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2005 single by Kanye West

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
DiamondsfromsierraleoneRemix.jpg
Unmarried past Kanye W
from the anthology Belatedly Registration
Released May 31, 2005 (2005-05-31)
Studio
  • The Record Constitute (Hollywood)
  • Grandmaster Recording (Hollywood)
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:58
Label
  • Roc-A-Fella
  • Def Jam
Songwriter(south)
  • Kanye Due west
  • Devon Harris
  • John Barry
  • Don Blackness
Producer(due south)
  • Kanye Westward
  • Jon Brion
  • Devo Springsteen
Kanye West singles chronology
"The Corner"
(2005) 		"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
(2005) 		"Become!"
(2005)
Music video
"Diamonds From Sierra Leone" on YouTube

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (originally "Diamonds") is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his second studio album, Late Registration (2005). The song was produced by West, Jon Brion, and Devo Springsteen. The producers, with the exception of Brion, are credited every bit songwriters aslope John Barry and Don Black, who both received credit due to their limerick being sampled. The song was initially centered effectually West'southward group of friends, though was later re-recorded once he learned about blood diamonds in Sierra Leone. Due west premiered the song for Hot 97 on Apr 20, 2005, before it was sent to U.s.a. mainstream radio stations the post-obit month as the album's lead single, through Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam.

A hip hop song, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" features a sample of "Diamonds Are Forever", performed past Shirley Bassey. Lyrically, it sees West connect his material wealth to Sierra Leone'south claret diamonds and the resulting civil war. The vocal received generally positive reviews from music critics, who generally complimented Westward'southward lyricism. They oftentimes emphasized the rapper's focus on his condition, while some critics praised the sampling of "Diamonds Are Forever". The song was awarded All-time Rap Vocal at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards and won i of the Pop Awards at the 2006 BMI London Awards, before beingness named by Slant Magazine as among the best singles of the 2000s decade.

In the United States, the song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs nautical chart in 2005. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" reached number viii in the Uk, alongside attaining top 20 positions in Kingdom of denmark, Republic of finland, Republic of ireland, and Norway. It has since been certified platinum and silver in the US and the UK by the Recording Manufacture Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Manufacture (BPI), respectively. An accompanying black and white music video was released on June 15, 2005. In the video, scenes of children experiencing crude diamond mining in Sierra Leone are displayed, being accompanied at points by a De Beers commercial and cuts of West wandering around Prague. It received a nomination for Outstanding Music Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. Due west performed the vocal at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Glastonbury Festival in 2006 and 2015, respectively.

A remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", featuring Jay-Z, was sent to Us radio stations by Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam on June xv, 2005. The remix also samples Bassey'south "Diamonds Are Forever" and sees Jay-Z rapping in the second part. Lyrically, information technology includes references to deaths of civilians in blood diamond mines and tension around consumerism. The remix garnered mostly positive responses from critics; they commonly appreciated the subject affair and some commended Jay-Z'due south appearance. It was ranked amongst best-of lists past multiple publications, including Dagsavisen and Rockdelux in 2005. Due west and Jay-Z performed the remix at the 2005 Summertime Jam.

Background and recording [edit]

Jon Brion in 2006.

Jon Brion contributed product to the song, after condign involved with West through Rick Rubin.

American record producer and composer Jon Brion had accomplished fame from his distinctive product work for artists and film scores for auteurs, though was defective experience in hip hop. West became a fan of vocaliser-songwriter Fiona Apple tree whom Brion had produced for; while watching 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, he appreciated Brion'southward score. The pair became connected via their mutual friend Rick Rubin; West quickly phoned Brion and they instantly formed chemistry with each other. West enlisted him to work on Belatedly Registration, marking Brion'south first involvement in a hip hop projection; the decision created confused reactions beyond his fanbase. Brion imagined people commenting that West has "gone off his rocker" and envisioning him making "an art tape with some crazy, left-field music guy", clarifying this non to be "the example whatsoever".[1] The producer recalled West taking charge of product with his stiff vision and mentioned the rapper's "quick, intuitive decisions".[1] Filmmaker Michel Gondry worked on "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" due to beingness in a studio where Brion had ready upward a drum kit one mean solar day.[1]

