Rumors (EP)

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Rumors
Rumors (Official EP Cover) by Jake Miller.png
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ReleasedJuly 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
Recorded2015
Genre Pop-rap
Length15:01
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Jake Miller chronology
Dazed and Confused
(2014)
Rumors
(2015)
Overnight
(2016)

Rumors is the second major label extended play (EP) from American rapper Jake Miller. It was released on July 8, 2015. through Warner Bros. Records without prior announcement or promotion. [1] [2] The EP debuted and peaked at number 119 on the US Billboard 200, and sold 8,000 copies in its first week. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

David Jeffires from AllMusic said "With material that's generally light and fluffy in the best sense of the words, rapper Jake Miller tends to shine on the short, EP format, dropping four to six of his infectious pop-rap tracks and then bowing out before he's anywhere near cloying." and went on to say that "[Rumors] is one of his best showcases." [5]

Music videos

Miller released a music video for "Rumors", which was directed by Edgar Esteves, on July 8, 2015. [6] On July 23, 2015, a music video for "Selfish Girls" was released, featuring cameos from Camila Cabello, Jasmine V, Meghan Trainor, and Nikki Flores. [7] [8] Miller released a music video for "Sunshine" on September 9, 2015, as a tribute to his close childhood friend, Dylan Andrew Schopp, who died by suicide on February 12, 2015. [9] A music video for "Yellow Lights" premiered on October 6, 2015. [10]

Track listing

Standard edition [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rumors"
  • Lee
  • Bell
3:06
2."Shake It"
  • Autry Dewalt
  • Brice Fox
  • James Graves
  • Brandon Green
  • Lawrence Horn
  • Jeremy McArthur
  • Miller
  • Andrew Papaleo
McArthur2:59
3."Selfish Girls"
  • Redwine
  • Miller [a]
2:48
4."Yellow Lights"
Kirkpatrick3:08
5."Sunshine" Robopop 2:56
Notes

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 119
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [11] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [12] 55

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