| "See Me Now" | |
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| Promotional single byKanye West featuringBeyoncé,Charlie Wilson andBig Sean | |
| from the albumMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | |
| Released | August 11, 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 6:04 |
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"See Me Now" is a song by American rapperKanye West featuringR&B singersBeyoncé andCharlie Wilson. The album version includes a verse byBig Sean and is included on West's fifth studio albumMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) as aniTunes Store bonus track. It was written by West, Knowles, Wilson and Sean, while production was handled by West,Lex Luger andNo I.D.
"See Me Now" received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song peaked at number two on the USBillboardBubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in 2010 and appeared at number 160 on the 2011 year-end South Korean Gaon Chart.
"See Me Now" was produced by West,Lex Luger andNo I.D.Southside was in the studio during Luger's production work on the song, which led to him being involved with West's 2011Jay-Z collaboration "Illest Motherfucker Alive".[1][2] It premiered on August 11, 2010.[3] The song was also available on West's website, also on the same day, for a freedigital download.[4] The album version has an additional verse byBig Sean and is included onMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as aniTunes bonus track. Knowles recorded her vocals for the song at 5am.[3]
During thebridge of the song, Knowles sings the lines, "I know one thing, my momma would be proud/And you see me looking up cause I know she's looking down right now".[3] During thehook Wilson sings the lines "I know you see me now right now, I know you see me now right now" with a "deep"tenor.[3]
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| Rolling Stone |    [5] |
Christian Hoard of theRolling Stone gave the song a rating of three and a half out of five stars, writing in his review of the song: "'I'm Socrates, but my skin more chocolaty,' shouts Kanye, who goes on to detail several feats of attention-whore behavior—cruising in Ferraris, rocking fur coats, walking into high-end restaurants with no shoes on. But the sound is remarkably warm, a gospel-style mix of heartfelt crooning (from Beyoncé and... Charlie Wilson) and plush accompaniment that's perfect for worshipping at the altar of Yeezy."[5]
"See Me Now" debuted and peaked at number two on the USBillboardBubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart on August 28, 2010.[6] It appeared at number 160 on the year-end South Korean Gaon Chart for 2011.[7]
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