The vocal'due south production was handled by West, Brion, and Devo Springsteen, all of whom co-wrote it apart from Brion.[ii] John Barry and Don Black likewise received songwriting credits considering of the sample of singer Shirley Bassey's titular theme song for the 1971 James Bail film Diamonds Are Forever, which they wrote.[ii] Bassey revealed in September 2005 that she "didn't know annihilation nigh the song before its release" and assumed Due west did not asking permission "to accept me singing on his song", recalling non knowing of it until hearing West "performing it at the Live8 concert". She as well alluded to a lack of contact from "from his tape company, which wasn't very dainty".[3] Bassey desired "to look into" West's usage of her vocals since he was "very cheeky", asserting that "i fashion or another he is going to have to pay me a lot of money". Co-ordinate to British media law specialist Elin Pinnell, a recording deal's "certain rights to your piece of work to diverse dissimilar people" who allow its media exploitation and the likelihood of West gaining permission from 1 of Bassey'southward representatives meant he was probably guilty of no wrongdoing.[iii] Bassey differed in her stance of West around 2 years after the comments, finding the sample impressive and feeling keen to collaborate with him.[4]

The song was originally recorded under the title of "Diamonds", beingness virtually Due west'southward "posse" and their everlasting strong bond.[5] [6] West recalled that when he played the song for young man rapper Q-Tip subsequently they first met, the rapper told him about the blood diamonds from Sierra Leone, which were mined in a war area and sold internationally in an illegal manner for parliamentary funding.[6] [7] This led to Westward re-recording it as "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", and reading about the issue of conflict diamonds and how their sales were continuing a violent civil war in Sierra Leone, though the runway still included the original's lyrics.[vi] [7] [viii] He set up out to do whatsoever he "could to acquire more than and educate people about the trouble" from this indicate onwards, existence enthusiastic to rap nigh it.[7] The recording was also delayed by W and Brion waiting ii weeks to hire a harpsichord for the rails.[nine] W premiered it via Hot 97 on April twenty, 2005, with fellow rapper Jay-Z telling radio personality Angie Martinez that Westward was not comfortable with the debut until mixing had been washed nigh xiv times.[10] The rapper cited memories of Jay-Z's Blueprint Lounge Tour (2001) and recollections of being amongst the movement of his record label Roc-A-Fella as inspiration for the song, adding that he notwithstanding maintained a friendship with former chief executive officer Dame Dash.[10]

Composition and lyrics [edit]

Musically, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a hip hop song.[xi] The song contains a sped-up and looped sample of Bassey's "Diamonds Are Forever", written by Barry and Black, the one-time of whom likewise arranged and conducted the recording.[2] [three] [12] Co-ordinate to W, the song reminds him of "athletes running", "somebody boxing", and "working out when it gets really hype"; he envisioned it as "the soundtrack to your life".[13] The vocal features a heavy groove.[14] Information technology has a lush arrangement that is constructed around the Bassey sample,[12] including keyboards accompanied by strings and harpsichords.[two] [ix] [xv] The song contains guitars, contributed by record producer Dave Tozer.[2] Live drums are also present, which were played by Gondry.[ii] West said he expresses "the musicality" on the vocal past providing "40 bars", rather than putting out "something that was more radio".[13] On the song'south chorus, W's tone ascends.[15]

In the lyrics of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", West links the fabric wealth that fame brought him with Sierra Leone'due south ceremonious war and the illegal diamond trade causing information technology,[7] [16] [17] alongside showing off his status.[18] Due west looks at potentially receiving his desired level of praise, request: "If yous talkin' 'bout classics, practice my name get brought up?"[19] On the chorus, Westward offers his "forever ever ever EVER ever" loyalty to Roc-A-Fella.[15] He recalls when he lost New Artist of the Year to Gretchen Wilson at the American Music Awards of 2004 on the song, criticizing himself for throwing a tantrum over it.[five] [20] Due west also addresses his relationship with Dash: "Yous know the side by side question, 'Yo, where's Dame at?'/ This track'due south the Indian dance to bring our reign back."[x]

