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For other uses, see All Falls Down ( disambiguation ). `` All Falls Down '' Single by Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson from the album The College Dropout B - side `` Get ' Em High '' Released February 24, 2004 Format CD 12 '' Recorded 2003 Studio Sony Music Studios ( New York City ) Larrabee Sound North ( Los Angeles, California ) Genre Hip hop R&B soul Length 3 : 43 Label Roc - A-Fella Def Jam Songwriter ( s ) Kanye West Lauryn Hill Producer ( s ) Kanye West Kanye West singles chronology `` Slow Jamz '' ( 2003 ) `` All Falls Down '' ( 2004 ) `` Jesus Walks '' ( 2004 ) `` Slow Jamz '' ( 2003 ) `` All Falls Down '' ( 2004 ) `` Jesus Walks '' ( 2004 ) Syleena Johnson singles chronology `` Tonight I 'm Gonna Let Go '' ( 2002 ) Tonight I 'm Gonna Let Go2002 `` All Falls Down '' ( 2004 ) All Falls Down2004 `` Hypnotic '' ( 2005 ) Hypnotic 2005 `` All Falls Down '' is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was released as the third single from his debut album, The College Dropout. The song was produced by West and features singer Syleena Johnson. It was released in February 2004 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number ten and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 2004, his second Top 10 in the USA. The song was nominated for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Track listings 3.1 12 '' vinyl # 1 3.2 12 '' vinyl # 2 3.3 CD single # 1 3.4 CD single # 2 3.5 CD single # 3 4 Personnel 5 Chart positions 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External links Background The song features an interpolation of Lauryn Hill 's `` Mystery of Iniquity. '' Kanye originally attempted to acquire legal clearance to sample the recording but due to various complications, the permission was withheld. West then called upon Syleena Johnson to re-sing the relevant vocal portions of `` Mystery of Iniquity '' which ended up in the final track. The version of the song with the original sample can be heard on West 's Freshman Adjustment mixtape. However, the earliest version of the song can be found on West 's 2001 mixtape The Prerequisite, on which it called `` Dream Come True ''. Lyrically, `` All Falls Down '' examines the self - consciousness and insecurity within society, particularly the black community, and how these characteristics pertain to economic materialism. Music video The music video for `` All Falls Down '' was directed by Chris Milk and shot at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California. It follows Kanye as he accompanies his girlfriend, played by Stacey Dash, to the airport to catch her flight. The music video is shot in first - person perspective, displaying the journey from their car to the airport terminal through West 's eyes. The video also features cameos by Syleena Johnson, Common, and Kel Mitchell, who act as a ticket counter, gate agent, and valet, respectively. In addition, rappers Common, GLC and Consequence can also be seen as Kanye is running through the airport in slow motion. Track listings 12 '' vinyl # 1 A-Side `` All Falls Down '' ( Clean ) `` All Falls Down '' ( Dirty ) `` All Falls Down '' ( A cappella ) B - Side `` Get ' Em High '' ( Clean ) `` Get ' Em High '' ( Extended Dirty ) `` Get ' Em High '' ( A cappella ) 12 '' vinyl # 2 A-Side `` All Falls Down '' ( Explicit ) `` All Falls Down '' ( Edited ) B - Side `` Heavy Hitters '' ( Dirty ) `` Heavy Hitters '' ( A cappella ) CD single # 1 `` All Falls Down '' ( Album Version Explicit ) `` Heavy Hitters '' ( Dirty ) CD single # 2 `` All Falls Down '' `` Get ' Em High '' `` Heavy Hitters '' `` Through the Wire '' CD single # 3 `` All Falls Down - Explicit '' `` All Falls Down '' - Edited '' `` Heavy Hitters ( Feat. GLC ) '' `` Get ' Em High ( Feat. Talib Kweli & Common ) '' `` All Falls Down - Video '' Personnel Information taken from The College Dropout liner notes. Songwriters : Kanye West, Lauryn Hill Producer : Kanye West Record engineer : Tatsuya Sato, Rabeka Tunei Mix engineer : Manny Marroquin Guitar : Eric `` E-Bass '' Johnson Acoustic guitar : Ken Lewis Chart positions Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 7 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 18 Canadian Singles Chart 9 Europe Official Top 100 71 German Singles Chart 72 Irish Singles Chart 23 New Zealand Singles Chart 19 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 85 UK Singles Chart 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 22 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Kanye West nets 10 Grammy nominations ''. MSNBC. December 7, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Reid, Shaheem ( February 9, 2005 ). `` Road To The Grammys : The Making Of Kanye West 's College Dropout ''. MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009. Jump up ^ Hall, Rashaun ( January 21, 2005 ). `` Kanye West Collaborating With Lauryn Hill On New LP ''. MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009. Jump up ^ Heaton, Dave ( March 5, 2004 ). `` Kanye West The College Dropout -- PopMatters Music Review ''. PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Jump up ^ Reid, Shaheem ( August 25, 2005 ). `` Kanye Puts It All On The Line -- For A Video : VMAs Behind The Camera ''. MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009. Jump up ^ The College Dropout ( Media notes ). Kanye West. Roc - A-Fella Records. 