| "Never Let Me Down" | |
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| Song by Kenna | |
| from the album Download To Donate For Haiti | |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Released: | January 19, 2010 |
| Format: | Digital |
| Length: | 3:13 |
| Writer: | Kenna Zemedkun |
| Producer: | Mike Shinoda, Chad Hugo |
| Label: | Machine Shop Recordings, Warner Bros. Records |
| Download To Donate For Haiti tracklist | |
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Background
"Never Let Me Down" was recorded around the same time Kenna collaborated with Fort Minor on "Red To Black" and "The Hard Way". The song was created for Kenna's 2007 album Make Sure They See My Face and was co-produced by Mike Shinoda and a friend of Kenna's from his school days, Chad Hugo of the production duo The Neptunes, who was also the producer for the entire album.[1][2]
The song didn't make it on the album and was later set to be released in 2009 on Kenna's MSTSMF Outtakes EP, a collection of unreleased songs from the Make Sure They See My Face sessions.[3] The EP, however, was never released.
"Never Let Me Down" was finally released on January 19, 2010 as part of Music For Relief's Download To Donate For Haiti compilation.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Let Me Down (Produced by M. Shinoda of Linkin Park and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes) | Download To Donate For Haiti | 3:13 | 2005 | January 19, 2010 |
Personnel
- Kenna: writing, vocals
- Mike Shinoda, Chad Hugo: production
Lyrics
Face to face, falling grace
What an empty and angry start
Out of place and out of phase
As we tear ourselves apart
And through it all
Inside I bleed for something
To fill the void
Even now at the bottom of this fall
I can hear the sounds
Of your promises to never let me down
Wasting time, aching mind
Never let me put you aside
Thoughts conspire, mental fire
Threatening to burn me alive
And through it all
Inside I bleed for something
To fill the void
I gotta feel again
Even now at the bottom of this fall
I can hear the sounds
Of your promises to never let me down
Shadows that I'm falling in
Cycles that I'm killing
Dying in the process
For better days, for better days
I can hear you calling
If I could breathe you in again
Heaven knows I want it
Even now at the bottom of this fall
I can hear the sounds
Of your promises to never let me down
To never let me down
To never let me down
External Links
References
- ↑ Fort Minor Chat: Kenna 11-11-05, November 11, 2005
- ↑ Fort Minor Chat: Kenna (Surprise Chat) 11-11-05, November 11, 2005
- ↑ Kenna To Release 4 EP’s & Album, Working With JoJo | The Neptunes #1 fan site, all about Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, March 03, 2009