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"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" is a song written by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by No I.D. The song was released as a digital download on June 23, 2009, and as the first single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, The Blueprint 3. The song made its world premiere on the New York radio station Hot 97 on June 5. [1]
The song's title, similar to "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel and "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas, is a play on and tribute to New York's nickname "Empire State". The song originally featured Hunte on the hook, but when Hunte and Sewell-Ulepic were asked if they thought anyone else would be more appropriate for the chorus, Hunte suggested Keys.
The album's first single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was premiered on June 5, 2009, via New York radio station Hot 97. [23] On June 7, 2009, Jay-Z made a guest appearance at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert, and performed D.O.A. live on stage, for the first time.
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 07: Jay-Z attends the after party following Jay-Z’s concert at Carnegie Hall to benefit The United Way Of New York City and the Shawn Carter Foundation at the 40 / 40 ...
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. ... (New York Street Mix) ... D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (The Blueprint 3, 2009)
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In 2014, Joel re-recorded the song as a duet with Barbra Streisand for her album Partners. She had previously covered the song in 1977 for her album Superman. Deana Martin recorded “New York State Of Mind” on her 2016 album Swing Street. [8] Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau covered the song on his 2020 album Suite: April 2020. [9]
Jay-Z, on the other hand, tries a somewhat new approach, approximating the instrumental with a sort of low-vibrational, stream-of-thought cadence and creating a dissociative space on the verse.