Suede (song)

"Suede"
Single by NxWorries
from the album Link Up & Suede and Yes Lawd!
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)
Genre
Length2:57
LabelStones Throw
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Knxwledge
NxWorries singles chronology
"Suede"
(2015) 		"Link Up"
(2015)
Anderson .Paak singles chronology
"Miss Right"
(2014) 		"Suede"
(2015) 		"Make It Work"
(2015)
Music video
"Suede" on YouTube

"Suede" is a song by Los Angeles-based duo NxWorries, released as the lead single of their debut EP, Link Up & Suede.[1] The song premiered on February 10, 2015, on Stones Throw Records' SoundCloud page and was made available for purchase at the Stones Throw Store and iTunes Store along with the EP's release on December 4, 2015.[1][2] The song contains a slowed-down sample of "The Bottle" as written and performed by Gil Scott-Heron.[3][4]

The song became a viral hit, with more than a million SoundCloud listens and nearly as many YouTube plays.[5] Vocalist Anderson .Paak played the track to hip hop mogul Dr. Dre during sessions of the latter's Compton album. Dr. Dre loved the track and it eventually resulted in .Paak featuring on six tracks on the album.[6][7]

"Suede" was selected as one of NPR Music's "Favorite Songs of 2015" and made the list of the "Top 10 Most Viral Tracks" in the United Kingdom at no. 7 on Spotify.[3][8]

  1. ^ a b "Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge – NxWorries – "SUEDE"". Stones Throw. Feb 10, 2015. Retrieved Jan 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Link Up & Suede - EP by NxWorries on iTunes". iTunes. Dec 1, 2015. Retrieved Dec 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Aku, Timmhotep (Aug 25, 2015). "WATCH: NxWorries' Anderson .Paak And Knxwledge Take A Wild Ride In 'Suede'". NPR.org. Retrieved Jan 20, 2016.
  4. ^ CineMasai (19 Sep 2016). "NxWorries is Back With "Lyk Dis" the Smooth Single from 'Yes Lawd'". watchloud.com. Retrieved 9 Jan 2017.
  5. ^ Martins, Chris (Jan 14, 2016). "Anderson Paak on Working With Dr. Dre and New Album 'Malibu'". Billboard.com. Retrieved Jan 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Laurent, Fintoni (Dec 5, 2015). "Knxwledge and Anderson .Paak release Link Up & Suede EP". FACT Magazine. Retrieved Dec 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) release "Link Up & Suede" EP". www.stonesthrow.com. Dec 4, 2015. Retrieved Dec 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015 (So Far)". NPR.org. Jun 30, 2015. Retrieved Jan 20, 2016.