| "Jukebox Joints" | |
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| Song byASAP Rocky featuring Joe Fox andKanye West | |
| from the albumAt. Long. Last. ASAP | |
| Released | May 26, 2015 |
| Recorded | 2014–2015 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:24 |
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"Jukebox Joints" is a song by American rapperASAP Rocky, featuring Joe Fox andKanye West. It was released as the ninth track from ASAP Rocky's secondstudio album,At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015). An accompanying music video was released on August 10, 2015.
In an interview withRed Bull Music Academy,Che Pope explained how ASAP Rocky had become involved with the song:
Literally, maybe 5 in the morning one day, A$AP’s like, “Che, I know you got a bunch of soul samples.” He’s like, “I want to make a jukebox song.” Unbeknownst to me, that Kanye had actually already given him a track that I had given Kanye so then we just ended up adding onto it. I didn’t know it was going to be that long.[1]
Meaghan Garvey ofPitchfork praised "Jukebox Joints" as being "back-to-basics", writing that ASAP Rocky has "got real shit to say".[2]Billboard complimented Fox's appearance on the song, as well as his other features onAt. Long. Last. ASAP, writing that he "anchors almost a third of the album with sung hooks".[3]
On June 11, 2015, Rocky was joined byThe Roots onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Jukebox Joints" along withAt. Long. Last. ASAP single "LSD".[4] AsJimmy Fallon himself alluded to, it wasn't clear exactly how seriously Rocky had taken the drug-tinged lyrics of both songs before the performance, since it began with him reclining in a bed.[4] The performance saw him rise from the bed to rap a medley of "Jukebox Joints" and "LSD".[5]
"Jukebox Joints" contains samples of several songs: "Doa untuk Kekasih" (1972), performed by Indonesian band Rasela; "Much Better Off" (1968), performed bySmokey Robinson andThe Miracles; and "Who Cares" (1975), performed by Tony Aiken and Future 2000.[6]
On August 10, 2015, the music video for "Jukebox Joints" was released.[7] It showsASAP Mob relaxing in a variety of places, ranging from bedrooms tosubway stations and the effects of psychedelic colours and smoke are used within the video.[8][7] The version of the track used for the music video is different from the album version, as West's verse is not included. He doesn't appear in the video either, despite being credited as a feature in the title.[9]
The song peaked at number 7 on the USBillboardBubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and spent a total of two weeks on it.[10]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| USBubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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