Scenic Drive (mixtape)

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Scenic Drive
Khalid - Scenic Drive.png
Mixtape by
ReleasedDecember 3, 2021
Length28:40
Label RCA
Khalid chronology
Free Spirit
(2019)
Scenic Drive
(2021)
Sincere
(2024)
Singles from Scenic Drive
  1. "Present"
    Released: October 22, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 5.6/10 [1]

Scenic Drive is the first mixtape by American singer Khalid, released on December 3, 2021, by RCA Records. [2] Originally planned to release as an extended play, Khalid tweeted shortly after announcing Scenic Drive that "this is no longer an EP, it's way more special to me". [3]

Contents

Singles

The lead single from the mixtape, "Present" was released on October 22, 2021. [4]

Critical reception

A.D. Amorosi of Variety called it "a pulsating, minor marvel of economical soul-hop that satisfies all that Khalid fanatics have come to crave - that high dozy warble, those out-of-the-blue hooks - while pushing his new-found exigency (and lower range) into the future." [5]

Track listing

Scenic Drive track listing [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Alicia Keys) Khalid Robinson  1:12
2."Present"
  • Robinson
  • Milan Modi
  • Malita Rice
  • Ryan Vojtesak
  • Jonathan Hoskins
  • Leon Krol
  • James Maddocks
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Jon Hoskins
  • L.N.K.
  • James Maddocks
  • Denis Kosiak [v]
2:36
3."Backseat"
  • Robinson
  • Justin Lucas
  • Jamil Chammas
  • Simon Rosen
  • Digi
  • Simon Says
  • Kosiak [v]
2:54
4."Retrograde" (featuring 6lack and Lucky Daye)
  • Tyler
  • Falconry
  • Kosiak
3:40
5."Brand New" (featuring Quin)
  • Robinson
  • Michael "Scribz" Riley
  • Bianca Quinones
  • Scribz Riley
  • Kosiak [v]
2:51
6."All I Feel Is Rain" (featuring JID)
  • Digi
  • White
  • Kosiak [v]
3:24
7."Voicemail" (featuring Kiana Ledé)
4:07
8."Open" (featuring Majid Jordan)
  • Tyler
  • Thornton II
  • Ullman
  • Gulledge [m]
  • Payton [m]
  • Kosiak [v]
3:47
9."Scenic Drive" (featuring Smino and Ari Lennox)
4:09
Total length:28:40

Charts

Chart performance for Scenic Drive
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 62
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 51
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [8] 96
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 94
US Billboard 200 [11] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 24

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