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| alt = "For My Lady"
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| artist = [[Kanye West]] featuring [[The Weeknd]]
| artist = [[Kanye West]] featuring [[the Weeknd]]
| album = [[The Life of Pablo]]
| album = [[The Life of Pablo]]
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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* [[progressive rap]]
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| label = {{hlist|[[GOOD Music|GOOD]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}}
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"'''FML'''" is a song by American rapper [[Kanye West]] from his seventh studio album ''[[The Life of Pablo]]'' (2016), which features vocals from Canadian singer [[The Weeknd]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Danny |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-features-are-incredible-news.20127.html |title=Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo" Features Are Incredible" |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> It contains a sample of "Hit" by [[Section 25 (band)|Section 25]], which two of the band members praised West for sampling. In the song, West references his issues with mental health. The song charted in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Canada]] in 2016.
"'''FML'''" is a song by American rapper [[Kanye West]] from his seventh studio album ''[[The Life of Pablo]]'' (2016), which features vocals from Canadian singer [[the Weeknd]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Danny |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-features-are-incredible-news.20127.html |title=Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo" Features Are Incredible" |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> It contains a sample of "Hit" by [[Section 25 (band)|Section 25]], which two of the band members praised West for sampling. In the song, West references his issues with mental health. The song charted in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Canada]] in 2016.


==Background==
==Background==
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==Composition and lyrics==
==Composition and lyrics==
A sample of "Hit" by [[Section 25 (band)|Section 25]] is heavily used to compose the outro, along with vocals from West.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reiff |first1=Corbin |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/02/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-sample-breakdown |title=Here's Every Sample on Kanye West's New Album, 'The Life of Pablo' |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> In response to West sampling their work, Section 25 members Bethany and Vincent Cassidy heavily praised him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gehr |first1=Richard |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/section-25-the-brit-post-punkers-on-being-sampled-by-kanye-west-101545/ |title=Section 25: The Brit Post-Punkers on Being Sampled by Kanye West |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> The sample was also used in a leaked track by West titled "Fall Out of Heaven".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dionne |first1=Zach |url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/02/kanye-west-bon-iver-the-dream-song-fall-out-of-heaven |title=Kanye West, Bon Iver & The-Dream Song Leaks: Hear 'Fall Out of Heaven' |website=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
A sample of "Hit" by [[Section 25 (band)|Section 25]] is heavily used to compose the outro, along with vocals from West.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reiff |first1=Corbin |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/02/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-sample-breakdown |title=Here's Every Sample on Kanye West's New Album, 'The Life of Pablo' |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> In response to West sampling their work, Section 25 members Bethany and Vincent Cassidy praised him highly.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gehr |first1=Richard |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/section-25-the-brit-post-punkers-on-being-sampled-by-kanye-west-101545/ |title=Section 25: The Brit Post-Punkers on Being Sampled by Kanye West |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> The sample was also used in a leaked track by West titled "Fall Out of Heaven".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dionne |first1=Zach |url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/02/kanye-west-bon-iver-the-dream-song-fall-out-of-heaven |title=Kanye West, Bon Iver & The-Dream Song Leaks: Hear 'Fall Out of Heaven' |website=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>


After making changes in the album in June 2016, the song's vocals were made louder and the background vocals were added in the second round of [[The Weeknd|Weeknd's]] hook.<ref>{{cite news |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/06/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-changes/ |title=Every Change Kanye West Made to 'The Life of Pablo' |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=December 16, 2018 |date=June 17, 2016}}</ref>
After making changes in the album in June 2016, the song's vocals were made louder and the background vocals were added in the second round of the Weeknd's hook.<ref>{{cite news |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/06/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-changes/ |title=Every Change Kanye West Made to 'The Life of Pablo' |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=December 16, 2018 |date=June 17, 2016}}</ref>


