Love Lockdown

2008 single by Kanye West
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Love Lockdown

Summary

Love Lockdown is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Love Lockdown's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Love Lockdown's composer is recorded as Kanye West[4].
  • Love Lockdown's genre is electropop[5].
  • Love Lockdown followed Swagga Like Us[6].
  • Love Lockdown followed Homecoming[7].
  • Love Lockdown was followed by Heartless[8].
  • Love Lockdown was produced by Kanye West[9].
  • Love Lockdown was performed by Kanye West[10].
  • Love Lockdown's record label is recorded as Roc-A-Fella Records[11].
  • Love Lockdown's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[12].
  • Love Lockdown is part of 808s & Heartbreak[13].
  • Love Lockdown was distributed by digital distribution[14].
  • Love Lockdown was distributed by airplay[15].
  • Love Lockdown was distributed by music download[16].
  • Love Lockdown's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • 2008 marks the founding of Love Lockdown[18].
  • Love Lockdown was released on September 18, 2008[19].
  • Love Lockdown's lyricist is recorded as Kanye West[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[21]

  • First release date: 2008-09-18[22]

  • Genre(s): club, dubstep, future garage[23]

  • Community tags: club, dubstep, future garage, soul and r amp b[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb55eac2-712f-367f-a820-f328f0b391b8[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Love Lockdown was performed by Kanye West[10]. It was produced by Kanye West[9].

Publication

Love Lockdown was published on September 18, 2008[19]. Its genre is electropop[5]. It is part of 808s & Heartbreak[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[14], airplay[15], and music download[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Swagga Like Us[6] and Homecoming[7]. Love Lockdown was followed by Heartless[8].

Why It Matters

Love Lockdown ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Love Lockdown. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/love-lockdown
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_love-lockdown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Love Lockdown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/love-lockdown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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