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{{Infobox album
| name = Royalty
| type = Studio
| artist = [[Chris Brown]]
| cover = Royalty Chris Brown.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|mf=yes|2015|12|18}}
| recorded = 2014–2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[alternative R&B]]}}
| length = 51:04
| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|CBE}}
| producer = {{hlist|Chris Brown {{small|([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])}}|[[Vinylz]]|[[Boi-1da]]|[[Dre Moon]]|DJ Wes|[[The Monsters and the Strangerz]]|Foreign|Teck|Khemasis|Tone Stith|[[Matthew Burnett]]|[[Tushar Apte]]|Riley Bell|Blaq Tuxedo|Tha Aristocrats | Dr3amforever|Nonfiction|Razihel|Daniele Autore|[[The Audibles]]|[[Poo Bear]]|[[JHawk]]|[[C.P Dubb]]|Composer|Don City|Derrick Beck|Free School|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|Allen Ritter|[[Polow da Don]]|The Aquarius|Ayo & Keyz of the Upperclassmen|[[Christopher Dotson|Prince Chrishan]]|B.A.M.|A1}}
| prev_title = [[Fan of a Fan: The Album]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Royalty
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]
| single1date = June 26, 2015
| single2 = [[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]
| single2date = September 18, 2015
| single3 = [[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]
| single3date = November 9, 2015
| single4 = [[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine by Me]]
| single4date = November 27, 2015
}}
}}

'''''Royalty''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American singer [[Chris Brown]]. It was released on December 18, 2015, by CBE Entertainment and [[RCA Records]]. The album serves as the follow-up to his sixth album ''[[X (Chris Brown album)|X]]'' (2014). The album is dedicated to Chris Brown's daughter, Royalty Brown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown's New Album Title Is Dedicated To His Daughter|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/08/chris-brown-royalty-album|website=vibe.com|date=22 August 2015}}</ref>

''Royalty'' is mainly an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[alternative R&B]] album, containing as well songs with influences from [[funk]], [[Pop music|pop]] and [[trap music]]. For the album Brown collaborated chiefly with underground artists and producers, being Brown's record with fewer featurings as well. The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who celebrated the record's production and Brown's performances, but questioned its consistency, defining it to be not as memorable as his previous album ''X''.

It debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 184,000 units in its first week,<ref name="Royaltyweek1">{{cite web | url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-december-30th-news.19398.html | title=Charts Don't Lie: December 30th | publisher=hotnewhiphop | date=December 30, 2015 | access-date=January 15, 2016 | author=Smith, Trevor}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris |first1=Jean |title=Chris Brown Album Royalty Appears On The Chart At Number 3 Behind Justin Bieber and Adele |url=http://rapnative.com/news/chris-brown-album-royalty-appears-on-the-chart-at-number-3-behind-justin-bieber-and-adele/ |website=Rap Native |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074508/http://rapnative.com/news/chris-brown-album-royalty-appears-on-the-chart-at-number-3-behind-justin-bieber-and-adele/ |archive-date=2016-12-20 }}</ref> marking an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums. It also became his seventh solo album consecutive top ten debut in the United States. ''Royalty'' was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for combined equivalent units (including streaming and track-equivalent units) of 1,000,000 units.

Preceding the album's release by four singles; including "[[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]", "[[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]", "[[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]", and "[[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine by Me]]". The album's third single "Back to Sleep" was the album's biggest success, peaking at number 20 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Brown directed and released eight music videos for the songs of album, serializing them to construct a linear story.

==Background==
In February 2015, Brown said during an interview for ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' that he started working on the album going for a direction that would've been the sound predominant overseas. During the progression of the album he discovered that he had a daughter and simultaneously broke up with his ex-girlfriend Karrueche. That happening made him change the idea for the album, ending up doing mostly R&B songs that he described as "a screenshot of my emotional state at that point". He then wanted to release two different versions of the album, an urban one for the US market, and a worldwide version with more [[Pop music|pop]]-[[funky]] songs, but he ended up releasing most of the pop-funky songs on an EP called ''[[Royalty International - EP]]'', keeping for the album mostly urban records.<ref>http://vibe.com/features/editorial/digital-cover-chris-brown-394364/amp/</ref>

