The Food

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"The Food"
SinglebyCommonfeaturingKanye Westand DJ Dummy
from the albumBe
Released	October 8, 2004
Recorded	2004;Sony Music Studios,New York,NY;The Dave Chappelle Show,New York, NY
Genre	Hip hop conscious hip hop
Length	3:36
Label	GOOD Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Lynn Kanye West Sam Cooke Eugene Record Stanley McKenney
Producer(s)	Kanye West
Commonsingles chronology
"Panthers" (2002) "The Food" (2004) "The Corner" (2005)
Kanye Westsingles chronology
"Talk About Our Love" (2004) "The Food" (2004) "Selfish" (2004)

"The Food"is the first single byrapperCommonreleased on his sixth albumBe.Kanye Westappears on the song'schorusand also produces the track. Westinterpolates"Nothing Can Change This Love" bySam Cookefor the song's beat. In addition, DJ Dummyscratcheson the song andDave Chappelleintroduces the live version of it. The song was originally performed live onChappelle's Showon March 3, 2004. This live version is featured onBe,although a studio version does also exist.

It received mostly positive acclaim, but was not promoted heavily and did not chart.IGNwriter Spence D. describes it as a "nice and mild burner that showcases the Chi-town duo's symmetry."Nathan Brackett ofRolling Stonestates that it is one of the "hardest-rocking tracks of Common's career."

Track listing

A-side

1. "The Food (Dirty)"
2. "The Food (Radio)"

B-side

1. "The Food (Instrumental)"
2. "The Food (Live Version from Chappelle's Show)"

See also

• List of Common songs