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"'''Deathcamp'''" is a song by the American rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]] featuring the American guitarist [[Black Lips|Cole Alexander]], and serves as the opening track from the former's third studio album ''[[Cherry Bomb (album)|Cherry Bomb]]'' (2015). It was released alongside "Fucking Young / Perfect" as the album's lead singles on April 9, 2015.
"'''Deathcamp'''" is a song by American rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]] featuring American guitarist [[Black Lips|Cole Alexander]], and serves as the opening track from the former's third studio album ''[[Cherry Bomb (album)|Cherry Bomb]]'' (2015). It was released alongside "[[Fucking Young / Perfect]]" as the album's lead single on April 9, 2015. The song was written and produced by Tyler, the Creator, with Herman Weems receiving additional writing credits for the sampling of his 1971 song "Why Can't There Be Love", sung by [[Dee Edwards (singer)|Dee Edwards]].


== Background and release ==
== Background and release ==


On April 9, 2015, [[Tyler, the Creator]] released "Deathcamp" alongside "Fucking Young / Perfect" as the lead singles from his third studio album, ''[[Cherry Bomb]]'', on the [[iTunes Store]] and were made available for download before the album's release.<ref name="HypeBeast">{{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album 'Cherry Bomb' and Releases New Tracks, “DEATHCAMP” and “F*CKING YOUNG/PERFECT” |url=https://hypebeast.com/2015/4/tyler-the-creator-announces-new-album-cherry-bomb-and-releases-new-tracks-deathcamp-and-fcking-youngperfect |website=HypeBeast.com |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1792978/tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/mp3s/|title=Tyler, The Creator – "Deathcamp" + "Fucking Young/Perfect"|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|last=DeVille|first=Chris|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195731/http://www.stereogum.com/1792978/tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/mp3s/|archive-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> The same day, Tyler formally announced ''[[Cherry Bomb (album)|Cherry Bomb]]'' on Twitter would be releasing April 13, the next week.<ref name="HypeBeast" />
On April 9, 2015, Tyler, the Creator formally announced ''[[Cherry Bomb (album)|Cherry Bomb]]'' on Twitter would be releasing April 13, the next week, and released the songs "Deathcamp" alongside "Fucking Young / Perfect" as the lead singles from the album on the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="HypeBeast">{{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album 'Cherry Bomb' and Releases New Tracks, "DEATHCAMP" and "F*CKING YOUNG/PERFECT" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2015/4/tyler-the-creator-announces-new-album-cherry-bomb-and-releases-new-tracks-deathcamp-and-fcking-youngperfect |website=HypeBeast.com |date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1792978/tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/mp3s/|title=Tyler, The Creator – "Deathcamp" + "Fucking Young/Perfect"|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|last=DeVille|first=Chris|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195731/http://www.stereogum.com/1792978/tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/mp3s/|archive-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>


