- The New Workout Plan
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"The New Workout Plan" 
Single by Kanye West from the album The College Dropout Released August 31, 2004 Format 12" vinyl, CD single, digital download Recorded Quad Recordings
Sony Music Studios
(New York City)Genre Hip hop Length 5:22 (album version)
3:45 (radio edit)Label Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam Writer(s) Kanye West Producer Kanye West Kanye West singles chronology "Jesus Walks"
(2004)"The New Workout Plan"
(2004)"This Way"
(2004)"The New Workout Plan" is the final single from Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout. Released in late 2004, the single peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. John Legend, Anna Nicole Smith, GLC and Fonzworth Bentley made cameo appearances on the song's music video.
Contents
Remix
The official remix for the song was produced by Lil Jon and features a new verse by West and guest appearances from Twista, Luke, and Fonzworth Bentley. The remix was later included on The College Dropout Video Anthology.[1]
Concept
The song is voiced from the point-of-view of girls reacting to a fictional workout video created by Kanye West. The single is a satirical take on the absurdity of the gender binary in which women are valued only for their bodies, and men are valued only for their money. The song includes fictional "testimonials" from women who have successfully undergone the workout plan and have been able to attain a lavish lifestyle thanks to being in shape.
Personnel
Information taken from The College Dropout liner notes.[2]
- Songwriter: Kanye West
- Record producer: Kanye West
- Recorder: Keith Slattery, Andrew Dawson, Eugene A. Toale
- Mix engineer: Manny Marroquin
- Additional vocals: John Legend, Sumeke Rainey
- Guitar: Eric "E-Bass" Johnson
- Piano: Ervin "EP" Pope
- Violin: Miri Ben-Ari
References
- ^ Moss, Cory (2004-04-17). "Run-In With A Bentley Uncovers Some Kanye West Remix Plans". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485822/20040317/west_kanye.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ (2004) Album notes for The College Dropout by Kanye West. Roc-A-Fella Records (986 173-9).
External links
- "The New Workout Plan" Music video (Long version) on YouTube
- "The New Workout Plan" Music video (Short version) on YouTube
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Twisted Fantasy"Power" • "Runaway" • "Monster" • "All of the Lights" • "Lost in the World"Watch the Throne
(with Jay-Z)"H•A•M" • "Otis" • "Lift Off" • "Niggas in Paris" • "Why I Love You"Featured artist "Talk About Our Love" • "The Food" • "I Changed My Mind" • "The Corner" • "Go!" • "Number One" • "Extravaganza" • "Number One" • "Wouldn't Get Far" • "I Still Love H.E.R." • "Pro Nails" • "Finer Things" • "American Boy" • "Put On" • "Stay Up! (Viagra)" • "Swagga Like Us" • "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" • "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" • "Go Hard" • "Knock You Down" • "Kinda Like a Big Deal" • "Walkin' on the Moon" • "Ego" • "Supernova" • "Maybach Music 2" • "Make Her Say" • "Digital Girl" • "Run This Town" • "Forever" • "Whatever U Want" • "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" • "Erase Me" • "Start It Up" • "Hurricane" • "E.T." • "Marvin & Chardonnay"Other songs "I'll Fly Away" • Hey Mama" • "Us Placers" • "Good Morning" • "Champion" • "Big Brother" • "Welcome to Heartbreak" • "See You in My Nightmares" • "Dark Fantasy" • "Gorgeous" • "So Appalled" • "Devil in a New Dress" • "Blame Game" • "No Church in the Wild" • "Who Gon Stop Me"Categories:- 2003 singles
- Kanye West songs
- Songs produced by Kanye West
- Songs written by Kanye West
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