GOOD (DON'T DIE)

Album

Vultures 1

Label

YZY

Genre

Art pop

Composer(s)

Ye;Tyrone Griffin Jr.;Jordan Carter;Jacques Webster II;Barrington Hendricks;Timothy Mosley;Nasir Pemberton;Quentin Miller;Christopher Dotson;Robert Cooper;Paul Beauregard;Asif Aswad;Evan Hood

Entered Chart

Feb 24, 2024

Peak Date

Feb 24, 2024

Released

February 10, 2024

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“GOOD (DON’T DIE)”, originally named “So Good”, is the fourteenth cut from the first volume of the VULTURES trilogy by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign. The song contains a prominent interpolation of Donna Summer’s May 1977, “I Feel Love”-harmonized by J.Rey SOUL after the sample failed to be cleared. The song’s static and pop-like production shares similarities to “Street Lights” from Ye’s critically acclaimed fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak. The repetition of the sample builds an eerie tension throughout the track, creating a euphoric and psychedelic effect on listeners. Despite the subject matter and lyricism being brief on the track, it’s straightforward and gets the artists' points across as the duo notes that a smile on their partner’s face is enough for them to build an emotional attachment with them and wish against their demise. It’s clear that on the track Ye takes the reigns as he shares the flow from “Street Lights,” however, Ty matches Ye’s introspective nature and builds off of J.Rey’s angelic vocals as he peacefully sings throughout the duo’s shared verse, contrasting Ye’s rapping. On February 8, 2024, the track was previewed in full during the NYC Vultures Listening Experience alongside a majority of the tracks on the album.

[Verse: Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & J.Rey SOUL]
(Ooh, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, ooh)
In the dark of night, these thoughts of mine keep me up all night
Got my heart on ice, don't die, don't die
(Ooh, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, ooh)
On this hopeless night, came a thousand miles to see you smile tonight
Your smile tonight, oh
Smile for me tonight
(Ooh)
Got my heart on ice, don't die, don't die
(I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, ooh)
Just one more time, don't die, don't die, please
In the dark of night, thesе thoughts of mine keep me up all night
Got my heart on icе, don't die, don't die
(Ooh, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, ooh)
On this hopeless night, came a thousand miles to see you smile tonight
Your smile tonight, oh
Smile for me tonight
(Ooh)
Got my heart on ice, don't die, don't die
(I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, ooh)
Just one more time, don't die, don't die (Ooh), please
(Ooh)

[Outro: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign, J.Rey SOUL]
Don't die, don't die (Ooh)
Don't die, don't die (Ooh)