Chapter 1: Snake Oil | ||||
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Released | May 29, 2020 | |||
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Length | 31:36 | |||
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Singles from Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil | ||||
Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician Diplo, released under his country moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released through Mad Decent and Columbia Records on May 29, 2020. [3] The album features collaborations by Orville Peck, Cam, Morgan Wallen, the Jonas Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Young Thug, Blanco Brown, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels, Clever, Zac Brown, Danielle Bradbery, Ben Burgess, Lil Nas X, and Billy Ray Cyrus. [4]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 46/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Clash | 3/10 [7] |
DIY | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly | C− [9] |
The Line of Best Fit | 3/10 [2] |
MusicOMH | [10] |
NME | [11] |
The Observer | [12] |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10 [13] |
Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring Orville Peck) |
| 1:37 | |
2. | "So Long" (with Cam) |
|
| 2:52 |
3. | "Heartless" (featuring Morgan Wallen) |
|
| 2:49 |
4. | "Lonely" (with Jonas Brothers) |
|
| 2:19 |
5. | "Dance with Me" (with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug) |
|
| 2:50 |
6. | "Do Si Do" (with Blanco Brown) |
| 2:18 | |
7. | "On Mine" (with Noah Cyrus) |
|
| 2:26 |
8. | "Real Life Stuff" (featuring Julia Michaels and Clever) |
|
| 3:13 |
9. | "Hometown" (featuring Zac Brown and Danielle Bradbery) |
| 3:36 | |
10. | "Heartbreak" (with Ben Burgess) |
|
| 2:17 |
11. | "Heartless" (Remix; with Julia Michaels featuring Morgan Wallen) |
|
| 2:53 |
12. | "Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix; performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) |
|
| 3:23 |
Total length: | 31:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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2. | "Bottle's Bout Dead" (with Ernest) | 2:30 |
3. | "Horizon" (with Leon Bridges) | 2:28 |
Total length: | 36:34 |
It has been suggested that this section be split out into another articletitled Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 2: Swamp Savant . (Discuss) (November 2023) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sad in the Summer" (with Lily Rose) | 3:21 |
2. | "Use Me (Brutal Hearts)" (with Dove Cameron and Johnny Blue Skies) | 3:22 |
3. | "Rain on My Mind" (with Paul Cauthen and Sierra Ferrell) | 2:18 |
4. | "Never Die" (with Morgan Wade) | 2:39 |
5. | "Lonely Long" (with Parker McCollum) | 3:00 |
6. | "Wasted" (featuring Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel) | 2:35 |
7. | "Without You" (with Elle King) | 3:02 |
8. | "Heartbroken" (with Jessie Murph and Polo G) | 3:24 |
Total length: | 21:41 |
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [22] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [23] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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