"4th Dimension" is a song by American
hip hop duo
Kids See Ghosts
Kids See Ghosts (stylized in all-caps) was an American hip hop music, hip hop duo (music), duo composed of musicians Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Formed in 2018 during West’s Kanye West#2017–2019: Ye and the Wyoming Sessions, Wyoming sessions, ...
, composed of the rappers
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
and
Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...
, from their
eponymous debut studio album (2018). The song features a guest appearance from
Louis Prima, who was credited as a featured artist due to his work being
sampled. It was produced by West, with additional production from
Mike Dean and Noah Goldstein. The producers co-wrote the song with Kid Cudi and Prima, with the latter of the two receiving credit as a result of it sampling music by him. A hip hop song, it samples Prima's "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" and Shirley Ann Lee's "Someday". Lyrically, the song features Kids See Ghosts presenting their thoughts to stop themselves from becoming worried.
The song received widespread acclaim from
music critics, with them frequently praising the sampling of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')". Some commended the production, while a few critics cited "4th Dimension" as being among ''Kids See Ghosts'' highlights. In 2018, the song debuted at number 42 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking the first time a track with Prima appeared on the Hot 100 since 1961 and thus breaking
Bobby Helms' record. The song further reached the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It has since been certified
gold
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in the United States by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA).
On June 26, 2020, "4th Dimension" was used as the soundtrack for a preview of ''Kids See Ghosts''
Takashi Murakami-directed
animated show of the same name. The clip features the characters Kanye Bear and Kid Fox, who are voiced by West and Kid Cudi, respectively. In the clip, the characters are sucked into a different dimension, where they successfully manage to escape a cemetery. Kids See Ghosts performed the song live at the 2018
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.
Background and development
![Louis Prima crop](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Louis_Prima_crop.jpg)
On April 19, 2018,
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
announced a collaborative album with
Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...
.
The album was revealed as being titled ''Kids See Ghosts'' by West, who proposed the release date of June 8, 2018 for it.
Kid Cudi had been featured on numerous tracks by West before the announcement, including "
Welcome to Heartbreak
"Welcome to Heartbreak" is a song by American record producer and vocalist Kanye West from his fourth studio album, ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). The song features a guest appearance from Kid Cudi on his debut collaboration with West, as well a ...
" (2008) and "
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" (2010).
West released his eighth studio album ''
Ye'' on June 1, 2018, with vocals from Kid Cudi included on the tracks "
No Mistakes" and "
Ghost Town
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* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
". In a July 2018 cover story for ''
Billboard
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'', the latter of the two rappers recalled how Kids See Ghosts "knew" that "4th Dimension" was one of the songs they wanted to use while recording for their self-titled album in Wyoming.
Due to the
holiday
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recording "What Will Santa Claus Say? (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" (1936) by American singer
Louis Prima being posthumously
sampled on "4th Dimension", Prima was credited as a featured artist.
Prima solely wrote the recording, which led to him receiving a songwriting credit too.
"4th Dimension" was also written by West, Kid Cudi, and
Mike Dean.
The song sampling Prima's work does not mark the only track on the album to sample a posthumous artist, with "
Cudi Montage" sampling a guitar riff from singer-songwriter
Kurt Cobain
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. Prima's guest appearance on "4th Dimension" was the third time West provided credit for a featured artist posthumously, after he had previously credited posthumous features to singer-songwriters
Curtis Mayfield and
Otis Redding on the
Jay-Z
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collaborations "The Joy" and "
Otis
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" in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
The staff of ''
Complex'' reached out to the Gia Maione Prima Foundation's attorney Anthony Sylvester in June 2018 to find out how Prima became featured, which Sylvester explained by saying:
"It all happened very quickly, within the last week. Kanye and his people were gracious with sharing the recording with us, and acknowledging the contribution of Louis Prima to the song. They were very, very receptive to the idea that, for all intents and purposes, Louis was featured. I don't know if they had it in their minds before, or if it was simply something that we thought on our side. I didn't really expect he idea of Louis being a featured artistto go anywhere. And then the next day, there it was. It really speaks to the graciousness of Kanye and his people, I must say."
Sylvester elaborated as he recalled that West and his people told him "what their plans were" and "how excited they were," with him feeling "equally excited" after becoming aware of their plans and he admitted "a lot of good things" happened very quickly.
He revealed that he was surprised they wanted to sample a holiday song, not remembering any sample requests for "What Will Santa Claus Say? (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" ever before and Sylvester confirmed his "jaw dropped."
According to Sylvester, it was him who approved the sample and he assumed "royalties are paid" to the foundation as a result of Prima receiving a writing credit as a writer while expressing the feeling that the sample request "won't be the last now."
