The Food

The Food

Infobox Single
Name = The Food


Artist = Common featuring Kanye West and DJ Dummy
from Album = Be
B-side =
Released = October 8, 2004
Format = 12-inch single, Vinyl
Recorded = Sony Studios, New York, NY; The Dave Chappelle Show, New York, NY
Genre = Chicago hip hop
Length = 3:36
Label = Echelon Records/G.O.O.D. Music
Writer = Lonnie Lynn
Kanye West
Sam Cooke
Eugene Record
Stanley McKenney
Producer = Kanye West
Chronology = Common singles
Last single = "Panthers"
(2002)
This single = "The Food"
(2004)
Next single = "The Corner"
(2005)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Kanye West singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Talk About Our Love"
(2004)
This single = "The Food"
(2004)
Next single = "Selfish"
(2004)

"The Food" is the first single by rapper Common released on his sixth album "Be". Kanye West appears on the song's chorus and also produces the track. West samples "I Never Had It So Good" by The Chi-Lites and interpolates "Nothing Can Change This Love" by Sam Cooke for the song's beat. In addition, DJ Dummy scratches on the song and Dave Chappelle introduces the live version of it. The song was originally performed live on "Chappelle's Show" on March 3, 2004. This version is featured on "Be".

It received mostly positive acclaim, but was not promoted heavily and did not chart. IGN.com writer Spence D. describes it as a "nice and mild burner that showcases the Chi-town duo's symmetry."cite web | last = | first = Spence D. | url = http://music.ign.com/articles/634/634905p1.html | title = Be Review at IGN.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = May 26 | accessyear = 2007] Nathan Brackett of "Rolling Stone" states that it is one of the "hardest-rocking tracks of Common's career."cite web | last = Brackett | first = Nathan | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/common/albums/album/7330979/review/7349116/be | title = Be Review at RollingStone.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = May 26 | accessyear = 2007]

Track listing

A-side

# "The Food (Dirty)"
# "The Food (Radio)"

B-side

# "The Food (Instrumental)"
# "The Food (Live Version from Chappelle's Show)"

References

ee also

*List of Common songs


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