The Goat (album)

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The Goat
Polo G - The Goat.png
Studio album by
Polo G
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Genre
Length47:11
Label Columbia
Producer
Polo G chronology
Die a Legend
(2019)		The Goat
(2020)		 Hall of Fame
(2021)
Singles from The Goat
  1. "Heartless"
    Released: September 23, 2019
  2. "Go Stupid"
    Released: February 14, 2020
  3. "DND"
    Released: April 10, 2020
  4. "Wishing for a Hero"
    Released: June 3, 2020
  5. "Martin & Gina"
    Released: August 13, 2020

The Goat is the second studio album by American rapper Polo G. It was released on May 15, 2020, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Mustard, Juice Wrld, Stunna 4 Vegas, NLE Choppa, Mike Will Made It, Lil Baby, and BJ the Chicago Kid. It contains the singles "Heartless" (featuring Mustard), "DND", and "Go Stupid" (with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It). All three singles were released prior to the album. [1]

Contents

The album debuted number two on the Billboard 200 chart, with 104,000 album-equivalent units, (of which 14,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. [2] On December 10, 2020, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 1,000,000 units. [3] It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background and promotion

The album, along with its cover, was announced on May 5, 2020, through Polo G's Instagram. [4]

Singles

On September 20, 2019, the album's first single, "Heartless" featuring American record producer Mustard, was released along with its music video. [5] [6] [7]

On February 14, 2020, "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It, was released as the album's second single. [8]

On April 10, 2020, the third single off the album, "DND", was released. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Consequence of Sound B+ [12]
Earmilk 8/10 [13]
HipHopDX 4.1/5 [14]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [15]
RapReviews7.5/10 [16]

The Goat was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the release received an average score of 83, based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [10]

Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork stated that "The Chicago rapper's follow-up to his riveting debut LP argues for him as an adaptable and unmissable talent, an unlikely star in a new major-label system". [15]

Commercial performance

The Goat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 99,000 album-equivalent units, (of which 14,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. [2] It became Polo G's highest-charting album, and his second US top ten debut. [2] The album also accumulated a total of 129.4 million in on-demand streams of the set's songs. [2] In its second week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning an additional 52,000 units. [17] In its third week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning 40,000 more units. [18] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning 37,000 units, bringing its four-week total to 228,000 album-equivalent units. [19] On July 28, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. [3]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal. [20]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Believe the Hype"
  • 1040 Beats
  • Callari
  • D Major
2:54
2."Heartless" (featuring Mustard)
3:24
3."Martin & Gina"
  • Bartlett
  • Hagan Lange
  • Kyre Trask
  • Tahj Vaughn
  • Hagan
  • Kdubb
  • Tahj Money
2:12
4."Flex" (featuring Juice Wrld)
2:43
5."Go Stupid" (with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It)
2:45
6."21"
  • Bartlett
  • Keanu Dean Torres
  • Khaled Rohaim
  • Keanu Beats
  • Rohaim
2:43
7."33"
  • Bartlett
  • Jahmere Tylon
  • DJ Ayo
  • Minor2Go [c]
2:50
8."I Know"
  • Bartlett
  • D Mac
  • Thomas Horton
  • Vaughn
  • D Mac
  • TnTXD
  • Tahj Money
2:56
9."Beautiful Pain (Losin My Mind)"
2:51
10."No Matter What"
 Nick Mira 3:19
11."Be Something" (featuring Lil Baby)
Resource3:14
12."Relentless"
3:19
13."DND"
  • Bartlett
  • Dewayne Kennemer
WayneOnABeat3:00
14."Chinatown"
  • Bartlett
  • Tylon
  • Anthony Catchings-Currie
  • DJ Ayo
  • NntySxS
2:52
15."Trials & Tribulations"
  • Bartlett
  • D Mac
  • Ryan O'Neil
  • Vaughn
  • D Mac
  • MoneyEvery
  • Tahj Money
2:56
16."Wishing for a Hero" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
3:04
Total length:47:11

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Goat
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [60] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [61] Platinum20,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [62] Gold7,500‡
Sweden (GLF) [63] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [64] Gold100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [65] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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