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"Closed on Sunday" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King (2019). The song was produced by West, Angel Lopez, Brian "AllDay" Miller, Federico Vindver, and Timbaland. It was co-written by the producers with No Malice, Rennard East, Pusha T and Victory Elyse Boyd, and since the song samples work by Grupo Vocal Argentino, a songwriting credit was added for Chango Farías Gómez. On November 28, 2019, the song was released by West's record labels GOOD Music and Def Jam as the second single from the album. A religious hip hop song, it is based around a sample of "Martín Fierro", performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino.
The song's lyrics see West emphasizing Sunday Sabbatarianism, alongside him referencing the closure of Chick-fil-A on the Lord's Day. Since being released, "Closed on Sunday" has received generally negative reviews from music critics. They often criticized the lyrical content, mostly placing focus on the referencing of Chick-fil-A. Despite the negative reception, the song received a nomination for Top Gospel Song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. It reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while further attaining top 20 positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Latvia, and the United Kingdom.
A music video for "Closed on Sunday" was released on November 28, 2019, coinciding with Thanksgiving in the United States. The video has a family theme, with it featuring West and Kim Kardashian, accompanied by their four children. The version of the song used for the visual features vocals from the Sunday Service Choir and North West. In October 2019, the song was performed by Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir alongside a band on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The performance received positive reviews from critics, with general praise for the chemistry of the performers. The song has since been performed during Sunday Service concerts on multiple occasions. It was covered by Chris Tomlin in October 2019.
In December 2018, West collaborator Timbaland and American record producer Federico Vindver took part in recording sessions with numerous rappers in Miami, including Saweetie and Lil Mosey. West showed up to the sessions in under 24 hours, with Vindver recalling that he and Timbaland were "blown away" when West started "playing tracks for the Yandhi project." Vindver explained the collaborative process between West and Timbaland, saying: "Timbaland would freestyle with him in the studio — Tim on the drum machine, Kanye singing in real time. He wanted to make more healing music at that time. But he was still finding what it was." West and Timbaland were reported to be working together in Miami again during January 2019 for completion of the album, alongside rappers Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and YNW Melly, among others. In addition to "Closed on Sunday", Timbaland contributed production to Jesus Is King tracks "Water", "Hands On", "Use This Gospel", and "Jesus Is Lord". Timbaland produced the former of the five tracks with West, Angel Lopez, Brian "AllDay" Miller, and Vindver.
The song samples "Martín Fierro" (1970) by Argentinian folk group Grupo Vocal Argentino, and the group's director Chango Farías Gómez had died in 2011, meaning that the sample was posthumous. Speaking to Silencio, Vindver stated that generally, several producers are in charge of looking for the samples for most of West's songs. Vindver elaborated, saying that Miller "goes through the internet and record stores where he gets mp3s, vinyl and a lot of weird stuff," and found the Grupo Vocal Argentino sample when he was looking for Latin American music. West introduced Vindver to Miller in 2018 and Miller then showed him the sample; Vindver explained that after they found a loop, West "recorded his raps on it, and then we replaced the guitars and recorded the vocals with Kanye's gospel chorus," though he admitted to West not knowing who Gomez is or "who many other artists are." Due to having composed the recording, Gómez received credit as a writer on "Closed on Sunday". West, Lopez, Miller, Vindver, No Malice, Rennard East, Pusha T, Timbaland, and Victory Elyse Boyd are also credited writers on the song.
In August 2019, West's wife Kim Kardashian shared a track list for Jesus Is King that included a track titled "Sunday". Two months later, "Closed on Sunday" was revealed to be set for inclusion on the album, though it was not known if the track was a retitled version of "Sunday". The line "Closed on Sunday, you're my Chick-fil-A" was revealed by West to have been recorded as a Voice Memo on his iPhone, which West first starting doing for his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013). Prior to referencing American fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A within the song, West had often shown his appreciation for fast food. West tweeted in 2016 that the company McDonald's is "my favorite brand," while he later called it "my favorite restaurant" in 2018.
Musically, "Closed on Sunday" is a hip hop track. The track includes samples of "Martín Fierro", written by Gómez and performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino. For the opening of the track, a fragment of the recording is used. Guitars are sampled from the recording, being used as the basis for the track and the sample was described as featuring "eerie yet melodic strings." The song features a gospel chorus, which is performed by West.
The lyrics of the song feature West highlighting the traditional Christian doctrine of Sunday Sabbatarianism, while he sings about Chick-fil-A. West praises the fast-food chain for being closed on the Lord's Day of Sunday, referencing Exodus 20:8:11, which he directs praise towards due to the closure allowing people to rest. West places emphasis on the importance of Christian Sabbath and links it with "the end of imprisonment, slavery, and debt peonage," expressing the same point as Pope Benedict XVI. In the chorus, West sings the line "Closed on Sunday, you my Chick-fil-A." The song also features West mentioning his favourite order from the fast-food chain: "You're my number one, with the lemonade." With certain lyrics, West pleads for his listeners to observe the Lord's Day similarly to how Chick-fil-A does. The song concludes with a high pitched voice that cries, "Chick-fil-A!"
