The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and was released on Augon Facebook, making social media history as the first time a clip from major artists debuted strictly on the site. On August 2, 2013, Jay-Z revealed to Power 106 that he and fellow tour mate Justin Timberlake had begun shooting the music video for "Holy Grail". The song's lyrics can be interpreted as Jay-Z's and Timberlake's love-hate relationship with fame. When the song was first recorded for Watch the Throne, Jay-Z thought it would get lost on the album and decided to keep it as the "center piece" for his next album. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Jay-Z stated that "Holy Grail" was "the map for the album" and that it set the tone for the rest of MCHG. Jay-Z lyrically sampled rock group Nirvana's single " Smells Like Teen Spirit", after receiving permission from Courtney Love, who owns the rights to the original song. The vocals range from the note of G 3 to C 6. "Holy Grail" is composed in a D minor key, and plays in common time at a tempo of 72 beats per minute. When the recording sessions for MCHG started, Timbaland, together with fellow producer J-Roc, rearranged the instrumental to create the final track. The early version of the instrumental was created in 2011 by The-Dream. West wanted the two songs to appear on Watch the Throne, but Jay-Z chose to keep them for his upcoming studio album and they were replaced with " No Church in the Wild" and " Made in America". "Holy Grail", along with another track from Magna Carta Holy Grail called " Oceans" were recorded in 2011 during the recording sessions for Jay-Z's collaborative album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne. In 2014, Billboard placed it at number 25 on their list of Top 100 Hot Rap Songs of all time. "Holy Grail" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 56th Grammy Awards. "Holy Grail" has sold over 3.4 million copies in the United States as of 2018. Following the release of the album, the song charted in many regions, entering at number eight and reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as charting at number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
It was produced by The-Dream, Timbaland and J-Roc, with additional production from No ID and contains elements of Nirvana's 1991 hit single " Smells Like Teen Spirit". It features vocals from American singer Justin Timberlake and serves as the album's first single. " Holy Grail" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail.
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