Release and reception [edit]

In May 2005, the song was sent to US mainstream radio stations past West's labels Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam every bit the lead single from the album.[ten] [21] On June 21, the labels released the song on vinyl in the United States.[22] A CD for the vocal was later made available past Universal in the US on August 2, 2005.[23] "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" was eventually included equally the twentieth track on West's second studio album Late Registration on August 30, 2005.[24]

The song was met with more often than not positive reviews from music critics, with them frequently praising the lyrical content. Writing for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis noted it showcases Due west's unique office of the merely popular rapper taking on politics by cartoon "the links between the jewellery trade and Sierra Leone's civil war", being impressed with his attempt to discuss topics exterior of his wealth and how funny "shooting people is, which is more than you tin can say for his contemporaries".[17] AllMusic's Andy Kellman picked the song equally an instance of Due west using identical lyrical strategies to his debut studio album The Higher Dropout (2004), citing how he goes from "boastful to rueful".[24] Kellman connected, seeing more than importance in how "the conflict felt in owning claret diamonds will be lost on those who couldn't afford one with years of combined income", and as well felt West demonstrates strength every bit "a pure writer" for mentioning uncovered subjects on the song.[24] A reviewer for Billboard detailed that heavier concerns are expressed on the vocal in comparison to other tracks on the album, "further expanding Due west'southward reach".[25] The staff of the Manchester Evening News saw the vocal equally beingness built past reworking Bassey'south "vocal styling" from "Diamonds Are Forever" with "an electro-tinged twist", assuring that the lyrical content is "simply toasting West's stardom".[26]

In a review for Uncut, Simon Reynolds noticed that the song'due south "dizzy ascending chorus" demonstrates Westward pledging true loyalty to Roc-A-Fella after the label saved him from uncertain times, as well as commenting on the rapper'due south chants seemingly "showing off his new status symbols" less than "his aesthetic riches".[15] Reynolds thought the vocal is worthy of Westward's boasting "and so some", focusing on the Bassey sample maintaining his unmatchable sampling skills and also praising the lush production, which he considered to fit in with the lyrics.[fifteen] Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield depicted that the song weirdly spins a James Bond theme into "an ominous lament for slave labor".[27] The Observer author Kitty Empire stated the vocal did not only "loop a Shirley Bassey sample", just also constructed "lush arrangements around it".[12] Veteran critic Robert Christgau wrote in a review for The Hamlet Vocalization that "the treated John Barry" of the song is certain to "sneak upwardly over the long haul".[11] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Guild was less enthusiastic, maxim it comes from the type of "larger-than-life emotions" that just sampling "Diamonds Are Forever" can channel properly and captures W's "manic exhilaration".[28] Rabin further saw the song as "almost the world racing along way likewise fast" and the sort of "scary sustained high" that appears to be never-ending, though felt "it echoes the less clashing joy" of fellow album tracks "Impact the Sky" and "We Major".[28] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly criticized the song for being clumsy and consisting of "all defensive boasts".[29]

Accolades [edit]

On Q 's Readers 100 Greatest Tracks Of 2005 listing, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" was voted in at number 69.[xxx] The track was named past Slant Magazine as the 86th best unmarried of the 2000s decade; Cataldo directed praise towards the "Diamonds Are Forever" sample and West'south skill "at transposing outset-globe guilt into the personal sphere".[31] In 2013, the results of a Rolling Stone readers' poll ranked it as West's ninth best song.[32] The runway won the Best Rap Song award at the 2006 Grammy Awards, alongside receiving one of the Pop Awards at the 2006 BMI London Awards.[33] [34] It garnered a nomination for the award of Outstanding Vocal at the 2006 NAACP Image Awards.[35]

