Late Registration (explicit)

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

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(As of 2025-11-30).

  • Northern Europe: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (gb) 🇮🇪 Ireland (ie)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2025-11-30 03:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wake Up Mr. West
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Someone That I Used to Love by Natalie Cole
recording of:
Wake Up Mr. West
writer:
Gerry Goffin, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Michael Masser
Kanye West20:41
2Heard ’Em Say
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nate Connelly, Taylor Dow and Mike Mo
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
guest performer:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Someone That I Used to Love by Natalie Cole
music videos:
Heard ’Em Say (animated) by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) featuring Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Heard ’Em Say (video) (Michel Gondry version) by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
recording of:
Heard ’Em Say
writer:
Gerry Goffin, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Michael Masser
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
Kanye West feat. Adam Levine3.453:24
3Touch the Sky
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo and Richard Reitz
producer:
Just Blaze
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
guest performer:
Lupe Fiasco
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Touch the Sky
composer:
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Justin Smith and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco4.33:57
4Gold Digger
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
turntable:
A‐Trak
additional vocals:
Don C (A&R for G.O.O.D. Music) and Plain Pat
guest performer:
Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
I’ve Got a Woman by Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 70) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 230)
recording of:
Gold Digger
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter), Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Renald Richard
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mijac Music, Please Gimme My Publishing Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx3.83:28
5Skit #1
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
recording of:
Skit #1
Kanye West1.250:34
6Drive Slow
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Nate Connelly, Mike Mo and Richard Reitz
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
additional guest performer:
Paul Wall (US rapper & DJ)
guest performer:
GLC (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Wildflower by Hank Crawford
recording of:
Drive Slow
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Leonard Harris (US rapper) and Paul Slayton (US rapper & DJ)
Kanye West feat. Paul Wall & GLC3.154:32
7My Way Home
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
assistant engineer:
Taylor Dow
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
guest performer:
Common (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Home Is Where the Hatred Is by Gil Scott‐Heron
recording of:
My Way Home
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper)
Kanye West feat. Common2.251:43
8Crack Music
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Anthony Kilhoffer and Brian Sumner (Los Angeles based recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
additional guest vocals:
Keyshia Cole and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
additional vocals:
Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
guest performer:
The Game (US rapper, aka Game)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
It's Your Thing by Cold Grits and Since You Came in My Life by The New York Community Choir (Gospel ensemble)
recording of:
Crack Music
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. The Game2.754:31
9Roses
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer and Brian Sumner (Los Angeles based recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
James Aurwarter, Nate Connelly, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Craig Bauer
bass guitar:
Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Rosie (Previously Unreleased Demo) by Bill Withers
recording of:
Roses
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West34:06
10Bring Me Down
additional recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician)
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
James Aurwarter, Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Craig Bauer
bass trombone:
Bruce Otto
cello:
Matthew Cooker, Richard Dodd (cellist), Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence (cellist)
double bass:
Denise Briese, Francis Senger and Jason Torreano
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dan Fornero and Gary Grant (brass)
French horn:
Richard Todd (American hornist) and Brad Warnaar (American composer)
trombone:
Steve Holtman (trombonist) and Andy Martin (jazz trombonist)
viola:
Piotr Jandula, David Sage, Tom Tally and Marda Todd
violin:
Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Marisa Kuney, Victoria Lanier, Alyssa Park (violinist), Julie Rogers (violinist), Audrey Solomon and Amy Wickman
guest performer:
Brandy (US R&B singer)
brass and strings arranger:
Jon Brion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
My Life Is Loving You by Rose Banks
recording of:
Bring Me Down
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Brandy2.753:19
11Addiction
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
James Aurwarter, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Craig Bauer
additional guest vocals:
Strings (US female rapper aka Tateeze)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
My Funny Valentine by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Addiction
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West2.854:27
12Skit #2
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
recording of:
Skit #2
Kanye West1.350:31
13Diamonds From Sierra Leone (remix)
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Richard Reitz and Jared Robbins
producer:
Jon Brion, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Devo Springsteen
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar family:
Dave Tozer
keyboard:
Tom Craskey
membranophone:
Michel Gondry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
remix of:
Diamonds From Sierra Leone by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
samples:
Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
recording of:
Diamonds From Sierra Leone (remix)
writer:
DeVon Harris and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
revision of:
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
Kanye West feat. JAY‐Z3.53:53
14We Major
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Nate Connelly, Mike Mo and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion, Warryn Campbell and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
guest performer:
Nas (US rapper)
performer:
Really Doe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Action (part of “DJ O-Dub: Adventures in Rhythm” DJ-mix) by Orange Kush and Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
We Major
composer:
Warryn Campbell, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Nasir Jones (US rapper), Maureen Reid, Russell Simmons, Warren Trotter, Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Dontae Winslow
Kanye West feat. Nas & Really Doe37:28
15Skit #3
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
recording of:
Skit #3
Kanye West10:24
16Hey Mama
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Taylor Dow, Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
additional vocals:
John Legend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Today Won't Come Again by Donal Leace
recording of:
Hey Mama
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.45:05
17Celebration
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Taylor Dow, Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz
producer:
Jon Brion and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
bass guitar:
Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway
bass trombone:
Bruce Otto
cello:
Matthew Cooker, Richard Dodd (cellist), Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence (cellist)
double bass:
Denise Briese, Francis Senger and Jason Torreano
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dan Fornero and Gary Grant (brass)
French horn:
Richard Todd (American hornist) and Brad Warnaar (American composer)
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
trombone:
Steve Holtman (trombonist) and Andy Martin (jazz trombonist)
viola:
Piotr Jandula, David Sage, Tom Tally and Marda Todd
violin:
Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Marisa Kuney, Victoria Lanier, Alyssa Park (violinist), Julie Rogers (violinist), Audrey Solomon and Amy Wickman
additional vocals:
John Legend
brass and strings arranger:
Jon Brion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Heavenly Dream by Kay-Gee's
recording of:
Celebration
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West2.63:18
18Skit #4
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
recording of:
Skit #4
Kanye West1.61:19
19Gone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
recording of:
Gone
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
composer:
Cameron Giles (Cam’ron, US rapper Cameron Giles, fka Killa Cam), Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper) and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Consequence & Cam’ron35:33
20Diamonds From Sierra Leone
recording engineer:
Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Richard Reitz and Jared Robbins
producer:
Jon Brion, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Devo Springsteen
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar family:
Dave Tozer
keyboard:
Tom Craskey
membranophone:
Michel Gondry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
recording of:
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
composer:
DeVon Harris and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
is based on:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
Kanye West3.253:58
21Late
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
samples:
I’ll Erase Away Your Pain by The Whatnauts
recording of:
Hate
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Kanye West2.753:50

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distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2005)
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