Timeless (Kaytranada album)

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Timeless
Album cover for Timeless by Kaytranada.webp
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2024
Genre
Length62:50
Label RCA
Producer Kaytranada
Kaytranada chronology
Kaytraminé
(2023)
Timeless
(2024)
Singles from Timeless
  1. "Lover/Friend"
    Released: November 30, 2023
  2. "Stuntin"
    Released: December 1, 2023
  3. "Drip Sweat"
    Released: June 4, 2024

Timeless is the third solo studio album by the Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada, released by RCA Records on June 7, 2024. [3] [4] [5] [6] A double album, it features collaborations with Rochelle Jordan, Lou Phelps, Durand Bernarr, Don Toliver, Charlotte Day Wilson, Ravyn Lenae, Channel Tres, Dawn Richard, Tinashe, Anderson .Paak, Sir, Childish Gambino, Thundercat, PinkPantheress, and Mariah the Scientist.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.1/10 [7]
Metacritic 78/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Clash 8/10 [10]
Exclaim! 8/10 [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Timeless received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean score based on ratings from publications, the album scored 78 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [16] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? rated Timeless a 7.1 out of 10. [17]

Track listing

Timeless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pressure"1:58
2."Spit It Out" (featuring Rochelle Jordan)3:38
3."Call U Up" (featuring Lou Phelps)
2:58
4."Weird" (featuring Durand Bernarr)
  • Celestin
  • Bernarr Ferebee Jr.
  • Phelps
3:27
5."Dance Dance Dance Dance"
1:42
6."Feel a Way" (featuring Don Toliver)
3:16
7."Still" (featuring Charlotte Day Wilson)
2:14
8."Video" (featuring Ravyn Lenae)
  • Celestin
  • Ravyn Lenae
3:12
9."Seemingly"
3:17
10."Drip Sweat" (featuring Channel Tres)
2:27
11."Hold On" (featuring Dawn Richard)
3:16
12."Please Babe"
2:46
13."Stepped On"Celestin3:01
14."More Than a Little Bit" (featuring Tinashe)2:54
15."Do 2 Me" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Sir)
3:50
16."Witchy" (featuring Childish Gambino)3:47
17."Lover/Friend" (featuring Rochelle Jordan)
4:19
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Wasted Words" (featuring Thundercat)1:27
19."Snap My Finger" (featuring PinkPantheress)
3:21
20."Stuntin" (featuring Channel Tres)
  • Celestin
  • Channel Tres
  • Jerome Castille
  • Maurice Powell
3:02
21."Out of Luck" (featuring Mariah the Scientist)
2:58
Total length:62:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Timeless
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 42
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [19] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 149
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [22] 30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [23] 37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [26] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 41
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [29] 28
US Billboard 200 [30] 28
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [31] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [32] 6

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