On August 22, 2015, the singer revealed on his [[Twitter]], that his new album would've been titled "Royalty", in honor of his daughter (named Royalty Brown).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/08/22/chris-brown-album-title-royalty-honors-daughter/|title=Chris Brown's New Album Will Be Titled 'Royalty' After His Baby Girl|website=billboard.com|date=22 August 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6671161/chris-brown-reveals-heartwarming-title-of-his-next-album-royalty|title=Chris Brown Reveals Heartwarming Title of His Next Album|website=billboard.com|date=22 August 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> On October 16, 2015, he has revealed the album cover, shot by Italian award-winning photographer [[Francesco Carrozzini]], portraying Brown holding Royalty in his arms while she's sleeping, in a black and white picture.<ref name="urbanislandz.com">{{cite web|url=http://urbanislandz.com/2015/10/16/chris-brown-album-royalty-artwork-release-date-november-27/|title=Chris Brown Album "Royalty" Artwork & Release Date November 27|website=urbanislandz.com|date=16 October 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> During an interview with [[WQHT|Hot 97]], Brown explained the significance of the title:
{{cquote|text=The album is called "Royalty" because it represents where I’m at right now in my life, and my daughter is the biggest part of my life.|author=[[Chris Brown]]|source=<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown talks fatherhood, rumors, & 'Royalty' on Hot 97|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/11/24/chris-brown-talks-fatherhood-rumors-royalty-on-hot-97/|website=rap-up.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>}}

== Composition ==
''Royalty'' is mainly an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album, with some songs heavily influenced by [[funk]], [[Trap music|trap]] and [[PBR&B]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/review-chris-browns-royalty-news.19319.html|title=Review: Chris Brown's "Royalty"|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/featured/digital-cover-chris-brown/|title=Chris Brown: Freedom, Fatherhood & The Future (VIBE Cover)|date=23 December 2015|website=Vibe.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> For the album, Brown took a 'mixtape approach', with its varied sound and by collaborating mainly with underground artists and producers.

