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{{Short description|2013 song by Kanye West}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = I'm
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[Kanye West]]
| album = [[Yeezus]]
| released = June 18, 2013
| format =
| recorded = 2013
| studio = *[[Hôtel de Pourtalès|No Name Hotel]] (Paris)
*Gee Jam ([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])
*[[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Bath, Somerset|Bath, England]])
*[[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] ([[Malibu, California|Malibu, CA]])
| genre = *[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[dancehall]]
*[[Industrial music|industrial]]
*[[Trap music|trap]]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=54}}
| label = *[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]
*[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| writer = *Kanye West
*[[Justin Vernon]]
*[[Assassin (deejay)|Jeffrey Ethan Campbell]]
*[[Evian Christ|Josh Leary]]
*[[Malik Yusef|Malik Jones]]
*[[Cyhi the Prynce|Cydel Young]]
*Sakiya Sandifer
*Elon Rutberg
*[[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
*[[Dre & Vidal|Andre Harris]]
*[[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]
*[[Dre & Vidal|Vidal Davis]]
*[[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]]
*[[Kenny Lattimore]]
| producer = Kanye West
}}
"'''I'm
A [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[dancehall]], [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, "I'm in It" features prominent [[reggae]] elements and a sample of Lattimore's "Lately". Lyrically, West discusses a sexual fantasy of himself and [[Kim Kardashian]]. The song received polarized reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], who were divided in their feelings towards West's sexual lyrics. Some highlighted his fantasy and others criticized the inappropriateness, while a few critics praised the production. The song reached numbers 17 and 43 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, respectively. West performed it during [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14).
==Background and recording==
[[File:Justin Vernon at Jazz Fest 2012.jpg|thumb|left|"I'm in It" features a guest appearance from [[Justin Vernon]], who worked on different tracks for ''Yeezus'' and started writing for the song after a [[power outage]] by a campfire.|alt=[[Justin Vernon]] performing at the Jazz Fest 2012]]
Jamaican deejay [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] commented that West decided to go in the direction of Jamaican culture on the album as he incorporated [[dancehall]] elements, benefitting the genre for continuing its combination with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]. He felt that West's usage of dancehall and reggae influenced different artists of his styles, making front-page headlines across continents for working with him.<ref name="Rob"/> Assassin was recruited by West's team at Gee Jam Studios in Jamaica's [[Portland Parish]], finding the initial sessions to resemble his posse cut "[[Mercy (Kanye West song)|Mercy]]" (2012) and he delivered different verses to instrumentals with no other vocals. West enjoyed listening to Assassin's recordings and he contacted him to use one of the verses without disclosing it was for ''Yeezus'' at the time; the deejay excitedly learnt he was on the album when at a club.<ref name="Rob">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/assassin-speaks-on-his-yeezus-feature | title=Interview: Assassin Speaks on His 'Yeezus' Feature Project, Volcano Choir | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Kenner | first=Rob | archive-date=August 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805200626/https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/assassin-speaks-on-his-yeezus-feature | url-status=live }}</ref> The two did not communicate directly during the recording process and first met each other in December 2014, being introduced by [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/03/10/interview-why-kanye-and-kendrick-keep-putting-assassin-on-their-songs | title=Why Kanye West And Kendrick Lamar Keep Putting Assassin On Their Songs | magazine=[[The Fader]] | date=March 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Serwer | first=Jesse | archive-date=August 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805200625/https://www.thefader.com/2015/03/10/interview-why-kanye-and-kendrick-keep-putting-assassin-on-their-songs | url-status=live }}</ref> Around a year later, Assassin recalled that receiving recognition from someone like West proved he was "doing a lot right".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/11/10/assassin-interview-kanye-west-kendrick-lamar-buju-banton/ | title=Interview: Assassin | magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] | date=November 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Taylor | first=Angus | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112004202/https://www.factmag.com/2015/11/10/assassin-interview-kanye-west-kendrick-lamar-buju-banton/ | archive-date=November 12, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>
