It was written by West in less than ten days before being world premiered live by West as the "explosive" finale of the 2008 MTV VMAs on Sunday, September 7, 2008. [2] West has cited the track as his "favorite to date", saying "go where your heart takes you." The song marks a drastic change for West, standing as his first solo single to feature no rapping, instead sung using the vocal effect of Auto-Tune. The full studio version of the song was posted on Kanye's blog on September 10, 2008. Radio Stations have begun playing this single. [3]
The studio version posted on West's blog features strange distorted vocals during the chorus, particularly on the word "lockdown." There is speculation that the version posted on Kanye's blog is not the finalized version of the song. The main reason for believing this is because Kanye can be heard clapping during the hook of the song.
NEW SINGLE OFF HIS NEXT ALBUM 808's & Heart This is The Studio Version Off His Single Love Lockdown
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Im not lovin you, the way I wanted to
What I had to do, had to run from you
Im in love with you, but the vibe is wrong
And that haunted me, all the way home
So ya never know, never never know
Never know enough, til its over love
Til we lose control, system overload
Screamin no no no, no no
I aint lovin you, the way I wanted to
See I wanna move, but cant escape from you
So I keep it low, keep a secret code
So everybody else dont have to know
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
You keep ya love locked down, you lose
Im not lovin you, the way I wanted to
I cant keep my cool, so I keep it true
I got somethin to lose, so I gotta move
I cant keep myself, and still keep you too
So I keep in mind, when Im on my own
Somewhere far from home, In the danger zone
How many times did it take til I finally got through
you lose, you lose
I aint lovin you, the way I wanted to
See I had to go, see I had to go
No more wastein time, we cant wait for life
which is wastin time, wheres the finish line
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
You keep ya love locked down, you lose
Im not lovin you, the way i wanted to
I met no one new, I got no one new
No I said im through, but got love for you
But im not lovin you, the way I wanted to
Gotta keep it goin, keep the lovin goin
Keep it on a roll, only god knows
Am I into you, baby im confused
You choose, you choose
I aint lovin you, the way I wanted to
Way I got to go, I dont need you
I been on this road, too many times before
I aint lovin you, the way I wanted to
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, you lose
So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, ya love locked down
If you keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, you lose
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Kanye West- Love Lockdown LIVE at the 2008 VMA'sby Chetosdangerzone264,995 views
live sounds so much better
aznskate 3 years ago 7
this sounds better than the studio version =/ I can actually understand him in the live version
jjvirus 3 years ago 4