Touch the Sky (song)

"Touch the Sky" is a song recorded by Kanye West for his second studio album, Late Registration (2005). The song samples Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up" (1971) and features Lupe Fiasco on the third verse.
Despite both being from Chicago, Fiasco stated, "I never met him through any Chicago connections. He was always in a different world. He was in a Hyde Park, Common, backpacker world." Originally, he did not want to appear on the track, feeling it was not his "piece," though his partner convinced him to."Lupe Fiasco Speaks on His Relationship With Kanye & Jay Z [SKEE Live - Season 2"]. YouTube. June 30, 2014.
== Music video ==
The music video was directed by Chris Milk and premiered June 17, 2006. It features Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson. Producer Just Blaze shared that Kanye West spent to the "last dime" in re-shooting the video, not liking the one Def Jam paid for. He added, "He came back after the fact and specked out this whole movie deal that we know with the cannon and the Evel Knievel thing and whatever. And I want to say that was something like 700, 800 thousand dollars."Zlsook, Brian (October 7, 2016). "Kanye West "Spent His Last Dime" to Bankroll "Touch The Sky" Video". DJ Booth.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
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