After [[Bon Iver]] singer [[Justin Vernon]] collaborated with West on his fifth studio album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'' in 2010, he developed a bond with the rapper and worked on ten songs for ''Yeezus'', of which three were included. Vernon was playing guitar around a campfire and drinking beer with a band of his at a barn when there was a sudden [[power outage]], leading to him starting to write for "I'm in It".<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/bon-iver-justin-vernon-volcano-choir-kanye-west.html | title=Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on Inappropriate Wedding Songs, Kanye West, and His Side Project, Volcano Choir | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=August 28, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Dobbins | first=Amanda | url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831121759/https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/bon-iver-justin-vernon-volcano-choir-kanye-west.html |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Record producer [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] cited Vernon as an artist West would always collaborate with and did not pinpoint him as any musical genre, not knowing if he would sing like the [[Bee Gees]] or perform in [[Distortion (music)|distortion]] and comparing his focus on emotion to [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]. Vernon looked back with a lack of awareness of his lyrics on the song and described West as discussing "really violently and stunningly visual sex shit", which came from the "intelligent conversations" about the state of women held in the studio rather than how the rapper talked to his friends.<ref name="sessions"/> The singer also compared the imagery to the 2000 film ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'', through West resembling a director as not everything he discusses is "actually him saying it every time".<ref name="sessions"/> Vernon felt that he played a character on the song that would be defined by West's editing and used his section of singing "star fucker" for "calling somebody out", while he had no idea of what Assassin was saying.<ref name="sessions"/>
West and the artists on his label [[GOOD Music]] repeatedly listened to English record producer [[Evian Christ]]'s ''Kings and Them'' during the recording sessions for ''[[Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)|Cruel Summer]]'', their [[compilation album]] released in 2012. This led to him recruiting Evian Christ for ''Yeezus''; he later signed to GOOD Music on his major label debut.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2013/12/evian-christ-signs-to-kanye-wests-g-o-o-d-music/ | title=Evian Christ signs to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music | website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] | date=December 16, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Young | first=Alex | archive-date=September 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925014741/https://consequence.net/2013/12/evian-christ-signs-to-kanye-wests-g-o-o-d-music/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The producer was given two days to record material for West and crafted nine tracks in January 2013, one of which was selected for "I'm in It". The track started with "breathy sex sounds" over the [[Snare drum|snares]] for its sexual nature, going into overdrive with the emphasis after West contributed rapping.<ref name="sessions"/> Evian Christ did a double-take on a couple of West's lines at first, although felt that the rapper had to "go all the way" about sexual topics.<ref name="sessions"/> According to engineer [[Anthony Kilhoffer]], the song originated with a different [[Sampling (music)|sample]] and melody that West abandoned for a six-minute arrangement, until producer [[Rick Rubin]] edited it to flow in the structure of a three-minute composition. Dean recalled how everyone would "push things to be weirder" and he moved in a more musical direction, although West gravitated towards hip hop and he praised the final product that contrasts with "crazy guitar parts and all this stadium stuff".<ref name="sessions">{{cite web| url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| title=The ''Yeezus'' Sessions| website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]| date=June 24, 2013| access-date=June 26, 2013| author=Dombal, Ryan| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626203159/http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| archive-date=June 26, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Producer [[Noah Goldstein]] recalled that West was fully responsible for the [[reggae]] voices, standing as the curator of the production.<ref name="sessions"/> The rapper produced "I'm in It", while Evian Christ and Dom $olo served as co-producers and additional production was contributed by Goldstein, [[Arca (musician)|Arca]], and Dean. West, Evian Christ, and Dean co-wrote it with Vernon, Assassin, [[Malik Yusef]], [[Cyhi the Prynce]], Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while the duo [[Dre & Vidal]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]], and singer [[Kenny Lattimore]] received songwriting credits due to the sample of "Lately".<ref name="linernotes"/>
==Composition and lyrics==
[[File:20140531 Dortmund RuhrRaggaeSummer 1320.jpg|thumb|During West's verses, he is accompanied by [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] on certain lines. The deejay also contributes a verse, after having recorded different ones at Gee Jam Studios.|alt=[[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] sitting on stage as he performs in 2014]]
Musically, "I'm in It" is a hip hop,<ref name="sessions"/> dancehall,<ref name="Rob"/><ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="Dombal"/> [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, with elements of reggae,<ref name="HipHopDx">{{cite magazine |last1=Hunte |first1=Justin |title=Kanye West – ''Yeezus'' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[HipHopDX]] |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511132617/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Fly">{{cite magazine | url=https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | title=Kanye West – 'Yeezus' | magazine=[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Denney | first=Alex | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622030756/https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | archive-date=June 22, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[techno]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Aaron, Charles|date=June 15, 2013|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|title=Kanye West's 'Yeezus': Our Impulsive Reviews|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|___location=New York|access-date=August 6, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618183905/https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|archive-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> and [[punk rock]].