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"Modern Jam"
Song by Travis Scott featuring Teezo Touchdown
from the album Utopia
ReleasedJuly 28, 2023
Recorded2021
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Length4:15
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Modern Jam" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott featuring fellow American rapper Teezo Touchdown from the former's fourth studio album Utopia (2023). The song was produced by Scott and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, with additional production from Jahaan Sweet and Mike Dean.

Background

"Modern Jam" uses the same drums from a ten-year-old beat that was created for an early version of "I Am A God" by Kanye West.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Composition

The instrumental of the song contains synths[7] and muted yells in the background.[2] Travis Scott imitates the flow of "I Am a God".[3]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews.

AI recreation" of "I Am a God", further writing, "the track is grand and gothic, Scott's preferred mode, but pales in comparison with its 10-year-old antecedent. A decade later, few have managed to combine abrasive electronics and dick jokes quite like West, and a line such as 'Dick so hard, pokin' like the Eiffel' just isn't as funny or as blithely stupid as anything on Yeezus".[11]

Complex's Jordan Rose regarded the moments of Scott's imitation of Kanye West's style on Utopia to be the worst thing about the album, mentioning "Modern Jam" as an example.[8] Nathan Evans of NME wrote the song "gives early signs of the record's issues with forcing invigorating ideas into dull ones. Teezo Touchdown gives a spectacularly theatrical performance that sounds like André 3000 singing in a cabaret, but this is after one of the stalest performances of Scott's career over a stiff drum loop that came from Daft Punk's Guy-Man de Homem-Christeo [sic], his first piece of music since the French duo's split in 2021."[12] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote, "'Modern Jam' features some embarrassingly uninspired stripped-down rapping by Travis. But oooh the mildly funky beat is co-produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk!"[13] Vulture's Craig Jenkins wrote that the song "complains about being unable to tour without tapping into the gravity of why, which is a shame, since some of the most intriguing moments in Travis's audiovisual presentation happen when he stops flexing and offers a glimpse into the determination under the hood."[3]

Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of Billboard ranked it as the second best song from Utopia.[14]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gaspar Noé.[a] The music video is a segment in the film Circus Maximus.[15] The video takes place in a dance club, where Travis is the DJ, wearing a gold and black eye mask, reminiscent of the Daft Punk helmet formerly worn by the song's producer and co-writer Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The video has epileptic imagery with 1980s-style transitions throughout. The video was registered in France.

Charts

Chart performance for "Modern Jam"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 27
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[17] 13
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 23
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 29
France (
SNEP)[20]
 33
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 18
Greece International (IFPI)[22] 54
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[23] 14
Italy (FIMI)[24] 46
Latvia (LAIPA)[25] 17
Lithuania (AGATA)[26] 39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 23
Norway (VG-lista)[28] 36
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[29] 30
South Africa (Billboard)[30] 23
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 3
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[32]
 45
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34] 13

Notes

  1. ^ Stated in the end credits of Circus Maximus.

References

  1. ^ Leake, Desmond (August 1, 2023). "Travis Scott's Utopia: In With the Old and Out With the New". Paste. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Medithi, Vivian (2023-07-30). "'Utopia' Is More Boring Than Travis Scott". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ a b c Jenkins, Craig (August 2, 2023). "Travis Scott Is Raging Into Oblivion". Vulture. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ McKinney, Jessica (July 28, 2023). "Why Travis Scott's 'Utopia' Reminds You Of Kanye West And 'Yeezus'". Complex. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (July 28, 2023). "Travis Scott Uses Decade-Old Kanye West 'Yeezus' Beat On 'Utopia'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ A., Aron (August 2, 2023). "Travis Scott "Utopia" Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "UTOPIA Review by TiVo Staff". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b McKinney, Jessica; Caraballo, Ecleen Luzmila; Skelton, Eric; Rose, Jordan; Breskin, Stefan; Destefano, Mike; Felderstein, Ben (July 28, 2023). "First Impressions Of Travis Scott's New Album 'Utopia'". Complex. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 28, 2023). "Premature Evaluation: Travis Scott Utopia". Stereogum. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ Gee, Andre (July 31, 2023). "Travis Scott's 'Utopia' Is an Empty Paradise". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (August 1, 2023). "Travis Scott: Utopia review – rap superstar gets lost amid sublime soundworld". The Guardian. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Evans, Nathan (2023-07-31). "Travis Scott - 'Utopia' review: lofty concept, shaky execution". NME. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  13. ^ Pierre, Alphonse (July 31, 2023). "Travis Scott: Utopia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (July 28, 2023). "Travis Scott's 'Utopia' Album: All 19 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Travis Scott Floods the Zone with YouTube Release of Full 'Circus Maximus' Movie, 4 'Utopia' Music Videos". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown – Modern Jam". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202331 into search. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  20. Les classement single
    . Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Official IFPI Charts — Digital Singles Chart (International) — Εβδομάδα: 35/2023" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown – Modern Jam". Top Digital Download. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  25. ^ "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 31. nedēļa" (in English and Latvian). LAIPA. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  26. ^ "2023 31-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  27. ^ "Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown – Modern Jam". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  28. ^ "Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown – Modern Jam". VG-lista. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  29. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 28.07.2023–03.08.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  30. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (South Africa Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  31. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 31". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  32. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  33. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  34. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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