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The mixtape's lead single, "Fake Love", was released for digital download on October 29, 2016. [22] The song was produced by Vinylz and Frank Dukes. [23] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. [24]

The mixtape's second single, "Passionfruit", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 28, 2017. [25] The song was produced by Nana Rogues. [23] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. [24]

The mixtape's third single, "Free Smoke", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 18, 2017. [25] The song was produced by Boi-1da, with additional production by Allen Ritter, while the additional music by Akira Woodgrain. [23] The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [24]

The mixtape's fourth single, "Portland", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 16, 2017. [26] The song features guest appearances from American rappers Quavo and Travis Scott, while the production was handled by Murda Beatz, with co-production by Cubeatz. [23] The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. [24]

The mixtape's fifth single, "Glow", was released to urban contemporary radio on June 6, 2017. [27] The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Kanye West, while the production was handled by 40 and Kanye West himself, with additional production by Noah Goldstein. [23] The song peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [24]

Critical reception

More Life
Drake - More Life cover.jpg
Mixtape by
Drake
ReleasedMarch 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)
Recorded2016–2017
Studio
  • Chris Athens Masters (Austin)
  • Four Seasons
  • S.O.T.A.
  • Studio 306 (Toronto)
  • Sandra Gale (Yolo Estate, California)
Genre
Length81:42
Label
Producer
Drake chronology
Views
(2016)		More Life
(2017)		 Scary Hours
(2018)
Alternative cover
More Life Original Cover - Drake.jpg
Original cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [28]
Metacritic 79/100 [29]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [30]
The A.V. Club B+ [31]
Consequence A− [32]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [33]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [34]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [35]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [36]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [37]
XXL 4/5 [38]

More Life was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 79, based on 25 reviews. [29] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [28]

Dan Weiss of Consequence said, "The singing and melodies are massaged with a care unheard in the prior Drake discography; this album flows as improbably as The Life of Pablo , with more assured lyrics and smoother sequencing, to offset the lack of a certifiable genius at the helm". [32] Erin Lowers of Exclaim! said, "Excluding its minor gaffes, More Life cements a place for genres long-overlooked by mainstream media; dancehall, grime, Afrobeat, house, trap and, of course, rap, and takes Toronto on a world tour to celebrate life—More life". [39] David Turner of The Guardian said, "Even if the album lacks the humor of the Views songs "9" or "Childs Play"—no line here bests "Why you gotta fight with me at Cheesecake / You know I love to go there"—the breadth of styles recalls his 2012–2015 SoundCloud that found space for both Fetty Wap and James Blake remixes". [34] Clayton Purdom of The A.V. Club said, "More Life is light, often weightless. Despite its playlist tag, it is unmistakably a Drake album—it even has a Blueprint highball closer like each of its predecessors—and as an album, it is probably Drake's worst. But as a collection of totally atomized songs and ideas, it's up there with anything he's released". [31] Preezy of XXL said, "While fans and critics argue over whether or not he's one of the greatest MCs of his generation, let alone among the greatest of all-time, Drake continues to prove his worth as an elite talent with More Life, another blockbuster from rap's golden child with the midas touch". [38]

