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True Love (Kanye West and XXXTentacion song)

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"True Love" is a song by American rappers Kanye West and XXXTentacion. It was released originally on Kanye West's eleventh studio album Donda 2, which was available only on West's Stem Player device, and is featured on XXXTentacion's posthumous compilation album, Look at Me: The Album. The song was released as a single on May 27, 2022, and was made available on streaming services.

"True Love"
Single by Kanye West and XXXTentacion
from the album Donda 2 and Look at Me: The Album
ReleasedMay 27, 2022
Recorded2018, 2021–2022
GenreR&B[1]
Length
  • 2:28 (single version)
  • 3:17 (Donda 2 version)
  • 2:45 (stadium version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kanye West
  • John Cunningham
  • Ojivolta
  • Mike Dean
XXXTentacion singles chronology
"Vice City"
(2022) 		"True Love"
(2022)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Keep It Burnin"
(2022) 		"True Love"
(2022) 		"Daylight"
(2022)

Background

Kanye West's eleventh studio album Donda 2 was released exclusively on West's Stem Player device on February 23, 2022, and featured two songs with posthumous collaborations with XXXTentacion, "True Love" and "Selfish". On May 23, 2022, XXXTentacion's estate revealed on his social media that "True Love" would be released as a single and on streaming services on May 27, 2022, a day after the official XXXTentacion documentary, Look at Me was released on Hulu. The single was also used as the credits music for the documentary. West added his verse posthumously, as XXXTentacion was murdered on June 18, 2018.[2][3][4][5]

In the song, West and XXXTentacion discuss their romantic struggles and hardships. West and XXXTentacion both had highly publicized romantic disputes, with West's divorce from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and XXXTentacion's split with his ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala.[6][4] The cover art depicts notes from a journal XXXTentacion owned that was recently discovered by his mother.[4][5]

West previously had a posthumous collaboration with XXXTentacion on the song "One Minute" on the latter’s third studio album, Skins. In addition, a collaborative song with both West and XXXTentacion titled "The Storm" leaked in 2019 for the cancelled West album, Yandhi; the song would be reworked into "Everything We Need" from Jesus Is King without the XXXTentacion verse. Another West song titled "Selfish" featuring XXXTentacion was previewed during the Donda 2 listening party and released exclusively on West's Stem Player.

Charts

Chart performance for "True Love"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 21
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 32
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 54
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 25
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 19
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 26
Portugal (AFP)[18] 71
South Africa (RISA)[19] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 64
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 31
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[23] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 10

References

  1. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion's 'True Love' Debuts in Top 5 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart".
  2. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTENTACION's "True Love" Arrives On Streaming Services". HotNewHipHop. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion Release Their New Song 'True Love'". iHeart. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Aswad, Jem (May 23, 2022). "Kanye West and XXXTentacion's Single 'True Love' Drops This Week". Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Kanye West and XXXTentacion's "True Love" Gets Official Release". Pitchfork. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Kanye West & XXXTENTACION – True Love, retrieved May 27, 2022
  7. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". Tracklisten. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 22-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-22". VG-lista. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 22-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "Kanye West & XXXTentacion – True Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  24. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  26. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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