2004. 986 173 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Kanye West and Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down ''. aCharts.us. Retrieved August 3, 2007. Jump up ^ `` All Falls Down - Kanye West ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- KanYe West feat. Syleena Johnson -- All Falls Down '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- KanYe West feat. Syleena Johnson -- All Falls Down '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Kanye West & Syleena Johnson -- All Falls Down : Full History ''. top40-charts.com. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- KanYe West feat. Syleena Johnson -- All Falls Down '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Kanye West -- All Falls Down ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links `` All Falls Down '' Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Kanye West songs Discography The College Dropout `` All Falls Down '' `` I 'll Fly Away '' `` Jesus Walks '' `` The New Workout Plan '' `` Slow Jamz '' `` Through the Wire '' Late Registration `` Heard ' Em Say '' `` Touch the Sky '' `` Gold Digger '' `` Drive Slow '' `` Diamonds from Sierra Leone '' `` Hey Mama '' `` Gone '' Graduation `` Good Morning '' `` Champion '' `` Stronger '' `` Good Life '' `` Ca n't Tell Me Nothing '' `` Flashing Lights '' `` Homecoming '' `` Big Brother '' 808s & Heartbreak `` Welcome to Heartbreak '' `` Heartless '' `` Amazing '' `` Love Lockdown '' `` Paranoid '' `` See You in My Nightmares '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy `` Dark Fantasy '' `` Gorgeous '' `` Power '' `` All of the Lights '' `` Monster '' `` So Appalled '' `` Devil in a New Dress '' `` Runaway '' `` Hell of a Life '' `` Blame Game '' `` Lost in the World '' `` Who Will Survive in America '' `` See Me Now '' Watch the Throne `` No Church in the Wild '' `` Lift Off '' `` Niggas in Paris '' `` Otis '' `` Gotta Have It '' `` Who Gon Stop Me '' `` Made in America '' `` Why I Love You '' `` H A M '' Cruel Summer `` To the World '' `` Clique '' `` Mercy '' `` New God Flow '' `` Cold '' `` Do n't Like '' Yeezus `` On Sight '' `` Black Skinhead '' `` I Am a God '' `` New Slaves '' `` Hold My Liquor '' `` Blood on the Leaves '' `` Bound 2 '' The Life of Pablo `` Ultralight Beam '' `` Father Stretch My Hands '' `` Famous '' `` Real Friends '' `` Wolves '' `` Fade '' `` Saint Pablo '' Cruel Winter `` Champions '' Other singles `` Classic ( Better Than I 've Ever Been ) '' `` Christmas in Harlem '' `` Only One '' `` FourFiveSeconds '' `` All Day '' Featured singles `` Talk About Our Love '' `` The Food '' `` I Changed My Mind '' `` Down and Out '' `` The Corner '' `` Go ! '' `` Number One '' `` Extravaganza '' `` Number One '' `` Would n't Get Far '' `` I Still Love H.E.R. '' `` Pro Nails '' `` Finer Things '' `` American Boy '' `` Put On '' `` Stay Up ! ( Viagra ) '' `` Swagga Like Us '' `` Go Hard '' `` Knock You Down '' `` Beat Goes On '' `` Kinda Like a Big Deal '' `` Walkin ' on the Moon '' `` Supernova '' `` Maybach Music 2 '' `` Make Her Say '' `` Digital Girl '' `` Run This Town '' `` Forever '' `` We Are the World 25 for Haiti '' `` Erase Me '' `` Start It Up '' `` Hurricane 2.0 '' `` E.T. '' `` Marvin & Chardonnay '' `` Pride n Joy '' `` I Wish You Would '' `` Birthday Song '' `` Thank You '' `` I Won '' `` Blessings '' `` One Man Can Change the World '' `` Pop Style '' `` THat Part '' `` Friends '' `` Feel Me '' `` Love Yourself '' `` Glow '' Other songs `` Us Placers '' `` Deuces ( Remix ) '' `` Sanctified '' Book Portal Syleena Johnson Discography Studio albums Love Hangover Chapter 1 : Love, Pain & Forgiveness Chapter 2 : The Voice Chapter 3 : The Flesh Chapter 4 : Labor Pains Chapter 5 : Underrated Chapter 6 : Couples Therapy Compilations I Am Your Woman : The Best of Syleena Johnson 9ine ( with Musiq Soulchild ) Singles `` Scared of You '' `` Baby I 'm So Confused '' `` Ai n't No Love '' `` I Am Your Woman '' `` Hit on Me '' `` Tonight I 'm Gonna Let Go '' `` Guess What '' `` Guess What ( Guess Again ) '' ( Remix ) `` Faithful to You '' `` Hypnotic '' `` Another Relationship '' `` It Is True '' `` Shoo Fly '' `` My Shoes '' `` A Boss '' `` Angry Girl '' `` Feel the Fire '' `` Perfectly Worthless '' `` My Love '' Non-album Singles `` It 's On '' `` There 'll Come a Time '' `` Peace Pipe '' Collaborations `` All Falls Down '' `` Down and Out '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Falls_Down&oldid=827528194 '' Categories : 2004 singles Kanye West songs Music videos directed by Chris Milk Song recordings produced by Kanye West Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by Lauryn Hill Roc - A-Fella Records singles Def Jam Recordings singles 2004 songs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2013 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Wallonia Tip Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano עברית Македонски Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 25 February 2018, at 06 : 43. 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Question: meaning of the song all falls down by kanye west
Answer: examines the self-consciousness and insecurity within society, particularly the black community, and how these characteristics pertain to economic materialism