Heroes & Villains

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Heroes & Villains
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2, 2022
Recorded2021 – 2022
Studio
Genre Psychedelic trap [1] [2]
Length48:07
Label
Producer
Metro Boomin chronology
Savage Mode II
(2020)
Heroes & Villains
(2022)
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
(2023)
Singles from Heroes & Villains
  1. "Creepin'"
    Released: January 27, 2023
Heroes & Villains track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."On Time" (with John Legend)
2:49
2."Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" (with Future and Chris Brown)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ritter [b]
  • David x Eli [b]
3:03
3."Too Many Nights" (featuring Don Toliver with Future)
3:19
4."Raindrops (Insane)" (with Travis Scott)
  • Metro Boomin
  • David x Eli
  • Scriptplugg
  • Ritter [a]
3:08
5."Umbrella" (with 21 Savage and Young Nudy)
  • Metro Boomin
  • David x Eli
3:42
6."Trance" (with Travis Scott and Young Thug)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ritter
3:14
7."Around Me" (featuring Don Toliver)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Prince85
3:12
8."Metro Spider" (with Young Thug)
  • Le. Wayne
  • Williams
  • Ritter
  • Ozan Yildirim
  • Nik Frascona
  • Paul Agyei
  • Derek Kastal
  • Marcus Rucker
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ritter
  • Oz
  • Nik D
  • Elkan
2:55
9."I Can't Save You (Interlude)" (with Future featuring Don Toliver)
  • Le. Wayne
  • Wilburn
  • Toliver
  • Ritter
  • Dwayne Richardson
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ritter
  • D. Rich
1:31
10."Creepin'" (with the Weeknd and 21 Savage)
3:42
11."Niagara Falls (Foot or 2)" (with Travis Scott and 21 Savage)
  • Le. Wayne
  • Webster
  • Abraham-Joseph
  • Ritter
  • Jacob Wilkinson-Smith
  • Johnson
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ritter
  • My Best Friend Jacob
  • Johnson [a]
3:27
12."Walk Em Down (Don't Kill Civilians)" (with 21 Savage featuring Mustafa)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
  • Johnson
  • Simon on the Moon
5:11
13."Lock on Me" (with Travis Scott and Future)
  • Le. Wayne
  • Webster
  • Wilburn
  • Christopher Townsend
  • Ritter
  • Metro Boomin
  • Xz
  • Ritter [a]
2:55
14."Feel the Fiyaaaah" (with ASAP Rocky featuring Takeoff)
  • Metro Boomin
3:09
15."All the Money" (with Gunna) (bonus track)
  • Metro Boomin
  • David x Eli
2:47
Total length:48:07

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

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Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Heroes & Villains
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [70] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [71] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72] Platinum20,000
France (SNEP) [73] Platinum100,000
Germany (BVMI) [74] Gold100,000
Italy (FIMI) [75] Platinum50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [76] 2× Platinum30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [77] 2× Platinum40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [78] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [79] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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