Fancy (Drake song)

"Fancy"
"Fancy"
Single by Drake featuring T.I. and Swizz Beatz
from the album Thank Me Later
A-side	"Best I Ever Had"
Released	August 3, 2010 (US)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:19 (album version); 4:08 (radio edit);
Label	Aspire; Young Money; Cash Money; Motown;
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham; Noah Shebib; Matthew Samuels; Kasseem Dean; Aubry Johnson; Henry Zant; Clifford Harris; Mary J. Blige;
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz; 40;
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"Fancy" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, from his debut album, Thank Me Later. The song features vocals from American rapper T.I. and producer Swizz Beatz, the latter of whom also co-produced the track alongside Noah "40" Shebib. The song was released to US radio stations on August 3, 2010, as the album's fourth official single, however promotion of the track ended earlier than expected due to Drake's uncertainty towards the song's planned music video and promotion.^[1]

The song contains a sample of "I Don't Want to Play Around" by Ace Spectrum.^[2] The original version that had leaked features the chorus sung by Young Jeezy and T.I., while Young Jeezy and T.I. rap the first verse and the first three are rapped by Drake. ^{[citation needed]} It was intended to be on Mary J. Blige's album Stronger with Each Tear, but missed the deadline and was later given to Drake in 2008. Blige's vocals were kept on Drake's version as a backing vocal, though formally uncredited.^[3]^[4]

The track received a nomination for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
^ "Drake feat. Swizz Beatz and T.I.'s 'Fancy' - Discover the Sample and the last part of the song is a sample from Drake's 2002 mixtape "Shatterbox" From the Song "Dangerous Elvator Music" Featuring Shyne, PMD, And a up and coming Kendrick Lamar, Also the chorus was sung by Mary J. Blige. Beanie Sigel sampled the song in his 2004 hit "Feel it in the air" he sampled the Mary J. Blige chorus " Amen, I can feel it the air. Amen, I can feel it in my home. " Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^ Drake's 'Fancy' Was Mary J. Blige's Song First, Swizz Beatz Reveals MTV.com
^ Mary J. Blige x Swizz Beatz “Fancy” (Original Version) Archived 2010-08-22 at the Wayback Machine RapRadar.com
^ "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

[fmqb.com-1] "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-21.

[2] "Drake feat. Swizz Beatz and T.I.'s 'Fancy' - Discover the Sample and the last part of the song is a sample from Drake's 2002 mixtape "Shatterbox" From the Song "Dangerous Elvator Music" Featuring Shyne, PMD, And a up and coming Kendrick Lamar, Also the chorus was sung by Mary J. Blige. Beanie Sigel sampled the song in his 2004 hit "Feel it in the air" he sampled the Mary J. Blige chorus " Amen, I can feel it the air. Amen, I can feel it in my home. " Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[3] Drake's 'Fancy' Was Mary J. Blige's Song First, Swizz Beatz Reveals MTV.com

[4] Mary J. Blige x Swizz Beatz “Fancy” (Original Version) Archived 2010-08-22 at the Wayback Machine RapRadar.com

[5] "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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