The opening track, "[[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]" is an R&B [[slow jam]] about late night sex, that features beats and minor influences of funk music, reminiscent of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s 1982 song "[[Sexual Healing]]".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://archive.today/20160315211430/https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/chris_brown_f1/back_to_sleep/ |title = Back to Sleep by Chris Brown (Single, Contemporary R&B): Reviews, Rat…}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-sex-you-back-to-sleep-new-song.1967104.html|title=Chris Brown - Sex You Back To Sleep|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/11/chris-brown-sex-you-back-to-sleep-royalty-2015/|title=Chris Brown Doesn't Leave Anything To The Imagination On "Sex You Back To Sleep"|date=6 November 2015|website=Vibe.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6812828/chris-brown-royalty-album-review|title=Chris Brown Falls Short of King on 'Royalty': Album Review|website=Billboard.com|date=18 December 2015|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "[[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine by Me]]" is a [[synthwave]], disco and R&B song that talks about how the singer feels confortable with not being the love interest of a lady, but only her sex partner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/11/27/chris-brown-fine-by-me-video-new-song-royalty/|title=Chris Brown Goes Into Combat In Sexy Music Video For New Song 'Fine By Me' — Watch|first=Chris|last=Rogers|date=27 November 2015|website=Hollywoodlife.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/11/26/new-music-chris-brown-fine-by-me/|title=New Music: Chris Brown – 'Fine By Me'|website=Rap-up.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> inspired by [[1980s in music|80's music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/music/new-song-fine-by-me/#HjgqsBDtqBJcfIFQ.97|title=Chris Brown Reveals New Song 'Fine By Me' Ahead Of 'Royalty' Album Release|website=Capitalxtra.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "[[Wrist (Chris Brown song)|Wrist]]" is a [[Trap music (hip hop)|trap]] song with some heavy influences from R&B and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].<ref name="billboard.com"/> "Make Love" is a [[slow jam]] that has a pure R&B style, inspired by [[1990s in music|90's music]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-make-love-nuova-canzone-da-royalty/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160121013249/http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-make-love-nuova-canzone-da-royalty/|archive-date = 2016-01-21|title = Chris Brown - Make Love &#124; Nuova canzone da Royalty &#124; Rnbjunk|date = 3 December 2015}}</ref> "[[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]" is an alternative R&B song with heavy influences from [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] and [[Soul music|soul]] music. "[[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]" and "No Filter" are [[Disco music|disco]] and funk records<ref name="allmusic1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/09/chris-brown-zero|title=Chris Brown Goes Disco on New Track "Zero" - Fuse|website=Fuse.tv|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="slantmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/chris-brown-royalty|title=Chris Brown: Royalty - Album Review - Slant Magazine|website=Salntmagazine.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="chartsinfrance.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Chris-Brown/news-98963.html|title=Clip de "Zero" : Chris Brown danse pour panser ses blessures|website=Chartsinfrance.net|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> that were compared by some critics to the work of American band [[Chic (band)|Chic]] and French [[electronic music]] duo [[Daft Punk]].<ref name="slantmagazine.com"/><ref name="chartsinfrance.net"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://businessofcinema.com/hollywood/watch-chris-brown-grooves-like-mj-in-liquorzero-video/235045|title=Watch: Chris Brown Grooves Like MJ In Liquor/Zero Video!|date=25 September 2015|website=Businessofcinema.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "[[Anyway (Chris Brown song)|Anyway]]" is a [[dance-pop]] song which features an [[auto-tune]]d chorus sung by [[Taylor Parks|Tayla Parx]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-tayla-parx-anyway-nuovo-singolo-promozionale-da-royalty/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151217182931/http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-tayla-parx-anyway-nuovo-singolo-promozionale-da-royalty/|archive-date = 2015-12-17|title = Chris Brown ft. Tayla Parx - Anyway &#124; Video premiere &#124; Rnbjunk|date = 16 December 2015}}</ref> "[[Picture Me Rollin’]]" is a [[g-funk]] song, which features references from [[west coast rap]].<ref name="slantmagazine.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://musique.jeuxactu.com/clip-chris-brown-en-mode-west-coast-dans-le-clip-picture-me-rollin-21762.htm|title=Chris Brown en mode West Coast dans le clip "Picture Me Rollin"|website=Musique.jeuxactu.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-picture-rollin-video-premiere/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219211155/http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-picture-rollin-video-premiere/| archive-date=2015-12-19| title=Chris Brown - Picture Me Rollin &#124; Video premiere &#124; Rnbjunk| date=17 December 2015}}</ref> "Who's Gonna (Nobody)" is an R&B song that samples "[[Nobody (Keith Sweat song)|Nobody]]" performed by [[Keith Sweat]] featuring [[Athena Cage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/01/18/new-music-chris-brown-keith-sweat-whos-gonna-nobody-remix/|title=New Music: Chris Brown feat. Keith Sweat – 'Who's Gonna (Nobody) Remix'|website=Rap-up.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2016/01/chris-brown-keith-sweat-whos-gonna-nobody-remix/|title=Chris Brown Calls On Keith Sweat For "Who's Gonna (Nobody) (Remix)"|date=19 January 2016|website=Vibe.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "Proof" and "Discover" are [[PBR&B]] songs with painful lyrics about breakup.<ref name="slantmagazine.com"/><ref name="courier-journal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/arts/music/2015/12/29/chris-brown-royalty-review/78015688/|title=Chris Brown has no filter on 'Royalty'|website=Courier-journal.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="rnbjunk.com">{{Cite web | url=http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-royalty-recensione-cd/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151220202703/http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-royalty-recensione-cd/|archive-date = 2015-12-20|title = Chris Brown - Royalty &#124; Recensione CD &#124; Rnbjunk|date = 19 December 2015}}</ref> "[[Little More (Royalty)|Little More]]" is a [[Pop music|pop]] record where the singer explains to his daughter his love for her. "Day One" is a [[Trap music|trap]] and PBR&B song, with a dark tune and fast rapping, where Brown's voice is [[Auto-Tune|auto-tuned]]. In the song Brown expresses the importance of loyalty, emphasizing the faithfulness of his girlfriend.<ref name="rnbjunk.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thyblackman.com/2015/12/20/rihanna-chris-brown-back-together-yes-the-never-ending-love-song/|title=Rihanna, Chris Brown back together, Yes The Never Ending Love Song.|website=ThyBlackMan|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "KAE" is an alternative R&B song where Brown's voice is edited to make it sound like Brown's ex-girlfriend, [[Karrueche Tran]], is singing her perspective of their relationship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151218223252/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/66842/20151217/chris-brown-diss-karrueche-tran-new-song-breezy-explains-meant.htm]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/_YHlJCS2N_/|title=The Shade Room on Instagram: "Word on the street is Chris Brown's song entitled 'Kae" off his highly anticipated album 'Royalty' has just leaked and guess what …we heard…"|website=Instagram|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> "U Did It" is an atmospheric slow alternative R&B song which features some [[Electronic music|electronic]] elements.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160324231218/http://www.rnbjunk.com/chris-brown-feat-future-u-did-it-nuova-canzone-da-royalty/]</ref>

