Off the Grid (song)

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He gave me my space, but every eight couple bars, "I'm like yo look, I got some shit" and he's like, "Yo, keep going". That’s why it is so long, he kept telling me to keep going, keep going like three times. Like how much more, "Just keep going". [...] I was playing a couple of songs, and he was like "Who produced this?", and I'm like my man AyoAA – Ozzy, and he's like "Get him on a plane, get him out here". The "Off the Grid" shit was already done, he sent me that beat before I even met him. It wasn't drill. He got my producer Ozzy to add the drill to the song on my part. [6]

The song was first officially previewed at the August 5 listening party at Mercedes Benz Stadium. [7] It was previewed again in Soldier Field on August 26, with an added verse from West at the end.[ citation needed ]

Reception

"Off the Grid"
Single by Kanye West featuring Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign
from the album Donda
ReleasedNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
Recorded2020–21
Studio Mercedes Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Genre
Length5:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Believe What I Say"
(2021)		"Off the Grid"
(2021)		"Eazy"
(2022)
Playboi Carti singles chronology
"Unlock It"
(2021)		"Off the Grid"
(2021)		"Popular"
(2023)

The track was named the best song of 2021 by Complex . [8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [40] Gold40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [41] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [43] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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