333 (Bladee album)

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333
Bladee 333 album art.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
Genre Cloud rap [1] [2]
Length37:26
Label YEAR0001
Producer Whitearmor
Bladee chronology
Exeter
(2020)
333
(2020)
Good Luck
(2020)

333 is the fourth studio album by Swedish rapper Bladee. It was released on July 16, 2020, by YEAR0001, [3] [4] making it Bladee's second release of 2020, following April's Exeter. [5] [1] 333 is notable among Bladee's discography in featuring no collaborations from fellow Drain Gang members Thaiboy Digital and Ecco2K. [5] [4] The album has been associated with the hyperpop microgenre that rose to popularity in 2020, [6] with one writer describing it as "hyperpop-adjacent". [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Reichwald and Ludwig Rosenberg (Whitearmor) and produced by Whitearmor, except where otherwise noted

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Wings in Motion" 2:24
2."Don't Worry" 2:19
3."Keys to the City" 2:27
4."Hero of My Story 3style3"Lusi, Whitearmor1:59
5."100s" 2:27
6."Mean Girls" 2:27
7."Innocent of All Things" 2:09
8."Reality Surf" Gud, Whitearmor2:04
9."Noblest Strive"Mechatok, Whitearmor2:15
10."It Girl" 2:16
11."Oh Well"Lusi, Whitearmor2:28
12."Valerie" 2:40
13."Finder" 1:44
14."Extasia" 2:21
15."Only One" Joakim Benon, Whitearmor2:29
16."Swan Lake" 2:57
Total length:37:26

Charts

Chart performance for 333
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 89
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 28

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