Papermill (song)

"Papermill"
Single by Madvillain
from the album Adult Swim Singles Program 2010
Released	26 May 2010
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	1:45
Label	Stones Throw
Songwriter(s)	MF Doom Madlib
Producer(s)	Madlib
Madvillain singles chronology
"One Beer (Drunk Version)" (2008) "Papermill" (2010)

"Papermill" is a song recorded by American hip hop duo Madvillain. It was released 26 May 2010 as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program.[1][2][3]

Background

"Papermill" was intended to serve as the first single from Madvillain's still-unreleased followup to Madvillainy.[4] According to label Stones Throw, the album had been in progress since 2009.[5] The song was the second single released in the 2010 Adult Swim Singles Program.[6] The Madlib-produced beat samples a chopped-up europop song with German lyrics.[7] Adult Swim also released some behind-the-scenes videos to go along with the song of Madlib talking about his creative process while taste-testing some Intelligentsia coffee branded with his name.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Papermill"	1:45

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Stones Throw's website.[9]

• Doom – MC
• Madlib – beat

References

1. Fitzmaurice, Larry (26 May 2010). "Papermill". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. "Madvillain "Papermill"". Exclaim!. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. Weiss, Jeff (26 May 2010). "Madvillain – "Paper Mill"". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. Reyneke, David (27 May 2010). "MADVILLAIN – "PAPERMILL" (MP3)". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. David, Charles. "Madvillain - Papermill". Earmilk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
6. Slater, Luke (26 May 2010). "Listen: New Madvillain track 'Papermill'". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
7. Fact (8 June 2010). "Madvillain: 'Papermill'". Fact. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
8. Phillips, Amy (26 May 2010). "Listen: DOOM and Madlib Return With New Madvillain Track: "Papermill"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "Madvillain – Papermill". Stones Throw. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2021.