Stronger

"Stronger" is the second single from Kanye West's album Graduation. The single was first released digitally on July 31, 2007. Stronger features a prominent sample from the song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by the French house music duo Daft Punk, who received songwriter credit and had their costumes appear in the music video. According to the Stronger Songfacts, the duo from Daft Punk cooperated with Kanye West in allowing him to place his rapped lyrics over their electronic pop rhythm and were delighted when they heard the final version. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards.

[Produced by Kanye West, Mike Dean, and Timbaland] [Intro: Daft Punk] Work it, make it, do it, makes us Harder, better, faster, stronger [Chorus: Kanye West & Daft Punk] N-Now th-that that don't kill me Can only make us stronger I need you to hurry up now ‘Cause I can't wait much longer I know I got to be right now ‘Cause I can't get much wronger Man, I've been waiting all night now That's how long I been on ya (Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger) (I need you right now!) (More than ever, hour after hour Work–) (I need you right now!) [Verse 1: Kanye West] Let's get lost tonight You could be my black Kate Moss tonight Play secretary, I'm the boss tonight And you don't give a fuck what they all say, right? Awesome, the Christian in Christian Dior Damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore I ask, ‘cause I'm not sure Do anybody make real shit anymore? Bow in the presence of greatness ‘Cause right now, thou hast forsaken us You should be honored by my lateness That I would even show up to this fake shit So go ahead, go nuts, go apeshit! 'Specially in my Pastellé, on my Bape shit Act like you can't tell who made this New Gospel, homie, take six And take this, haters! [Chorus: Kanye West & Daft Punk] N-Now th-that that don't kill me Can only make me stronger I need you to hurry up now ‘Cause I can't wait much longer I know I got to be right now ‘Cause I can't get much wronger Man, I've been waiting all night now That's how long I been on ya (Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger) (I need you right now!) (More than ever, hour after hour Work–) (I need you right now!) Me likey! [Verse 2: Kanye West & Daft Punk] I don't know if you got a man or not If you made plans or not If God put me in your plans or not I'm trippin', this drink got me saying a lot But I know that God put you in front of me So how the hell could you front on me? There's a thousand you's, there's only one of me I'm trippin', I'm caught up in the moment, right? ‘Cause it's Louis Vuitton Don night So we gon' do everything that Kan like Heard they'd do anything for a Klondike Well, I'd do anything for a blonde dyke And she'll do anything for the limelight And we'll do anything when the time's right Uh, baby, you're makin' it– (Harder, better, faster, stronger) [Chorus] N-Now th-that that don't kill me (Oh) Can only make me stronger (Oh) I need you to hurry up now (Oh) ‘Cause I can't wait much longer (Oh) I know I got to be right now (Oh) ‘Cause I can't get much wronger (Oh) Man, I've been waiting all night now That's how long I been on ya (Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger) (I need you right now!) (I need you right now!) [Bridge] You know how long I've been on ya Since Prince was on Apollonia Since O.J. had Isotoners Don't act like I never told ya Don't act like I never told ya Don't act like I never told ya Don't act like I never told ya Don't act like I never told ya Baby, you're makin' it (Harder, better, faster, stronger) [Chorus] N-Now th-that that don't kill me Can only make me stronger I need you to hurry up now ‘Cause I can't wait much longer I know I got to be right now ‘Cause I can't get much wronger Man, I've been waiting all night now That's how long I been on ya (Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger) (I need you right now!) (I need you right now!) Right now! Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger (I need you right now!) (I need you right now!) [Outro] You know how long I've been on ya Since Prince was on Apollonia Since O.J. had Isotoners Don't act like I never told ya You know how long I've been on ya Since Prince was on Apollonia Since O.J. had Isotoners Don't act like I never told ya told ya told ya Never told ya…told ya told ya told ya Never told ya…told ya told ya told ya Never told ya…told ya told ya told ya Never told ya…told ya told ya told ya Never over…Never over… Never over… Never over… Never over…Never over… Never over… Never over… (Harder, better, faster, stronger) Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger More than ever, hour after Our work is never over Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger More than ever, hour after— Our work is never over Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger More than ever, hour after hour Work is never over Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger More than ever, hour after hour Work is never over