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| Released | July 15, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–16 | |||
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| Length | 36:58 73:54 (deluxe edition) | |||
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32 Levels is the debut studio album by American record producer Clams Casino. [1] It was released on July 15, 2016, by Columbia Records. The album contains guest appearances from Lil B, ASAP Rocky, Vince Staples, Sam Dew, Mikky Ekko, Kelela, and Samuel T. Herring, among others.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 [2] |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| NME | 4/5 [8] |
| The Observer | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10 [12] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [13] |
32 Levels received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 19 reviews. [3] Writing for Exclaim! , Stephen Carlick called the album "an adventurous but inconsistent affair". [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Level 1" | Clams Casino | 1:44 | |
| 2. | "Be Somebody" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Lil B) |
| Clams Casino | 3:32 |
| 3. | "All Nite" (featuring Vince Staples) |
| Clams Casino | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Witness" (featuring Lil B) |
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| 3:38 |
| 5. | "Skull" | Volpe | 1:16 | |
| 6. | "32 Levels" (featuring Lil B and Joe Newman) |
| 2:59 | |
| 7. | "Thanks to You" (featuring Sam Dew) |
| Clams Casino | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Back to You" (featuring Kelly Zutrau) |
| Clams Casino | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Into the Fire" (featuring Mikky Ekko) |
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| 3:28 |
| 10. | "A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela) |
| 4:57 | |
| 11. | "Ghost in a Kiss" (featuring Samuel T. Herring) |
| 3:57 | |
| 12. | "Blast" |
| Clams Casino | 2:14 |
| Total length: | 36:58 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Level 1" (Instrumental) | 1:43 |
| 14. | "Be Somebody" (Instrumental) | 3:32 |
| 15. | "All Nite" (Instrumental) | 2:48 |
| 16. | "Witness" (Instrumental) | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Skull" (Instrumental) | 1:16 |
| 18. | "32 Levels" (Instrumental) | 2:59 |
| 19. | "Thanks to You" (Instrumental) | 3:01 |
| 20. | "Back to You" (Instrumental) | 3:23 |
| 21. | "Into the Fire" (Instrumental) | 3:28 |
| 22. | "A Breath Away" (Instrumental) | 4:57 |
| 23. | "Ghost in a Kiss" (Instrumental) | 3:57 |
| 24. | "Blast" (Instrumental) | 2:14 |
| Total length: | 36:56 | |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP) [15] | 132 |
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [16] | 7 |
| US Billboard 200 [17] | 172 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [18] | 1 |
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