BadBadNotGood production discography

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The following is the production discography of Canadian instrumental group and production team BadBadNotGood. Formed in 2010, the group has been producing music for other artists since 2012 and are known for their jazz-influenced compositions in hip hop, R&B, and electronic music.

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They commonly co-produce and write with Canadian producers Frank Dukes and Kaytranada, and work in an informal Toronto-based collective of songwriters that includes artists Charlotte Day Wilson, River Tiber, and Daniel Caesar, among others. While they most commonly compose in collaboration with other producers, the band is credited as the sole producer for songs by artists including Earl Sweatshirt, Mick Jenkins, and Kali Uchis ("After the Storm"). They also have numerous production and songwriting credits as a sampled artist.

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Charting songs

TitleYearArtistAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications Production notes
US CAN US
R&B
US
R&B/ Hip-Hop
US
Adult R&B
"Get You"
(featuring Kali Uchis)
2016 Daniel Caesar Get You – Single 935411
"Japanese Denim"13
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum [1]
"Lust."2017 Kendrick Lamar Damn. 433525
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
"After the Storm"
(featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins)
2018 Kali Uchis Isolation 16
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"The Ways" Khalid and Swae Lee Black Panther 6353531
"Please Do Not Lean" (feat. BadBadNotGood)2022 Daniel Caesar NEVER ENOUGH 20

2011

BadBadNotGood BBNG

BadBadNotGood – "DOOM" single

BadBadNotGood – BBNGSINGLE

2012

Various artists – The Man with the Iron Fists

BadBadNotGood – BBNG2

2013

Alexander SpitA Breathtaking Trip To That Other Side

JJ Doom Key to the Kuffs (Butter Edition)

Earl Sweatshirt Doris

Danny Brown Old

2014

BadBadNotGood III

Black Milk & BadBadNotGood – "Now or Never" single

Future Islands – "Seasons (Waiting on You) [BBNG Reinterpretation]" single

2015

BadBadNotGood – "Velvet / Boogie No. 69" single

Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood – Sour Soul

Marvel Alexander – Don't Die Yet

Dornik – "Drive (BBNG Remix)" single

Daniel Caesar Pilgrims's Paradise

Kali Uchis Por Vida

2016

Little Simz Stillness in Wonderland

Jaime Woon – "Sharpness [KAYTRANADA Remix]" single

Mick Jenkins – various singles

Jerry Paper & Easy Feelings Unlimited [a] Toon Time Raw!

Snoh AalegraDon't Explain

KAYTRANADA 99.9%

StwoD.T.S.N.T. EP

GoldLink – "Fall in Love" single

BadBadNotGood IV

BadBadNotGood– "Here & Now / Timewave Zero" single

Mick Jenkins – The Healing Component

Daniel Caesar Get You – Single

Hodgy Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide

2017

Matt Martians – "28" single

Denzel CurryUltimate / Sick & Tired (BadBadNotGood Sessions)

Freddie Gibbs You Only Live 2wice

Kendrick Lamar Damn.

Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman

BadBadNotGood Late Night Tales: BadBadNotGood

BadBadNotGood – "Confessions, Pt. III" single

Snoop Dogg Neva Left

Samuel T. Herring & BadBadNotGood – "I Don't Know" single

Flockey Ocscor – "BBNG X FLOCKEY OCSCOR" single

2018

Kali Uchis Isolation

Lou Phelps002:Love Me

Various artists – Black Panther

Charlotte Day WilsonStone Woman EP

MattyDéjàvu

Note, production and songwriting by BBNG member Tavares with instrumentation by BBNG, et al.

Mick Jenkins Pieces of a Man

Frank DukesFrank Dukes Presents Vapores 7" single

Little Dragon & BadBadNotGood – "Tried" single

2019

Shay LiaDangerous

Sesame Street – "Give it, Live it, RESPECT" single

Jonah Yano – nervous EP

BadBadNotGood – "Key to Love (Is Understanding)" split single

2020

Thundercat It Is What It Is

BadBadNotGood – "Goodbye Blue" single

MF DOOM & BadBadNotGood – "The Chocolate Conquistadors (From Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist)" single

2021

Nick Hakim WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD (The Remixes)

TOBi – "Don't Touch" single

Various artists – Truth to Power

VANO 3000 – "Running Away" single

Brittany Howard Jaime (Reimagined)

Charlotte Day Wilson Alpha

BadBadNotGood Talk Memory

Skiifall & BadBadNotGood – "Break of Dawn" single

2022

Daniel Caesar – TBA

Lil SilvaYesterday is Heavy

JID The Forever Story

2023

Jonah Yano – Portrait of a Dog [55]

Daniel Caesar NEVER ENOUGH

Turnstile & BadBadNotGood – New Heart Designs [56]

BadBadNotGood & Charlotte Day Wilson – "Sleeper" single

Elmiene & BadBadNotGood

Uncertified work

Selected works

Notes

^[a] BBNG served as a producer and the backing band on the 2016 record Toon Time Raw! by American musician Jerry Paper. They played under the pseudonym Easy Feelings Unlimited, and, aptly, are individually credited under pseudonyms as well; Whitty as "Chomps Louise," Sowinski as "Albert Sow, Jr.," Hansen as "Chuck Hands," and Tavares as "Baba Marty." [62]

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