I Love Life, Thank You

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I Love Life, Thank You
Mac Miller - I Love Life, Thank You.jpg
Mixtape by
Mac Miller
ReleasedOctober 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
Length37:14
Label Self-released
Producer
Mac Miller chronology
On and On and Beyond
(2011)		I Love Life, Thank You
(2011)		 Blue Slide Park
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
XXL XL [1]

I Love Life, Thank You is the sixth mixtape by American recording artist Mac Miller. In 2011, Miller started the "Road 2 a Million Fans" series, during which he released a new song for every 100,000 Twitter followers he accumulated. On October 14, 2011, he released I Love Life, Thank You upon reaching one million followers. Seven of the thirteen tracks on the mixtape had previously been released throughout the course of the series. [2] [1] On July 22, 2022, the mixtape was re-released to all streaming services. [3]

Contents

Promotion

On April 17, 2011, upon reaching 300,000 followers on Twitter, Miller released the song "People Under the Stairs" and started the "Road 2 a Million Fans" campaign. [4] "Love Lost" was released on May 19, upon reaching 400,000 followers. [5] Upon reaching 500,000 followers, "Family First", which features Talib Kweli, was released on June 20. [6] On July 15, he reached 600,000 followers and released "Just a Kid". [7] Upon reaching 700,000 followers on August 7, Miller released "The Miller Family Reunion. [8] Miller reached 800,000 followers on August 26 and released "Cold Feet". [9] On September 20, he reached 900,000 followers and released "Willie Dynamite". [10]

Track listing

I Love Life, Thank You track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I Love Life, Thank You" Brandun DeShay 3:43
2."People Under the Stairs" Thes One 1:34
3."Willie Dynamite" Big Jerm 3:58
4."The Scoop on Heaven" 9th Wonder 2:42
5."Love Lost"Black Diamond2:44
6."Pranks 4 Players" (featuring Sir Michael Rocks) Cardo 3:04
7."Cold Feet" Clams Casino 1:36
8."Family First" (featuring Talib Kweli) Like 2:09
9."The Miller Family Reunion"Big Jerm2:40
10."Boom Bap Rap" (featuring The Come Up)
3:27
11."Just a Kid" E Dan 2:48
12."All That" (featuring Bun B)E Dan3:16
13."All This"E Dan3:33
Total length:37:14

Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from DatPiff. [2]

Charts

Chart performance for I Love Life, Thank You
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 99
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 21
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [16] 46
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 67
US Billboard 200 [19] 22
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [20] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [21] 12

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