Too soon? M.I.A released a song on Twitter called '27' which she dedicated to Amy Winehouse
But rapper M.I.A didn't just leave a message on her Twitter page, but decided to release a track in her honour.
However, it has been seen as not only being too soon after the singer's death, but in very bad taste as well.
Because the lyrics of the song refer to a drug and alcohol addict who died at 27.
The 36-year-old London-born rapper and songwriter took to her Twitter page yesterday to post the unfinished demo on her page.
She left a Tweet with it that read: "I recorded this song B4 vickileekx and never put it out. It's a unfinished demo. R.I.P Amy.'
She also dedicated it to 'all my friends who died at 27.'
M.I.A, real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, said the song was written months ago but never released until now.
The artist also posted lyrics of the song which includes lines such as 'All rock stars go to heaven, you said you'll be dead at 27.'
Another reads: 'I took you to the clinic to get you clean but you couldn’t.'
But fans reacted badly to the song, with one saying: 'How is this a "dedication"? Am I missing something? Seems more like she's reminding people of the horrible things they all went through!'
Tribute: The song was in honour of Amy, who died age 27 at her home in north London on Saturday
Her death at the age of 27 puts her in a pantheon of famous musicians who have all died at the same age and are part of the notorious 27 Club, also known as Forever 27
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was the most recent victim when in 1994, pumped with heroin and valium, he turned a gun on himself.
Decades earlier Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones all died at 27.
Grief: Fans have left flowers opposite Amy's north London home
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