Redbone (song)

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Redbone
Childish Gambino
publication 17th November 2016
length 5:26 (album version)
3:27 (radio version)
Genre (s) Psychedelic soul, R&B , neo-soul , psychedelic pop
Author (s) Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson
Producer (s) Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson
Label Glassnote Records
album "Awaken, My Love!"

Redbone is a song by the American musician Childish Gambino (musical stage name of actor Donald Glover). It was released on November 17th, 2016 and is the second single from his third studio album "Awaken, My Love!" . The song was nominated for three Grammys , including Record of the Year at the 2018 Grammy Awards , and ultimately won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance .

Recording and production

Redbone was written, written and produced by Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson , with whom he has worked since his mixtape Culdesac (2010). The basis for the song, a drum - beat of Glover and influences of Afro-American funk band Funkadelic . Based on this, Glover and Goransson tried out other instruments; in the end, an electric bass , percussion and a glockenspiel were used for Redbone . While recording the album, Glover played an early version of Redbones in a hair salon from his cell phone. The staff liked the beginning, but Glover was not satisfied with the middle section and returned to the recording studio and reworked the song. In an interview with Australian radio station Triple J , Glover said:

"I think people hear 'Redbone' and are like 'oh, he pitched up his vocals', but there was no vocal pitching on the album - I just sang differently."

"I think people hear 'Redbone' and think, 'Oh, he pitched his vocals up,' but there was no vocal pitching on the album - I just sang differently."

- Donald Glover : Interview with Triple J

publication

Following the release of the first single, Me and Your Mama , Redbone was first played publicly on Annie Mac's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 on November 17, 2016 . There was no physical publication. In December 2016, shortly after the album was released, Childish Gambino played the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .

reception

Reviews

Pitchfork's Sheldon Pearce described Redbone as "a full-blown funk slow jam that contains love, lust, reconciliation, generations of black soul and mindfulness." For the New York Times , Jon Pareles wrote that the song was one of "Paranoia and fear-riddled fistula ballad that balances between plush vocal group soul and synthesizer subversion. "

Commercial win

A surprise hit in the United States, Redbone debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 10, 2016 . The song returned to the charts and reached number 12 in the week of August 19, 2017. By This Is America chart entry , it was Gambino's top-ranked single and his first top 20 single. The song also became Childish Gambino's first number one single on the adult R&B charts . Redbone had been streamed over 16 million times as of June 2017 .

Awards

Redbone won the 2018 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Record of the Year and Best R&B Song .

In other media

The song is used in the satirical mystery horror thriller Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele during the opening scene and the credits , which had a huge impact on the song's chart success.

Since re-entering the Billboard charts, the song has become an internet meme made up of various remixes of the song that fit a specific theme. During a concert in June 2017, Glover referred to the meme before performing the song.

Trivia

AnnenMayKantereit often play the song at the soundcheck before a concert.

Charts and sales

Charts Highest
ranking 		Weeks on the charts
AustraliaAustralia Australia 27 21st
BelgiumBelgium Belgium : Flanders 15th 14th
FranceFrance France 127 29
IrelandIreland Ireland 45 -
CanadaCanada Canada 30th 35
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 22nd 17th
SwedenSweden Sweden 92 5
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 66 12
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 63 10
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 51 17th
United StatesUnited States United States 12 44
Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 280,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 45,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Gold record icon.svg gold 66,666
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
South Africa (RISA) South Africa (RISA) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum 5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 600,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg5 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg15 × platinum
 6,396,666

occupation

Individual evidence

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  31. ↑ Award in Australia
  32. ^ Award in Denmark
  33. ^ Award in France
  34. ↑ Award in Italy
  35. ↑ Award in Canada
  36. ↑ Award in New Zealand
  37. ↑ Award in Sweden
  38. ^ Award in South Africa
  39. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  40. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom