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}} "Cold" (originally "Theraflu" and then "Way Too Cold") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released as the second single from the album ''Cruel Summer'' (2012). The song, which features DJ Khaled, was made available for purchase on the iTunes Store on April 17, 2012. Songwriting is credited to West, Chauncey Hollis, James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams, while production was handled by Hit-Boy. Lyrically, the song features West boasting about his personal issues and touching on subjects such as his relationship with Kim Kardashian, his breakup with Amber Rose, and his feelings on Wiz Khalifa and Kris Humphries. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised West's lyrical performance and the boldness of his subject matter. The song contains an interpolation of "Lookin' at Me" (1997) as performed by Mase and Puff Daddy, and a sample of "Illegal Search" (1990) also performed by LL Cool J. The song peaked at number 86 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and hit 68 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The track received single artwork designed by frequent West collaborator George Condo, designer of the cover of ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). West performed the song at the 2012 Watch the Throne Tour, and at the 2012 BET Awards, along with singles "Mercy" and "New God Flow". The song drew controversy from Humphries, the brand Theraflu, and PETA who criticized the content of West's lyrics, claiming the track glorified fur clothing. ==Production and release== "Way Too Cold" was produced by Hit-Boy, a producer signed to West's label GOOD Music, known for his production on "Niggas in Paris". According to Hit-boy, he had “made the beat a couple months ago, just in a session messing around” and that Kanye "just did the record maybe a week and a half ago. We actually don’t know if it’s going to be on Khaled’s album or ‘Ye’s album. We just put it out because we felt like it was so urgent, people just needed to hear it."〔 In an interview Khaled explained: "I was in the studio with 'Ye () and I was like, 'Let's do something for your album, and let's do something for my album,' and you can just release it for fun." The song was first released on the New York City radio station Hot 97 by Funkmaster Flex on April 4, 2012. The cover artwork was designed by George Condo, who designed the artwork for West's album ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' and singles like "Power" and "Runaway". The first cover originally featured a bottle of Theraflu atop the woman's neck, was edited to remove the bottle before being released for digital download. On April 15, West announced on Twitter that the name of the song had been changed to "Way Too Cold", and then finally "Cold". The track was then released as a single onto iTunes on April 17, 2012.〔 Following its digital release, the song impacted urban contemporary radio on May 8, 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cold (Kanye West song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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