"FML" is titled to stand for two meanings: "For My Lady", since West raps in the first verse "I been waiting for a minute/For my lady" and "Fuck My Life (up)" since the Weeknd sings on the chorus "I wish I would go ahead and fuck my life up/Can't let them get to me/And even though I always fuck my life up/Only I can mention me."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riotta |first1=Chris |url=https://mic.com/articles/135268/fml-lyrics-meaning-of-kanye-west-s-most-honest-track-about-kim-kardashian-on-tlop |title="FML" Lyrics: Meaning of Kanye West's Most Honest Track About Kim Kardashian on 'TLOP' |website=[[Mic (website)|Mic]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> West mentions the [[antidepressant]] drug [[Escitalopram|Lexapro]] in reference to his issues with mental health, a subject West mostly touched on in the song "I Feel Like That" from the end of his and [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s [[music video]] for West's 2015 single "[[All Day (Kanye West song)|All Day]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basill |first1=Ryan |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/yvwbv7/one-of-the-most-powerful-kanye-west-songs-is-one-youve-probably-not-heard |title=One of the Most Powerful Kanye West Songs is One You've Probably Never Heard |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey Vice]] |access-date=December 20, 2018 |date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>
"FML" is titled to stand for two meanings: "For My Lady", since West raps in the first verse "I been waiting for a minute/For my lady" and "Fuck My Life (up)" since the Weeknd sings on the chorus "I wish I would go ahead and fuck my life up/Can't let them get to me/And even though I always fuck my life up/Only I can mention me."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riotta |first1=Chris |url=https://mic.com/articles/135268/fml-lyrics-meaning-of-kanye-west-s-most-honest-track-about-kim-kardashian-on-tlop |title="FML" Lyrics: Meaning of Kanye West's Most Honest Track About Kim Kardashian on 'TLOP' |website=[[Mic (website)|Mic]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> West mentions the [[antidepressant]] drug [[Escitalopram|Lexapro]] in reference to his issues with mental health, a subject West mostly touched on in the song "I Feel Like That" from the end of his and [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s [[music video]] for West's 2015 single "[[All Day (Kanye West song)|All Day]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basill |first1=Ryan |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/yvwbv7/one-of-the-most-powerful-kanye-west-songs-is-one-youve-probably-not-heard |title=One of the Most Powerful Kanye West Songs is One You've Probably Never Heard |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey Vice]] |access-date=December 20, 2018 |date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
[[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']]'s Jayson Greene viewed the song as where West "alludes to something that sounds an awful lot like a manic episode".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jayson |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21542-the-life-of-pablo/ |title=Kanye West: The Life of Pablo Album Review |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> Jake Indiana of ''[[Highsnobiety]]'' wrote in response to it that "there's a lot to love here, particularly in Ye's lyrics", but he had a mixed reaction to the Weeknd's appearance, describing it as where he "gives a massive assist on this guest spot, but by song's end his refrain becomes a bit whiny".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Indiana |first1=Jake |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-song-ranking/ |title=Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo': Every Song Ranked Worst to Best |website=[[Highsnobiety]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' writer Larry Bartleet listed it 13th in his top 50 songs about depression list.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Larry Bartleet |title=50 Songs About Depression |url=https://www.nme.com/list/50-songs-about-depression-1109 |website=NME |access-date=3 December 2019 |date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
[[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']]'s Jayson Greene viewed the song as where West "alludes to something that sounds an awful lot like a manic episode".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jayson |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21542-the-life-of-pablo/ |title=Kanye West: The Life of Pablo Album Review |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> Jake Indiana of ''[[Highsnobiety]]'' wrote in response to it that "there's a lot to love here, particularly in Ye's lyrics", but he had a mixed reaction to the Weeknd's appearance, describing it as where he "gives a massive assist on this guest spot, but by song's end his refrain becomes a bit whiny".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Indiana |first1=Jake |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-song-ranking/ |title=Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo': Every Song Ranked Worst to Best |website=[[Highsnobiety]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' writer Larry Bartleet listed it 13th in his top 50 songs about depression list.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Larry Bartleet |title=50 Songs About Depression |url=https://www.nme.com/list/50-songs-about-depression-1109 |website=NME |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
The track debuted at number 84 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] within the same week that ''The Life of Pablo'' was released.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mendizabal |first=Amaya |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7332974/kanye-west-life-of-pablo-songs-chart-debuts |title=12 of Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' Tracks Are on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> "FML" charted on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at exactly the same position upon the album's release and then never charted again on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/fml/|title=FML {{!}} Full Official Chart History {{!}}|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> On the [[Canadian Hot 100]], the song debuted at number 97 in the same week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2016-04-23|title=Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs - April 23, 2016|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> This made the song stand along with "[[Ultralight Beam]]" and "[[Waves (Kanye West song)|Waves]]" as one of only three non-single releases from West's album to chart in [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/can/|title=Kanye West Chart History|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> Alongside its debut on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "FML" charted at number 30 on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart and spend a total of three weeks on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/bsi/|title=Kanye West FML Chart History|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref>
The track debuted at number 84 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] within the same week that ''The Life of Pablo'' was released.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mendizabal |first=Amaya |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7332974/kanye-west-life-of-pablo-songs-chart-debuts |title=12 of Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' Tracks Are on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> "FML" charted on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at exactly the same position upon the album's release and then never charted again on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/fml/|title=FML {{!}} Full Official Chart History {{!}}|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> On the [[Canadian Hot 100]], the song debuted at number 97 in the same week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2016-04-23|title=Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs - April 23, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> This made the song stand along with "[[Ultralight Beam]]" and "[[Waves (Kanye West song)|Waves]]" as one of only three non-single releases from West's album to chart in [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/can/|title=Kanye West Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> Alongside its debut on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "FML" charted at number 30 on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart and spend a total of three weeks on it.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/bsi/|title=Kanye West FML Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref>