== Composition and lyrics ==
== Composition and lyrics ==


"Deathcamp" features a sample of "Why Can’t There Be Love" by Dee Edwards, written by Herman Weems. The song's instrumental is very aggressive,<ref name="XXL">{{cite web |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |title=Tyler, The Creator Is Dropping His New Album Next Week - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-new-album-cherry-bomb-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/ |website=XXLmag.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=9 April 2015}}</ref> even being compared to metal songs,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Calvin |title=BEST NEW VIDEOS: TYLER, THE CREATOR - f**king YOUNG |url=https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/best-new-videos-tyler-creator-fking-young |website=wearetheguard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=12 April 2015}}</ref> and the lyrics discuss Tyler's anger with the way he was being treated after his rise to fame.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalton |first1=Simon |title=The Meaning Behind The Song: DEATHCAMP by Tyler, The Creator |url=https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-deathcamp-by-tyler-the-creator/https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-deathcamp-by-tyler-the-creator/ |website=OldTimeMusic.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=26 December 2023}}</ref> Like many of his earlier songs, he conveys the topic in an intentionally aggressive and offensive way.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Calvin |title=BEST NEW SONGS: TYLER, THE CREATOR “DEATHCAMP” |url=https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/best-new-songs-tyler-creator-%E2%80%9Cdeathcamp%E2%80%9D |website=wearetheguard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref> Tyler also quotes [[La Di Da Di]] by [[Slick Rick]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Patrick |title=DEATHCAMP Here's the first of two songs Tyler, The Creator just released, "DEATHCAMP." |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/569626-tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-new-song |website=HotNewHipHop.com |date=9 April 2015}}</ref> The song was allegedly inspired by [[The Stooges]] as well as [[N.E.R.D]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Matthew |title=ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20493-cherry-bomb/ |website=Pitchfork.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref>
"Deathcamp" features a sample of "Why Can’t There Be Love" sung by Dee Edwards and written by Herman Weems. The song's instrumental is very aggressive,<ref name="XXL">{{cite web |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |title=Tyler, The Creator Is Dropping His New Album Next Week - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-new-album-cherry-bomb-deathcamp-fucking-youngperfect/ |website=XXLmag.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=9 April 2015}}</ref> even being compared to [[metal music|metal]] songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Calvin |title=BEST NEW VIDEOS: TYLER, THE CREATOR - f**king YOUNG |url=https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/best-new-videos-tyler-creator-fking-young |website=wearetheguard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=12 April 2015}}</ref> Like many of his earlier songs, he conveys the topic in an intentionally aggressive and offensive way.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Calvin |title=BEST NEW SONGS: TYLER, THE CREATOR "DEATHCAMP" |url=https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/best-new-songs-tyler-creator-%E2%80%9Cdeathcamp%E2%80%9D |website=wearetheguard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref> Tyler also quotes [[La Di Da Di]] by [[Slick Rick]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Patrick |title=DEATHCAMP Here's the first of two songs Tyler, The Creator just released, "DEATHCAMP." |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/569626-tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-new-song |website=HotNewHipHop.com |date=9 April 2015}}</ref> The song was allegedly inspired by [[The Stooges]] as well as [[N.E.R.D]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Matthew |title=ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20493-cherry-bomb/ |website=Pitchfork.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==


"Deathcamp" has been compared to [[N.E.R.D.]]'s debut album ''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search of...]]'' (2001), particularly the song "Lapdance". Tyler specifically mentions the album in the song with the lines "''In Search of...'' did more for me than ''[[Illmatic]]''".<ref name=Complex>{{cite web|last1=Elliot|first1=James|title=Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album Set To Drop Next Week|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album|work=Complex|access-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412000206/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album|archive-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> Andrew Unterberger of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' also compared "Deathcamp" to ''In Search of...'' and also pointed out its four-count intro commonly used in [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]-produced songs.<ref name="Spin">{{cite web |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=Review: Tyler, the Creator, Working Hard and Hardly Working on ‘Cherry Bomb’ |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/04/review-tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb/ |website=Spin.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=16 April 2015}}</ref> Matthew Ramirez of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' likened "Deathcamp" to [[the Stooges]], [[Glassjaw]], [[Trash Talk (band)|Trash Talk]] (who Tyler and [[Odd Future]] signed), Lil Wayne's seventh studio album ''[[Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)|Rebirth]]'' as well as N.E.R.D.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Matthew |title=ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20493-cherry-bomb/ |website=Pitchfork.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref> It has also been compared to [[experimental hip hop]] group [[Death Grips]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prevost |first1=Dinorah |title=Review: Tyler, the Creator chills out in new album with songs of love |url=https://www.tampabay.com/tb-two/play/an-explosion-of-talent/2227194/ |website=TampaBay.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=29 April 2015}}</ref>
"Deathcamp" has been compared to [[N.E.R.D.]]'s debut album ''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search of...]]'' (2001), particularly the song "Lapdance". Tyler specifically mentions the album in the song with the lines "''In Search of...'' did more for me than ''[[Illmatic]]''".<ref name=Complex>{{cite web|last1=Elliot|first1=James|title=Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album Set To Drop Next Week|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album|work=Complex|access-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412000206/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album|archive-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> Andrew Unterberger of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' also compared "Deathcamp" to ''In Search of...'' and also pointed out its four-count intro commonly used in [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]-produced songs.<ref name="Spin">{{cite web |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=Review: Tyler, the Creator, Working Hard and Hardly Working on 'Cherry Bomb' |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/04/review-tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb/ |website=Spin.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=16 April 2015}}</ref> Matthew Ramirez of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' likened "Deathcamp" to [[the Stooges]], [[Glassjaw]], [[Trash Talk (band)|Trash Talk]] (who Tyler and [[Odd Future]] signed), Lil Wayne's seventh studio album ''[[Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)|Rebirth]]'' as well as N.E.R.D.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Matthew |title=ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20493-cherry-bomb/ |website=Pitchfork.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=17 April 2015}}</ref> It has also been compared to [[experimental hip hop]] group [[Death Grips]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prevost |first1=Dinorah |title=Review: Tyler, the Creator chills out in new album with songs of love |url=https://www.tampabay.com/tb-two/play/an-explosion-of-talent/2227194/ |website=TampaBay.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=29 April 2015}}</ref>


