All Day (Kanye West song)

"All Day"
Single by Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
Released	March 3, 2015
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Industrial hip hop drill
Length	5:10
Label	GOOD Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Kanye West Paul McCartney Allan Kyariga Tyler Bryant Karim Kharbouch Sean Combs Ernest Brown Kendrick Duckworth Cydel Young Victor Mensah Mike Dean Che Pope Noah Goldstein Allen Ritter Mario Winans Charles Njapa Patrick Reynolds Malik Jones Rennard East Noel Ellis
Producer(s)	West French Montana Puff Daddy Velous Charlie Heat Co-producer(s) Dean Goldstein Additional producer(s) Winans Ritter Travis Scott Plain Pat
Kanye West singles chronology
"Blessings" (2015) "All Day" (2015) "U Mad" (2015)
Theophilus London singles chronology
"JFK" (2014) "All Day" (2015) "Revenge" (2016)
Allan Kingdom singles chronology
"Uvaje'd" (2012) "All Day" (2015) "Blast" (2015)
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"FourFiveSeconds" (2015) "All Day" (2015) "Love Song to the Earth" (2015)

"All Day" is a song by American rapper Kanye West. It features Trinidadian-American rapper Theophilus London, Canadian rapper Allan Kingdom, and English musician Paul McCartney. The song was produced by West and ten others, including Puff Daddy, French Montana and Travis Scott. Having initially leaked in August 2014 after being announced for release as a single by West, he premiered the song on March 2, 2015 via Power 106 and Hot 97. The following day, it was released for digital download and streaming as a standalone single, through GOOD Music and Def Jam. The song contains a re-recorded sample of "When the Wind is Blowing" by Paul McCartney and Wings (known colloquially as "Two Fingers") and an interpolation from "Dance with Me" by Jamaican singer Noel Ellis. It includes elements of industrial and drill music, alongside synthesizers. The lyrics center around West's success in life and the music industry; he compares himself to "both MJ's" (Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan).^[1]

The accompanying Steve McQueen-directed music video was announced in March 2015 and ultimately released in February 2016. The video sees West in a warehouse room running around, though he becomes tired and a song entitled "I Feel Like That" is played. "All Day" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who mostly praised West's vocals. The focus around his vocals was often placed on the flow and lyrical content, while a few critics complemented the catchiness of the song. It was named to year-end lists for 2015 by multiple publications, including NME and Pitchfork. At the 58th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

"All Day" reached the top 20 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Scotland in 2015. It has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the US and UK, respectively. The song was first performed by West at the 2015 Brit Awards, with the performance including flamethrowers and he was accompanied by numerous other rappers. West later performed it live on multiple occasions in 2015, including at the NBA Playoffs and Glastonbury Festival.