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Kanye West

Heartless
2008 · via Kanye West
Kanye West – Heartless
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Kanye cut "Heartless" in 2008, and The Fray had their own take on record that same year, before the original had even settled in. Play them back to back and hear how much of the song was there under the beat all along.

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Written by Kanye West.

First recorded by Kanye West in 2008.

Also recorded by The Fray (2008), The Word Alive (2010), Dia Frampton (2011), Mike Posner and Eric Holljes (2009), Kidz Bop (2009), Kris Allen (2009).

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Kanye West co-wrote "Heartless" with Kid Cudi, No I.D. and Malik Yusef. Which band put their own recording of it out the same year Kanye's arrived?The Fray
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