Music video [edit]

In May 2005, information technology was reported that West was in Prague shooting a music video for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", which was filmed over a 3-day period.[13] [14] Due west explained that due to his heavy interest in architecture and art, he felt attracted to the metropolis's sculptures, cathedrals, and stone floors.[xiii] He elaborated past revealing the content as being set to be shot in black and white, representing "the music in 'Diamonds'", and said it "gives you a timeless experience".[13] West after recalled that he came upward with the video's concept after learning about blood diamonds.[vii] The music video was directed past Hype Williams, contrasting with West having served as the director of numerous visuals around 2005.[fourteen] It premiered through BET's series Access Granted on June 15, 2005, five days prior to existence played for MTV's Total Asking Alive.[7]

At the outset of the music video, children are portrayed going through the horrific feel of diamond mining in Sierra Leone while watched closely by calumniating supervisors.[36] A supervisor holds upwards a diamond, before the scene transitions to mountains and and then West standing around in a church. Footage of the children mining are juxtaposed with shots of West rapping in the empty streets of Prague, also as a De Beers diamond commercial showing a wealthy man proposing to a woman with a band that turns into blood later being placed on her finger.[14] [36] [37] W goes on to drive his expensive motorcar into a jewelry store, though jumps out before the vehicle makes impact.[36] Shortly later, he plays pianoforte in a church as children run towards him. The video concludes with a message that reads "Please purchase conflict-free diamonds."[36] Information technology was nominated for the awards of All-time Male person Video and Outstanding Music Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards Japan and the 2005 NAACP Epitome Awards, respectively.[35] [38]

Commercial performance [edit]

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" entered the U.s.a. Billboard Hot 100 at number 94 for the chart issue dated May 21, 2005.[39] The song reached number 83 in its third week on the Hot 100, earlier declining 11 places dorsum to number 94 on the issue dated June 11, 2005.[40] [41] The following week, the song rebounded past 36 positions to number 58 on the chart.[42] The song brutal down the Hot 100 again past five places to number 63 on the issue dated June 25, 2005, though somewhen surpassed the rebound position by peaking at number 43 in its 12th week on the nautical chart.[43] [44] "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" lasted for nineteen weeks on the Hot 100.[45] The song farther peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs nautical chart for the event date of July 2, 2005.[46] Information technology debuted at number eighteen on the Us Hot Rap Songs chart effect dated May xiv, 2005, ultimately climbing to number 11 iii weeks after.[47] [48] The song further peaked at number 24 on the The states Rhythmic chart.[49] On November 20, 2018, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" was certified platinum by the Recording Manufacture Association of America (RIAA) for pushing 1,000,000 certified units in the Us.[fifty]

The rails was nigh successful in the United Kingdom, charting at number eight on the UK Singles Nautical chart, which it spent 16 weeks on.[51] For 2005, the runway ranked at number 98 on the yr-end chart.[52] On October four, 2019, the track was certified silvery by the British Phonographic Manufacture (BPI) for sales of 200,000 units in the UK.[53] As of Oct 24, it stands as West'southward 39th virtually successful track of all time in the land.[54] The track experienced similar functioning in Denmark, peaking at number ix on the Tracklisten Top 40.[55] It reached numbers 16 and 17 on the Norwegian VG-lista Singles Meridian twenty and Finnish Singles Chart, respectively.[56] [57] The rail besides attained a top 20 position in Ireland, peaking at number 19 on the Irish gaelic Singles Nautical chart.[58] It was less successful in Sweden, charting at number 30 on the Sverigetopplistan Singles Top 100.[59]

Live performances and other usage [edit]

Kanye West performing the song "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" at the 2006 Brit Awards on February 14, 2006 in ˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞˞Earls Court in London, England.