==In family culture==
==In family culture==
West's sister-in-law [[Kylie Jenner]] named the track as her favourite song from ''The Life of Pablo'' in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Platon |first1=Adelle |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6897170/kardashians-kanye-west-crew-favorite-life-of-pablo-songs |title=Kim Kardashian Shares Favorite 'Pablo' Joints from Kanye West's Crew |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> His ex-wife [[Kim Kardashian]] listed the track among her top 28 favourite songs by her husband in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Britton |first1=Luke Morgan |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-18-1189325 |title=Stream Kim Kardashian’s playlist of her favourite Kanye West tracks |website=[[NME]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>
West's sister-in-law [[Kylie Jenner]] named the track as her favourite song from ''The Life of Pablo'' in March 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Platon |first1=Adelle |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6897170/kardashians-kanye-west-crew-favorite-life-of-pablo-songs |title=Kim Kardashian Shares Favorite 'Pablo' Joints from Kanye West's Crew |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> His ex-wife [[Kim Kardashian]] listed the track in August 2016 among her top 28 favorite songs by her husband.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Britton |first1=Luke Morgan |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-18-1189325 |title=Stream Kim Kardashian's playlist of her favourite Kanye West tracks |website=[[NME]] |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>


== Credits and personnel ==
== Credits and personnel ==
Credits adapted from West's official website.<ref name="credits">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kanyewest.com/credits/|title=The Life of Pablo|last=davidbaker.tv|first=builtbylane.com ×|website=The Life of Pablo – Kanye West|language=en-US|access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref>
Credits adapted from West's official website.<ref name="credits">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kanyewest.com/credits/|title=The Life of Pablo|last=davidbaker.tv|first=builtbylane.com ×|website=The Life of Pablo – Kanye West|language=en-US|access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref>


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*Production – Kanye West & Mitus
*Co-production – [[Metro Boomin]], Noah Goldstein for Ark Productions, Inc. & [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] #MWA for Dean's List Productions
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*Additional production – [[Charlie Heat]] for Very Good Beats, Inc., [[Hudson Mohawke]] & [[Andrew Dawson (record producer)|Andrew Dawson]]
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*Engineering – Noah Goldstein, Andrew Dawson, [[Anthony Kilhoffer]] & Mike Dean
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*The Weeknd vocals recorded – Shin Kamiyama
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*Mix – [[Manny Marroquin]] at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
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*Mix assisted – Chris Galland, Ike Schultz & Jeff Jackson
*Vocals – [[the Weeknd]]
*Vocals – [[the Weeknd]]
*Keyboards – Mike Dean
*Keyboards – [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
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*Production – Kanye West and Mitus
*Co-production – [[Metro Boomin]], [[Noah Goldstein]], Dean
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*Additional production – [[Charlie Heat]], [[Hudson Mohawke]] and [[Andrew Dawson (record producer)|Andrew Dawson]]
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*Engineering – Goldstein, Dawson, [[Anthony Kilhoffer]] and Dean
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*Vocal recording – Shin Kamiyama
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*Mix engineer – [[Manny Marroquin]] at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, California
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*Mix assistants – Chris Galland, Ike Schultz and Jeff Jackson


==Charts==
==Charts==

Latest revision as of 22:01, 25 November 2024

For the Arizona Zervas song, see FML (Arizona Zervas song).

