutes, 52 seconds long, though the originally released version was less than 3 minutes.[14][11] The song is built on a sample of Smokey Robinson's quiet storm recording "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", with an extended guitar solo.[9] The song features a synth-heavy breakdown, complete with guitar riffs, before Ross arrives, spitting: "I never needed acceptance from you outsiders/ Had cyphers with Yeezy before his mouth wired/ Before his jaw shattered, climbing up the lord's ladder/ We still speeding, running signs like they don't matter."[5] "Devil in a New Dress" contains lyrics about lust and heartache,[5] with sexual and religious imagery described by one critic as "part bedroom allure, part angelic prayer".[15] It is the only album track without production by West,[4] but features his characteristic style of manipulating the pitch and tempo of classic soul samples.[16] MTV stated that "Dress continues 'Ye's return to the soulful old-school sounds he championed in his early work" and that "West works an easy flow over the midtempo joint replete with feathery falsetto backing vocals an overall buttery '70s feel. Despite the laidback groove, West shows his vulnerable side, as he laments being loved and left. "How she gon' wake up/And not love me no more/I thought I was the a--hole/I guess it's rubbin' off."[12] Consequence of Sound called it a "soulful track" with a "boasting a slow-rolling beat with a haunting vocal sample. Hard to be humble when you’re stunting on a Jumbotron,” raps Yeezy on the female-focused song. “We ain’t married, but tonight I need some consummation.”[10] Alex Koening of Knightnews wrote "over piano flourishes and a scintillating string section contain some of the funniest tongue-in-cheek lyrics about women Kanye ever managed: “I hit the Jamaican spot, at the bar, take a seat/
I ordered the jerk, she said you are what you eat.” Kanye might be on his quest for love, but he still isn’t able to tolerate gold-digging girls who are only after his cash: “And outta all the colors that are still up the skies/
You got green on your mind, I can see it in your eyes.”[17]

Reception

Rick Ross's verse was well-favoured by critics.

"Devil in a New Dress" has received positive reviews from music critics, and was noted for its soulful production, as well as Rick Ross's verse. It was considered a highlight of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and has been described as "perhaps the easiest song to like on first listen."[17] It was compared favorably to songs from The College Dropout by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times.[18] Channing Freeman of Sputnikmusic felt that the "Devil In A New Dress brings out the best in Rick Ross."[19] MTV stated "West's breezy G.O.O.D. Fridays release gets a wintertime tune-up with Ross riding shotgun. The Miami Don's majestic contribution comes with a revamped breakdown setting up his slick boats. Still, Yeezy's verse holds up over the Boss's even with the refinement."[20] Dan Vidal of URB stated "Rick Ross steps his tired old coke-rhymes up to intense lyrical portraits on the final version of Devil In A New Dress”.[21] Slant Magazine felt "On Devil in a New Dress, he perfects the sampling style he invented, manipulating the pitch and tempo of Smokey Robinson's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" until it crawls luxuriantly out of the speakers like wine poured in slow motion. It's a gorgeous slow burner that turns tragic in its third act, as Kanye's rhymes swap lust for heartache before distorted guitar lines and a muscular verse from Rick Ross close it out".[5] Chicago Sun-Times praised West's vocal delivery, saying "he rips more hard raps on "Devil in a New Dress" -- chuckling through lines like, "We love Jesus / but you done learned a lot from Satan / We ain't married / but tonight I need some consummation," and later chewing through an impersonation of a preacher, "Say-tan! Say-tan! Say-tan!" -- all over a fluttery, high, quiet-storm soul vocal that's part bedroom allure, part angelic prayer.[15]

Covers

The song has been frequently covered and remixed by several notable rappers. Slaughterhouse member Joell Ortiz used the instrumental of the track to create "Devil in a Blue Dress" a freestyle he released onto the Internet.[22] Roc Nation's Jay Electronica recorded his own freestyle and had a music video created for his version.[23] Grammy nominated Young Chris did a freestyle over the original version of the song.[24] Fiend released a freesytle onto mix-tape Life Behind Limo Tint and a filmed a music video.[25] Canadian native Shad performed a freestyle of the song during a concert,[26] and Fabolous used the song's instrumental to record Wolves In Sheeps Clothing which was featured on mix-tape The S.O.U.L. Tape.[27] He directed a music video to promote the song.[28] In addition, J. Cole performed a freestyle over the song, which he had stated was a tribute to West, writing “That beat is incredible, shout out to Yeezy. Much Love.” The song, titled "Vilematic" was featured on his Friday Night Lights mixtape.[29] AllHipHop praises his version, saying “'Villematic', '2 Face', and 'Higher' are all songs which make up a strong midsection – it is easy to become lost in this mixtape."[30]

Promotion

Rick Ross in the "Devil in a New Dress" music video.

The song appears West's 35 minute long short film Runaway during the introduction to the dinner party sequence.[31] Rick Ross had a music video directed containing his portion of the song, which was released on January 27, 2011.[32] According to Rap Radar, "Kanye couldn’t make it, so Ross took matters into his own hands and shot a video for his portion of “Devil In A New Dress” from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[33] Complex wrote that "Rick Ross gives us visuals for just about every freestyle, verse and song he's ever recorded. Rozay dropped off a Spiff TV-directed video for "Devil In A New Dress" from Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It's him smoking a blunt while cruising the streets of Toronto in the back seat of his 62S Maybach glancing out the window. Standard, but awesome, clip from Ross."[34] Ross would perform the song during his live concerts and it has even become a mainstay of his live sets.[35] During a live performance in New York, West joined Ross and performed "Devil in a New Dress" and "Monster".[36]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[37] 187
South Korean Gaon Chart[38] 99

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