It was reported that West spent over $3 million in expenses from his record label Def Jam on the album's recording. Recording sessions took place primarily at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, with additional recording at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and at Electric Lady Studios and Platinum Sound Recording in New York City. On July 28, 2010, West announced via his new official Twitter account that "The album is no longer called 'Good Ass Job' I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now." The official title, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was announced on October 5, 2010.
On July 24, 2010, on Kanye West's blog, a banner appeared reading "My Dark Twisted Fantasy Trailer". GOOD Music artist Big Sean was the second to announce the title of the album as Good Ass Job. The album was formerly known as Good Ass Job and tentatively Dark Twisted Fantasy. Amid negative response to the incident, his scheduled tour with recording artist Lady Gaga in promotion of his previous album, 808s & Heartbreak, was cancelled on October 1, 2009, without reason. West later said that his fatigue from overworking led to his controversial outburst at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, his disgust with its ensuing media response, and his hiatus from recording. The album was conceived during West's self-imposed exile in Oahu, Hawaii, following a period of legal and public image controversy amid an overworked mental state at the time. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and, as of October 2011, has sold 1,212,000 copies in the United States. It was also named the best album of 2010 in numerous critics' polls and year-end lists.
Upon its release, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy received general acclaim from music critics, earning praise for its varied musical style, opulent production quality, and West's dichotomous themes. It achieved respectable international charting and produced four singles that attained chart success, including US Billboard hits "Power", " Monster", "Runaway", and "All of the Lights". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 496,000 copies in its first week in the United States. Noted by music writers for its varied elements, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy incoporates musical components from West's previous works and features themes regarding excess and celebrity. Following a hiatus from his music career, West worked on the album through a communal development that involved him and various other musicians and producers contributing collectively to its music. Production was handled by West and several other record producers, including Jeff Bhasker, The RZA, No I.D., and Mike Dean, among others. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii during 2009 to 2010. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released November 22, 2010, on Roc-A-Fella Records. Singles from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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