However, Game refused to let the snub derail his plans for promotion, so he still vowed to release the video online so fans can form their own opinions about the controversy for themselves. After the music video quickly received over 3 million views on YouTube, there were rumors that BET and MTV were reconsidering airing the banned "Red Nation" video. Background After having a few false starts with chart failing singles, starting back with 2009's "Krazy" (which featured both Gucci Mane and Timbaland) and "Big Money" followed by 2010's "It Must Be Me" (in which it featured Pharrell) and "Ain't No Doubt About It" (which featured Justin Timberlake and Pharrell) all failing to chart, Game decided to have them all removed from the album and instead release them on mixtapes, those including on The Red Room and the Brake Lights mixtapes. With the album also reportedly suffering numerous delays since 2009, Game also decided to have canceled a series of listening sessions so that he could focus on recording new material for the album. Later in 2011 following the release of his mixtape Purp & Patron, which immediately became widely praised as one of the best hip hop mixtapes of 2011 and after generating buzz from the mixtape, Game regained the center of attention on when he was officially going to release the album's official single. Later on March 2, 2011, it was confirmed by producers Cool & Dre via their Twitter that the first official single from the album would be titled "Red Nation". In the beginning there was rumors that surfaced around that the single would feature all three rappers Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B and Lil Wayne, but on March 7, 2011 it was confirmed by Cool & Dre via their Twitter that the single would not feature Wiz Khalifa nor B.o.B, only leaving Lil Wayne in question if he would then only be the one to be featured on the song. On March 8, 2011, it was officially announced by Sean "Diddy" Combs via his Twitter that the single would indeed feature rapper Lil Wayne. Composition "Red Nation" features rap verses from Game and vocals from Lil Wayne during the song's chorus, who is credited as a featured artist. It is an anthemic rap hip hop song with influences of techno and electro. The track also has pop-rap musical styles. The song contains a music sample of the