Mind of Mine
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Released | 25 March 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 45:20 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Mind of Mine is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Zayn. It was released on March 25, 2016 through RCA Records, and was released one year after his departure from One Direction. Primarily an R&B and alternative R&B record, the album blends elements from various genres, including pop, folk, dub, soul, funk, electronic, Qawwali, hip hop, reggae, classical and soft rock. Upon release, it was met with generally positive reviews, with praise for Malik's new musical direction and his vocal performance.
Mind of Mine spawned three singles: lead single "
Background
Following Zayn Malik's five-year stint with English-Irish band
Due to the band's musical direction, Malik was unable to sing or write the kind of R&B music he had originally pursued before joining the band. He elaborated, "If I would sing a hook or a verse slightly R&B, or slightly myself, it would always be recorded 50 times until there was a straight version that was pop, generic" and that "Whenever I would suggest something, it was like it didn’t fit us. There was just a general conception that the management already had of what they want for the band, and I just wasn’t convinced with what we were selling. I wasn’t 100 percent behind the music. It wasn’t me. It was music that was already given to us".
Despite his comments regarding One Direction, he told Ryan Seacrest that he is "massively grateful for that, and if it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be here," adding that "It’s not because I’m trying to be more successful or as successful as what was going on before, because there’s no comparison."[4] He told The Fader that "it wasn’t actually about [being the biggest] anymore" but "It was more about the people that I reach. I want to reach them in the right way, and I want them to believe what I’m saying." He added, "I just want to make music now."[2]
Conception and influence
In March 2015, Malik was seen at a
He stated musically the record leans towards R&B,[2] and described his album as "weird, alternative R&B", stating that "It's all very sparse and random," and "They're all kind of different thoughts. The music reflects that as well because they're different emotions, so you feel different things through each song."[12] He also said it would incorporate different genres of music, such as soul,[12] reggae, and an R&B-rock fusion, stating that "all the songs are different genres," and that they "don't really fit a specific type of music. They're not like, 'This is funk, this is soul, this is upbeat, this is a dance tune.' Nothing is like that. I don't really know what my style is yet. I'm kind of just showing what my influences are. Depending on what the reaction is, then I'll go somewhere with that."[2]
The album was influenced by the music that Malik grew up with, primarily his father's
Writing and recording
Teasing what could be expected of his first solo LP, Malik told
Ho described Malik as "pure genius"[18] and noted that most of the vocals were recorded in just a few takes.[2] According to Ho, Malik was heavily involved in every aspect of recording, stating that, "Even if there were co-writers involved, all the direction for the songs and all the lyrics and everything pretty much came from him".[19] The song titles are rendered in a stylised manner, reminiscent of Prince.[20] Malik said the stylized capitalization reflects the way he used to like capitalizing letters when he was at school.[21] Malik said that, after his debut album releases, he plans to pursue an academic degree in English or literature (which he originally intended before his music career), while at the same time working on writing his next album.[22] Malik said that "Pillowtalk" was written about sex, stating that "everybody has sex, and it’s something people wanna hear about. It’s part of everybody’s life, a very big part of life. And you don’t want to sweep it under the carpet."[23][24] "It's You" was inspired by the breakup of a relationship (possibly from Little Mix's Perrie Edwards), with Malik stating, "It was a form of therapy for me, and it did help me get through" some personal issues, while he was writing it.[25][26] According to Ho, "Befour" was conceived when he and Malik were in the VIP area of a Las Vegas club where Big Sean was performing in August 2015, and Malik said, "It's crazy being here in Vegas. I’ve literally been all over the world with One Direction. I’ve done this before, but not like this. Not by myself, not this way, not here with the intention of working on my own music".[19]
The
Composition
Music
Primarily
The album largely foregoes radio-friendly "pop bangers" in favour of "sexy, seductive R&B" that focuses on "moods and textures and creating an alluring, provocative vibe", while maintaining an almost seamless cohesiveness throughout the record.
Songs
The opening title track "Mind of Mine" involves Malik's voice
"She" is a self-described "party tune" that is "not as intense lyrically" as some of the other cuts.
"Fool for You" is a
Lyrics
"['Pillowtalk'] is about sex – there is obviously sex in a relationship, though it's not the whole incentive of the song. The actual intent of the song is even though you have great times in a relationship, you have really bad times as well but that's what makes it worthwhile because you learn things and you go through experiences that bring you closer together."
