"Sober" | ||||
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Single by Childish Gambino | ||||
from the album Kauai | ||||
Released | September 14, 2014 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
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Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Glassnote | |||
Writer(s) | Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson | |||
Producer(s) | Childish Gambino, Ludwig Goransson | |||
Childish Gambino singles chronology | ||||
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"Sober" is the first single from American recording artist Childish Gambino's 2014 EP Kauai.
The song's music video features Donald Glover dancing in a take-out restaurant while intoxicated, trying to impress a woman waiting for her food. It explores themes similar to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video, but with a different outcome. On March 21, 2015, "Sober" won the mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie. As of January 2017[update], "Sober" has accumulated over 33 million views on YouTube.