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“Love Lockdown” is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 18, 2008 as the lead single of his studio album 808s & Heartbreak. Written and produced by West and musician Jeff Bhasker, it was premiered by West at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards prior to its release as a single. Primarily a minimal pop song, “Love Lockdown” contains elements of electronic music, and is characterized by the Roland TR-808 drum machine and auto-tune vocals sung by West.
Despite being a drastic departure from his previous work, the song was well received by critics, and was frequently cited as a highlight of the album. Time magazine critic Josh Tyrangiel named “Love Lockdown” the best song of 2008. The single was also successful commercially, as it managed to debut at number...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ I'm not lovin' you the way I wanted to ... I keep your love locked down, your love locked down ... Keepin' your love locked down, your love locked down ♫
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