“Never Catch Me” by Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Flying Lotus’ “Never Catch Me” is from a project that can sort of be defined as a concept album entitled You’re Dead!, based on the motif of the listener actually being deceased. And in the case of this particular song, Kendrick Lamar is relatedly portraying a character that is basically transitioning from life to death. And most pointedly, his thoughts seem to consist of questions concerning what existing in the afterlife would actually entail.
“Never Catch Me” Details
Primary Artist(s): Flying Lotus
Featured Artist(s): Kendrick Lamar
Album/EP: “You’re Dead!”
Was “Never Catch Me” a single release?
Yes. It was released on September 3rd of 2014 as the only single from “You’re Dead!”.
Credits
Lotus was assisted by Kendrick in composing this song. A music producer named Ellison produced it.
Genre(s)
This song fits into a variety of music genres, including:
- Electronic
- Jazz rap
- Nu jazz
- Experimental
Awards/Honors
“Never Catch Me” earned a nomination for the award, “Best Dance/Electronic Recording”. It was nominated alongside the following songs:
- “We Are All We Need” performed by Above & Beyond alongside Zoë Johnston
- “Go” performed by The Chemical Brothers
- “Runaway (U & I)” performed by Galantis
- “Where Are Ü Now” performed by Jack Ü with Justin Bieber (Winner)
Other Accolades
It was named best new track and placed at number 23 on the list of best songs of 2014 by Pitchfork Media.