Slime Language

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Slime Language
Slime Language by Young Thug.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Studio
  • Treesound, Atlanta
  • Crosby, Los Angeles
  • Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
  • Billboard, Atlanta
Genre
Length50:43
Label
Producer
YSL Records chronology
Slime Language
(2018)
Slime Language 2
(2021)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tsunami"
3:07
2."U Ain't Slime Enough" (featuring Karlae and Lil Duke)
  • Williams
  • Jerrika Karlae
  • Arnold Martinez
  • Levi de Jong
Woodpecker4:14
3."Gain Clout"
  • Williams
  • Gilmore
  • Dyamond Hudson
  • Keyyz
  • Smoke
2:05
4."Oh Yeah" (featuring HiDoraah)
  • Williams
  • Dorothea Williams
  • Gilmore
  • K Bangerz
  • Keyyz
3:33
5."Audemar" (featuring Tracy T)
Keyyz3:27
6."Chanel (Go Get It)" (featuring Gunna and Lil Baby)
3:21
7."Dirty Shoes" (featuring Gunna)
3:18
8."It's a Slime" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
Wheezy2:22
9."Scoliosis" (featuring Gunna and Lil Duke)
  • Williams
  • Kitchens
  • Martinez
  • Gilmore
[18]
3:40
10."Goin Up" (featuring Lil Keed)
Kacey Khaliel3:34
11."January 1st" (featuring Jacquees and Trapboy Freddy)
4:18
12."Chains Choking Me" (featuring Gunna)
  • Williams
  • Kitchens
  • Glass
  • Vojtesak
  • Wheezy
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Bobby Raps
3:01
13."STS" (featuring Strick)
Super3:39
14."Expensive" (featuring HiDoraah and Dolly)
  • Williams
  • D. Williams
  • Dolly Williams
Billboard Hitmakers2:56
15."Slimed In" (featuring Nechie)
Turbo 4:08
Total length:50:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from Geoffrey Ogunlesi's Instagram. [15]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 111
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] 194
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [21] 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 88
US Billboard 200 [14] 8

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