| "Baptized in Fire" | |
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| Promotional single byKid Cudi featuringTravis Scott | |
| from the albumPassion, Pain & Demon Slayin' | |
| Released | December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02) |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Trap |
| Length | 4:45 |
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"Baptized in Fire" is a song by American rapperKid Cudi featuring fellow American rapperTravis Scott. It was released on December 1, 2016, as apromotional single from the former's sixth studio album,Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016). The song, which contains a sample of "Deja Vu" byMort Garson, wasproduced byMike Dean,Plain Pat and Kid Cudi. The song marked the third collaboration between Cudi and Scott, following the tracks "Way Back" and "Through the Late Night" from Scott’s album,Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, also released in 2016.
On December 1, 2016, the album was made available forpre-order on theiTunes Store, with "Baptized in Fire" as the "instant gratification track".[1][2] It was released toGoogle Play the following day.[3]
Adrian Marcano fromInverse named it as the fourth best song from the album and wrote that it "goes extra hard with a deep bassy twang that we hear on a lot of records that Travis is on".[4]Noisey wrote: "The brooding track finds both artists showcasing their signature, crawling harmonies".[5]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 47 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | December 2, 2016 |
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Travis Scott songs | |
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| Days Before Rodeo | |
| Rodeo |
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| Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | |
| Astroworld | |
| JackBoys | |
| Utopia | |
| JackBoys 2 | |
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| As featured artist |
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