page_title: Closed on Sunday
section_title: Composition and lyrics
hierarchical_section_title: Closed on Sunday / Composition and lyrics
caption_attribution_description: Chick Fil A - Cranberry TWP, PA
context_page_description: "Closed on Sunday" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King. The song was produced by West, Angel Lopez, Brian "AllDay" Miller, Federico Vindver, and Timbaland. It was co-written by the producers with No Malice, Rennard East, Pusha T and Victory Elyse Boyd, and since the song samples work by Grupo Vocal Argentino, a songwriting credit was added for Chango Farías Gómez. On November 28, 2019, the song was released by West's record labels GOOD Music and Def Jam as the second single from the album. A hip hop song, it is based around a sample of "Martín Fierro", performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino.
  The song's lyrics see West emphasizing Sunday Sabbatarianism, alongside him referencing the closure of Chick-fil-A on the Lord's Day. Since being released, "Closed on Sunday" has received generally negative reviews from music critics. They often criticized the lyrical content, mostly placing focus on the referencing of Chick-fil-A. It reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while also attained top 20 positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Latvia, and the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: Musically, "Closed on Sunday" is a hip hop track. The track includes samples of "Martín Fierro", written by Gómez and performed by Grupo Vocal Argentino. For the opening of the track, a fragment of the recording is used. Guitars are sampled from the recording, being used as the basis for the track and the sample was described as featuring "eerie yet melodic strings." The song features a gospel chorus, which is performed by West.
  The lyrics of the song feature West highlighting the traditional Christian doctrine of Sunday Sabbatarianism, while he sings about Chick-fil-A. West praises the fast-food chain for being closed on the Lord's Day of Sunday, referencing Exodus 20:8:11, which he directs praise towards due to the closure allowing people to rest. West places emphasis on the importance of Christian Sabbath and links it with "the end of imprisonment, slavery, and debt peonage," expressing the same point as Pope Benedict XVI. In the chorus, West sings the line "Closed on Sunday, you my Chick-fil-A." The song also features West mentioning his favourite order from the fast-food chain: "You're my number one, with the lemonade." With certain lyrics, West pleads for his listeners to observe the Lord's Day similarly to how Chick-fil-A does. The song concludes with a high pitched voice that cries, "Chick-fil-A!"
caption: West uses the song's lyrics to reference American fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A.
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