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The Plan (Travis Scott song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Plan
| album = Tenet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| cover = Travis Scott - The Plan.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Travis Scott
| released =
| recorded = 2020
| genre =
| length = 3:05
| label =
Warner Bros. Entertainment
| writer =
* Jacques Webster II
* Ludwig Gransson
* Ebony Oshunrinde
| producer =
* Gransson
* WondaGurl
| chronology = Travis Scott
| prev_title = Wash Us in the Blood
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Franchise
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
"'The Plan'" (officially titled "'The Plan (From the Motion Picture "TENET")'") is a song by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on August 22, 2020, as the theme song from the soundtrack to the film 'Tenet'. The film's writer and director Christopher Nolan described the track as "the final piece of a yearlong puzzle". It is Scott's first original song written for a film.
Background
The song was announced by Scott via his social media on August 18, 2020, along with the cover art. The announcement coincided with the sixth anniversary of his breakout mixtape 'Days Before Rodeo'. A snippet of the track was played during an 'NBA on TNT' trailer, in which Scott stated: "This is my first original song for a film, which is actually fire 'cause I kinda wouldn't want it any other way". It premieredduring the 2020 NBA Clippers/Mavericks playoffs game and was released at 12 AM Eastern US Time on August 22.
The song was recorded with producer Ludwig Gransson, who composed the soundtrack and score for 'Tenet' at all the individual artists' homes during the COVID-19 lockdown. The song was produced by Gransson, along with Canadian producer WondaGurl. Scott watched 'Tenet' prior to its release and said in his cover story interview for the September issue of 'GQ' magazine he could not explain the film, calling it "very'fire'". During that interview, which took place in early July 2020, he accidentally played "The Plan" for the magazine's writer Gerrick D. Kennedy, who labeled the song a "brain-liquefying trip through time and space".
The film's writer/producer/director Christopher Nolan said Scott's contribution to the long delayed film was "the final piece of a yearlong puzzle". Nolan praised Scott's vision:
Cover art
The cover art consists of a "moody" image of 'Tenet's lead actor John David Washington, floating in red space with the title of the film and the song inscribed in the right corner.
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References
Category:2020 singles
Category:2020 songs
Category:Travis Scott songs
Category:Songs written by Travis Scott
Category:Songs written by Ludwig Gransson
Category:Songs written by WondaGurl
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs written for films
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