Them Changes (Thundercat song)

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"Them Changes"

Single by Thundercat

from the EP The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam and album Drunk

Released

June 18, 2015

Genre

Length

3:07

Thundercat * Ellison

Thundercat singles chronology

"Oh Sheit It's X"
(2013)

"Them Changes"
(2015)

"Bus in These Streets"
(2016)

"Them Changes" is a song by American musician Thundercat. It was first released on June 18, 2015, as a single from his EP The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam.^[1]^[4] The track, which Thundercat co-wrote with producer Flying Lotus, was later included on Thundercat's full-length album Drunk, released on February 24, 2017.^[6]

A funk and psychedelic jazz song with elements of pop and R&B, "Them Changes" features a sampled beat from the 1977 song "Footsteps in the Dark" by the Isley Brothers.^[5] "Them Changes" was accompanied by a music video directed by Carlos López Estrada.^[7]^[8]^[9] In October 2022, after a sped-up remix of the song went viral on TikTok, an official "Sped Up" version of the song was released on digital platforms.^[10]

Personnel

Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner – vocals, bass, programming
Steven "Flying Lotus" Ellison – mixing, additional production, synthesizer, programming
Kamasi Washington – saxophone
Dennis Hamm – piano

References

^ ^a ^b Geslani, Michelle (June 18, 2015). "Thundercat to release surprise album featuring Flying Lotus and Herbie Hancock". Consequence. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ "Thundercat on How 'Them Changes' Became a Funk Song". Wired. July 30, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Santora, Sara (March 22, 2018). "Today's Song: Funk & Heartbreak Show Thundercat's Going Through "Them Changes"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cwik, Greg (June 21, 2015). "Listen to Thundercat's Sexy New Psych-Jazz Song". Vulture. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Larson, Jeremy D. (July 9, 2015). "Thundercat: "Them Changes" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (February 24, 2017). "Here Are The Full Credits For Thundercat's Drunk Album". The Fader. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Minsker, Evan (July 21, 2015). "Thundercat Is a Samurai Warrior in His "Them Changes" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Blistein, Jon (July 21, 2015). "Samurai Sits, Stares in Thundercat's Surreal, Sad 'Them Changes' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Darville, Jordan (July 21, 2015). "Thundercat's "Them Changes" Video Is A Wounded Samurai's Lament". The Fader. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Campbell, Erica (January 17, 2023). "Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits?". NME. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

v t e Thundercat
Discography
Studio albums	The Golden Age of Apocalypse Apocalypse Drunk It Is What It Is
Extended plays	The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
Singles	"Oh Sheit It's X" "Them Changes"
Featured singles	"These Walls" "Cracker Island" "After Last Night"

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