Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" | |
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Song by Kendrick Lamar | |
from the album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | |
Released | October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22) |
Recorded | 2012 |
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Length | 12:03 |
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Producer(s) | 'Sing About Me' produced by Like 'I'm Dying of Thirst' produced by
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"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" on YouTube | |
"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar, from his major label debut studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). The song, which appears as the tenth track on the album, was released as a regular album track. It is one of Lamar's lengthier songs, clocking in at twelve minutes and three seconds. The song is split into two parts, the first part, titled "Sing About Me", which is about seven minutes, and the second part, titled "I'm Dying of Thirst", is approximately two minutes and fifty-seconds. There is a skit in between the two parts and another one after the second section. "Sing About Me" samples Grant Green's "Maybe Tomorrow" and the drum break from the track "Use Me" by Bill Withers, while "I'm Dying of Thirst" samples The Singers Unlimited cover of "My Romance".
The song garnered acclaim for Lamar's emotional lyricism and creative approach to self-critique as well as rapping verses from the perspectives of various characters that had appeared on his previous albums and songs on Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.
Critical reception
"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst", in particular the first portion of the track, "Sing About Me", received widespread acclaim from critics and listeners since its release. It has been called by many as one of hip hop's great lyrical displays and storytelling tracks.[citation needed] Pitchfork described the song as a "stunning 12-minute denouement in which Lamar delivers a verse from a peripheral character that is the album's most dazzling stroke of empathy."[1] In a review of Lamar's fourth studio album Damn, Teddy Craven of The Daily Campus compared "Sing About Me" to "Duckworth", saying both songs are "the high-points of their respective albums."[2]
Media appearances
The song was featured in the American television series Grey's Anatomy at the end of the 2013 episode "Man on the Moon".[3]
References
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Album review: Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN."". The Daily Campus. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Beard, Lanford (December 7, 2013). "TV Jukebox: 'Sound of Music,' 'Mindy Project,' more music on TV". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
Wrapping up the hour, Kendrick Lamar's "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" played as...
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- "A.D.H.D."
- "HiiiPoWeR"
- "Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter"
- "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
- "Backseat Freestyle"
- "Money Trees"
- "Poetic Justice"
- "Good Kid"
- "M.A.A.D City"
- "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
- "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst"
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- "For Free? (Interlude)"
- "King Kunta"
- "These Walls"
- "Alright"
- "The Blacker the Berry"
- "I"
- "Blood"
- "DNA"
- "Yah"
- "Element"
- "Feel"
- "Loyalty"
- "Pride"
- "Humble"
- "Lust"
- "Love"
- "XXX"
- "Fear"
- "God"
- "Duckworth"
- "All the Stars"
- "King's Dead"
- "Pray for Me"
- "N95"
- "Die Hard"
- "We Cry Together"
- "Silent Hill"
- "Auntie Diaries"
- "The Heart Part 5"
- "Like That"
- "Euphoria"
- "6:16 in LA"
- "Meet the Grahams"
- "Not Like Us"
- "Hood Gone Love It"
- "I'm On 2.0"
- "Fuckin' Problems"
- "Let Us Move On"
- "YOLO"
- "How Many Drinks?"
- "We Up"
- "Memories Back Then"
- "Collard Greens"
- "Fragile"
- "Forbidden Fruit"
- "Give It 2 U"
- "Radioactive (Remix)"
- "Nosetalgia"
- "It's On Again"
- "Control"
- "1 Train"
- "Autumn Leaves"
- "Never Catch Me"
- "Bad Blood (Remix)"
- "Classic Man (Remix)"
- "Easy Bake"
- "Holy Key"
- "No More Parties in LA"
- "The Greatest"
- "Freedom"
- "Really Doe"
- "Don't Wanna Know"
- "Sidewalks"
- "Goosebumps"
- "New Freezer"
- "Dedication"
- "Tints"
- "America Has a Problem"
- "Cartoon and Cereal"
- "The Heart Part 4"
- "Under the Sun"
- "Family Ties"
- "Range Brothers"
- "The Hillbillies"