— Zayn in an interview with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[76]
The lyrics explore a number of themes, including bliss, desire, frustration, love, lust, and sadness. The songs explore different soundscapes and subject matter, but each song serves a purpose, to establish an aspect of Malik's identity.[40] Rather than being autobiographical, the lyrics focus on moments, sensations and experiences.[77] There is an emphasis on the complexity of human relationships,[38] with love and sexuality being a particular thematic focus for many songs.[43] For love songs, roughly 60% are about falling in love, while roughly 40% are about falling out of love,[3] with the lyrics depicting the subject in a complex "grey" manner.[38] Sexual songs such as "Pillowtalk", "Wrong" and "TiO" forego innuendo in favour of outright sexual boldness.[43]
The title track "Mind of Mine" acts as "a fly-in introduction and a warm welcome to Malik’s mind."
Release and promotion
In his first solo on-camera interview with
The album was released on 25 March 2016, one year since his departure from One Direction. Malik's live preview of several songs from the album set a
Singles
The album's lead
The album's second single, "
"
Promotional singles
"
The album's second promotional single, "
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10[132] |
PopMatters | 8/10[133] |
Spin | 6/10[134] |
USA Today | [135] |
Mind of Mine has received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Andy Gill of
Alex Dansereau of Sputnikmusic described it as a "great" album where Malik finds "his own niche inside an already crowded lane" as he "strikes a delicate balance" between "alt-R&B moodiness" and "pop earworms."
Some reviews were less positive, with Brittany Spanos of
Year-end lists
It was featured on multiple magazines and critics year end list of best record/album. Digital Spy listed it at number 2 on its list,[152] while Newsday ranked it at number 16.[153]
Commercial performance
In the United Kingdom, Mind of Mine debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with 22,250 copies sold, replacing Adele's 25 at the summit.[154][155] The album set a UK streaming record, as the highest-streamed debut for a British male act.[156] In its second week, it fell to number nine on the albums chart, selling 7,733 copies,[157] and fell to number three on the album streaming chart.[158] Overseas, the album entered at number one in New Zealand and Australia, making him the 26th English male solo artist to top the Australian Albums Chart.[159] In France, it debuted at number three on the albums chart and number one on the albums download chart.[160] The record also opened at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with first week sales of 11,000 copies in the country. As a result, Zayn became the first artist since Yoan to enter at Canada's summit with a debut album.[161]
In the United States, Mind of Mine debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, shifting 157,000 album-equivalent units (including album sales, equivalent track sales, and equivalent streams), including 112,000 pure album sales[162] and 40.8 million streams,[163] one of the highest weekly streaming figures for an album.[95] Malik became the first British male solo artist to debut at number one with his first album, the first British male solo artist to reach number one with his first album since George Michael's Faith in 1988 (which debuted at number 41 and took nine weeks to reach number one), the first UK act to debut at number one with their first album since his former group One Direction's Up All Night (on the chart dated 31 March 2012), and the first UK act to debut at number one with their first album on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart since Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream in 2009. Malik is also one of a number of artists that have achieved number one both as part of a group and as a solo act,[162] the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US,[164] and the third artist to debut at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 with debut entries on each chart (along with Lauryn Hill and Clay Aiken).[165] The album release propelled Malik to number one on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, replacing Justin Bieber at the summit,[166] and surpassing One Direction's number-two peak on the chart.[167] Mind of Mine subsequently sold 44,000 units the following week,[168] and 31,000 units the week after, hence selling a total of 232,000 copies in the first three weeks.[169]
Mind of Mine set an iTunes record, becoming the first debut album to top the daily iTunes charts in more than 70 countries,[70][170] having topped the daily iTunes charts of 84 countries within 24 hours of release.[171][172] Mind of Mine also set a Twitter record, as the first album to top the Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart for three straight weeks with three consecutive songs: "It's You", "Like I Would" and "Befour".[173]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mind of Mindd (Intro)" |
| XYZ | 0:57 |
2. | "Pillowtalk" |
| 3:22 | |
3. | "It's You" |
| Malay | 3:46 |
4. | "Befour" |
| Malay | 3:28 |
5. | "She" |
|
| 3:09 |
6. | "Drunk" |
|
| 3:25 |
7. | "Intermission: Flower" |
| Malay | 1:44 |
8. | "Rear View" |
| Malay | 3:21 |
9. | "Wrong" (featuring Kehlani) |
| XYZ | 3:32 |
10. | "Fool for You" |
| XYZ | 3:22 |
11. | "Bordersz" |
| Malay | 3:59 |
12. | "Truth" |
|
| 4:05 |
13. | "Lucozade" |
| XYZ | 4:12 |
14. | "Tio" |
| MakeYouKnowLove | 2:58 |
Total length: | 45:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Blue" |
| Malay | 3:44 |
16. | "Bright" |
| Malay | 2:56 |
17. | "Like I Would" |
| XYZ | 3:12 |
18. | "She Don't Love Me" |
| XYZ | 4:15 |
Total length: | 59:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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19. | "Do Something Good" |
| Malay | 3:51 |
20. | "Golden" |
| XYZ | 3:14 |
Total length: | 66:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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21. | "Pillowtalk" (The Living Room Session) |
| 2:25 | |
Total length: | 68:57 |
Notes
- All of the standard edition tracks are stylized in alternating caps (with the exception of "Pillowtalk", which is stylized in all caps). For example, "Befour" is stylized as "BeFoUr". The deluxe edition tracks are stylized in all caps. For example, "Like I Would" is stylized as "LIKE I WOULD". On the back cover of the physical releases of the album, "Pillowtalk" is stylized as "PiLlOwT4lK".
