Subconsciously

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Subconsciously
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Studio album by
Released5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)
Recorded2018–2021
Genre
Length60:01
Label Soulstic Music
Producer
Black Coffee chronology
Music Is King
(2018)
Subconsciously
(2021)
Singles from Subconsciously
  1. "Drive"
    Released: 24 August 2018

Subconsciously is the sixth studio album by South African DJ and music producer Black Coffee, released on 5 February 2021, by Soulstic Music. [3] Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Diplo and Usher appear as guest artists.

Contents

The album won the Best Dance/Electronic at the 64th Grammy Awards. [4]

Background

Black Coffee began recording the album in the third quarter of 2018. [5]

Title

The album's title was inspired by "SBCNCSLY", a song which features Sabrina Claudio. [5]

Release and singles

"Drive" featuring French DJ David Guetta and Delilah Montagu was released in August 2018, as the album's lead single. [6] [7] The song debuted on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs at number 31. [8]

Subconsciously was released on February 5, 2021. [9]

Commercial performance

The album broke Apple Music and Spotify 2021 records for highest streams, with over 100 million streams. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [11]

Reviewing the album for Pitchfork , Tarisai Ngangura stated, "Subconsciously isn't the type of album that offers bangers through and through, but the standout tracks are compelling enough to stay the course". [11]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of Subconsciously
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard The 20 Best Dance Albums of 2021
3

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost" (with DJ Angelo featuring Jinadu)Maphumulo
Simon Oluyemi
Angelos Kotorlos
6:04
2."You Need Me" (featuring Maxine Ashley and Sun-El Musician)Maphumulo
Sanele Sithole
Michaël Malih
Shapiro
Maxine Ashley
6:15
3."SBCNCSLY" (featuring Sabrina Claudio)Lisa Scinta
Michaël Malih
Maphumulo
Sabrina Claudio
6:24
4."I'm Fallin'" (RY X)Maphumulo7:42
5."Time" (featuring Cassie)Michaël Malih
Maphumulo
Cassandra Elizabeth Ventura
Felicia Ferraro
Jonathan Hoard
McClenney
Ben Shapiro
4:52
6."LaLaLa" (with Usher)David Brown
Maphumulo
Usher Raymond IV
India Shawn Boodram
Mikkel Eriksen
3:37
7."Flava" (featuring Unam Rams and Tellaman) 4:29
8."10 Missed Calls" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Jozzy) 3:57
9."Ready for You" (featuring Celeste)Sanele
Maphumulo
Ben Abraham
Celeste Epiphany Waite
4:28
10."Wish You Were Here" (featuring Msaki) Asanda Mvana Lusaseni 6:30
11."Drive" (with David Guetta featuring Delilah Montagu) Tor Hermansen
Maphumulo
Mikkel Eriksen
Ilsey Juber
Philip Fender
David Guetta
Ralph Wegner
3:11
12."Never Gonna Forget" (with Diplo featuring Elderbrook) 3:19
Total length:60:01

Awards

Subconsciously won Dance/Electronic Album at the 64th Grammy Awards.

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2022 Grammy Awards Dance/Electronic AlbumWon [13]

Personnel

Subconsciously credits are adapted from AllMusic. [14]

Release history

Release dates and formats for Subconsciously
RegionDateFormat(s)Edition(s)LabelRef.
Worldwide5 February 2021StandardSoulstic Music [15]

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