808s & Heartbreak

808s & Heartbreak
808s & Heartbreak
Studio album by Kanye West
Released	November 24, 2008
Recorded	September – October 2008
Studio	Glenwood in Burbank; Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu;
Genre	Hip hop; electronica; R&B;
Length	51:58
Label	Roc-A-Fella; Def Jam;
Producer	The Carter Administration (exec.); Kanye West (also exec.); Gee Roberson (exec.); Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua (exec.); Jeff Bhasker; Mr Hudson; No I.D.; Plain Pat;
Kanye West chronology
Singles from 808s & Heartbreak
	"Love Lockdown"; Released: September 18, 2008; "Heartless"; Released: November 4, 2008; "Amazing"; Released: March 10, 2009; "Paranoid"; Released: March 24, 2009;

808s and Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on November 24, 2008.^[1] Four singles were released from it. The first single was "Love Lockdown". The album is different to West's earlier albums; it is mainly a hip hop, electronica and R&B album instead of a more "traditional hip hop album" and its songs are sung through an Auto-Tune processor instead of rapped.

Track listing[change | change source]

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"Say You Will"	Kanye West	6:14
2.	"Welcome to Heartbreak" (featuring Kid Cudi)	West Jeff Bhasker Plain Pat	4:23
3.	"Heartless"	West No I.D.	3:31
4.	"Amazing" (featuring Young Jeezy)	West Jeff Bhasker	3:58
5.	"Love Lockdown"	West Bhasker	4:30
6.	"Paranoid" (featuring Mr Hudson)	West Bhasker Plain Pat	4:37
7.	"RoboCop"	Kanye West	4:34
8.	"Street Lights"	West Mr Hudson	3:09
9.	"Bad News"	West	3:58
10.	"See You in My Nightmares" (featuring Lil Wayne)	West No I.D.	4:18
11.	"Coldest Winter"	West Bhasker No I.D.	2:45
12.	"Pinocchio Story" (freestyle live from Singapore, hidden track)	West	6:03

Personnel[change | change source]

Credits for 808s & Heartbreak adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

Kanye West – producer, executive producer, primary artist
Kid Cudi – primary artist
Lil Wayne – primary artist
Mr. Hudson – primary artist
Young Jeezy – primary artist
Kevin Dorley – vocals
Jim Gilstrap – vocals
Phillip Ingram – vocals
Glenn Jordan – vocals
Kadockadee Kwire – vocals
Jenny-Bea Englishman – vocals
Tony Williams – backing vocals
Olga Konopelsky – violins
Emma Kummrow – violins
Luca Mazzochi – violins
Charles Parker – violins
Igor Szwec – violins
Gregory Teperman – violins
Davis A. Barnett – viola
Alexandra Leem – viola
Jeff Bhasker – keyboards
Vlado Meller – mastering
Jeff Chestek – engineer

Andrew Dawson – engineer
Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer
Rick Friedric – assistant engineer
Montez Roberts – assistant engineer
John Stahl – assistant engineer
Alan Branch – marketing
Chris Atlas – marketing
Don-C – marketing
Danny Clinch – marketing
Willy Vanderperre – marketing
Kris Yiengst – artwork
Brian Donnelly – deluxe edition artwork
Virgil Abloh – art direction
Larry Gold – string Arrangements, string Conductor
James J. Cooper III – cello
Jennie Lorenzo – cello
Carol Corless – package production
Miles Davis – bass
Kyambo Joshua – executive producer
Erik Madro – assistant
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Christian Plata – assistant
J. Peter Robinson – package design

Charts[change | change source]

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[3]	1
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	12
Irish Albums Chart^[4]	11
New Zealand Albums Chart^[4]	15
UK Albums Chart^[4]	11
Swiss Albums Chart^[4]	13
Canadian Albums Chart^[3]	4
Belgian Albums Chart^[4]	21
Norwegian Albums Chart^[4]	19
Dutch Albums Chart^[4]	42
Austrian Albums Chart^[5]	50
European Top 100 Albums^[3]	23
Italian Albums Chart^[6]	65
French Albums Chart	52
German Albums Chart	30

Preceded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé	*US Billboard* 200 number-one album** December 13–20, 2008	Succeeded by Circus by Britney Spears
Preceded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé	*US Billboard* Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album** December 13–20, 2008	Succeeded by I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé

Certifications[change | change source]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Platinum	600,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References[change | change source]

↑ Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak - Amazon.com Music
↑ "Credits: 808s & Heartbreak". AllMusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Awards: 808s & Heartbreak". Allmusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 "Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". aCharts.us. 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
↑ "Classifica settimanale dal 28-11-2008 al 04-12-2008". FIMI. FIMI. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kanye West – 808's & Heartbreak". Music Canada.
↑ "2008 Certification Awards – Platinum". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association.
↑ "British album certifications – Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type 808s & Heartbreak in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved August 4, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak - Amazon.com Music

[Kellman3-2] "Credits: 808s & Heartbreak". AllMusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Kellman2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Awards: 808s & Heartbreak". Allmusic. All Media Guide. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[chartsbaby-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 "Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". aCharts.us. 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.

[5] "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.

[6] "Classifica settimanale dal 28-11-2008 al 04-12-2008". FIMI. FIMI. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[AustraliaKanye_West808s_&_HeartbreakalbumCertRef-7] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[CanadaKanye_West808's_&_HeartbreakalbumCertRef-8] "Canadian album certifications – Kanye West – 808's & Heartbreak". Music Canada.

[9] "2008 Certification Awards – Platinum". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association.

[United_KingdomKanye_West808s_&_HeartbreakalbumCertRef-10] "British album certifications – Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type 808s & Heartbreak in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[riaa-11] "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved August 4, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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