Talking / Once Again Explained
| Talking / Once Again |
| Cover: | Talking-Once Again YS.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | ¥$ featuring North West |
| Album: | Vultures 1 |
| Label: | YZY |
| Recorded: | 2023–2024 |
| Length: | 3:06 |
| Producer: |
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| Chronology: | ¥$ |
| Prev Title: | Vultures |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | Carnival |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
"Talking" (stylized in uppercase, single version initially titled "Talking / Once Again") is a song by the American hip hop supergroup ¥$, composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign, featuring West's daughter North. It was first released as a promotional track on February 7, 2024, exclusively on Instagram, YouTube, and X. The song was later released on streaming services on February 8 as the second single from the duo's collaborative album Vultures 1 (2024). The song was written by West and his daughter North, along with Ty Dolla Sign, Chicagoan musician Mamii, Quentin Miller and Ant Clemons. It was produced by both West and Ty Dolla Sign, alongside Camper, Dom Maker, Edsclusive, James Blake and Swizz Beatz.
Background and release
"Talking / Once Again" was previewed for the first time at the "Vultures Rave" event in December 2023.[1] Kanye West officially released the song alongside its music video on February 7, 2024.[2]
Composition and themes
The song features themes of fatherhood, with Ty Dolla Sign rapping about remaining present in his daughter's life, hoping for her to avoid mistakes he made as a young man.[3]
Critical reception
Writing for Billboard, Michael Saponara ranked "Talking" as the fifth best song on the album. Saponara praised North as he stated that she "cooked up an earworm of a chorus that will easily be stuck in listeners’ heads for the weeks to come". He wrote that "Ty Dolla $ign takes the baton" due to his "hopes [of her] properly prepared with the tools to take on the world". He concluded by writing that "Only Ye can churn a positive fatherhood anthem into a rap hit".[4]
Music videos
The music video is directed by Italian film directors Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo. The video shows shots of Kanye West and his daughter, North alongside Ty Dolla Sign and his daughter, Jailynn Crystal.[5]
On April 30, 2024, a music video directed by North West was released, it was co-directed by Aus Taylor (who also photographed the album cover for Vultures 1) and Karim Belkasemi handled the cinematography.
Charts
Notes and References
- Cummings-Grady . Mackenzie . 2024-02-07 . Kanye and North West Plus Ty Dolla Sign and His Daughter Come Together in 'Talking/Once Again' Video . 2024-02-07 . . en . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207231932/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-north-west-talking-once-again-video/ . live .
- Grow . Kory . 2024-02-07 . North West Sings and Raps in Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Talking / Once Again' Clip . 2024-02-07 . Rolling Stone . en-US . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207231522/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/north-west-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-talking-once-again-1234963158/ . live .
- Web site: Dunworth . Liberty . 2024-02-07 . Watch Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's video for 'Talking/Once Again' featuring North West . 2024-02-07 . NME . en-GB . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207192240/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-signs-video-for-talking-once-again-featuring-north-west-3583995 . live .
- Saponara . Michael . February 10, 2024 . Watch North West Rap in Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Talking/Once Again' Music Video . February 11, 2024 . Billboard . en-US . February 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211000735/https://www.billboard.com/lists/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-1-album-songs-ranked/vultures-feat-lil-durk-bump-j/ . live .
- Saponara . Michael . 2024-02-07 . Watch North West Rap in Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Talking/Once Again' Music Video . 2024-02-07 . Billboard . en-US . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207231705/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/north-west-raps-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-talking-once-again-video-1235601534/ . live .
- The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 February 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1772. 4. February 19, 2024.
- Web site: ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2024. February 16, 2024.
- Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. March 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240218090521/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. February 18, 2024.
- Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. February 17, 2024.
- Web site: Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 7. nedēļa. Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 7. lv. LAIPA. February 26, 2024. February 27, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 7-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. February 16, 2024. February 17, 2024. February 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240216123356/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s7-2/. live.
- Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. February 19, 2024. February 16, 2024.
- Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. February 22, 2024. Select week 09.02.2024–15.02.2024..
- Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7. Sverigetopplistan. February 17, 2024.
- Web site: Official Streaming Chart Top 100 . . February 17, 2024.