<ref name="allmusic"/> It features a sample of Lattimore's "Lately".<ref name="linernotes"/> The song contains screeching [[synthesizer]]s, percussion, and fast-paced snare drums.<ref name="outline"/><ref name="Paste">{{cite magazine |last1=Reed |first1=Ryan |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=August 7, 2024 |date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223233113/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref> It features dog bark sounds, which are incorporated low into the mix.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus''|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626214932/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=June 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song also includes "Oh" vocals, as crafted by Tammy Infusino and [[Ken Lewis (musician)|Ken Lewis]].<ref name="linernotes"/> It features a [[Pulse (music)|pulse]] when the beat drops following the chorus, with a [[tempo]] of around 70 beats per minute.<ref name="Mic"/> West raps in a [[Melancholia|melancholy]] voice that is [[chopped and screwed]], being distorted to an aggressive tone.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="Mic">{{cite web | url=https://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | title=Kanye West 'Yeezus' Review: Song 'I'm In It' Unsurprisingly Vulgar (Video) | publisher=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | last=Brounstein | first=Sam | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515091315/http://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | archive-date=May 15, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> A verse is contributed from Assassin,<ref name="Rob"/> who also delivers lines next to West's verses and [[Crooner|crooning]] is contributed from Vernon;<ref name="Paste"/><ref name="Pm">{{cite web|last=Amidon|first=David|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' (take two)|website=PopMatters|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705003319/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> he sings the [[Refrain|chorus]] with West.<ref name="Mic"/>
In the lyrics of "I'm in It", West details a sexual fantasy of a night with his then-wife [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref name="outline">{{cite web | url=https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | title=Kanye West is too horny for his own good | publisher=[[The Outline (website)|The Outline]] | date=September 10, 2018 | access-date=December 16, 2018 | author=Gordon, Jeremy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163500/https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | archive-date=December 16, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lat">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Review: Kanye West's wildly experimental, narcissistic 'Yeezus'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 7, 2024|date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103150300/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The highly explicit content was noted by numerous publications,<ref name="rreviews">{{cite web| url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2013_06F_yeezus.html| title=Feature for June 18, 2013 - Kanye West's 'Yeezus'| website=RapReviews| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=August 7, 2024| last=Padania| first=Jesal "Jay Soul"| archive-date=August 7, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807205632/https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2013_06F_yeezus.html| url-status=live}}</ref> with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' seeing it as [[XXX rating|XXX-rated]].<ref name="Dombal"/><ref name="DT">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=June 19, 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|title=Kanye West, ''Yeezus'', review|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|___location=London|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309111712/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> West proclaims "Thank God almighty, free at last" in reference to Kardashian unveiling her breasts, alluding to [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s [[I Have a Dream|1963 speech]].<ref name="outline" /><ref name="Lat"/><ref name="av club">{{cite news |last1=Rytlewski |first1=Evan |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/kanye-west-yeezus-1798177119 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=June 16, 2019 |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202718/https://music.avclub.com/kanye-west-yeezus-1798177119 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57475/Kanye-West-Yeezus/| title=Review: Kanye West - ''Yeezus''| website=[[Sputnikmusic]]| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=August 8, 2024| last=Freeman| first=Channing| archive-date=August 12, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812212053/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57475/Kanye-West-Yeezus/| url-status=live}}</ref> He demands [[sweet and sour]] sauce as he raps about oral sex with an Asian women and also quirks about making a girl scream "AAAAAAH-a-a-a-a-a!",<ref name="outline"/><ref name=Quietus>{{cite magazine |last1=Suarez |first1=Gary |title=Kanye West — ''Yeezus'' |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/kanye-west-yeezus-review/ |magazine=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812212100/https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/kanye-west-yeezus-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> then repeatedly asserts "That's right, I'm in it"<ref name="Mic"/> as he is accompanied by Assassin every few lines.<ref name="Billboard"/> The deejay also mentions his "bad man ting", while Vernon calls out a "star fucker" during the bridge.<ref name="Vulture"/><ref name="sessions"/><ref name="Mic"/> In the final verse, West declares that he cannot abandon nightlife in spite of being married with children and admits to sleeping with his [[nightlight]] on,<ref name="Dombal"/><ref name="Pm"/><ref name="DT"/> concluding that he speaks "[[Swahili language|Swag-hili]]".<ref name="HipHopDx"/><ref name="rreviews"/>
