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Kanye West reveals video for "Only One"

29 January 2015, 16:35 | Written by Laurence Day

Kanye West has unveiled the visuals for Paul McCartney collab, "Only One", after a clip hit the Net via Ellen earlier today.

The video is directed by Spike Jonze, and sees Kanye enjoy some quality with his daughter North West. When the song was released, Kanye said that it wasn't really him singing, but his mother, via his body.

"In early 2014, Paul McCartney and Kanye West first began working together in a small bungalow in Los Angeles. The process that would result in "Only One" began with a simple brainstorming session between the two: With McCartney improvising on the keyboards and Kanye vocally sketching and shaping ideas in a stream-of-consciousness riff.

When they played back the recording afterward, something remarkable happened. Kanye sat there with his family, holding his daughter North on his lap, and listened to his vocals, singing, "Hello, my only one . . . " And in that moment, not only could he not recall having sung those words, but he realized that perhaps the words had never really come from him.

The process of artistic creation is one that does not involve thinking, but often channeling. And he understood in that moment that his late mother, Dr. Donda West, who was also his mentor, confidante, and best friend, had spoken through him that day.

"My mom was singing to me, and through me to my daughter," he said, astonished."

Stream a snippet of the "Only One" video below, or head to Kanye's website to stream the whole thing.

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