x Infinity

x Infinity
x Infinity
Studio album by Watsky
Released	August 19, 2016
Recorded	Seahorse Studios, Los Angeles, California; Grand St. Recording, Brooklyn, New York; Aqua Vibea, Hadley, Massachusetts;
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	65:42 (standard version); 75:22 (deluxe version);
Label	Steel Wool Media, Empire
Producer	Watsky; Kush Mody; Russell Simmons; Anderson Paak; Frans Mernick; Mikos Da Gawd; Daniel Riera; Wax; Andrew Oedel;
Watsky chronology
Singles from x Infinity
	"Stick to Your Guns"; Released: July 1, 2016; "Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 3"; Released: July 8, 2016; "Talking to Myself"; Released: July 26, 2016; "Midnight Heart"; Released: August 9, 2016;

x Infinity, (pronounced Times Infinity) is the fourth studio album by American rapper, spoken word artist and author George Watsky, released on August 19, 2016. The album was recorded at Seahorse Studios in Los Angeles, Grand St. Recording in Brooklyn, and Aqua Vibea in Hadley, Massachusetts.^[1]

The album, executive produced by

Anderson .Paak and drumming by Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots, among other collaborations.^[2] Unlike Watsky's previous album, All You Can Do, which was almost entirely produced by .Paak, the album contains only one song, Midnight Heart, that features production from him. Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots

accompanies Watsky on the drums in Track 13, Midnight Heart.

Background

On Twitter, Watsky described the album's thesis statement as a message "that embracing our insignificance in the vastness of time & space frees us to be joyful." He stated in another tweet that the album was his first in 2 years.[3]

Release

The lead single, Stick to Your Guns featuring

Genius premiered the song Don't Be Nice, along with the lyrics for the entire album. This is not the first time Watsky premiered music right before the album through Genius; a similar promotion was done for the release of Cardboard Castles and All You Can Do.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[7]
The Musical Hype	^[8]
SputnikMusic	^[9]

x Infinity was met with positive reviews.

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album a three and a half out of five stars, adding that "Ultimately, this is his brightest, most accomplished release yet." SputnikMusic user RedHotRedd gave the album a similar score, saying "It seems as though Watsky really wanted x Infinity to be his best effort, and it most certainly was."

Track listing

Track listing adapted from the

Genius.^[10]^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 3" (featuring Danny McClain & Camila Recchio)	Watsky Kush Mody	Mody	3:53
2.	"Talking to Myself"	Watsky Julian Le	Watsky Mody	3:41
3.	"Chemical Angel"	Watsky Le	Mody	2:31
4.	"Little Slice" (featuring Danny McClain)	Watsky Frans Mernick	Mernick Mody	3:24
5.	"Springtime in New York"	Watsky Mernick	Mernick	2:23
6.	"Pink Lemonade"	Watsky Daniel Riera	Riera	3:17
7.	"Don't Be Nice"	Watsky Mody	Mody	3:18
8.	"Yes Britannia"		Mody Watsky	3:37
9.	"Love Letters"	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:24
10.	"Stick to Your Guns" (featuring Julia Nunes)	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:05
11.	"Brave New World" (featuring Chaos Chaos)	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:04
12.	"Going Down"	Watsky Mikos	Mikos	5:16
13.	"Midnight Heart" (featuring Mal Devisa)	Watsky Brandon Paak Anderson Michael Jones	Paak Mody	4:37
14.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations"	Watsky Mody	Mody	3:40
15.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Knots"	Watsky Mody Ryan Whyman	Mody	3:06
16.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Roses"	Watsky Mody	Mody Mikos	4:09
17.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Theories"	Watsky Mody	Mody	6:17
Total length:				65:42

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Exquisite Corpse" (featuring Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Adam Vida, Wax, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, and Chinaka Hodge)	Watsky Mody Jonathan Park Benjamin Laub Adam Traore Jones Rafael Casal Daveed Diggs Chinaka Hodge	Mody	9:40
Total length:				75:22

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	6
US Billboard 200^[13]	58

References

^ BWW News Desk. "New Watsky Album 'x Infinity' Gets August 2016 Release". Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "Watsky Delivers 'Tiny Glowing Screens Pt. 3' Video, Announces New Album 'x Infinity': Exclusive Premiere". Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "W▵TSKY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Stick to Your Guns, by Watsky ft. Julia Nunes". gwatsky. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "Watsky- Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 ft. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain (x INFINITY)". YouTube. YouTube. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "+ all the lyrics to Watsky's new album before it drops #xInfinity". Genius. Genius. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^ allmusic
^ the musical hype
^ sputnikmusic
^ "x Infinity by Watsky on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "x INFINITY Lyrics – Genius". Genius. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Watsky Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

[1] BWW News Desk. "New Watsky Album 'x Infinity' Gets August 2016 Release". Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[:0-2] "Watsky Delivers 'Tiny Glowing Screens Pt. 3' Video, Announces New Album 'x Infinity': Exclusive Premiere". Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[3] "W▵TSKY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[4] "Stick to Your Guns, by Watsky ft. Julia Nunes". gwatsky. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[5] "Watsky- Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 ft. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain (x INFINITY)". YouTube. YouTube. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[6] "+ all the lyrics to Watsky's new album before it drops #xInfinity". Genius. Genius. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

[7] usic

[8] the musical hype

[9] sputnikmusic

[10] "x Infinity by Watsky on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[11] "x INFINITY Lyrics – Genius". Genius. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[12] "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Watsky-13] "Watsky Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

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