

The song was branded by Nosheen Iqbal of The Guardian as having 'brutal Yeezus-ish minimalism'. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone said the song was reminiscent of West's work on his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak (2008). "Wolves" received widespread acclaim from music critics. The video is black-and-white and sees West and his wife wearing the same outfits designed for their appearance at 2015's Met Gala. The video also features Alessandra Ambrosio, Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, Josephine Skriver, Kylie Jenner, Sia, and Vic Mensa. It resonates with the emotional feel of the song as it features West and his wife Kim Kardashian in tears. The music video for the song was released on Jas part of a Balmain advert campaign. The outro sung by Frank Ocean was split into a separate track called " Frank's Track". In March 2016, over a month after the album's release, West updated the album's Tidal track list with a reworked version of "Wolves", which includes the previously removed vocals from Vic Mensa and Sia. Unlike the album version, Frank Ocean's outro is featured at the start of the song, and West's rap is omitted. An alternate version, however, was leaked online including Frank Ocean, Vic Mensa, and Sia. The original album version featured a rap from West and a moody outro from Frank Ocean, which replaced Vic Mensa and Sia's verses. Bad for you." Sia performs a "bluesy" rendition of West's words approximately two minutes and three seconds into the song. The "lurching" chorus is performed by Vic Mensa and includes the lyrics, "I'm just bad. The song has been described as "melancholic" and "somber" with a slower beat, a minimal arrangement, and a heavily Auto-Tuned bridge.

"Wolves" was produced by Cashmere Cat and Sinjin Hawke and originally featured vocals by Australian singer and songwriter Sia and Chicago rapper Vic Mensa. The song received widespread acclaim from music critics.
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The song was used in the trailer for the Netflix crime drama series Ozark. Frank Ocean's outro has been split into a separate track, titled " Frank's Track", which appears after "Wolves" on the track list. However, in March 2016, the album was updated with a new version of the song that reinstated Sia and Vic Mensa's verses. The initial album version introduced a new verse from West and an additional outro from Frank Ocean, omitting Sia and Vic Mensa's contributions. "Wolves" became the second confirmed track from the album and originally featured Sia and Vic Mensa. The presentation was broadcast live to more than 40 locations around the world. West debuted the song on February 12, 2015, at a fashion show where he also premiered his new Adidas shoe. It was produced by West, Cashmere Cat, and Sinjin Hawke and was originally planned to be the opening track to The Life of Pablo. " Wolves" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featuring vocals from Sia and Vic Mensa, from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo (2016).
