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"All Falls Down"
Single by Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson from the album The College Dropout
A-side	"All Falls Down"
B-side	"Get 'Em High"
Released	February 24, 2004
Format	CD, 12" vinyl
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:43
Label	Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
Writer	Kanye West, Lauren Hill
Producer	Kanye West
Kanye West singles chronology
"Through the Wire" (2003) "All Falls Down" (2004) "Jesus Walks" (2004)

"All Falls Down" is the second single from Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout. Featuring Grammy-nominated singer Syleena Johnson, it was released in June 2004 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #10. It peaked at #7 on the US Hot 100. The song features an interpolation of Lauryn Hill's "Mystery of Iniquity".

Kanye attempted to get legal permission to sample "Mystery of Iniquity", but for reasons as yet unknown, Hill refused permission. West then called upon Johnson to redo the relevant vocal parts ("all falls down") which ended up in the final single.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Live 3 Track listings 3.1 12" vinyl #1 3.2 12" vinyl #2 3.3 CD single #1 3.4 CD single #2

The music video for the song, directed by Chris Milk, featured Stacey Dash, Common, Kel Mitchell and Syleena Johnson. The premise is that Kanye accompanies Dash to the airport where she is about to board a flight and she is eager to leave him in her dust. The video is shot in first-person perspective, showing the action through West's eyes, as when he washes his face in a sink, rubs his eyes, and opens a car door. The airport where the video was shot is LA/Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California. Common also makes a cameo appearance as an airport security guard, restricting West from entering the airplane tunnel.

When performed live, a few changes to the lyrics are often made.

The line "she cut it all off, now she look like Eve"
becomes "she cut it all off, now she look like Steve".
Also, the line "and the white man get paid offa all of that."
becomes "and George Bush get paid offa all of that."

A-Side

1. "All Falls Down" (Clean)
2. "All Falls Down" (Dirty)
3. "All Falls Down" (A cappella)

B-Side

1. "Get 'Em High" (Clean)
2. "Get 'Em High" (Extended Dirty)
3. "Get 'Em High" (A cappella)

A-Side

1. "All Falls Down" (Explicit)
2. "All Falls Down" (Edited)

B-Side

1. "Heavy Hitters" (Dirty)
2. "Heavy Hitters" (A cappella)

1. "All Falls Down" (Album Version Explicit)
2. "Heavy Hitters" (Dirty)

1. "All Falls Down"
2. "Get 'Em High"
3. "Heavy Hitters"
4. "Through the Wire"

v • d • e Kanye West
Albums	The College Dropout · Late Registration · Graduation
Singles	"Slow Jamz" · "Through the Wire" · "All Falls Down" · "Jesus Walks" · "The New Workout Plan" · "Talk About Our Love" · "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" · "Gold Digger" · "Heard 'Em Say" · "Touch the Sky" · "Drive Slow" · "Classic" · "Can't Tell Me Nothing" · "Stronger" · "Good Life" · "Flashing Lights"
Related articles	Discography · Production discography · Awards · G.O.O.D. Music