Fated (album)

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Fated
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
Genre
Length33:39
Label
Producer Nosaj Thing
Nosaj Thing chronology
Home
(2013)
Fated
(2015)
Parallels
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound C [3]
Now 3/5 [4]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Fated is the third studio album by American electronic musician Nosaj Thing. It was released on May 4, 2015. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Fated received an average score of 63% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sci"2:22
2."Don't Mind Me" (featuring Whoarei)3:23
3."Realize"1:34
4."Various"1:33
5."Cold Stares" (featuring Chance the Rapper)2:53
6."Watch"2:18
7."UV3"1:36
8."Let You"2:54
9."Moon"1:06
10."Erase"1:58
11."Medic"1:59
12."A"2:00
13."Phase IV"2:48
14."Light #5"2:52
15."2K"2:33
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."P8"1:48

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 9

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