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The Food

Be (20th Anniversary)2004English

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About the song

Album: Be (20th Anniversary)
Released: October 1, 2004
Language: English
Duration: 4:19

Credits

Written by: Common
Eugene Record
Kanye West
Sam Cooke
Stanley McKenny
Common, Eugene Record, Kanye West, Sam Cooke, Stanley McKenny
Produced by: Kanye West
Kanye West
Mixed by: Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson
Label: Geffen Records
G.O.O.D. Music
Geffen Records, G.O.O.D. Music

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

Nothing Can Change This Love
Otis Redding
1965

Interpolates

The Bridge
MC Shan
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Remixes

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Live versions

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