The Album About Nothing

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The Album About Nothing
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015
Recorded2013–2015
Genre Hip hop
Length60:04
Label
Producer
Wale chronology
The Gifted
(2013)
The Album About Nothing
(2015)
Summer on Sunset
(2016)
Alternative cover
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Alternate cover
The Album About Nothing track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Intro About Nothing"
  • J Gramm
  • Rex Kudo
4:20
2."The Helium Balloon"4:47
3."The White Shoes"
Pro Reese4:30
4."The Pessimist" (featuring J. Cole)
Nwaneri4:32
5."The Middle Finger"
  • Akintimehin
  • Natche
  • Dave Bayley
  • DJ Dahi
  • Dave Glass Animals
4:00
6."The One Time in Houston"
Pro Reese5:47
7."The Girls on Drugs"
No Credit4:09
8."The God Smile"
  • Akintimehin
  • Natche
DJ Dahi5:16
9."The Need to Know" (featuring SZA)J Gramm3:36
10."The Success" Jake One 2:57
11."The Glass Egg"
Ayy Dot4:47
12."The Bloom (AG3)"5:22
13."The Matrimony" (featuring Usher)
6:35
14."The Body" (featuring Jeremih)
Soundz 3:52

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Personnel

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Release history

Release history and formats for The Album About Nothing
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMarch 31, 2015CD, digital download Maybach, Atlantic [30] [31]

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