Due west performed the song live on the fourth episode of Wild 'n Out in 2005,[60] while he performed it at Abbey Road Studios in London on September 21, for his showtime live anthology Tardily Orchestration (2006).[61] [62] The rapper performed a medley of the song, "Touch on the Sky", and swain Late Registration track "Gold Digger" at the 2006 Brit Awards, marking his showtime performance at the ceremony.[63] While performing, he was supported by 77 dancers that were spray-painted gold.[63] West performed "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" as the opener to his set at the 2006 Coachella Festival, where he wore a T-shirt in tribute to American trumpeter Miles Davis.[64] On July ane, 2007, West performed the song at 8:56 p.m. as the final number of his set for part 3 of Princess Diana memorial outcome Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium, London,[65] [66] a week before he delivered a performance of it for the Live World concert at Giants Stadium in Eastward Rutherford, New Bailiwick of jersey.[67] West quickly made his way to the stage at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange for T on the Fringe 2007 while the sample of "Diamonds Are Forever" on "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" played, before he performed the vocal. The functioning saw him accompanied by a total-sized harp and a large grouping of tall violinists that wore golden ball gowns, and was reacted to positively by the oversupply.[68] [69]

At Summertime Jam 2008 on June one, West started his appearance past performing "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".[70] He was backed by explosive lights, pyrotechnics, and a multiple-slice band, though focused heavily on the music while hunched over.[70] [71] W performed a medley of hits that included the song and "Jesus Walks" (2004) at the 2009 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London, while rocking his customary aviator shades and black suit jacket.[72] He performed on an elevated department of the stage, being surrounded past four topless dancers that wore tiaras and body pigment.[72] West provided a performance of the song at the 2011 Coachella Festival.[73] West performed a shortened version of it equally part of a medley of over x songs for 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York Urban center on Dec 12, 2012, while rocking a Pyrex hoodie and leather kilt.[74] [75] [76] He performed the vocal for his headlining appearance at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival.[77] The tempo for West'southward headlining set at the 2015 Glastonbury Festival went up from earlier during his functioning of the vocal, which began from the set's 1:05:37 mark.[78] [79] The crowd cheered loudly in response to the functioning, every bit well as yelling the lyrics dorsum at West.[80]

Fellow rapper Lupe Fiasco raps over the song's instrumental on "Disharmonize Diamonds", which was released on his second mixtape Fahrenheit 1/15 Part Ii: Revenge of the Nerds (2006). The song's lyrics feature Lupe Fiasco discussing the illegal diamond trade in Africa, mostly referencing the western area of the continent. For the song's conclusion, he raps: "Props to Kanye, I phone call it 'Disharmonize Diamonds'."[81]

Remix [edit]

Jay-Z at a concert in 2006.

Numerous reviewers applauded Jay-Z'due south feature on the remix.

On June 15, 2005, the remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", featuring Jay-Z, impacted radio in the United states, through Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam.[14] It was later released for digital download in the country on July 5.[82] On August 30, 2005, the remix was included as the thirteenth track on Late Registration, coming 7 places before the original.[24] Like the song, it contains a sample of Bassey'south "Diamonds Are Forever".[ii] W's rapping is succeeded past Jay-Z's verse, which he delivers during the second part of the remix.[12] [83] [84] Throughout the remix, the deaths of many civilians in blood diamond mines are referenced, as well as the tension between criticizing consumerism and being unable to resist it.[7] [28] [29] West too alludes to the irony of wealthy African-Americans having bling equally a result of Africans' suffering, alongside pleading with Uzbek-American jeweler Jacob the Jeweler to be told his diamonds were not a product of conflict.[12] [84] Jay-Z generally discusses his ongoing feud with Dash, while he also pledges fidelity to his frequent collaborator Memphis Bleek after the rapper's albums had not sold well.[84] He asserts that instead of a man of affairs, he is "a business, man..."[85]