- "TIO" is an acronym for "Take It Off".
- "Blue" contains an interpolation of "Prelude in C Major", composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
- ^[b] signifies a vocal producer.
- ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
Personnel
Musicians
- Zayn – vocals
- Chase Wells – keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18); guitar (13, 17, 18)
- James Emerson – keyboards, programming (1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18); guitar (13, 17, 18)
- Salvador Waviest – keyboards, programming (1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18); guitar (13, 17, 18)
- Kevin Rains – keyboards, programming (1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18)
- James Griffin – keyboards (1, 9, 10, 13), programming (1, 9, 10, 13, 18)
- Anthony Hannides – background vocals (2)
- Mike Hannides – background vocals (2, 6), drums (5, 14); bass guitar, piano (5)
- Joe Garrett – guitar (2, 5)
- Levi Lennox – piano (2)
- Malay – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, programming (3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16); triangle (3)
- Dave Eggar – cello, orchestration (3)
- Chuck Palmer – conductor, orchestration (3)
- Katie Kresek – violin (3)
- Rachel Golub – violin (3)
- MakeYouKnowLove – background vocals (5)
- Alan Sampson – bass guitar, drums, piano (5)
- Harold Lilly – background vocals (8, 16)
- Al Carty – bass guitar (10)
- Louise Dearsley – cello (10)
- Questlove – drums (10)
- Brian London – piano (10)
- Steve Wright – strings (10)
- Katherine Chibah – viola (10)
- Reiad Chibah – violin (10)
- Sarah Button – violin (10)
- Elliott Skinner – background vocals (15)
- Couros Sheibani – keyboards, programming (17)
Technical
- Anthony Kilhoffer – mixing (1, 9, 10, 13, 18)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (2, 5, 6, 14, 17)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Malay – mixing (15), engineering (4, 12, 15, 16)
- Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineering (1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15)
- Henrique Andrade – engineering (1, 9, 17, 18)
- John Hanes – engineering (2, 5, 6, 14, 17)
- Zeke Mishanec – engineering (5, 9, 10)
- David Phelan – engineering (6)
- Salvador Waviest – engineering (9, 17, 18)
- Ryan Gladieux – engineering (9)
- Daniel Moyler – engineering (10)
- James Emerson – engineering (10)
- Jason Goldstein – engineering (10)
- Paul Norris – engineering (10)
- Sean Kellett – engineering (10)
- Steve Mandel – engineering (10)
- Liam Nolan – engineering (12)
- Chris Galland – engineering assistance (3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Ike Schultz – engineering assistance (3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Rob Katz – engineering assistance (4)
- Bradford H. Smith – engineering assistance (5)
- Frank Tatick – engineering assistance (5, 9, 10)
- Kyle Resto – engineering assistance (5, 9, 10)
- Alex Layne – engineering assistance (9, 17, 18)
- Kyle Ross – engineering assistance (9, 10, 13, 18)
- Robert Marcus – engineering assistance (9, 10, 13, 18)
- Jake Smith – engineering assistance (10)
- Jay Abdul – engineering assistance (10, 12)
- Robin Florent – engineering assistance (12)
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[222] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[223] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[224] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[225]
|
Gold | 50,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[226] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[227] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[228] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[229] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[230] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Missing the release dates for the later Target/Bol edition and Japanese edition.(August 2023) |
Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) | Ref. |
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25 March 2016 | RCA |
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25 October 2016 | Vinyl |
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[231] |
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External links
- Mind of Mine at Discogs (list of releases)