2016Released
4:01

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Smoke & Retribution. By Songfacts®.

This track features three verses by West Coast rapper Vince Staples. The collaboration came about because Flume was a big fan of Staples' major label debut Summertime '06.

Flume came up with the song's beat in the back of a van while traveling to Vegas in 2015. He recalled when premiering the song on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show that it wasn't originally intended to have rap on it. "Vince and I got to meet in person for the first time in LA in September, and that's when I showed him the beat," he explained, "a few weeks later he sent back new verses for it. I was really happy, I love the tone of his voice."

Perth, Australia-based producer and singer Kucka croons the hook. Her hazy vocals were added once Vince Staples' rhymes had been inserted into the song.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Smoke & Retribution.
G♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
121BPM

Album

The album Smoke & Retribution is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Smoke & Retribution.
Future Classic
2016 Future Classic
2016 Future Classic

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