The remix was generally well-received by critics, often being praised for the field of study affair. Rabin believed the "Jay-Z-blessed remix" evokes Westward's common theme of "the tension between criticizing consumerism and feeling powerless" to avoid the temptations.[28] He detailed that West is like a preacher, having no issue showing anybody he'southward amid "the biggest sinners in church" and seeing how "his cocky-deprecating, humanizing have on spirituality" shows why the rapper has been able to bring Jesus to "the hip-hop charts, and ride socially witting rap to multiple platinum plaques".[28] Browne preferred the remix to the original and noted the addition of rhymes nigh lives being lost in Sierra Leone's diamond mines, calling it "West's retort" to The College Dropout track "Breathe in Breathe Out" that focuses on jewelry.[29] Blender 's Jonah Weiner named the remix amidst the tracks on Belatedly Registration to download, saying W broadcasts" his appalled discovery" of the diamond industry that includes "African warlords" and "the miners they mutilate".[83] Weiner also chronicled that he asks a "24-carat question" and stated Jay-Z's "chuckling invitee verse" oddly contrasts with West's "manus-wringing".[83] Sean Fennessey of Pitchfork felt the remix provides "some admirable if dubious political grandstanding", though remembered "you lot gotta pay the cost to be the boss" when any large task is taken on.[86] Azeem Ahmad from musicOMH saw it as both "excruciatingly haunting" and a masterpiece.[87] In a negative review for Prefix Mag, Matthew Gasteier complained that West sounds every bit if he was given "a 5-minute rundown on the effect" to prepare him for writing the remix.[88]

On Rockdelux 's list of the best songs of 2005, the remix was placed at number two.[89] It was positioned at number 16 on Dagsavisen 'southward best songs list for that twelvemonth.[xc] The remix was ranked at number 55 on a listing of 2005's greatest songs by Blender, with the staff writing that "a 007 sample" is deployed "to bitch-slap De Beers" and Jay-Z utilizes his best skill by rhyming about himself.[91] On a list by Complex of the best songs from the mag'due south 2002 formation to their decade anniversary in 2012, it was placed 87th.[92] In 2015, The Guardian listed the remix every bit West's 4th all-time song.[93] Billboard crowned the remix as West and Jay-Z's all-time collaboration in 2011, while Capital FM named it as their second all-time seven years later.[94] [95] At Summer Jam 2005, W brought out Jay-Z to perform the remix.[96] Inside Due west'south 2007 track "Big Brother", he admits Jay-Z outperformed him on the remix: "I swore I spazzed/Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass."[85] Memphis Bleek criticized Jay-Z'southward shoutout of him on it when speaking to This Is 50 in 2014, expressing a distaste for how "a postage" was put on his career since people allegedly saw things "like [Jay] is just taking intendance of me and I'g merely chilling and I'm not working".[97]

Track listings [edit]

US vinyl [22]

  1. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Instrumental
  2. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – A cappella

Commonwealth of australia CD single [98]

  1. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Album Version (Explicit)
  2. "Jesus Walks" – Remix (Explicit)
  3. "The New Workout Program" – Remix (Album Version, Explicit)

US digital download – Remix [82]

  1. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix feat. Jay-Z) [feat. JAY-Z] – 3:34

Credits and personnel [edit]

Information taken from Late Registration liner notes.[2]

Recording

  • Recorded at The Tape Plant (Hollywood, CA) and Grandmaster Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Mixed at Larrabee N Studios (Los Angeles, CA)

Personnel

  • Kanye Due west – songwriter, producer
  • Devo Springsteen – songwriter, producer
  • John Barry – songwriter
  • Don Black – songwriter
  • Jon Brion – producer
  • Anthony Kilhoffer – recorder
  • Tom Biller – recorder
  • Manny Marroquin – mix engineer
  • Richard Reitz – assistant engineer
  • Jarred Robbins – assistant engineer
  • Tom Craskey – keyboards
  • Dave Tozer – guitars
  • Michel Gondry – alive drums

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Release history [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Lyrics at MTV (archived from 2009)
  • "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) Lyrics at MTV (archived from 2009)

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