1 8 , ▁the ▁song ▁received ▁generally ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁The ▁subject ▁matter ▁was ▁mostly ▁wrote ▁neg atively ▁of ▁by ▁them , ▁with ▁the ▁focus ▁around ▁it ▁being ▁commonly ▁placed ▁on ▁West ' s ▁performance . ▁However , ▁numerous ▁critics ▁complement ed ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁pra ised ▁the ▁thought ▁process ▁behind ▁it . ▁The ▁song ▁references ▁West ' s ▁controvers ies ▁linked ▁to ▁sla very ▁and ▁S way ▁Call ow ay . ▁It ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁August ▁Als ina ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁West ▁shared ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁that ▁revealed ▁a ▁track ▁list ▁for ▁Ye ▁on ▁a ▁white board . ▁The ▁track ▁list ▁showed ▁" W ould n ' t ▁Le ave " ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁track . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁CF DA ▁F ashion ▁Awards ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁Ye ''' s ▁release , ▁West ' s ▁wife ▁Kim ▁K ard ash ian ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁that ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁play ▁for ▁her ▁properly ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁minute ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁she ' s ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁it . ▁American ▁ra pper ▁August ▁Als ina ▁shared ▁his ▁cover ▁version ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Com position