On Sight

"On Sight"
Song by Kanye West from the album Yeezus
Recorded	2013
Genre	Electroclash^[1] hip hop
Length	2:36
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Writer	Kanye West Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Thomas Bangalter Ross Birchard Malik Jones Mike Dean Che Smith Cydel Young Elon Rutberg Mike Dean Mikey Rodridgues
Producer	Kanye West Daft Punk Benji B Mike Dean

"On Sight" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, from his sixth solo studio album Yeezus. It was produced by West, Benji B, Daft Punk and Mike Dean. "On Sight" contains interpolations of "Sermon (He'll Give Us What We Really Need)", written by Keith Carter, Sr., and performed by Holy Name of Mary Choral Family. However, West assembled a new choir to sing the song for the album.

Controversy

"On Sight" contains a line stating: "A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson's."^[2] This line aroused controversy from the American Parkinson Disease Association.^[3] The group called the verse "distasteful and the product of obvious ignorance."^[3] MTV replied stating: "The self-professed 'black new wave artist' is no stranger to controversial lyrics, drawing the ire of PETA for saying that his 'mink is draggin' on the floor' on last year's "Cold", but APDA's outrage seems perfunctory considering that this isn't the first time a rapper has used the symptoms of Parkinson's disease for lyrical effect."^[4]

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[5]	10
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	38

References

↑ Jeffries, David. "Kanye West – Yeezus". Allmusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
↑ http://genius.com/Kanye-west-on-sight-lyrics
1 2 "Kanye SLAMMED By Parkinson's Group For 'Distasteful' Lyric". Huffington Post. June 19, 2013.
↑ http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/06/19/kanye-wests-on-sight-lyrics-criticized-by-american-parkinson-disease-association/
↑ "Kanye West – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Kanye West.

Kanye West songs

Discography

The College Dropout	"Through the Wire" "All Falls Down" "Jesus Walks" "The New Workout Plan"

Late Registration	"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" "Gold Digger" "Heard 'Em Say" "Touch the Sky" "Drive Slow"

Graduation	"Can't Tell Me Nothing" "Stronger" "Good Life" "Flashing Lights" "Homecoming"

808s & Heartbreak	"Love Lockdown" "Heartless" "Amazing" "Paranoid"

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	"Power" "Runaway" "Monster" "All of the Lights"

Watch the Throne	"H•A•M" "Otis" "Lift Off" "Niggas in Paris" "Why I Love You" "Gotta Have It" "No Church in the Wild"

Cruel Summer	"Mercy" "Cold" "New God Flow" "Clique"

Yeezus	"Black Skinhead" "Bound 2"

The Life of Pablo	"Famous"

Other singles	"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "Christmas in Harlem" "Only One" "FourFiveSeconds" "All Day"

Featured singles	"Slow Jamz" "Talk About Our Love" "The Food" "I Changed My Mind" "Down and Out" "The Corner" "Go!" "Number One" "Extravaganza" "Number One" "Wouldn't Get Far" "I Still Love H.E.R." "Pro Nails" "Finer Things" "American Boy" "Put On" "Stay Up! (Viagra)" "Swagga like Us" "Go Hard" "Knock You Down" "Beat Goes On" "Kinda Like a Big Deal" "Walkin' on the Moon" "Supernova" "Maybach Music 2" "Make Her Say" "Digital Girl" "Run This Town" "Forever" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Erase Me" "Start It Up" "Hurricane 2.0" "E.T." "Marvin & Chardonnay" "Pride n Joy" "I Wish You Would" "Birthday Song" "Thank You" "I Won" "Blessings" "One Man Can Change the World"

Other songs	"I'll Fly Away" "Hey Mama" "Gone" "Us Placers" "Good Morning" "Champion" "Big Brother" "Welcome to Heartbreak" "See You in My Nightmares" "Deuces (Remix)" "Dark Fantasy" "Gorgeous" "So Appalled" "Devil in a New Dress" "Hell of a Life" "Blame Game" "Lost in the World" "See Me Now" "Who Gon Stop Me" "Made in America" "To the World" "Don't Like" "On Sight" "I Am a God" "New Slaves" "Hold My Liquor" "Blood on the Leaves" "Sanctified" "Wolves"

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