Lost & Found (Jackson Wang mixtape)

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Lost & Found
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ReleasedMarch 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)
Genre
  • R&B
  • Hip-hop
  • EDM
[1]
Length21:37
LanguageEnglish
Label Team Wang Records
Jackson Wang chronology
Mirrors
(2019)
Lost & Found
(2022)
Magic Man
(2022)

Lost & Found (stylized in all caps) is the first mixtape by Hong Kong recording artist Jackson Wang. It was released on March 7, 2022, through Team Wang Records. [2] The mixtape was announced one day before release, [1] and comprises eight old songs recorded in 2019 and never released before. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Bollywood Hungama defined Lost & Found "a tale of passion and intimate love." [1] It also commented: "Each song is different and yet sports a strain of familiarity that is Jackson Wang's husky vocals," which "take the emotions a few notches higher." [1]

Rolling Stone India included "In My Bed" in a list of five must-know Wang's songs, writing that the singer's deliberation over love "was a stellar gateway to his vocal competency." [4]

Promotion

Wang performed songs from the mixtape during the Magic Man World Tour. [5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from NetEase. [6]

No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Poison"Barney Bones, Isaac Valenzuela, Jacob Ray, Joshua Deon Lockhart, Ray Jacobs, Jackson WangBarney Bones, Isaac Valenzuela, Jacob Ray, Joshua Deon Lockhart, Ray Jacobs, Jackson WangJacob Ray, Isaac Valenzuela3:12
2."Dead"Bones, DJ Swish, Lockhart, Jacobs, WangBones, DJ Swish, Lockhart, Jacobs, WangBryan "Composer" Nelson, DJ Swish, Frans Mernick2:19
3."I Don't Have It"Ashton McCreight, Bones, Daniel Barry Shyman, Ray, Lockhart, Jacobs, WangAshton McCreight, Bones, Daniel Barry Shyman, Ray, Lockhart, Jacobs, WangAugust 08, Ashton McCreight, Daniel Barry Shyman, Lockhart, Ray3:07
4."Power"Bones, Jacobs, Tal Halperin, WangBones, Jacobs, Tal Halperin, WangAugust 08, Halp3:10
5."Blackout"Blaise Railey, Valenzuela, Ray, WangValenzuela, Ray, WangBlaise Railey, Valenzuela, Ray2:36
6."In My Bed"Gregory "Aldae" Hein, Capi, Wang, Jonathan L. Wienner, Sam HomaeeGregory "Aldae" Hein, Capi, Wang, Jonathan L. Wienner, Sam HomaeeCapi, The Roommates2:18
7."The Moment"Alda Agustiano, Antoine Norwood, Wang, Rogét Chahayed, Taylor Dexter, Wesley SingermanAlda Agustiano, Antoine Norwood, Wang, Rogét Chahayed, Taylor Dexter, Wesley SingermanChong The Nomad, Rogét Chahayed, Taylor Dexter, Wesley Singerman2:16
8."Vibes"Brian Keenan, Chris Miles, Ray, Marcus Rivers, WangBrian Keenan, Chris Miles, Ray, Marcus Rivers, WangBamby H2O, Brian Keenan, Ray2:39
Total length:21:37

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