| "Favorite Song" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Chance the Rapper featuring Childish Gambino | |
| from the album Acid Rap | |
| Released | April 30, 2013 |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Songwriter(s) | |
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"Favorite Song" is a song by American rapper Chance the Rapper from his second mixtape Acid Rap (2013). It features American rapper Childish Gambino and was produced by Chance himself and Nate Fox.
Composition[edit]
The song contains a sample of "Clean Up Woman" by Betty Wright,[1][2] described as "tropical guitar samples".[3] Fred Thomas of AllMusic described the instrumental as "happily melodic".[2]
The second verse of the song uses a staccato rhythm and internal rhyme scheme that is also used in the song "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 opera The Pirates of Penzance and the poem Song of Eärendil from The Lord of the Rings series. This was noted by Stephen Colbert in a video of Rolling Stone's "Song Breakdown" series.[4]
Critical reception[edit]
In a review of Acid Rap, Maya Kalev of Fact praised the humor in the song, also describing Chance the Rapper as "good to a fault, putting his guests to shame" and that "Childish Gambino brings exactly nothing to the table".[5]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales[6] | 20 |
| US Rap Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
References[edit]
- ^ Lamarre, Carl (May 10, 2020). "The 10 Best Samples of Betty Wright Songs: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Chance the Rapper & More". Billboard.
- ^ a b Thomas, Fred (April 30, 2013). "Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (May 8, 2013). "Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Colbert Connects Chance the Rapper with "Lord of the Rings"". YouTube. August 29, 2018.
- ^ Kalev, Maya (May 14, 2013). "Acid Rap". Fact. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Chance the Rapper: R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
- ^ "Chance the Rapper: Rap Digital Song Sales". Billboard.