Nowhere2go

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"Nowhere2go"
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Single by Earl Sweatshirt
from the album Some Rap Songs
ReleasedNovember 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
Genre
Length1:53
Label
Composer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Darryl Anthony
  • Adé Hakim
Earl Sweatshirt singles chronology
"Really Doe"
(2016)
"Nowhere2go"
(2018)
"The Mint"
(2018)

"Nowhere2go" is a song by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt and is the first single from his third studio album, Some Rap Songs . It was released on November 8, 2018. [6] [7]

Contents

Critical reception

The single received a positive reception. Pitchfork's Sheldon Pearce states "In less than two minutes, he riffs about isolationism and its causes, not liking stuff but having to go outside anyway. But because it’s Earl, there's a sense of solace that comes with all this." [6]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 34

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 11, 2018 Digital download
[9]

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