Song · Jay-Z
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z
From the album The Blueprint 3 (2009)
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album The Blueprint 3. Its best result is #89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #649 alternative song of 2009.
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was Jay-Z's opening shot for The Blueprint 3, his 11th studio album, and a pointed one: the song is a broadside against the music industry's Auto-Tune habit. It premiered on New York's Hot 97 in June 2009 before going out as a download and the album's first single.
No I.D. produced it, sampling "In the Space" by Montenegrin composer Janko Nilović, and the bridge nods to Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" while borrowing lines from Kanye West's "Big Brother" and the Notorious B.I.G.'s "You're Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You)". Young Guru recorded and mixed it. It climbed to number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Jay-Z his eighth Grammy, his second for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
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