The song, which was produced by West, is built upon a sample of "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding. "Otis" is two minutes and fifty-eight seconds long and is a mid-tempo hip-hop song. ' And I'm like, 'What the f- just happened?'" Composition I'm not even thinking Jay is paying attention to what 'Ye is doing and by the time he is finished it's like 'I invented swag. But Jay is watching the NBA playoffs, I think it was the championship Miami Heat & Dallas Mavericks. What's so crazy is the whole time he's doing that Jay is writing his verses in his head. As we were leaving he was like, 'Yo hold on for a second.' So he drops his bags and goes to the MPC (beat machine) and his assistant is rushing him and he's just f-ing with. He recalled the story of the song "Otis": " was late for his flight, we were in the studio working all day and he was late for his flight. īu Thiam, Def Jam Vice-President of A&R, was with West and Jay-Z throughout the recording process and saw how the duo came up with several of the Watch the Throne tracks.
The artwork was released onto the internet following the song's release and could be downloaded along with the song. It features the American flag, both artists names and the name of the song and the album. M" single cover and the Watch the Throne album cover.The cover art for "Otis" was designed by Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci, who had previously designed the artwork for the " H It was sent by The Island Def Jam Music Group to rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio on August 9.
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On July 22, the song was released to the iTunes Store and was a free download for those who pre-ordered the album.
On July 20, "Otis" was premiered on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show and subsequently was released for download to the Internet as a way to promote the upcoming album. It was reported that the song would sample soul music singer Otis Redding's version of "Try a Little Tenderness". After the listening session, it was confirmed that a song called "Otis", would appear on the album. A select group of reporters, music journalists, and contest winners were present at the listening session. On July 7, 2011, "Otis" was previewed along with the other songs from Watch the Throne by Jay-Z at a private listening session at the Mercer Hotel in New York City. At the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012, "Otis" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. It was also performed at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and at the 2012 Radio 1's Big Weekend musical festival. Jay and West performed the song at all the stops on their 2011 Watch the Throne Tour. The cover art was designed by Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci. After its release, the video was met with positive reception.
The video primarily shows West and Jay-Z modifying a Maybach luxury car and then driving around in it with no doors or windows, while four girls are smiling in the backseat. The song received a music video directed by Spike Jonze in August 2011. The song has since been certified 2x platinum for sales exceeding 2,000,000.
The song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached position 2 on both the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The track was released as the second single from Watch the Throne on July 20, 2011. Several publications placed the song amongst the best of the year. The track received highly positive reviews from music critics who praised the trading off of verses by the two rappers and the Redding-sampled beat, which was compared to the style heard on West's The College Dropout. Lyrically, the song has the two rappers sharing lines discussing wealth, decadence and fame. The track was premiered by Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show and was released onto the Internet the day afterward. The production was covered solely by West. The song posthumously features soul singer Otis Redding, whose version of " Try a Little Tenderness" is sampled in the song. " Otis" is a song by American hip hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West from their first collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011).
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