"FML"
Song by Kanye West featuring the Weeknd
from the album The Life of Pablo
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2016
Recorded2015–16
Genre
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"FML" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo (2016), which features vocals from Canadian singer the Weeknd.[1] It contains a sample of "Hit" by Section 25, which two of the band members praised West for sampling. In the song, West references his issues with mental health. The song charted in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada in 2016.

Background

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In October 2016, a demo of the track, alongside one of "I Am a God" from West's sixth studio album Yeezus (2013), was uploaded to SoundCloud, which featured vocals from Travis Scott instead of the Weeknd and included a new sample.[2] A remix of the song was released by Alvin Risk.[3]

Composition and lyrics

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A sample of "Hit" by Section 25 is heavily used to compose the outro, along with vocals from West.[4] In response to West sampling their work, Section 25 members Bethany and Vincent Cassidy praised him highly.[5] The sample was also used in a leaked track by West titled "Fall Out of Heaven".[6]

After making changes in the album in June 2016, the song's vocals were made louder and the background vocals were added in the second round of the Weeknd's hook.[7]

"FML" is titled to stand for two meanings: "For My Lady", since West raps in the first verse "I been waiting for a minute/For my lady" and "Fuck My Life (up)" since the Weeknd sings on the chorus "I wish I would go ahead and fuck my life up/Can't let them get to me/And even though I always fuck my life up/Only I can mention me."[8] West mentions the antidepressant drug Lexapro in reference to his issues with mental health, a subject West mostly touched on in the song "I Feel Like That" from the end of his and Steve McQueen's music video for West's 2015 single "All Day".[9]

Critical reception

[edit]

Pitchfork's Jayson Greene viewed the song as where West "alludes to something that sounds an awful lot like a manic episode".[10] Jake Indiana of Highsnobiety wrote in response to it that "there's a lot to love here, particularly in Ye's lyrics", but he had a mixed reaction to the Weeknd's appearance, describing it as where he "gives a massive assist on this guest spot, but by song's end his refrain becomes a bit whiny".[11] NME writer Larry Bartleet listed it 13th in his top 50 songs about depression list.[12]

Commercial performance

[edit]

The track debuted at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 within the same week that The Life of Pablo was released.[13] "FML" charted on the UK Singles Chart at exactly the same position upon the album's release and then never charted again on it.[14] On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at number 97 in the same week.[15] This made the song stand along with "Ultralight Beam" and "Waves" as one of only three non-single releases from West's album to chart in Canada.[16] Alongside its debut on the US Billboard Hot 100, "FML" charted at number 30 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and spend a total of three weeks on it.[17]

In family culture

[edit]

West's sister-in-law Kylie Jenner named the track as her favourite song from The Life of Pablo in March 2016.[18] His ex-wife Kim Kardashian listed the track in August 2016 among her top 28 favorite songs by her husband.[19]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from West's official website.[20]

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 97
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 84
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[24] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] Gold 45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Credited as co-producer
  2. ^ a b Credited as additional producer

References

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  1. ^ Schwartz, Danny (February 11, 2016). "Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo" Features Are Incredible"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (October 3, 2016). "Kanye West: Listen to unheard demos for 'I Am A God' and 'FML'". NME. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ West, Kanye. "FML (Alvin Risk Remix) (feat. The Weeknd) - Kanye West Song". BBC. BBC Music. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Reiff, Corbin (February 15, 2016). "Here's Every Sample on Kanye West's New Album, 'The Life of Pablo'". Complex. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Gehr, Richard (February 26, 2016). "Section 25: The Brit Post-Punkers on Being Sampled by Kanye West". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Dionne, Zach (February 18, 2016). "Kanye West, Bon Iver & The-Dream Song Leaks: Hear 'Fall Out of Heaven'". Fuse. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  7. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (June 17, 2016). "Every Change Kanye West Made to 'The Life of Pablo'". XXL. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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