Closed on Sunday
"Closed on Sunday" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King (2019). The song was produced by West, Angel Lopez, Brian "AllDay" Miller, Federico Vindver, and Timbaland. It was co-written by the producers with No Malice, Rennard East, Pusha T and Victory Elyse Boyd, and since the song samples work by Grupo Vocal Argentino, a songwriting credit was added for Chango Farías Gómez. On November 28, 2019, the song was released by West's record labels GOOD Music and Def Jam as the second single from the album. A religious hip hop song, it is based around a sample of "Martín Fierro", performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino.
The song's lyrics see West emphasizing Sunday Sabbatarianism, alongside him referencing the closure of Chick-fil-A on the Lord's Day. Since being released, "Closed on Sunday" has received generally negative reviews from music critics. They often criticized the lyrical content, mostly placing focus on the referencing of Chick-fil-A. Despite the negative reception, the song received a nomination for Top Gospel Song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. It reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while further attaining top 20 positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Latvia, and the United Kingdom.
A music video for "Closed on Sunday" was released on November 28, 2019, coinciding with Thanksgiving in the United States. The video has a family theme, with it featuring West and Kim Kardashian, accompanied by their four children. The version of the song used for the visual features vocals from the Sunday Service Choir and North West. In October 2019, the song was performed by Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir alongside a band on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The performance received positive reviews from critics, with general praise for the chemistry of the performers. The song has since been performed during Sunday Service concerts on multiple occasions. It was covered by Chris Tomlin in October 2019.
In December 2018, West collaborator Timbaland and American record producer Federico Vindver took part in recording sessions with numerous rappers in Miami, including Saweetie and Lil Mosey. West showed up to the sessions in under 24 hours, with Vindver recalling that he and Timbaland were "blown away" when West started "playing tracks for the Yandhi project." Vindver explained the collaborative process between West and Timbaland, saying: "Timbaland would freestyle with him in the studio — Tim on the drum machine, Kanye singing in real time. He wanted to make more healing music at that time. But he was still finding what it was." West and Timbaland were reported to be working together in Miami again during January 2019 for completion of the album, alongside rappers Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and YNW Melly, among others. In addition to "Closed on Sunday", Timbaland contributed production to Jesus Is King tracks "Water", "Hands On", "Use This Gospel", and "Jesus Is Lord". Timbaland produced the former of the five tracks with West, Angel Lopez, Brian "AllDay" Miller, and Vindver.
The song samples "Martín Fierro" (1970) by Argentinian folk group Grupo Vocal Argentino, and the group's director Chango Farías Gómez had died in 2011, meaning that the sample was posthumous. Speaking to Silencio, Vindver stated that generally, several producers are in charge of looking for the samples for most of West's songs. Vindver elaborated, saying that Miller "goes through the internet and record stores where he gets mp3s, vinyl and a lot of weird stuff," and found the Grupo Vocal Argentino sample when he was looking for Latin American music. West introduced Vindver to Miller in 2018 and Miller then showed him the sample; Vindver explained that after they found a loop, West "recorded his raps on it, and then we replaced the guitars and recorded the vocals with Kanye's gospel chorus," though he admitted to West not knowing who Gomez is or "who many other artists are." Due to having composed the recording, Gómez received credit as a writer on "Closed on Sunday". West, Lopez, Miller, Vindver, No Malice, Rennard East, Pusha T, Timbaland, and Victory Elyse Boyd are also credited writers on the song.
In August 2019, West's wife Kim Kardashian shared a track list for Jesus Is King that included a track titled "Sunday". Two months later, "Closed on Sunday" was revealed to be set for inclusion on the album, though it was not known if the track was a retitled version of "Sunday". The line "Closed on Sunday, you're my Chick-fil-A" was revealed by West to have been recorded as a Voice Memo on his iPhone, which West first starting doing for his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013). Prior to referencing American fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A within the song, West had often shown his appreciation for fast food. West tweeted in 2016 that the company McDonald's is "my favorite brand," while he later called it "my favorite restaurant" in 2018.
Musically, "Closed on Sunday" is a hip hop track. The track includes samples of "Martín Fierro", written by Gómez and performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino. For the opening of the track, a fragment of the recording is used. Guitars are sampled from the recording, being used as the basis for the track and the sample was described as featuring "eerie yet melodic strings." The song features a gospel chorus, which is performed by West.
The lyrics of the song feature West highlighting the traditional Christian doctrine of Sunday Sabbatarianism, while he sings about Chick-fil-A. West praises the fast-food chain for being closed on the Lord's Day of Sunday, referencing Exodus 20:8:11, which he directs praise towards due to the closure allowing people to rest. West places emphasis on the importance of Christian Sabbath and links it with "the end of imprisonment, slavery, and debt peonage," expressing the same point as Pope Benedict XVI. In the chorus, West sings the line "Closed on Sunday, you my Chick-fil-A." The song also features West mentioning his favourite order from the fast-food chain: "You're my number one, with the lemonade." With certain lyrics, West pleads for his listeners to observe the Lord's Day similarly to how Chick-fil-A does. The song concludes with a high pitched voice that cries, "Chick-fil-A!"