Tha Carter IV

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Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
RecordedOctober 2008 – July 2011
StudioWayne’s Crib (New York City)
Genre Hip-hop
Length60:25
Label
Producer
Lil Wayne chronology
Sorry 4 the Wait
(2011)
Tha Carter IV
(2011)
Dedication 4
(2012)
Tha Carter albums chronology
Tha Carter III
(2008)
Tha Carter IV
(2011)
Tha Carter V
(2018)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Willy Will 2:52
2."Blunt Blowin"
5:12
3."MegaMan"
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Orville McWhinney
MegaMan3:18
4."6 Foot 7 Foot" (featuring Cory Gunz)
Mr. Bangladesh 4:08
5."Nightmares of the Bottom"
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Preyan
  • Ben Vaughn
  • Maurice Jordan
  • Snizzy
  • Kenoe
4:41
6."She Will" (featuring Drake) T-Minus 5:05
7."How to Hate" (featuring T-Pain)
4:38
8."Interlude" (featuring Tech N9ne)
Willy Will2:01
9."John" (featuring Rick Ross)
4:47
10."Abortion"
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Preyan
  • Stephen Hacker
  • The Commission
  • Streetrunner [b]
3:43
11."So Special" (featuring John Legend)
Cool & Dre 3:52
12."How to Love"
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Preyan
  • Noel Fisher
  • LaMar Seymour
  • LaNelle Seymour
  • Marcus Boyd
4:00
13."President Carter"
4:15
14."It's Good" (featuring Jadakiss and Drake)
Cool & Dre4:01
15."Outro" (performed by Bun B, Nas, Shyne, and Busta Rhymes)
Willy Will3:52
Total length:60:25
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."I Like the View"
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Lyon
  • Valenzano
Cool & Dre4:41
17."Mirror" (featuring Bruno Mars)
3:48
18."Two Shots"
2:45
Total length:71:39
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Up Up and Away"
3:53
Total length:75:32
Target and Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Novacane" (featuring Kevin Rudolf)
Emile Haynie 3:38
20."I Got Some Money on Me" (featuring Birdman)
Drew Money4:05
Total length:79:22

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Tha Carter IV adapted from Allmusic. [55]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [87] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [88] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [89] 5× Platinum5,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateEdition (Format)CatalogLabel
AustraliaJuly 9, 2011Standard (CD / download)2734831 Universal Music, Cash Money
Deluxe (CD / download)2734832
AustriaStandard (CD)
BelgiumJuly 18, 2011Standard (Download)
CanadaAugust 29, 2011Standard (CD / download)
Deluxe (Download)
United StatesStandard (CD / download)602583409203 Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic
Deluxe (CD / download)602583409211
United KingdomStandard (CD / download) Universal Island, Cash Money
Deluxe (CD / download)
IrelandAugust 7, 2011Standard (Download)Universal Music, Cash Money
Deluxe (Download)
August 28, 2011Standard (CD)
Deluxe (CD)
JapanSeptember 5, 2011Deluxe (Download)UICD9848
GermanySeptember 7, 2011Standard (CD)
Deluxe (CD)
FranceJuly 26, 2011Standard (CD / download)
Deluxe (Download)
New ZealandStandard (CD)
ItalyAugust 30, 2011Deluxe (CD / download)
PhilippinesJuly 6, 2011Standard (CD / download) MCA Music, Cash Money
Deluxe (CD / download)

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