The song 's title uses " skinhead " , which originated as a description of a 1960s British working-class male subculture whose members often had closely cropped hair . It revolved around fashion and music and went on to inspire the punk rock scene . Despite attracting young males across the political spectrum , the term had come to be popularly associated with neo-Nazis at the time of single 's release . Travis Scott said of his initial reaction to the song : I jumped off the stairs onto the couch . I was going HAM . That was when I heard the ' na na na na ' part for the first time , I lost my fucking mind . That 's some soccer anthem-type shit . " According to co-producer Mike Dean , the song was almost left off '' Yeezus '' for sounding " too much like a soccer song . " In November 2013 , co-writer Lupe Fiasco still felt unsure what the song was supposed to be about . He described it as " a lot of emotional , a lot of this , a lot of cliché , a lot of kinda stuff balled in together , and it 's just supposed to be presented as a package and you digest it . " West and Miley Cyrus skipped the after party for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25 , 2013 , to record her remix of the song . The pair also worked on other tracks during the recording session — possibly for use on her then-upcoming album '' Bangerz '' . Producer Mike Will Made It took part in the session , having added some production to the remix of " Black Skinhead " . The remix leaked on January 21 , 2016 , and was revealed to feature Lupe Fiasco and Travis Scott as well as Miley Cyrus . The track heavily samples Tears for Fears ' 1985 song , " Everybody Wants to Rule the World " from their album '' Songs from the Big Chair '' and features Cyrus singing a rendition of the hook . West uploaded a slightly different version of " Black Skinhead " exclusively on Apple Music in April 2016 . The song 's opening lines were changed to retain more distorted vocals
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Black Skinhead