==Release and reception==
"I'm In It" was
Providing a less enthusiastic review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Jon Pareles]] stated that West enacts the black stereotype of "the insatiable superstud, callous and lewd", who uses women for sexual means.<ref name="nytreview">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/arts/music/yeezus-kanye-wests-raw-and-jolting-new-album.html| title=A Fighter Returns With Angrier Air Punches| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| url-access=registration| date=June 16, 2013| access-date=August 9, 2024| last=Pareles| first=Jon| author-link=Jon Pareles| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023159/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/arts/music/yeezus-kanye-wests-raw-and-jolting-new-album.html| archive-date=June 18, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref> He noted that West adds "a little blasphemy" for a reaction, despite not seeing any achievement in being smarter than "hip-hop's many other raunchmongers".<ref name="nytreview"/> In the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Randall Roberts was both surprised and impressed with West's reference to King's speech, although expressed that the song "could be called bawdy were it not so lyrically dark".<ref name="Lat"/> In a mixed review, Jesal "Jay Soul" Padania from ''RapReviews'' felt that the "quick-quick-slow dancefloor fuck song" is highly explicit to varying levels of success, criticizing how West's [[misogyny]] resembles fellow rapper [[Lil Wayne]]'s ''[[I Am Not a Human Being II]]'' (2013).<ref name="rreviews"/> Forrest Cardamenis of ''No Ripcord'' wrote off West's mixed messaging with his "racially-charged lyrics" as he sexually references King's speech and a [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] sign, making a historical error as the [[Black Panther Party]]'s sign was instead a closed fist.<ref name="Ripcord">{{cite web |last=Cardamenis |first=Forrest |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/kanye-west/yeezus |website=No Ripcord |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=June 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722105725/https://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/kanye-west/yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref> Referencing the latter line for ''[[NME]]'', Gavin Haynes questioned if there would be "a more sacrilegious moment in 2013" and he also found a lack of meaning in the title of "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Gavin|date=July 2, 2013|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/kanye-west/14541|title=Kanye West – 'Yeezus'|journal=[[NME]]|___location=London|access-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705042851/http://www.nme.com/reviews/kanye-west/14541|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On a similar note, ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''{{'}}s Alex Denney called West misogynistic and hard to listen to as he seemingly places "the rap lexicon on the psychologist's sofa".<ref name="Fly"/> For the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[Greg Kot]] was irritated with West for his sweet and sour sauce line that takes part in "the kind of transgressive 'humor'" of artists of a lesser caliber.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|title=Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-17/entertainment/chi-kanye-west-yeezus-review-20130616_1_kanye-wests-gospel-record-saul-williams|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=August 8, 2024|date=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622051211/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-17/entertainment/chi-kanye-west-yeezus-review-20130616_1_kanye-wests-gospel-record-saul-williams|archive-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Gary Suarez of ''[[The Quietus]]'' thought that West went too far with the line, which he called the "most tasteless joke" on ''Yeezus''.<ref name=Quietus/>
Upon the release of the album, "I'm in It" debuted at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under Hot 100]].<ref name="Bubbling"/> It also entered the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart at number 43.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|title=Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart – July 6, 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210003712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Live performances and appearances in media==
West incorporated five spelled-out segments into [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14), performing "I'm in It" during the third segment "Falling".<ref name="wtta">{{cite web|last=Polk|first=Leilani|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/a-look-back-at-kanye-wests-yeezus-tour-avant-hop-extravaganza-at-tampa-bay-times-forum-12270955|title=A look back at Kanye West's 'Yeezus Tour' avant-hop extravaganza at Tampa Bay Times Forum|publisher=[[WTTA]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=February 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211170221/https://www.cltampa.com/music/a-look-back-at-kanye-wests-yeezus-tour-avant-hop-extravaganza-at-tampa-bay-times-forum-12270955|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/foster-kamer/kanye-west-yeezus-concert-review-brooklyn-new-york | title=Live Review: Kanye West as Yeezus Christ Superstar in Brooklyn | magazine=Complex | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Kamer | first=Foster | archive-date=February 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171650/https://www.complex.com/music/a/foster-kamer/kanye-west-yeezus-concert-review-brooklyn-new-york | url-status=live }}</ref> He wore a [[tunic]] made from spare green military material with a large number of pockets for the performance, while men in body suits walked around him.