There's Really a Wolf

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There's Really a Wolf
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Studio album by
Russ
ReleasedMay 5, 2017
Recorded2015–2017
Genre
Length63:50
Label
Producer Russ (also exec.)
Russ chronology
How to Rob
(2014)		There's Really a Wolf
(2017)		 Zoo
(2018)
Singles from There's Really a Wolf
  1. "Pull the Trigger"
    Released: July 28, 2015
  2. "What They Want"
    Released: August 19, 2015
  3. "Losin Control"
    Released: November 9, 2015
  4. "Do It Myself"
    Released: December 30, 2015
  5. "Me You"
    Released: June 6, 2017 [1]

There's Really a Wolf is the twelfth studio album and major-label debut by American rapper Russ, who composed and produced all of the songs. It was released on May 5, 2017, by Diemon and Columbia Records and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [2] [3] [4] On April 18, 2018, it was certified Platinum.

Contents

Promotion

The album was announced on April 19, 2017, with a tweet revealing the album's release date of May 5, 2017.

Singles

All but four of the songs on the album were brand new releases that Russ had recorded and saved from the public eye for a span of two years. The previous released tracks "What They Want", "Pull the Trigger", "Do It Myself", and the R&B track "Losin Control", were all originally released on SoundCloud. [5] "Me You" was sent to rhythmic radio as the third single on June 6, 2017. [1]

Commercial performance

There's Really a Wolf debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts moving 49,000 album-equivalent units in its first week of release. [2] On April 18, 2018, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States. [6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7] All tracks produced by Russ. [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Here" Russell Vitale 3:59
2."The Stakeout"
2:51
3."Act Now"Vitale3:09
4."Cherry Hill"Vitale3:42
5."Me You"Vitale2:44
6."Ride Slow"Vitale3:05
7."Don't Lie"Vitale3:08
8."Do It Myself"Vitale2:47
9."I Wanna Go Down with You"Vitale3:03
10."Family & Friends"Vitale2:55
11."What They Want"Vitale2:45
12."Got This"Vitale2:52
13."No Turning Back"Vitale2:34
14."Losin Control"Vitale3:57
15."Scared"
2:59
16."Back to You"
3:27
17."One More Shot"Vitale3:11
18."Emergency"
  • Vitale
  • Gary Henry
3:50
19."Pull the Trigger"
  • Vitale
  • Peter Taylor
  • Cliff Twemlow
2:36
20."MVP"
4:16
Total length:63:50

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [23] Platinum80,000‡
United States (RIAA) [24] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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