"Off the Grid" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his tenth studio album Donda (2021). The song features vocals from Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign, with choir vocals performed by opera singer Justin Austin. It was released to US urban contemporary radio stations as the album's fourth single on November 30, 2021 (third promoted to radio formats).
Background and recording On July 18, 2020, West announced Donda on his Twitter and posted a track listing that had "Off the Grid" on it.
In December, it was revealed that West was recording and executive producing for Playboi Carti's album Whole Lotta Red, which released on December 25. Playboi Carti recorded his verse for "Off the Grid" during these sessions. A snippet of Playboi Carti's part leaked after West played the song on his speakers during his stay at a hotel in Belgium in December. The collaboration with Fivio Foreign came together after West asked Fivio Foreign to come to Mercedes Benz Stadium on the night before the August 5 listening party. Talking about the collaboration, Fivio Foreign recalled:
The song was first officially previewed at the August 5 listening party at Mercedes Benz Stadium. It was previewed again in Soldier Field on August 26, with an added verse from West at the end. "Off the Grid" also had a Pusha T reference verse that West stated to be "too-Black Lives Matter", describing it as "worse than the devil", as revealed in the 2025 documentary In Whose Name?.
Reception
The song received positive reviews from critics and fans, who widely considered it to be one of the best songs from the album. The track was named the best song of 2021 by Complex. Matthew Ritchie on Pitchfork reviewed the song with a positive outcome, especially praising Fivio Foreign's vocals. Rob Harvilla on The Ringer Described the song as "an impressively claustrophobic Brooklyn drill excursion".
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Kanye West – production, vocals Playboi Carti – vocals Fivio Foreign – vocals 30 Roc – production AyoAA – production Ojivolta – production David & Eli – co-production Sloane – additional production Irko – mastering, mixing Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawsøn – recording Drrique Rendeer – recording James Kelso – recording Josh Berg – recording Lorenzo Wolff – recording Mikalai Skrobat – recording Roark Bailey – recording Will Chason – recording Louis Bell – vocal editing Patrick Hundley – vocal editing
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Off the Grid" Chart (2021) Peakposition Denmark (Tracklisten) 14 Greece International (IFPI) 21 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 10 Italy (FIMI) 58 Lithuania (AGATA) 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 7 Norway (VG-lista) 22 South Africa (TOSAC) 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 30 US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 2
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Off the Grid" Chart (August 2021) Peakposition Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI) 56
Year-end charts +2021 year-end chart performance for "Off the Grid"Chart (2021)Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 11 US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 3
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