Baptized in Fire

"Baptized in Fire"
"Baptized in Fire"
Promotional single by Kid Cudi featuring Travis Scott
from the album Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
Released	December 2, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Trap
Length	4:45
Label	Republic; Wicked Awesome;
Songwriter(s)	Scott Mescudi; Jacques Webster II; Michael Dean; Patrick Reynolds; Mort Garson;
Producer(s)	Mike Dean; Plain Pat; Kid Cudi;

"Baptized in Fire" is a song by American rapper Kid Cudi featuring fellow American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on December 1, 2016, as a promotional single from the former's sixth studio album, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016). The song, which contains a sample of "Deja Vu" by Mort Garson, was produced by Mike Dean, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi. The song marked the third collaboration between Cudi and Scott, following the tracks "Way Back" and "Through the Late Night" from Scott’s album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, also released in 2016.

Release and promotion

On December 1, 2016, the album was made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with "Baptized in Fire" as the "instant gratification track".^[1]^[2] It was released to Google Play the following day.^[3]

Critical reception

Adrian Marcano from Inverse named it as the fourth best song from the album and wrote that it "goes extra hard with a deep bassy twang that we hear on a lot of records that Travis is on".^[4] Noisey wrote: "The brooding track finds both artists showcasing their signature, crawling harmonies".^[5]