Song · Kanye West
“Jail” by Kanye West
Released 2021
“Jail” by Kanye West appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2021. It was first released in 2021. Its best result is #50 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #255 alternative song of 2021.
"Jail" showed up on Donda, Kanye West's tenth studio album, in 2021 on GOOD Music and Def Jam, though fans had already heard it bounce around a stadium: West previewed it at the album's first listening party, held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Jay-Z comes in with a verse, Dem Jointz and the Sunday Service Choir add their voices, and the track reaches back to the Boomtown Rats' 1979 song "Sleep (Finger's Lullaby)", interpolating it, which is why Johnnie Fingers sits among the credited writers next to Mike Dean and 88-Keys.
Critics were split, and Jay-Z's verse divided them all over again. The charts were kinder: it reached number 10 on the Hot 100, made number 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs and Gospel Songs tallies, went Gold, and took Best Rap Song at the 2022 Grammys.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
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