7 (Lil Nas X EP)
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Released | June 21, 2019 | |||
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Length | 18:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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7 is the second
Background
While recording the album
While in the process of recording the songs Lil Nas X posted previews of both "Panini" and "Rodeo" to his social media accounts before either song were completely written. This caused some problems for producers Take a Daytrip as the popularity of these snippets meant that much of the work had to be "locked in" so the resulting songs would match the previews.[3]
Lil Nas X announced the 7 EP on May 18, 2019, on all social media platforms along with its June 2019 release date.[4] This teaser included the snippet of a song described by Spin's Rob Arcand as "singing a trap-pop hook through a slurred AutoTune drawl".[5] Lil Nas X stated that the EP would include a collaboration with "one of [his] favorite artists ever".[6]
Singles
"Old Town Road" was released as the lead single from the EP on December 3, 2018, peaking at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. A remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was released as a single on April 5, 2019, spending a record 19 weeks at the top.[7][8]
"Panini" was released as the third single from the EP on June 20, 2019, the day before the EP was released, and would peak at number five on the Hot 100.[9] [10]
"Rodeo", originally with Cardi B, was not made a single until a remix featuring Nas was released on January 27, 2020, one day after it was performed at the Grammys.[11] The remix was used for the music video in which Nas makes an appearance.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence | C+[14] |
Pitchfork | 4.3/10[15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
7 received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, 7 received an average score of 57, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]
Mikael Wood at the
Other reviews were more negative. Brian Josephs at Entertainment Weekly criticized its "failed versatility", summarizing by saying, "With 7, there's too little conviction to tell if a full project is something Lil Nas X wants to do. At best, there's a set of half-considered songs."[18] Alphonse Pierre gave it a poor review for Pitchfork, commenting, "For the entirety of 7, it's unclear if Lil Nas X actually likes music [...] The EP ends up being a set of nothingness [...] content made for the sake of justifying its existence."[15]
Accolades
Award | Year | Category | Result |
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Grammy Awards[19] | 2020 | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Commercial performance
7 debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 77,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 pure album sales).[20] In its second week the EP remained at number two on Billboard 200 with 62,800 units.[21]
Track listing
Adapted from Tidal.[22]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Nancy Wilson |
| 2:39 | |
6. | "Bring U Down" |
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| 2:12 |
7. | "C7osure (You Like)" |
| 2:23 | |
8. | "Old Town Road" |
| 1:53 | |
Total length: | 18:44 |
Notes
Samples
- ^[c] "Old Town Road (Remix)" and "Old Town Road" contain a sample of "34 Ghosts IV", written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and performed by Nine Inch Nails.
- ^[d] "Panini" contains an interpolation of "In Bloom", written by Kurt Cobain, and performed by Nirvana.[17]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[22]
Musicians
- Lil Nas X – lead vocals, production (track 4)
- Cardi B – lead vocals (track 5)
- Billy Ray Cyrus – featured vocals (track 1)
- Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals (track 1)
- Ryan Tedder – background vocals (track 6), production (track 6), bass (track 6), drums (track 6), guitar (track 6)
- Zach Skelton – background vocals (track 6), production (track 6), bass (track 6), drums (track 6), electric guitar (track 6)
- YoungKio – production (tracks 1, 8)
- Atticus Ross – production (tracks 1, 8)
- Trent Reznor – background vocals, production (tracks 1, 8)
- Take a Daytrip – production (tracks 2, 5)
- Travis Barker – drums, production (track 3)
- Bizness Boi – production (track 4)
- fwdslxsh – production (track 4)
- Alone In A Boy Band – production (track 4)
- Roy Lenzo – production (track 5)
- Russ Chell – production (track 5)
- Boi-1da – production (track 7)
- Allen Ritter – production (track 7)
- Dot da Genius – co-production (track 2)
- Abaz – miscellaneous production (track 7)
- X-Plosive – miscellaneous production (track 7)
- Jahaan Sweet – miscellaneous production (track 7)
- Stephen "Johan" Feigenbaum – strings (track 4)
- Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin (track 4)
- Eddie Benjamin – bass (track 6)
- Danny Win – saxophone (track 4)[23]
Technical
- Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production, mixing (track 1)
- Joe Grasso – engineering (track 1)
- Thomas Cullison – assistant engineering (track 2), recording (track 4)
- Andy Rodríguez – assistant engineering (track 4)
- Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineering (track 6)
- Robin Florent – assistant engineering (track 6)
- Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering (track 6)
- Cinco – recording (track 1)
- Denzel Baptiste – recording (track 2, 5)
- Matt Malpass – recording (track 3)
- Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – mixing (tracks 2, 5)
- Joe Grasso – mixing (tracks 3, 4)
- Eric Lagg – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 2, 5)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[55] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[57] | 2× Platinum | 154,000[56] |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[59]
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Gold | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[60] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[62] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[63] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Singapore (RIAS)[64] | Gold | 5,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[65] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[66] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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