Intermission I & II

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Intermission I & II
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EP by
ReleasedMay 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length45:30
Label
Producer
Trey Songz chronology
Trigga
(2014)
Intermission I & II
(2015)
Trigga Reloaded
(2015)

Intermission I & II is a double extended play (EP) by American singer Trey Songz, released on May 18, 2015 [1] [2] in the United States.

Contents

Background

While Songz was serving as a supporting guest on the European leg of The Pinkprint Tour with Nicki Minaj, in support of his last album Trigga (2014), [3] along with Chris Brown and Tyga was doing sold-out shows on the Between The Sheets Tour. [4] He released the EP as a surprise to keep his fans from waiting for new material until Trigga: Reloaded and Tremaine are released later in 2015. [5] The second part was released in May, which added six more tracks to the EP, the whole thing was dropped on iTunes. [2]

Track listing

Intermission 1
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intermission (Intro)" Trey Songz 1:50
2."Don't Play" Da Internz 3:53
3."Boss" (featuring Chisanity) Sean Momberger 3:26
4."Do It Now"
4:16
5."Talk About It"
  • Amadeus
  • The Breed
3:40
6."Change"
  • saaj
  • DJ A-Wall
2:54
Intermission 2
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
7."How Could You Forget" (featuring Pusha T)
  • Triple B.
4:46
8."#FWYB" 3:44
9."Company" 3:59
10."Flick" 3:15
11."Chill"
  • saaj
  • DrewsThatDude
4:33
12."Hard Times"
5:14

Notes

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 52
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 6

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