Andy Gill of The Independent said, "Pleasingly, two of the best [guests] are British, Sampha capping "4422" with an emotive outburst, and Skepta getting an entire "Skepta Interlude" to himself to muse about how he "died and came back as Fela Kuti". Elsewhere, the likes of Giggs, Young Thug and 2 Chainz add furtive but menacing sketches of thug life to tracks like "No Long Talk" and "Sacrifices", the latter offering Drake's most elegant mea culpa for past transgressions". [1] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork said, "The more voices he lets into the frame, the fuller and richer the results, and More Life bursts with energy and lush sounds—more guests, more genres, more producers, more life. It is as confident, relaxed, and appealing as he's sounded in a couple of years". [36] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone said, "More Life is his finest longform collection in years, cheerfully indulgent at 22 tracks and 82 minutes, a masterful tour of all the grooves in his head, from U.K. grime ("No Long Talk") to Caribbean dancehall ("Blem") to South African house ("Get It Together") to Earth, Wind & Fire ("Glow"). Yet the more expansive he gets, the more himself he sounds—and the further he roams around the globe, the deeper he taps into the heart of Drakeness". [37] Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX said, "Other than the Yeezy collab "Glow" being a bit lackluster, primarily for being slow and sonically off-putting, More Life has very few stumbles and a plethora of exciting moments that will ensure this project's shelf life". [40] Kitty Empire of The Observer said, "By definition, More Life has sprawl in-built, so judicious use of the skip function is required, but this is high-quality filler". [35]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of More Life
PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017
21
Clash Clash Albums of the Year 2017
31
Complex The Best Albums of 2017
10
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017
4
Noisey The 100 Best Albums of 2017
7
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017
38
Rap-Up Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017
6
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2017
27
Spin 50 Best Albums of 2017
49

Commercial performance

Worldwide, on the day of its release, More Life broke streaming records on both Spotify and Apple Music. [50] The tracks of the album achieved a total of 61.3 million streams on Spotify in a single day, breaking the previous record of 56.7 million for ÷ by Ed Sheeran, in early March 2017. [51] On Apple Music, the tracks of the album achieved a total of 89.9 million streams on the day of release (not including the number of listeners during the OVO Sound Radio debut of the album on Beats 1), setting the record of most streams of an album in a single day on Apple Music, as well as any single streaming service, and beating Spotify's number by almost 30 million streams. [52]

On the chart dated April 8, More Life topped the US Billboard 200 and set a streaming record, earning 505,000 album-equivalent units, of which 226,000 were pure sales. [53] The project achieved these sales figures in only five and a half days of sales as it dropped late on a Saturday. [54] By the end of 2017, More Life had accumulated 2,227,000 album-equivalent units in the United States, with 363,000 being pure sales. [55]

Track listing

More Life track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Free Smoke"
3:38
2."No Long Talk" (featuring Giggs)
2:29
3."Passionfruit"
  • Graham
  • Nana Rogues
Rogues4:58
4."Jorja Interlude"
 40 1:48
5."Get It Together" (featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith)
4:10
6."Madiba Riddim"
3:25
7."Blem"
3:36
8."4422" (featuring Sampha)
FrancisGotHeat3:06
9."Gyalchester"
  • Graham
  • István Megyimorecz
  • Rico Brooks
iBeatz3:09
10."Skepta Interlude"
Rogues2:23
11."Portland" (featuring Quavo and Travis Scott)
  • Murda Beatz
  • Cubeatz [a]
3:56
12."Sacrifices" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug)
  • T-Minus
  • Deejae [b]
5:07
13."Nothings into Somethings"
  • Graham
  • Ryan Martinez
  • Paimon Jahanbin
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Edgar Panford
  • G. Ry
  • Wallis Lane
  • Nabeyin [b]
2:34
14."Teenage Fever"
Hagler3:39
15."KMT" (featuring Giggs)
  • Graham
  • Thompson
  • Courtney Clyburn
  • Cameron Shaikh
  • Ness
  • Chef Pasquale
2:42
16."Lose You"
  • 40
  • Stwo
5:05
17."Can't Have Everything"
  • Graham
  • Jaswinder Singh
  • Steve Samson
  • Jazzfeezy
  • Samson
3:48
18."Glow" (featuring Kanye West)
  • 40
  • West
  • Goldstein [b]
3:26
19."Since Way Back" (featuring PartyNextDoor)
6:08
20."Fake Love"
3:30
21."Ice Melts" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Supah Mario
  • S1
4:10
22."Do Not Disturb"
4:44
Total length:81:42

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from mixtape's liner notes. [57] [23]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for More Life
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [116] Platinum70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [117] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [118] 3× Platinum60,000‡
France (SNEP) [119] Platinum100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [120] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [121] Gold7,500‡
Poland (ZPAV) [122] Gold10,000‡
Singapore (RIAS) [123] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [124] 2× Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [125] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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