Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)
"Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" | ||||
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Single by Run the Jewels featuring Zack de la Rocha | ||||
from the album Run the Jewels 2 | ||||
Released | September 30, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Mass Appeal | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | El-P | |||
Run the Jewels singles chronology | ||||
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"Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" is a song by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels, with guest vocals by Zack de la Rocha.[1] It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Run the Jewels 2 (2014), on September 30, 2014.
Origin
El-P explained de la Rocha's participation in the song as the result of a chance encounter: "when I was in L.A. working on the record I bumped in to him literally on the way to the studio. He came by and listened to what we had and a day later was recording with us."[2]
Music video
The music video (directed by AG Rojas), which Exclaim! called "fiery",[3] portrays an extended wrestling match between an exhausted white police officer (Shea Whigham) and an equally-exhausted black civilian (LaKeith Stanfield).[4]
Reception
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted that it is "arguably [Run the Jewels]' most popular song";[11] similarly, The Daily Reveille declared it to be "(a)rguably the best song on (the album)", lauding de la Rocha's contributions to the song — in particular the "arresting hook at the beginning".[12]
References
- ^ Run The Jewels and Zack De La Rocha reveal ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)’ video – watch, by Luke Morgan Britton, at NME; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Premiere: Hear The Furious Collaboration Between Run The Jewels And Rage Against The Machine's Zack De La Rocha, by Reggie Ugwu, at BuzzFeed; published October 13, 2014; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run the Jewels "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" (video) (ft. Zach de la Rocha), by Alex Hudson, at Exclaim!; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run the Jewels and Zack De La Rocha's "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" Video Is a Battle Between Cop and Unarmed Black Man, by Zoe Camp, at Pitchfork; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- Rolling Stone; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run the Jewels Just Released the Most Powerful Music Video of the Year, by James Grebey; at Spin; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run the Jewels' Video for "Close Your Eyes" Is Gripping Commentary on Black Lives Matter Movement, by Daniel Hill, at the Riverfront Times; published March 26, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run The Jewels 2, reviewed by Louis Pattison, in Fact; published October 14, 2014; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Review: Run The Jewels Make It Rain During Wet Set At Brooklyn Northside Festival, by Darryl Robertson, at Vibe; published June 15, 2015; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Run The Jewels – “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” (Feat. Zack De La Rocha), by Tom Breihan, at Stereogum; published October 13, 2014; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ Concert review: Run the Jewels uses poetry as protest at Stage AE, by Courtney Linder, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; published January 14, 2017; retrieved June 4, 2020
- ^ REVIEW: 'Run the Jewels 2' by Run the Jewels, by Gerald Ducote, in The Daily Reveille; published October 29, 2014; retrieved June 4, 2020
External links
- Official video on YouTube