A Great Chaos

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A Great Chaos
Ken Carson - A Great Chaos.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
Recorded2022–2023
StudioAundre Records
Genre Trap, rage, cloud rap
Length46:56
Label
Producer
  • AM
  • Bart How
  • Bhristo
  • Clif
  • Einthismf
  • F1lthy
  • Gab3
  • KP Beatz
  • Lbw
  • Snitci
  • Legion
  • Lil 88
  • Lucian
  • Lukrative
  • Lvis
  • MaxFlames
  • Misogi
  • Nick Spiders
  • Outtatown
  • Semsi
  • Skai
  • Ssor.t
  • Star Boy
  • TM88
  • Warpstr
  • Warren Hunter
Ken Carson chronology
X
(2022)
A Great Chaos
(2023)
Singles from A Great Chaos
  1. "I Need U"
    Released: February 14, 2023
Core edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Green Room"
3:08
2."Jennifer's Body"
  • Kenneth Pannu
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Cișmigiu
  • KP Beatz
  • Lucian
2:38
3."Fighting My Demons"
  • Anton Martin Mendo
  • Bart van Hoewijk
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Olle Elvis Zijstra
  • Tobias Dekker
  • Warren Hunter
  • Bart How
  • Lvis
  • Outtatown
  • Star Boy
  • Warren Hunter
2:30
4."Singapore" (featuring Destroy Lonely)
2:31
5."Lose It"
  • Gabriel Rousseau
  • Keifa Carter
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Gab3
  • Legion
2:20
6."Hardcore"
  • Mendo
  • Arman Andican
  • Christopher Quillin
  • Ethan Andrade
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Dekker
  • AM
  • Bhristo
  • Outtatown
  • Star Boy
  • Warpstr
2:04
7."Me N My Kup"
  • Mendo
  • Lowe
  • Carter
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Dekker
  • Hunter
  • Legion
  • Lil 88
  • Outtatown
  • Star Boy
  • Hunter
3:54
8."It's Over"
  • Mendo
  • Andican
  • Lowe
  • Johnny Peng
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Dekker
  • Zain Siddiqui
  • Star Boy
  • Lil 88
  • AM
  • Misogi
  • Skai
  • Outtatown
1:35
9."Succubus"
  • Andican
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Ortiz
  • AM
  • F1lthy
2:29
10."Paranoid" (featuring Destroy Lonely)
  • Sandimanie III
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Thevenot
  • Ortiz
  • Cișmigiu
  • F1lthy
  • Lucian
  • Lukrative
2:07
11."Pots"
  • Clifton Shayne
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Thevenot
  • Clif
  • Lucian
2:09
12."Like This" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Destroy Lonely)
  • Semsi
3:12
13."Overtime"
  • Erik Cordova
  • Lowe
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Einthismf
  • Lil 88
1:46
14."Vampire Hour"
  • Mendo
  • Quillin
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Dekker
  • Bhristo
  • Outtatown
  • Star Boy
2:34
15."Nightcore"
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Thevenot
  • Cișmigiu
  • Lucian
  • Lukrative
3:07
16."Nightcore 2"
  • Andican
  • Shayne
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Cișmigiu
  • AM
  • Clif
  • Lucian
3:02
17."Rockstar Lifestyle"
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Salvino
  • Thomas Ross
  • Semsi
  • Ssor.t
3:12
18."I Need U"
  • Frazier Jr.
  • Max Rafael
  • Cișmigiu
  • Lucian
  • MaxFlames
2:28
Total length:46:56
A Great Chaos (Deluxe) bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Loading"Kenyatta Frazier Jr. • Clifton ShayneClif Shayne3:06
2."More Chaos"Frazier Jr. • Shayne • Nick SpidersClif Shayne • Nick Spiders2:21
3."Toxic"Frazier Jr. • Keifa Carter • Johnny PengLegion • Skai2:45
4."Leather Jacket"Frazier Jr. • Rupert HowarthPerto2:37
5."Mewtwo"Frazier Jr. • ShayneClif Shayne2:08
6."Ss"Frazier Jr. • Bart Van Hoewjik • Danny O'Brien • Jaylan Lowe • Kylian KanteBart How • Lil 88 • Mnclzy • Kyl • Star Boy 
7."Overseas"Frazier Jr. • Spiders • Pierre Thevenot • Stacey Walroud • Stefan CismigiuLucian • Lukrative • Nick Spiders • Esko2:21
Total length:14:12

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for A Great Chaos
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [19] 34
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [20] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 120
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [24] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 51
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 35
French Albums (SNEP) [27] 155
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] 45
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [29] 24
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi) [30] 14
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [31] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [32] 21
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [33] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [35] 43
US Billboard 200 [36] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [37] 4

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