Colours (EP)

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Colours
PNDColours.jpg
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ReleasedDecember 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)
Genre
Length16:35
Label
Producer
PartyNextDoor chronology
PartyNextDoor Two
(2014)
Colours
(2014)
PartyNextDoor 3
(2016)
2021 re-release cover
PartyNextDoor - Colours (2021 cover).png

Colours (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play by Canadian recording artist PartyNextDoor. It was initially released on December 3, 2014, digitally through OVO Sound, the label owned by rapper Drake, as well as on PartyNextDoor's SoundCloud page. The EP was later made available on streaming services for the first time on January 29, 2021, and includes four additional tracks that were previously released as Colours 2 in 2017.

Contents

Release

On December 3, 2014, PartyNextDoor announced the dates for his upcoming PND LIVE tour, which included cities in North America and Europe. Alongside the tour announcement, he released a 4-track EP featuring appearances from Travis Scott and Cash Out. The EP was released on his SoundCloud page and his website. [1] [2]

Reception

Despite a lack of heavy promotion, the EP was well received by fans and has garnered over 67 million plays on PartyNextDoor's SoundCloud page as of January 2016. [3]

Track listing

Colours track listing [4] [5]

Colours 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Get Married"
3:04
2."Girl from Oakland"
  • Brathwaite
  • Nick Zanca
  • Jessica Blanchet
PartyNextDoor4:39
3."Jus Know" (featuring Travis Scott)
4:20
4."Don't Worry" (featuring Cash Out)
  • Cardo
  • Yung Exclusive
  • PartyNextDoor
3:52
Total length:16:35
Colours 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."Peace of Mind"
  • G. Ry
  • PartyNextDoor
  • OZ [a]
5:03
6."Freak in You"
4:32
7."Low Battery"
  • Brathwaite
  • Martinez
  • Surio
  • Marques Hutchison
  • G. Ry
  • PartyNextDoor
  • TOPFLR
  • M3rge
4:31
8."Rendezvous"
  • Brathwaite
  • Martinez
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Paimon Jahanbin
  • G. Ry
  • Wallis Lane
  • PartyNextDoor
3:31
Total length:17:37

Notes

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References

  1. "partyomo" . Retrieved September 19, 2016 via SoundCloud.
  2. "PARTYNEXTDOOR Official Website" . Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. "PARTYNEXTDOOR - PNDCOLOURS EP - Stream - Hip Hop Albums". DJ Booth. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. @partynextdoor (January 28, 2021). "Making the original Colours finally available everywhere Friday for the fans. Locked in, will be back soon 🤞🏾 ..." (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2021 via Twitter.
  5. "Colours by PartyNextDoor on Apple Music" . Retrieved January 28, 2021 via Apple Music.[ permanent dead link ]