Day 'n' Nite

"Day 'n' Nite" is a song by Kid Cudi, released as his debut commercial single on February 5, 2008. He co-wrote and produced it with Dot da Genius. It is featured in his albums A Kid Named Cudi and Man on the Moon: The End of Day. The official music video was directed by So Me and produced by Mourad Belkeddar.
Cudi wrote the song because of his uncle who passed away in 2006, describing it as therapy. He elaborated, "We were actually beefing because he forced me out the house when I didn't have another situation set up, so I was bitter. I never apologized for it, and that kills me. That's why I wrote 'Day 'n' Nite.' If he wasn't there to let me stay with him those first few months, there would be no Kid Cudi."Avila, Daniela (November 3, 2021). "Kid Cudi Says Writing 'Day 'N' Nite' Was 'Like Therapy' for Him in Clip from New Documentary". People.
In a verified Genius annotation, he said about the track, "[T]he lonely stoner is me, that's what it is [...] Basically, I would come up with these ideas and I would run to the studio which was down the hall to O. Dots room and I'd tell him my ideas and we'd lay them down and then cycle would continue I would go back to my room for a couple days and be I'd be M.I.A. zone out and write, so in that time frame is me speaking about, you know what I was going through at that point in time."
The song peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Charts and was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. 
== Credits and personnel ==
* Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi vocals, writer, producer
* Oladipo "Dot da Genius" Omishore writer, producer, mixing, recording engineer
== Track listings ==
== Accolades ==
=== BET Hip Hop Awards ===
Year	Award 	Result
2009	BET Hip Hop Award for Track of the Year 	
2009	BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video	
=== Beatport Music Awards ===
Year	Award 	Result
2009	Beatport Music Awards for Best Indie Dance / Nu Disco track (Crookers Remix)	
=== MTV Video Music Awards ===
Year	Award 	Result
2009	MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist	
=== Grammy Awards ===
Year	Award 	Result
2010	Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance	
2010	Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 	
== Release history ==
Region 	Date 	Format(s) 	Version(s) 	Label
United States 	February 5, 2008 	Digital download 	 	Fool's Gold
United States 	February 2008 	12-inch vinyl 	 	Fool's Gold
Worldwide 	March 2008 	Free digital download	Crookers remix	Fool's Gold
United States 	August 5, 2008 	Digital download 	Crookers remix	Fool's Gold
United Kingdom	January 11, 2009 	Digital download 	Various 	Data
United Kingdom	January 12, 2009 	CD single 	 	Data
United Kingdom	January 12, 2009 	CD single 	Various 	Data
France 	February 9, 2009 	Digital download 	Various 	Happy Music
France 	February 20, 2009	Digital download 	Various 	Happy Music
Germany 	March 13, 2009 	Digital download 	Various 	Ministry of Sound
United States 	March 20, 2009 	Digital download 	Original 	Universal Motown
United States 	March 20, 2009 	Digital download 	Crookers remix	Universal Motown
Australia 	June 15, 2009 	CD single 	 	Universal Motown
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2008 songs
Category:A Kid Named Cudi
Category:Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Category:Singles
Category:Songs
Category:Songs with music videos