Mixed Personalities

"Mixed Personalities" is a song by American rapper YNW Melly featuring American rapper Kanye West. The song was produced by C-Clip Beatz and BoogzDaBeast. A music video for the song was released in January 2019 along with Melly's mixtape We All Shine.

This article is about the YNW Melly song. For the medical condition, see Personality disorder.
"Mixed Personalities"
Song by YNW Melly featuring Kanye West
from the album We All Shine
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
Recorded2018
Length3:50
Label300
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C-Clip Beatz
  • BoogzDaBeast
Music video
"Mixed Personalities" on YouTube

Background

In mid-2018, Kanye West began collaborating with newer generation rappers, such as Lil Pump for "I Love It", XXXTentacion posthumously for "One Minute" and "The Storm", and 6ix9ine for "Mama" and "Kanga". West was introduced to YNW Melly's music through CyHi the Prynce and decided to fly him over to Los Angeles. YNW Melly previewed many songs from We All Shine to West, including "Mixed Personalities", after which West asked to feature on the track.[2]

On December 5, 2018, YNW Melly shared videos onto Instagram of him meeting with West in a recording studio.[3]

Composition

Melly mostly sings about a girl switching up on him in the song.[4] West sings in auto-tune, which is reminiscent of the rapper's sound from his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak (2008).[5]

Music video
A still from the video, showing Melly and West's faces morphed together

The music video for "Mixed Personalities" was directed by Cole Bennett and released on January 18, 2019, the same date as the release of YNW Melly's studio album We All Shine.[6] The video includes West and Melly hanging out with CGI robots with grass, trees and vines behind them.[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • C-Clip Beats – production
  • BoogzDaBeast – additional production

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. https://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=29262190&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True
  2. YNW Melly "Mixed Personalities" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified
  3. Price, Joe (2018-12-05). "YNW Melly Shares Video of Kanye West in the Studio With Him". Complex. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  4. Mench, Chris (2019-01-18). "Kanye West Links With Rising Florida Rapper YNW Melly On "Mixed Personalities"". Genius. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  5. Holmes, Charles (2019-01-18). "Kanye West Sounds Revitalized on YNW Melly Song 'Mixed Personalities'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  6. Reilly, Nick (2019-01-18). "Kanye West makes surprise appearance on YNW Melly's 'Mixed Personalities'". NME. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  7. Breihan, Tom (2019-01-18). "YNW Melly – "Mixed Personalities" (Feat. Kanye West) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  8. "TIDAL". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  9. "Kanye West Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  11. "Kanye West Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  12. "Kanye West Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  14. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  15. "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  16. "American single certifications – YNW Melly – Mixed Personalities". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 17, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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