<ref name="wtta"/><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/pigeons/kanye-west-yeezus-concert | title=Yeezus in Concert: Watch Every Song From Kanye West's New Album Performed Live | magazine=Complex | date=October 29, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | archive-date=September 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906034154/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/pigeons/kanye-west-yeezus-concert | url-status=live }}</ref>
Within the same week of the album's release, a remix of the song was released by DMNDZ. A trap remix, it adds prominent [[Roland TR-808|808s]] and [[hi-hat]]s. Faceasaurus Rex also shared their "Swaghili Remix", based in the same genre with heavy bass.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | title=The 'Yeezus' Remixes Are Here | magazine=Complex | date=June 16, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2018 | author=Khal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220659/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | archive-date=April 15, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tinashe]] premiered her track "Vulnerable" in November 2013, featuring a verse from rapper [[Travis Scott]] that [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tinashe-travis-scott-vulnerable/ | title=Premiere: Tinashe f/ Travi$ Scott 'Vulnerable' | magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Nostro | first=Lauren | archive-date=March 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309225002/https://www.vice.com/en/article/6w4kmr/tinashe-travis-scott-vulnerable | url-status=live }}</ref> In spite of his admiration for West, Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] criticized his "Swaghili" line and said that even fellow rapper [[Fabolous]] "wouldn't say some shit like that" in a February 2014 interview.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | title=Drake: High Times at the YOLO Estate | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 13, 2014 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Weiner | first=Jonah | url-access=limited | archive-date=August 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806195542/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Credits and personnel==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes|url=http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|title=Yeezus|others=Kanye West|year=2013|publisher=[[Roc-A-Fella Records]]/[[Def Jam Recordings]]|access-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003021031/http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|archive-date=October 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
'''Recording'''
*Engineering at [[Hôtel de Pourtalès|No Name Hotel]] (Paris), Gee Jam Studios ([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]]), [[Real World Studios]] ([[Bath, Somerset|Bath, England]]) and [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] ([[Malibu, California|Malibu, CA]])
*Assistant engineering at Studios de la Seine (Paris), Real World Studios (Bath, England), Gee Jam Studios (Port Antonio, Jamaica) and Shangri-La (Malibu, CA)
*Mix and assistant mixing at Shangri-La (Malibu, CA)
'''Personnel'''
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* Kanye West{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, production
* [[Evian Christ]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, co-production
* [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, additional production, recording engineer
* [[Justin Vernon]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, additional vocals
* [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, additional vocals
* [[Malik Yusef|Malik Jones]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Cyhi the Prynce|Cydel Young]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* Sakiya Sandifer{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* Elon Rutberg{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Dre & Vidal|Andre Harris]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Dre & Vidal|Vidal Davis]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* [[Kenny Lattimore]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
* Dom $olo{{spaced en dash}} co-production
* [[Noah Goldstein]]{{spaced en dash}} additional production, recording engineer, mix engineer
* [[Arca (musician)|Arca]]{{spaced en dash}} additional production
* Tammy Infusino{{spaced en dash}} vocal effects
* [[Ken Lewis (musician)|Ken Lewis]]{{spaced en dash}} vocal effects
* [[Brent Kolatalo]]{{spaced en dash}} vocal effects engineer
* [[Anthony Kilhoffer]]{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
* Marc Portheau{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Khoï Huynh{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Raoul Le Pennec{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Nabil Essemlani{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Keith Parry{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Mat Arnold{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Dale{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer
* Sean Oakley{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
* Eric Lynn{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
* Dave "Squirrel" Covell{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
* Josh Smith{{spaced en dash}} assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
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==Charts==
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