Which Kanye West song samples Daft Punk's 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'?

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The Kanye West song that samples Daft Punk's “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” is “Stronger.” It appears on West's third studio album, Graduation, released in 2007, and became one of his signature hits.

West built the track around a processed vocal sample from Daft Punk's 2001 song. He slowed and reshaped the sample, then added pounding drums, synthesizers, and a forceful hip-hop arrangement. The result connected French electronic music with mainstream rap and helped define Graduation's futuristic sound.

Daft Punk approved the use of the sample and received songwriting credits alongside West and Mike Dean. The original Daft Punk track itself contains a sample from Edwin Birdsong's 1979 funk song “Cola Bottle Baby,” giving West's hit another layer of musical ancestry.

Listeners sometimes confuse “Stronger” with “Power,” another major West single, or with “Black Skinhead,” which Daft Punk helped produce later. Those songs are connected to West's catalog, but only “Stronger” directly samples “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.”

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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