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== Background ==
== Background ==


"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></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" 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>


== Release ==
== Release ==

Revision as of 12:53, 28 January 2024

"Deathcamp"
Song by Tyler, the Creator
from the album Cherry Bomb
ReleasedApril 9, 2015
Recorded2013 - 2015
GenreHip hop
Length3:09 (album version)
  • 6:30 (video version)
LabelOdd Future
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyler, the Creator
Music video
"Fucking Young/Deathcamp" on YouTube

"Deathcamp" (stylized in all caps)[2] is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator released as the lead single and the opening track from Tyler's fourth studio album Cherry Bomb (2015).

Background

"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,[3] even being compared to metal songs,[4] and the lyrics discuss Tyler's anger with the way he was being treated after his rise to fame.[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]

Release

On April 9, 2015, the lead singles "Deathcamp" and "Fucking Young / Perfect" were released consecutively on iTunes Store and were made available for download before the album's release.[9][10] The same day, Tyler formally announced Cherry Bomb on Twitter would be releasing April 13th, the next week.[9]

"Deathcamp" along with the other single, "Fucking Young" were both performed often during the Cherry Bomb tour, and were also played live at Coachella in 2015.[11]

Music Video

The music video for "Deathcamp" is one of Tyler's many double music videos; it begins with the other lead single, "Fucking Young", and ends with "Deathcamp".[12] The video was released the same day as the two singles single.[13]

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.[14] It features guest cameos from members of Odd Future as well as Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick and Cole Alexander.[13]

Reception

"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".[15] A portion of the song "The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah Part 6-12 (Remix)" has a cadence similar to N.E.R.D member Pharrell Williams.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] It has also been compared to experimental hip hop group Death Grips.[18]

Lawsuit

On March 23, 2018, Tyler was accused of copyright infringement and sued for 750K in damages by Lela Weems.[19][20] It was alleged by Weems that the song "Why Can’t There Be Love" composed by the late Herman Weems and sung by Dee Edwards. After Herman's death, Lela became the sole owner of the copyright, and after hearing the song, she sued Tyler. The guitar from the intro of the song was directly sampled by Tyler. The court documents are public.[21]

Two months late on May 22nd, 2018, the case was settled, and in all subsequent releases and on streaming Herman Weems is listed as a co-songwriter on "Deathcamp".[22][23] In the Cherry Bomb Documentary from 2015, Tyler stated that the sample was rejected shorty before the release of the album, and so he had Cole Alexander re-record the guitar.[24]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the vinyl liner notes of Cherry Bomb,[25] and video credits from the video.[13]

Musiker

Video

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

Technical

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

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[26] 7
US Rap Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27] 31

References

  1. ^ Chinapen, Mark (June 23, 2021). "Revisiting Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb". Medium.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cherry Bomb by Tyler, The Creator". iTunes Store. April 13, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (April 9, 2015). "Tyler, The Creator Is Dropping His New Album Next Week - XXL". XXLmag.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Paradise, Calvin (April 12, 2015). "BEST NEW VIDEOS: TYLER, THE CREATOR - f**king YOUNG". wearetheguard.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Dalton, Simon (December 26, 2023). "The Meaning Behind The Song: DEATHCAMP by Tyler, The Creator". OldTimeMusic.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. ^ a b "Tyler, The Creator Announces New Album 'Cherry Bomb' and Releases New Tracks, "DEATHCAMP" and "F*CKING YOUNG/PERFECT"". HypeBeast.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Tyler the Creator announces Cherry Bomb collaborators via Twitter". Consequence of Sound. April 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 9, 2015). "Tyler, the Creator Details New Album 'Cherry Bomb'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c "Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young". YouTube.com. April 9, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Brandle, Lars (April 10, 2010). "Watch Tyler, the Creator's New Video for 'F—ing Young' and 'Deathcamp'". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  15. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (April 16, 2015). "Review: Tyler, the Creator, Working Hard and Hardly Working on 'Cherry Bomb'". Spin.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  17. ^ Ramirez, Matthew (April 17, 2015). "ALBUMS Cherry Bomb Tyler, the Creator 2015". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  18. ^ Prevost, Dinorah (April 29, 2015). "Review: Tyler, the Creator chills out in new album with songs of love". TampaBay.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  19. ^ A., Aron (March 26, 2018). "Tyler, The Creator & Odd Future Reportedly Sued For $750K Over "Deathcamp"". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  20. ^ {{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator Sued Over Use Of Decades-Old Sample |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1025837/tyler-the-creator-sued-over-use-of-decades-old-sample |website=Law360.com |access-date=27 January 2024}
  21. ^ "Lela Weems vs Tyler, The Creator" (PDF). musicinfringementart.files. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  22. ^ "Lela Weems v. Tyler the Creator ("Deathcamp") settled". musicinfringement.art. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  23. ^ "Deathcamp Tyler, The Creator". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  24. ^ Wicks, Amamda (May 30, 2017). "Watch Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb Documentary in Full". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  25. ^ Cherry Bomb (Vinyl liner notes). Tyler, the Creator. Columbia Records. 2020. 19439735721.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ "Tyler, the Creator Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  27. ^ "Rap Digital Song Sales". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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