"Shining Down" is a song by

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...

. It was intended to be the first single of ''Everywhere'', the first of three CDs of Lupe Fiasco's triple album, ''Lupe Fiasco's LupE.N.D.'', but because of its release being withheld, there was speculation circulating that it may be the first single of his third album, ''

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''. The song, however, was only included in the iTunes deluxe version of the album and was considered a promotional single. The song is produced by Soundtrakk and features

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" was composed for Lupe's critically acclaimed second album ''

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''. This song appears in the video game '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit''.

Releases

On May 17, 2009, a low quality version of the single leaked onto the internet, possibly stemming from a rip of the "FNF TV Stream". On June 16, the unmastered version of the song leaked. Fiasco stated that he was angry at the leak, and Matthew Santos further elaborated that the leaked track was not the final, mastered mix. The final, official version of the song was released to

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on July 7, 2009. Its peak position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was no. 93.

Charts

References

{{Matthew Santos 2009 singles Lupe Fiasco songs Songs written by Lupe Fiasco 2009 songs Atlantic Records singles