Self Explanatory (Classified album)

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Self Explanatory
Classified self explanatory.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009 (Canada/U.S.)
Genre Hip-hop, Rap
Length73:48
Label Halflife Records/Sony Records
Classified chronology
While You Were Sleeping
(2007)
Self Explanatory
(2009)
Handshakes and Middle Fingers
(2011)

Self Explanatory is a 2009 album by Canadian rapper Classified (his twelfth album overall). The album received positive reviews from music critics. The first single "Anybody Listening", as of April 18, 2009, has spent 7 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #52. [1] The third single "Oh...Canada" was also active on the charts, peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100, went platinum in digital downloads [2] [3] and was the entrance music for Patrick Côté in UFC 113. In December 2017, the album was certified Gold in Canada. [4]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AroundinSound7.8/10 [5]
ChartAttack Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Driven (8/10) [7]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
RapReviews(8/10) [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Self Explanatory"3:05
2."Get Out the Way"3:23
3."Choose Your Own Adventure 1"3:09
4."Up All Night"4:12
5."Quit While You're Ahead" (featuring Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes and Moka Only)4:34
6."Inspiration"2:08
7."Choose Your Own Adventure 2"2:56
8."Anybody Listening"3:34
9."They Call This (Hip Hop)" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and B.o.B)4:15
10."Oh... Canada"3:22
11."Choose Your Own Adventure 3"4:05
12."Where Are You"3:23
13."Trouble"3:40
14."Used to Be" (featuring Mike Boyd)2:56
15."Breaking Up"4:11
16."One Track Mind" (featuring Joel Plaskett)3:34
17."Choose Your Own Adventure 4" (featuring Martin Finch and Ghetto Child)2:34
18."Things Are Looking Up" (featuring Chad Hatcher)3:54
19."Still Got It"3:22
20."Loonie" (featuring D-Sisive, Shad K, DL Incognito and Buck 65)3:36
21."Choose Your Own Adventure 5"2:43
22."Choose Your Own Adventure 6"1:12
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
23."Some People"3:33

Singles

  1. "Trouble" (2008),
  2. "Anybody Listening" (2009), #52 [1]
  3. "Up All Night" (2009)
  4. "Oh...Canada" (2009), #14 [10]
  5. "Quit While You're Ahead" (2009)
  6. "They Call This (Hip Hop)" (2010) [11]

Chart positions

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart [12] 25

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