"4th Dimension" was produced by West, with additional production being handled by Dean alongside Noah Goldstein.
Prior to sampling
gospel
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singer Shirley Ann Lee's "Someday" on the song, West had sampled the recording for "Ghost Town", with the sample showing continuity of the track.
The connection between the track and ''Kids See Ghosts'' is also evident from the album being titled as such, as well as it featuring the sequel "
Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)".
Originally, "Ghost Town" was slated for release as the fourth track on the album.
Composition and lyrics
Musically, "4th Dimension" is a
hip hop song.
The beat was compared by Michael Cyrs from ''
The 405'' to Kid Cudi's debut studio album ''
Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009), while ''Spectrum Culture''s Dylan Montanari viewed it as reminiscent of West's 2010
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
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"
Power".
The song contains a
chopped up sample of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')", written and performed by Prima.
At the start of the song, a portion of the sample is used.
After the beginning, the remainder is built around the sample, which is accompanied by "thumping" drums.
Prima's vocals are
looped
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Plot
Based on a real even ...
, with his voice being accompanied by backing singers' vocals from the recording.
For the song's
chorus
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, the sample is used.
In the middle of the song, cackling vocals appear.
The beat switches when Kid Cudi's verse starts, being in time with his vocals.
For the song's outro, a sample of the
spoken word
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section from "Someday" by Lee is used.
The section sampled includes Lee's producer mentioning that no song should have a length of more than three minutes, which Sidney Madden of
NPR interpreted as a nod to the "all killer no filler" seven-song structure deployed by West for the five albums produced by him in the summer of 2018.
In the lyrics of the song, Kids See Ghosts prevent their feelings from worrying them by presenting the random thoughts they have on the mind.
The song represents
bipolar disorder
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, as its quips heavily contrast other tracks on the album that see the duo destroying their
internal monologues.
Numerous references are made on the song, which include Kid Cudi name-dropping former wrestler
Ric Flair
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and West rapping about
Lacoste
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clothing.
Fellow rappers
Master P and
Rick Ross
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Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
are referenced by West, with him asserting that he is like a mix of the rappers.
West's verse sees him detailing a sexual encounter and he mentions accidental
anal sex
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, recalling being told that he was "in the wrong hole."
In Kid Cudi's verse, he references his personal struggles in the years leading up to 2018 and asserts that "4th Dimension" is "the theme song."
Release and promotion
"4th Dimension" was released as the third track on Kids See Ghosts' eponymous debut studio album on June 8, 2018; it had previously been revealed by West to be slated for release from this position.
On the day of the album's release, a technical error cause multiple tracks to be mislabeled on
streaming services
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, with the song being incorrectly labeled as the seventh and final track on ''Kids See Ghosts'', "Cudi Montage".
"4th Dimension" was played at the album's listening party in
Santa Clarita, California
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on June 8, 2018, with a clip of the preview being shared the same day via
Twitter
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. During their first performance dubbed as Kids See Ghosts, the duo performed the song at the 2018
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. The song was the fourth track of their set, but was the third track performed that they released under the moniker of Kids See Ghosts.
![Kanye West Dropout Bear Graffiti](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Kanye_West_Dropout_Bear_Graffiti.jpg)
On June 26, 2020,
Def Jam
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The ...
shared a preview of ''Kids See Ghosts''
CGI animated show of the same name, with the clip using the song as its soundtrack.
The show's sound design is handled by William J. Sullivan and Kid Cudi, while it is directed by Japanese contemporary artist
Takashi Murakami, who also designed the album's cover art.
He had previously worked with West for the rapper's third studio album ''
Graduation
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'' (2007), providing the accompanying artwork and directing an animated
music video
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for the track "
Good Morning".
Murakami recalled that Kid Cudi initially wanted to have the character of a dog for the show, though he was convinced to star as a fox character instead after West spoke against the dog character.
Though no release date was announced at the time of the preview's release, Kid Cudi tweeted that the show is "coming soon."
For the clip, West and Kid Cudi voice the grunting of their characters Kanye Bear and Kid Fox, respectively, the former of which is based on West's artwork mascot for his first three studio albums ''
The College Dropout
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'' (2004), ''
Late Registration'' (2005), and ''Graduation''.
The clip opens with the characters getting off a school bus, subsequently cycling around the neighbourhood on their bikes.
While pedaling the bikes, they are chased by a scary-looking dark orb that appears in the sky.
After the orb has followed them, Kanye Bear and Kid Fox are sucked into another dimension.
