- Champion (song)
Infobox Song
Name = Champion
Artist =Kanye West
Album = Graduation
Released =August 12 ,2008
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 2:47
Label =GOOD Music ,Island Def Jam ,Roc-A-Fella
Writer = K. West, W. Becker, D. Fagen
Producer = Kanye West & Brian "Allday" Miller
Misc =
prev ="Good Morning"
prev_no = 1
next = "Stronger"
next_no = 3"Champion" is a
song byChicago rap artistKanye West . The song is the second track from his third studio album "Graduation" and samples "Kid Charlemagne " bySteely Dan . [Digital Booklet - "Gradution"] Despite not being released as a single, the song managed to enter charts, reaching #94 on the "Billboard"Pop 100 . [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fyxzwgldae~T31 allmusic ((( Graduation > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))) ] ] An official music video was produced for the song and released on August 12, 2008 on Kanye West's blog. [ [http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=202158_-1__0_~-1_-1_05_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161= Kanye West's Blog] ]Music video
The music video for "Champion" was directed by NEON. The Olympic-themed music video revolves around a puppet version of Kanye West participating in the 100 m sprint in the Unified Games. After receiving permission to race thanks to majority vote on live "K-Span" television broadcast, the scene transits to the the starting line, where flashbacks display the extensive training the puppet undertook to get where he is. The race commences and after some time, the puppet is able to pass the other runners and emerge victorious.
Charts
References
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