Bacthafucup

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Bacthafucup
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Studio album by
Released15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
Genre
Length49:15
Language Punjabi
Label
Producer Tru Skool
Singles from Bacthafucup
  1. "Chu Gon Do?"
    Released: 8 July 2021
  2. "Click That B Kickin It"
    Released: 9 September 2021
  3. "Here and There"
    Released: 23 September 2021
  4. "Addi Sunni"
    Released: 30 September 2021
  5. "It Ain't Legal"
    Released: 7 October 2021
  6. "Ask About Me"
    Released: 14 October 2021

Bacthafucup (stylized as BacTHAfucUP, BacTHAfu*UP or B.T.F.U) is the first studio album by Indian singer and songwriter Karan Aujla, Music produced by Tru Skool. The album was released on 15 September 2021 by Times Music and Speed Records, with the music video for "Chu Gon Do?" releasing on 8 July 2021. It consists of 13 tracks, and features Harjit Harman, 5 Rivers, Nave Suave, Gurlez Akhtar, and Amaal. The album was streamed more than 95 million times on Spotify [ citation needed ]

Contents

Background

In November 2020, Karan Aujla announced that he was working on his debut album, and revealed Tru Skool as producer of the album. In May 2021, Aujla titled the album as BacDAfucUP, and in June 2021, the album's intro was released by Speed Records under its final title, BacTHAfucUP. [1] [2] Aujla released the track listing on 2 July 2021. [3] On 8 July 2021, Aujla released "Chu Gon Do"'s music video, directed by Rupan Bal. [4] In an interview Aujla disclosed that each track from the album is of a different kind, and also disclosed that there would be a surprise collaboration on the album. [5] [6] In an interview with Red FM Canada, Karan said that the album would be out on 30 July 2021. However, the album was delayed.

On 2 September, Karan released the second intro for album, "Vibe Check", and stated that the album would be about Punjabi folk music. He also showed some snippets of 3-4 songs from the album. In the intro he announced that the official video of the song "Click that B Kickin It" would be released on 9 September, and the full album will be out on 15 September.

On 9 September 2021, the official video for "Click That B Kickin it" was released, which was directed by Rupan Bal.

The full album was released on all streaming platforms on 15 September 2021.

Chart performance

The track "Chu Gon Do" debuted at number 6 on the UK Asian chart published by the Official Charts Company. [7] The album charted on the Billboard Top Canadian Albums at #19. On 27 September Karan Aujla Became No 1 Digital Artist In India. And 37 In The World.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karan Aujla

Bacthafucup track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" Tru Skool 1:45
2."Here & There"Tru Skool4:05
3."Addi Sunni"Tru Skool4:02
4."Boli"Tru Skool4:49
5."Click That B Kickin It" (featuring Nave Suave)Tru Skool4:07
6."It Ain't Legal" (featuring Gurlez Akhtar)Tru Skool3:34
7."Ford"Tru Skool3:28
8."Chu Gon Do?" (featuring Satnam 5 Rivers & Mad Yardies)Tru Skool3:20
9."Feel That Flava"Tru Skool4:19
10."Sharab" (featuring Harjit Harman)Tru Skool3:35
11."Itz a Hustle"Tru Skool3:39
12."80 Degrees" (Featuring Amaal)Tru Skool4:05
13."Ask About Me"Tru Skool4:19
Total length:49:15

Personnel

Technical personnel

Video directors

Others

Charts

Chart performance for Bacthafucup
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 34
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [10] 24

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