was surrounded by bright lights. Kanye accompanied the performance by explaining to the crowd that he wrote the song after Donda died. The artist delivered a performance of the song for The Yeezus Tour's stop at Madison Square Garden on November 24, 2013, during which he told the story of how he wrote the song after Donda's death. For Kanye's two night concert of 808s & Heartbreak in full at the 2015 Hollywood Bowl in September, he performed the song as the set's 11th track. He rocked loose garments in white and off-white shades while performing, being backed by a small band and a medium-sized orchestra. At the start of the performance, numerous women dressed in ivory sheaths and hijabs wheeled out a slab depicting a woman in repose to conduct her funeral. Fake snow fell from above the audience that quickly melted in the local heat, simultaneously with Kanye sitting on a large staircase and heavily memorializing Donda. Once the performance reached its closing violins, Kanye West exited the stage. "Coldest Winter" was covered by a cappella group Pentatonix for their fifth studio album A Pentatonix Christmas in October 2016, with them using their voices as instruments and delivering harmonies. Two months later, the group released an accompanying music video that sees a snowman taking a journey through love in the holidays. Credits and personnel Information taken from 808s & Heartbreak liner notes. Recording Recorded at Glenwood Studios (Burbank, California) and Avex Recording Studio (Honolulu, Hawaii) Personnel Kanye West songwriter, producer No I.D. songwriter, co-producer Roland Orzabal songwriter Jeff Bhasker co-producer, keyboards Andrew Dawson recorder Anthony Kilhoffer recorder Chad Carlisle assistant recorder Isha Erskine assistant recorder Gaylord Holomalia assistant recorder Christian Mochizuki assistant recorder Manny Marroquin mix engineer Christian Plata assistant engineer Erik Madrid assistant engineer References 2008 songs Electropop songs Kanye West songs Music videos directed by Nabil Elderkin Song recordings produced by Jeff Bhasker Song recordings produced by Kanye West Song recordings produced by No I.D. Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by No I.D. Songs written by Roland Orzabal Commemoration songs