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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 extended play (EP) and major label debut by American rapper Lil Nas X. The EP was released on June 21, 2019, by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Old Town Road" (both the original version and Billy Ray Cyrus remix), "Panini", and "Rodeo". The extended play features guest appearances from Cyrus, Travis Barker, and Cardi B.
Despite receiving a mixed reception from critics, 7 received six Grammy Award nominations, including a nomination for Album of the Year. At under 19 minutes, it is the shortest release to be nominated for the award in Grammy Award history.
While recording the album Lil Nas X deliberately avoided producing an album full of country rap songs, not wanting to be pigeonholed by the success of "Old Town Road". [2] Despite this, he would include one other country song, "Rodeo", only after producers Take a Daytrip earned his trust by giving him the beat for "Panini". [2] Several trap beats were also sent to the singer for consideration, which he rejected as he did not want to be a "trap artist". [2]
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]
"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.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 57/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
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 Los Angeles Times considered it among the best debut efforts of the year, calling the songs on 7 "vivid, funny, full of feeling and supremely catchy, even if they don't quite offer a clear picture of who Lil Nas X is offstage or off-screen." [17] Brittany Spanos, writing for Rolling Stone praised the EP's "carefully balanced earnestness and playfulness," but agreed with Wood: "Still, it leaves more questions than answers about what and who Lil Nas X wants to be." [16] In a mixed review, Garrett Gravley at Consequence of Sound described the EP as a "musical Chex Mix — lightweight and best consumed in selective increments, but also strangely addictive." [14]
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]
Award | Year | Category | Result |
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Grammy Awards [19] | 2020 | Album of the Year | Nominated |
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]
Adapted from Tidal. [22]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Old Town Road" (Remix, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) |
| 2:37 | |
2. | "Panini" | 1:55 | ||
3. | "F9mily (You & Me)" (with Travis Barker) |
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| 2:43 |
4. | "Kick It" |
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| 2:22 |
5. | "Rodeo" (with Cardi B) |
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| 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 |
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Credits adapted from Tidal. [22]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [56] | 2× Platinum | 154,000 [57] |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [58] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [59] | 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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