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
A small visual for "Deathcamp" is included in the music video for ''Cherry Bomb''{{'}}s other lead single, "Fucking Young".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creators-new-album-out-soon-shares-first-video-20150409|title=Tyler, the Creator Details New Album 'Cherry Bomb'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210015914/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creators-new-album-out-soon-shares-first-video-20150409|archive-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> The video was released on the same day the singles were released.<ref name="Music Video">{{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcVrLcGD7k&ab_channel=OFWGKTA |website=YouTube.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=9 April 2015}}</ref>
A small visual for "Deathcamp" is included in the music video for ''Cherry Bomb''{{'}}s other lead single, "Fucking Young".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creators-new-album-out-soon-shares-first-video-20150409|title=Tyler, the Creator Details New Album 'Cherry Bomb'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210015914/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creators-new-album-out-soon-shares-first-video-20150409|archive-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> The video was released on the same day the singles were released.<ref name="Music Video">{{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcVrLcGD7k&ab_channel=OFWGKTA |website=YouTube.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=9 April 2015}}</ref>


The "Deathcamp" portion of the video features Tyler riding through the desert on a go-kart, and the skateboard stunts at the beginning of the video have been compared to [[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Watch Tyler, the Creator’s New Video for ‘F—ing Young’ and ‘Deathcamp’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/watch-tyler-the-creators-new-video-for-f-ing-young-and-deathcamp-6531169/ |website=Billboard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=10 April 2010}}</ref> It features guest cameos from members of Odd Future as well as Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick and Cole Alexander.<ref name="Music Video" />
The "Deathcamp" portion of the video features Tyler riding through the desert on a go-kart, and the skateboard stunts at the beginning of the video have been compared to [[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Watch Tyler, the Creator's New Video for 'F—ing Young' and 'Deathcamp' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/watch-tyler-the-creators-new-video-for-f-ing-young-and-deathcamp-6531169/ |website=Billboard.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=10 April 2010}}</ref> It features guest cameos from members of Odd Future as well as Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick and Cole Alexander.<ref name="Music Video" />


