What You Expect

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All tracks are written by Sean Anderson and Chauncey Hollis, Jr., with additional contributors noted

What You Expect
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ReleasedOctober 29, 2021
Length18:54
Label
Producer
Big Sean chronology
Detroit 2
(2020)
What You Expect
(2021)
Better Me Than You
(2024)
What You Expect track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chaos"  Hit-Boy 3:00
2."Into It"Greg Davis
  • Hit-Boy
  • G Dav
3:10
3."The One"
  • Hit-Boy
  • Oz
  • Jesse Blum [a]
2:26
4."Loyal to a Fault" (featuring Bryson Tiller and Lil Durk)
4:03
5."Offense" (featuring Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg)
  • Marcellus Register
  • Dion Hayes
  • Davis
  • Chahayed
  • Jesse Blum
  • Hit-Boy
  • G Dav
  • Chahayed [a]
  • Blum [a]
3:15
6."What a Life"
  • Hit-Boy
  • G. Ry
  • Chahayed [a]
  • Lang [a]
2:58
Total length:18:54

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Charts

Chart performance for What You Expect
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 41

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