In the lyrics of the song, West and Lil Wayne touch on relationship troubles with their ex-lovers. Lil Wayne raps in auto-tune, with him contributing the hook and a verse. Throughout the song, West's voice is auto-tuned as he sings in an aggressive tone. Keyboards are also included in the composition, which were contributed by Bhasker. In the background, the song features a cello, violas, bass, and violins. The strings were engineered by Jeff Chestek, with assistance from Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts, and John Stahl. The song is reliant on strings and electric synths, the former of which were arranged by Gold. Going against the composition of the other tracks on 808s & Heartbreak, no drum sounds are featured. Musically, "See You in My Nightmares" is a club number, with an electronic beat. He elaborated, specifying that it was tweaked across different studios in a perfectionist manner while West was in Asia and Europe on the Glow in the Dark Tour (2007–2008). Reflecting on the album for its 10th anniversary in 2018, recording engineer Anthony Kilhoffer recalled the heavy amount of effort that was put into the song's production. "See You in My Nightmares" was recorded during the three week period that West worked on the entirety of the album in 2008. Manny Marroquin served the role of mix engineer for "See You in My Nightmares", with engineering assistance from Christian Plata and Erik Madrid, and an 11-piece orchestra was also used for the song that was conducted by Larry Gold. It experienced a leak on November 12, 2008, being reported to have the title of "Tell Everybody That You Know" at the time. The producers wrote the song alongside Jeff Bhasker and Lil Wayne. The song was produced by West, while co-produced by No I.D. The recording took place at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, and at Glenwood Studios in Burbank, California. then travelled to Hawaii to work with rapper Jay-Z on his eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3 (2009), before West decided on transferring to working on 808s & Heartbreak in the state. initially rejected the decision due to their differing personalities, but later started to communicate with Kanye West more after persuasion from Malik Yusef. was contacted by American rapper Malik Yusef, who told him to spend time with the artist. Īfter Kanye's mother Donda West died, his mentor No I.D. Prior to "See You in My Nightmares", West and Lil Wayne had both frequently used Auto-Tune. On both of the tracks, Lil Wayne shouts out West. The former released his sixth studio album Tha Carter III the following month, and West contributed production to its tracks "Comfortable" and "Let the Beat Build".
Lil Wayne released a remix of his hit single " Lollipop" in May 2008, featuring West. In the lyrics of fellow album track "The Glory", West makes a reference to him. West released his third studio album Graduation two months later, which features a guest appearance from Lil Wayne on "Barry Bonds" this marked the first collaboration between the two. In July 2007, Lil Wayne brought out West during his first show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. served as a co-writer and co-producer for the song. The song was later covered by Vida Sophia in December 2015. In the former year, a remix of the song was used for Spike Jonze's film We Were Once a Fairytale, which stars a drunken West in a club. West performed it in February 2009 for his second live album, VH1 Storytellers (2010).
The song has since been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2008, "See You in My Nightmares" charted at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the US Pop 100, alongside reaching number 22 on the Canadian Hot 100. Critical commentary was mostly focused on the rapper's vocal style, while a few reviewers were negative towards his lyricism. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who were generally split in their feelings of Lil Wayne's appearance. Lyrically, West and Lil Wayne discuss relationship troubles. A club number with an electronic beat, it relies on strings and synths. It was scheduled to be released as the album's third single on March 10, 2009, ultimately being canceled in favor of " Amazing".
It was written by West, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker and Lil Wayne. " See You in My Nightmares" is a song by American rapper Kanye West featuring fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, from the former's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008).
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