2009 (song)

2018 song by Mac Miller 2009 song Mac Miller Swimming August 3, 2018 November 2016 5:48 REMember Warner Malcolm McCormick Eric Gabouer James Harris Terry Lewis George Jackson Chanté Moore Aja Grant James Wright Jon Brion Eric G song u_SvAhS7Di0 "2009" "2009" is a song by American rapper Mac Miller from his fifth studio album Swimming (2018). Produced by Eric G, it contains a sample of "Chanté's Got a Man" by Chanté Moore. Background Mac Miller recorded the song in November 2016, while in Seattle during his The Divine Feminine Tour. It was the first song that he recorded with Eric G in person. Miller asked him to play him some beats, and the beat for "2009" was the first or second one that Eric played. Miller put it in Pro Tools and recorded the first half of the song in a pitch black booth. He recorded the rest of the song a little later. Miller went to the studio for two days and entirely improvised the song.Eric G Remembers Mac Miller and Breaks Down Making of “2009” https://djbooth.net/features/2019-03-27-eric-g-interview-remembers-mac-miller-2009/ DJBooth September 8, 2025 March 27, 2019 In an interview with Vulture, Mac Miller explained the lines "Sometimes I wish I took a simpler route / Instead of having demons that’s as big as my house": We actually joke all the time, we'll take a moment where we'll be like, Man, life would be so simple if I would've just had a job somewhere. You know, like been at one place and then come home. And there's that moment of peacefulness, when you think about it. But I would never actually do that. I'm also very attracted to my own demons. I would rather...Jenkins Craig An Interview With Mac Miller https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/mac-miller-interview.html Vulture September 8, 2025 September 13, 2018 Composition The production is composed of strings,Yeung Neil Z. https://www.allmusic.com/album/swimming-mw0003194716 Swimming – Mac Miller AllMusic September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215744/https://www.allmusic.com/album/swimming-mw0003194716 August 9, 2018 liveMac Miller’s “2009”: We Don’t Cry No More https://djbooth.net/features/2019-05-22-mac-miller-2009-we-dont-cry-no-more/ DJ Booth September 8, 2025 May 22, 2019Mylrea Hannah https://www.nme.com/reviews/mac-miller-swimming-review-2362559 Mac Miller – 'Swimming' album review NME August 3, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143259/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mac-miller-swimming-review August 5, 2018 live sparse piano keys, finger snaps,Garvey Meaghan https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/02/mac-miller-swimming-review Mac Miller: Swimming review – maturing rapper in search for self-acceptance The Guardian August 2, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180808230234/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/02/mac-miller-swimming-review August 8, 2018 liveAmorosi A.D. Album Review: Mac Miller’s ‘Swimming’ https://variety.com/2018/music/reviews/mac-miller-swimming-album-review-1202894410/ Variety September 8, 2025 August 3, 2018 and an "occasional downbeat clatter of snares". Lyrically, the song is about self-acceptance, especially in regard to acknowledging that the good times have passed, moving forward and valuing the positive aspects of the present and future, as well as restraining self-destructive behaviors.McGowan Colin https://www.avclub.com/yg-helena-hauff-and-more-albums-to-know-about-this-we-1827974467 Mac Miller, Swimming The A.V. Club August 8, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180803171409/https://music.avclub.com/yg-helena-hauff-and-more-albums-to-know-about-this-we-1827974467 August 3, 2018 live Mac Miller also expresses a newfound belief in God.Centeno Tony http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/08/mac-miller-swimming-album-review/ Mac Miller Battles His Inner Demons on 'Swimming' Album XXL August 8, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180908130541/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/08/mac-miller-swimming-album-review/ September 8, 2018 live Critical reception Hannah Mylrea of NME called the song a "triumph". Regarding Mac Miller's lyrics about his "demons", Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone wrote "If he could surface those demons with more vivid details and add texture to his lyrics instead of simply using them as a rhythmic device, then he may have a genuinely classic album in him yet."Reeves Mosi https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-mac-miller-sheds-his-frat-rap-persona-on-swimming-707600/ Review: Mac Miller Sheds His Frat-Rap Persona on 'Swimming' Rolling Stone August 7, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180808112245/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-mac-miller-sheds-his-frat-rap-persona-on-swimming-707600/ August 8, 2018 live Some music critics commented on the lyrics "Every day I wake up and breathe / I don't have it all but that's all right with me"; Pitchfork's Evan Rytlewski wrote that although Miller "only sounds half-convinced", "Swimming is most engaging when it details the simple things Miller tells himself to keep his spirits up."Rytlewski Evan https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mac-miller-swimming/ Mac Miller: Swimming Album Review Pitchfork August 3, 2018 September 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180805144901/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mac-miller-swimming/ August 5, 2018 live Variety's A.D. Amorosi described that the lines exemplified "a mix of the smartly nihilistic, the pragmatically cheerful and a glad-to-be-unhappy lyrical signature that's irresistible in its sourness." Charts Chart (2018) PeakpositionBillboardbubbling100 1 Mac Miller true September 8, 2025Billboardrandbhiphop 49 Mac Miller true September 8, 2025 Certifications New Zealand Mac Miller 2009 Gold single 2018 2021 radioscope September 8, 2025 United States Mac Miller 2009 Platinum single 2018 2023 September 8, 2025 true true true References Category:2018 songs Category:Mac Miller songs Category:Songs written by Mac Miller Category:Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Category:Songs written by George Jackson (songwriter) Category:Songs written by Chanté Moore Category:Songs written by Jon Brion