Planet's Mad

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Planet's Mad
Baauer Planet's Mad Cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length39:43
Label LuckyMe
Baauer chronology
Aa
(2016)
Planet's Mad
(2020)
Singles from Planet's Mad
  1. "Planet's Mad"
    Released: April 8, 2020 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
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Exclaim! 7/10 [3]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Planet's Mad is the second studio album by American DJ and producer Baauer. It was originally scheduled for release on June 3, 2020, but got pushed back to June 19, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Planet's Mad was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 5 reviews. [2]

Track listing

Planet's Mad track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Planck"3:41
2."Planet's Mad"2:54
3."Magic"3:44
4."Yehoo"3:22
5."Pizzawala"2:46
6."Reachupdontstop"4:00
7."Hot 44"4:26
8."Aether"4:01
9."Cool One Seven One"4:16
10."Remina"0:56
11."Home" (featuring Bipolar Sunshine)2:50
12."Group"2:47
Total length:39:43
Japanese bonus track [9]
No.TitleLength
13."Jeez"3:42
Total length:42:25

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