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. The song was released as a single on January 18, 2017. It was produced by

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, with co-production from Cam O'bi. The song was considered for Cole's fourth studio album, ''

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'', but was not included. It was uploaded to Cole's

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, January 16, 2017, and has over 11 million plays on SoundCloud as of October 2018. It treats themes including oppression, revolution, and a meeting with

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Background

Producer

spoke about the song in an interview with ''DJBooth'' saying:

Chart performance

References

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