Wash Us in the Blood

"Wash Us in the Blood"
Single by Kanye West featuring Travis Scott
Released	June 30, 2020
Genre	Industrial hip hop
Length	3:10
Label	GOOD Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Kanye West Jacques Webster II Ronald Spence Jr. Rhys Gagen Michael Mule Isaac DeBoni Aaron Gomez Dwayne Abernathy Jr. Israel Boyd Aaron Butts Mark Mbogo
Producer(s)	Kanye West BoogzDaBeast Ronny J
Kanye West singles chronology
"Closed on Sunday" (2019) "Wash Us in the Blood" (2020) "Ego Death" (2020)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"TKN" (2020) "Wash Us in the Blood" (2020) "The Plan" (2020)
Music video
"Wash Us in the Blood" on YouTube

"Wash Us in the Blood" is a song by American rapper Kanye West featuring fellow American rapper Travis Scott. It was produced by West, Ronny J, and BoogzDaBeast, while co-produced by FnZ and A.G., with additional production from Dem Jointz and Israel Boyd. The producers wrote the song alongside Travis Scott, Aaron Butts and KayCyy Pluto. The song was released for digital download and streaming as a standalone single on June 30, 2020, through GOOD Music and Def Jam. Will Welch teased the song during an interview with West in April 2020.

An industrial hip hop song, "Wash Us in the Blood" features electro production. The lyrics of the song see West referencing Jesus' sacrifice, alongside mentioning subjects such as slavery and genocide. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Some appreciated it in comparison to West's previous work, though a few critics observed a lack of originality. At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, the song won the award of Top Gospel Song.

"Wash Us in the Blood" debuted at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while it attained top 40 positions in Australia, Greece, and Ireland. An accompanying Arthur Jafa-directed music video was released on June 30, 2020. The video makes usage of split-screen presentation, with it including various forms of footage. The music video received mostly positive reviews from critics, who often directed praise towards the combining of clips. However, it was age restricted by YouTube. West performed a version of the song live at Nebuchadnezzar in November 2019.