Soul Searching (mixtape)

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Soul Searching
Bazzi - Soul Searching.png
Mixtape by
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Genre
Length28:23
Label
Producer
  • Andrew Bazzi
  • Rice N Peas
Bazzi chronology
Cosmic
(2018)
Soul Searching
(2019)
Infinite Dream
(2022)
Singles from Soul Searching
  1. "Paradise"
    Released: April 4, 2019
  2. "Focus"
    Released: June 13, 2019
  3. "I.F.L.Y."
    Released: July 8, 2019

Soul Searching is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter Bazzi, released through Bazzi's imprint, iamcosmic, and Atlantic on August 9, 2019. It was preceded by the singles "Paradise", "Focus" and "I.F.L.Y.". it is a follow-up to his 2018 release Cosmic (2018)

Contents

Background

Bazzi called the mixtape a "journey of love, pain and growth" and said his intention was to "make a record that felt like summer and make people want to put their windows down and just enjoy it". [2] Prior to its release, Bazzi said he wanted to release more music to his fans and "continue to build a connection with people". [1] According to Bazzi in an interview with Billboard , the mixtape is his most personal work to date. [3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Humble Beginnings"
3:04
2."Soul Searching"
2:28
3."No Way!"
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
1:52
4."Fallin" (featuring 6lack)
2:30
5."Can We Go Back to Bed?"
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
2:57
6."Live Forever"
2:32
7."I.F.L.Y."
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
2:46
8."Focus" (featuring 21 Savage)2:35
9."Paradise"
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
2:49
10."Conversations with Myself"
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
1:59
11."Who Am I?"
  • Bazzi
  • White
  • Woods
2:51
Total length:28:23

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 147
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 73
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 47
Irish Albums (IRMA) [10] 63
Latvian Albums (LAIPA) [11] 10
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [12] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 42
US Billboard 200 [16] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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