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Be (Intro)

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About the song

Album: Be
Released: May 24, 2005
Language: English
Duration: 2:24
Recorded at: Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) & Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Credits

Written by: Choker Campbell
Common
Kanye West
Choker Campbell, Common, Kanye West
Produced by: Kanye West
Kanye West
Mixed by: Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson
Mastered by: Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Label: Geffen Records
G.O.O.D. Music
Geffen Records, G.O.O.D. Music

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