== Copyright infringment lawsuit ==
== Copyright infringment lawsuit ==
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On March 23, 2018, Tyler was accused of copyright infringement and sued for $750,000 in damages by Lela Weems. She alleged that the song illegally sampled the 1971 song, "Why Can’t There Be Love" composed by the late Herman Weems and sung by Dee Edwards. Following Herman's death, Lela became the sole owner of the song's copyright. Weems alleged that "Deathcamp" used the beat of Edwards' song.<ref>{{cite web |last1=A. |first1=Aron |title=Tyler, The Creator & Odd Future Reportedly Sued For $750K Over "Deathcamp" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/124535-tyler-the-creator-and-odd-future-reportedly-sued-for-s750k-over-deathcamp-news |website=HotNewHipHop.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
On March 23, 2018, Tyler was accused of copyright infringement and sued for $750,000 in damages by Lela Weems. She alleged that the song illegally sampled the 1971 song, "Why Can’t There Be Love" composed by the late Herman Weems and sung by Dee Edwards. Following Herman's death, Lela became the sole owner of the song's copyright. Weems alleged that "Deathcamp" used the beat of Edwards' song.<ref>{{cite web |last1=A. |first1=Aron |title=Tyler, The Creator & Odd Future Reportedly Sued For $750K Over "Deathcamp" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/124535-tyler-the-creator-and-odd-future-reportedly-sued-for-s750k-over-deathcamp-news |website=HotNewHipHop.com |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=26 March 2018}}</ref>


On May 22, 2018, the case was settled, and in all subsequent releases, Herman Weems is listed as a co-songwriter on "Deathcamp".<ref name=CourtDocuments>{{cite web |title=Lela Weems v. Tyler the Creator (“Deathcamp”) settled |url=https://musicinfringement.art.blog/2018/05/22/lela-weems-v-tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-settled/ |website=musicinfringement.art |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Deathcamp Tyler, The Creator |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/deathcamp-mt0052001314 |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> In the ''Cherry Bomb Documentary'' from 2015, Tyler stated that the sample was rejected shortly before the release of the album, and so he had [[Cole Alexander]] re-record the guitar.<ref name="Documentary">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/73875-watch-tyler-the-creators-cherry-bomb-documentary-in-full/|title=Watch Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb Documentary in Full|work=Pitchfork|last=Wicks|first=Amamda|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
On May 22, 2018, the case was settled, and in all subsequent releases, Herman Weems is listed as a co-songwriter on "Deathcamp".<ref name=CourtDocuments>{{cite web |title=Lela Weems v. Tyler the Creator ("Deathcamp") settled |url=https://musicinfringement.art.blog/2018/05/22/lela-weems-v-tyler-the-creator-deathcamp-settled/ |website=musicinfringement.art |date=May 22, 2018 |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Deathcamp Tyler, The Creator |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/deathcamp-mt0052001314 |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> In the ''Cherry Bomb Documentary'' from 2015, Tyler stated that the sample was rejected shortly before the release of the album, and so he had [[Cole Alexander]] re-record the guitar.<ref name="Documentary">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/73875-watch-tyler-the-creators-cherry-bomb-documentary-in-full/|title=Watch Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb Documentary in Full|work=Pitchfork|last=Wicks|first=Amamda|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>


The court documents are available for viewing as of 2024.<ref name="CourtDocuments" />
The court documents are available for viewing as of 2024.<ref name="CourtDocuments" />

Latest revision as of 03:35, 3 September 2024

"Deathcamp"
Single by Tyler, the Creator featuring Cole Alexander
from the album Cherry Bomb
ReleasedApril 9, 2015
Genre
Length3:09 (album version)
  • 6:30 (video version)
LabelOdd Future
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator singles chronology
"Whoa"
(2013) 		"Deathcamp" / "Fucking Young / Perfect"
(2015) 		"Go (Gas)"
(2016)
Music video
"Tyler, the Creator - Fucking Young" on YouTube

"Deathcamp" is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator featuring American guitarist Cole Alexander, and serves as the opening track from the former's third studio album Cherry Bomb (2015). It was released alongside "Fucking Young / Perfect" as the album's lead single on April 9, 2015. The song was written and produced by Tyler, the Creator, with Herman Weems receiving additional writing credits for the sampling of his 1971 song "Why Can't There Be Love", sung by Dee Edwards.

