Following some media controversies, West chose to record "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" in a reclusive manner in Oahu, Hawaii. Like the majority of the album, "Lost in the World" was composed there. West attempted to shy away from working with artists he didn't consider himself familiar with; however, he made an exception for Justin Vernon, singer of the band Bon Iver. Vernon's involvement in the project stemmed from a phone call by West. West had gotten into contact with Vernon and described his intention of sampling the song "Woods" from Bon Iver's "Blood Bank" EP. After the phone message, West invited Vernon down to his record studio in Hawaii to appear on the album.