The two rapidly move through a cemetery that they are attempting to escape, while a tree woman transforms into a flying machine of sorts.
Kanye Bear wears flying
Yeezy Sneakers, which he uses to save him and Kid Fox from peril in the dimension.
At the end of the clip, the tree woman picks the two up and drops them off in front of a mysterious kingdom.
Critical reception
The song met with widespread acclaim from
music critics, who generally praised the sample of Prima's "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')".
AllMusic
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editor Neil Z. Yeung cited the song as one of the highlights of ''Kids See Ghosts'', calling it "as exciting and vital as anything West produced in his early-2000s golden years."
He explained, describing the song as sampling "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" alongside the album's "best flow," which he said "is a thrill" at the point "the hard beat clicks into step with Cudi's verse."
''
The A.V. Club
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''s Marty Sartini Garner branded "4th Dimension" a "twisted bop" and commented that the backing vocals of the "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" sample "roll into the thump of Kanye and Mike Dean's beat," while viewing Prima's voice as "rich with delight" and comparing the sample to West's single "
Jesus Walks" (2004).
Writing in his
Expert Witness column for ''
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'',
Robert Christgau
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named the sample of the recording among the best moments on the album due to it being an example of when Kids See Ghosts "fool around like male bonders should." Arnold Chuck from ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' honored the "sonic exploration" from the sample of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" at the beginning of the song, which he said is followed by "some freaky horror hip-hop that is as dope as it is disturbing."
''
PopMatters
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'' Christopher Thiessen pointed out the song's sampling of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')" for showing West's "ability to over and over drop the unexpected and the experimental."
Michelle Kim of ''
Pitchfork'' highlighted the song's closing sample of Lee's "Someday" for functioning "similarly to the outro" on ''Ye'' track "
Violent Crimes", noting that "
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leaves Kanye a
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with a few crucial bars for the song about protecting North West" and opining Kanye "presents a woman's voice as a guiding force within his music" with both outros.
Kim also liked the song's sample of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')", analyzing that Kanye West "somehow manages to turn that festive holiday tune about literal ''
sleighs
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'' into a haunting loop of chanting voices."
Christopher R. Weingarten from ''
Rolling Stone
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'' lauded the song as "nothing short of fantastic," writing that after West had "already made
Ray Charles
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, Otis Redding and
Michael Jackson
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sound brand new" on his singles "
Gold Digger
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" (2005), "Otis", and "
Good Life" (2007), respectively, "he manages to do the same" with the sample of "What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin')".
He continued, stating the sample is transformed "into an unsettling, funky Greek chorus to West and Cudi's old-fashioned rap boasts," as well as asserting that the "Someday" sample recontextualizes Lee's voice "to almost work like a
Dogme 95-style vision for West's output in the
Soundcloud era."
For ''
Consequence of Sound'', Karas Lamb selected the song as one of the essential tracks on ''Kids See Ghosts''. Cyrs wrote that West is "as youthful as ever" on the song and cited the cackling vocals as proof of the album being "a fun house of sound, lucidity, and exploration."
Commercial performance
Upon the release of the album, "4th Dimension" reached number 42 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The debut marked the first song with Prima included to chart on the Hot 100 since his track "
Wonderland by Night
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" appeared on the issue dated February 13, 1961.
This set a record of 57 years, four months and two weeks for the longest break between Hot 100 appearances, surpassing the record previously held by
Bobby Helms of 54 years, two months and three weeks as a result of his single "
Jingle Bell Rock" (1957) re-charting.
That same week, the song debuted at number 21 on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart.
On February 25, 2020, "4th Dimension" was certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for pushing 500,000 certified units in the United States.
Elsewhere, the song reached number 27 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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.
In Australia, it entered the
ARIA Singles Chart
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at number 46. The song charted identically in the United Kingdom on the
UK Singles Chart
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. "4th Dimension" experienced similar performance in Ireland, peaking at number 49 on the
Irish Singles Chart
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.
Credits and personnel
Recording
* Recorded at West Lake Ranch,
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Personnel
*
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
songwriter, production
*
Mike Dean songwriter, additional production, mixer
*
Louis Prima songwriter, featured artist
*
Kid Cudi
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songwriter
* Noah Goldstein additional production, engineer
*
Plain Pat
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additional programmer
* BoogzDaBeast additional programmer
* Zack Djurich engineer
* Mike Malchicoff engineer
* William J. Sullivan engineer
* Jenna Felsenthal assistant engineer
*
Jess Jackson mixer
* Sean Solymar assistant mixer
Information taken from the ''Kids See Ghosts'' liner notes and
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* ...
.
Charts
Certifications
Notes
References
External links
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