Background and release

[edit]

On April 9, 2015, Tyler, the Creator formally announced Cherry Bomb on Twitter would be releasing April 13, the next week, and released the songs "Deathcamp" alongside "Fucking Young / Perfect" as the lead singles from the album on the iTunes Store.[2][3]

Composition and lyrics

[edit]

"Deathcamp" features a sample of "Why Can’t There Be Love" sung by Dee Edwards and written by Herman Weems. The song's instrumental is very aggressive,[4] even being compared to metal songs.[5] Like many of his earlier songs, he conveys the topic in an intentionally aggressive and offensive way.[6] Tyler also quotes La Di Da Di by Slick Rick.[7] The song was allegedly inspired by The Stooges as well as N.E.R.D.[8]

Critical reception

[edit]

"Deathcamp" has been compared to N.E.R.D.'s debut album In Search of... (2001), particularly the song "Lapdance". Tyler specifically mentions the album in the song with the lines "In Search of... did more for me than Illmatic".[9] Andrew Unterberger of Spin also compared "Deathcamp" to In Search of... and also pointed out its four-count intro commonly used in Pharrell-produced songs.[10] Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork likened "Deathcamp" to the Stooges, Glassjaw, Trash Talk (who Tyler and Odd Future signed), Lil Wayne's seventh studio album Rebirth as well as N.E.R.D.[11] It has also been compared to experimental hip hop group Death Grips.[12]

Music video

[edit]

A small visual for "Deathcamp" is included in the music video for Cherry Bomb's other lead single, "Fucking Young".[13] The video was released on the same day the singles were released.[14]

The "Deathcamp" portion of the video features Tyler riding through the desert on a go-kart, and the skateboard stunts at the beginning of the video have been compared to Jackass.[15] It features guest cameos from members of Odd Future as well as Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick and Cole Alexander.[14]

[edit]

On March 23, 2018, Tyler was accused of copyright infringement and sued for $750,000 in damages by Lela Weems. She alleged that the song illegally sampled the 1971 song, "Why Can’t There Be Love" composed by the late Herman Weems and sung by Dee Edwards. Following Herman's death, Lela became the sole owner of the song's copyright. Weems alleged that "Deathcamp" used the beat of Edwards' song.[16]

On May 22, 2018, the case was settled, and in all subsequent releases, Herman Weems is listed as a co-songwriter on "Deathcamp".[17][18] In the Cherry Bomb Documentary from 2015, Tyler stated that the sample was rejected shortly before the release of the album, and so he had Cole Alexander re-record the guitar.[19]

The court documents are available for viewing as of 2024.[17]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the vinyl liner notes of Cherry Bomb,[20] with video credits adapted from the song's music video.[14]

Musiker

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Video

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  • Wolf Haley - video director
  • Luis Ponch Perez - director of photography
  • Tara Razavi - executive production

Technical

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  • Vic Wainstein – recording
  • Syd Bennett – recording
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
  • Jack DeBoe – additional engineering

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[21] 7
US Rap Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[22] 31

References

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  1. ^ Chinapen, Mark (June 23, 2021). "Revisiting Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb". Medium.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album 'Cherry Bomb' and Releases New Tracks, "DEATHCAMP" and "F*CKING YOUNG/PERFECT"". HypeBeast.com. April 9, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ DeVille, Chris (April 9, 2015). "Tyler, The Creator – "Deathcamp" + "Fucking Young/Perfect"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (April 9, 2015). "Tyler, The Creator Is Dropping His New Album Next Week - XXL". XXLmag.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Paradise, Calvin (April 12, 2015). "BEST NEW VIDEOS: TYLER, THE CREATOR - f**king YOUNG". wearetheguard.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Paradise, Calvin (April 17, 2015). "BEST NEW SONGS: TYLER, THE CREATOR "DEATHCAMP"". wearetheguard.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Lyons, Patrick (April 9, 2015). "DEATHCAMP Here's the first of two songs Tyler, The Creator just released, "DEATHCAMP."". HotNewHipHop.com.
  8. ^ Ramirez, Matthew (April 17, 2015). "ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Elliot, James. "Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album Set To Drop Next Week". Complex. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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