Montana (album)
Montana (stylized in all caps)[4] is the third studio album by Moroccan-American rapper French Montana, released through Epic on December 6, 2019.[5] It features the singles "No Stylist" featuring Drake, "Slide" featuring Lil Tjay,[6] "Wiggle It" featuring City Girls, "Suicide Doors" featuring Gunna,[7] "Writing on the Wall" featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and VSH,[8] "Twisted" featuring Juicy J, Logic and ASAP Rocky, and "Out of Your Mind" with Swae Lee, featuring Chris Brown. It also includes the singles "Lockjaw" featuring Kodak Black and "No Shopping" featuring Drake, which were previously released on Montana's 2016 mixtape MC4.
Montana | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 6, 2019[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 67:00 | |||
Label | Montana Entertainment, Coke Boy, Bad Boy, Epic | |||
French Montana chronology | ||||
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Singles from Montana | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 5.8/10[3] |
Promotion
French Montana shared a trailer for the album directed by Kid Art, which features him "surrounded by a line of women in thigh-high red boots and dark burqas" and was called "connecting with his Muslim roots".[6] The trailer features an unnamed Harry Fraud and 24–produced track.[9]
Track listing
Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Montana" |
| 3:26 | |
2. | "Suicide Doors" (featuring Gunna) |
| Harry Fraud | 3:33 |
3. | "50's & 100's" (featuring Juicy J) |
| Juicy J | 2:41 |
4. | "What It Look Like" |
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| 2:49 |
5. | "Lifestyle" (featuring Kodak Black and Kevin Gates) |
| Cardo | 2:41 |
6. | "Salam Alaykum" |
|
| 4:07 |
7. | "That Way" |
|
| 2:14 |
8. | "Say Goodbye" (featuring Belly) |
|
| 3:47 |
9. | "Coke Wave Boys" (featuring Chinx and Max B) |
|
| 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Writing on the Wall" (featuring Post Malone, Cardi B and Rvssian) |
| 3:21 | |
2. | "Out of Your Mind" (with Swae Lee featuring Chris Brown) |
| Mally Mall | 3:14 |
3. | "Wanna Be" (featuring PartyNextDoor) |
| London on da Track | 3:22 |
4. | "Twisted" (featuring Juicy J, Logic and ASAP Rocky) |
| Juicy J | 4:22 |
5. | "Hoop" (featuring Quavo) |
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| 3:11 |
6. | "No Stylist" (featuring Drake) |
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| 3:09 |
7. | "Wiggle It" (with Quality Control featuring City Girls) |
| 2:42 | |
8. | "Slide" (featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay) |
|
| 3:06 |
9. | "Saucy" |
| Harry Fraud | 3:56 |
10. | "No Shopping" (featuring Drake) |
| 3:47 | |
11. | "Lockjaw" (featuring Kodak Black) |
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| 3:43 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]
- Mixx – recording (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- ADHD – recording (tracks 1, 2, 7)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
- Jacob Richards – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- Rashawn McLean – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- Mike Seaberg – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- John Sparkz – mixing (tracks 2, 6, 7)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 1, 3–9)
- Tommy Tee – writer (track 2)
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] | 23 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 74 |
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 184 |
US Billboard 200[14] | 25 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 14 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Montana by French Montana - RateYourMusic". RateYourMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- Tosiello, Pete (December 19, 2019). "French Montana: MONTANA Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/french-montana-montana/
- Higgins, Keenan (September 23, 2019). "Watch: French Montana Drops 'Montana' Mini-Movie as an Album Trailer for His Upcoming LP". The Source. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Saponara, Michael (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Connects With His Roots For Cinematic Album Trailer: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "French Montana Announces New Album 'Montana'". Rap-Up. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- @FrencHMonTanA (October 26, 2021). "THE BIGGEST MOOVIEEEEEE 🔥🔥🔥 @iamcardib @postmalone @vsh "🌊" Single TOMORROW " ALBUM NOVEMBER" (Tweet). Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
- Ivey, Justin (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Announces "Montana" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "MONTANA / French Montana". Tidal. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Camila Cabello's 'Romance' Is A Chart Topper". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – French Montana – Montana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Top Albums (Week 50, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "French Montana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "French Montana Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- "American album certifications – French Montana – Montana". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.