Kid Cudi hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and is known as Scott Mescudi to his mom. This anthem for the "lonely stoner" who frees his mind at night caught the attention of Kanye West when his tour DJ A-Trak released it on his Fools Gold label in Spring 2008. West subsequently signed Kid Cudi to his Good Music label as the song became a hit across European dancefloors. Later in 2008, the Cleveland rapper/singer appeared on "Paranoid" from West's 808's & Heartbreak album.
This song has had a number of remixes. In Europe, a house mix by the production duo The Crookers has proved most popular, while in the US much of the single's success has been attributed to the Jim Jones remix.
Kid Cudi told The Guardian January 20, 2009, that when he recorded this song, he was not in a great place emotionally. Cudi explained: "I was going through a lot of stuff at the time in my life and so I felt like I needed to write those things down just to get them off my chest. I wasn't really thinking about making a hit record or anything like that, I was just making the song to get my feelings out."
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