The track was released on August 8, 2021, on streaming services such as Yandex and Line Music for a short period of time before getting pulled. Release and promotion Īfter Donda failed to release on August 6 as suggested by West's associates and major music companies, "Hurricane" appeared on Apple Music playlists and the Donda iTunes pre-order page as the second track on the album. "Hurricane" was teased again on Augat the second listening party in Mercedes Benz Stadium with The Weeknd performing the hook. Shortly after, West posted a photo of his call log on his Instagram page which included "Abel Weeknd", leading to speculation that The Weeknd was going to be on Donda. In an interview published by GQ on August 2, The Weeknd stated that "I'd love to work with Kanye again. The version played at the listening party featured a hook that was "heavily autotuned" and performed by West himself. The reworked song was first previewed officially on July 22, 2021, during a listening party at Mercedes Benz Stadium. During that session, Lil Baby recorded his verse for "Hurricane" with Ka圜yy recording a bridge for the track. Lil Baby was subsequently flown out to Cody, Wyoming the same week to record for Donda. On July 21, 2020, West tweeted that "Lil Baby my favorite rapper but won't do a song wit me". On July 18, 2020, West announced in a Twitter post that he would release a new album titled Donda on July 24, 2020, teasing a track list that included "Hurricane". Several versions of the song leaked in 2019, containing verses from Ant Clemons, Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug, and 6ix9ine. Two teaser videos posted to West's Instagram and Twitter in September 2018 previewed a version of the song which features West singing the chorus. The foundation of the track derived from a 3-hour jam session at Archwood Music Studio with DJ Khalil, Dan Seeff, Josh Mease, and Sam Barsh. "Hurricane" was originated from the sessions for West's scrapped 2018 album Yandhi. The song achieved chart success in multiple countries, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was originally slated for inclusion on West's ninth studio album Yandhi, which was eventually reworked heavily and renamed to Jesus Is King. The song was sent to American rhythmic contemporary radio stations on Septemas the album's lead single. " Hurricane" is a song by American rapper Kanye West and Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring American rapper Lil Baby from West's tenth studio album Donda (2021).