== Release and promotion ==
Brown previewed snippets of songs that he was working on during the last months of 2014 and throughout 2015, by posting short videos on his social media accounts or by performing them at some club appereances. The songs previewed were "'Till The Morning", "Start It Slow", "Zero", "Day One", "Side Piece", "The 80s", "Right Now", "Die Young", "Who You Came With", "To The Side", "Blood On My Hands", "KAE", "Make Me Jealous", "Freak On", "Sedated", "Go", "Parachute" and "Fine by Me".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJDztGW1ap8</ref>

On June 25, 2015, Chris Brown announced that his seventh album would've been released during the autumn of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.105.net/news/music-biz/182668/Chris-Brown--il-nuovo-album.html|title=Chris Brown: il nuovo album arriverà in autunno|website=105.net|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> On the day after, he released the album's lead single, titled "[[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6612587/chris-brown-new-album-fall-2015-release-exclusive|title=Chris Brown to Release New Album in Fall: Exclusive|website=billboard.com|date=25 June 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>

On October 13, 2015, Brown announced that ''Royalty'' would've been released on November 27, 2015.<ref name="urbanislandz.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6729446/chris-brown-announces-royalty-album-release-date|title=Chris Brown Announces 'Royalty' Album Release Date|website=Billboard.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfm.de/news/8051/chris-brown-album-royalty-erscheint-27-november|title=Chris Brown: Album "Royalty" erscheint am 27. November|date=14 October 2015|website=Bigfm.de|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> After it was revealed that the album has been pushed back to December 18, 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/chris-brown-royalty-release-date-delayed-dec-18-after-overlap-new-rihanna-album-anti-493643 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222015320/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/chris-brown-royalty-release-date-delayed-dec-18-after-overlap-new-rihanna-album-anti-493643 |archive-date=2016-12-22 }}</ref> in exchange on November 27, 2015, he released a free 34-track mixtape, called ''[[Before the Party]]'', as a prelude to ''Royalty''. The mixtape features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Rihanna]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Pusha T]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Tyga]], [[French Montana]] and [[Fetty Wap]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/11/27/chris-brown-before-the-party-mixtape-stream-download/|title=Chris Brown Drops Surprise Mixtape 'Before the Party'|website=[[Rap-Up]]|date=2015-11-27|access-date=2016-01-31}}</ref> On October 16, 2015, the album cover was revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6730969/chris-brown-royalty-album-cover|title=Chris Brown Cuddles With Daughter on 'Royalty' Album Cover|website=Billboard.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/10/16/chris-brown-royalty-album-cover/|title=Chris Brown Reveals 'Royalty' Cover Art|website=Rap-up.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>

On December 4, 2015, the track "[[Wrist (Chris Brown song)|Wrist]]" featuring Solo Lucci, was released as part of the countdown single, with the pre-order of the album on December 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-wrist-feat-solo-lucci-new-song.1967532.html|title=Chris Brown - Wrist Feat. Solo Lucci (Prod. By The MeKanics)|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> On December 11, 2015 the track "[[Anyway (Chris Brown song)|Anyway]]" was released as an [[Music download|instant grat with pre-orders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-anyway-new-song.1967620.html|title=Chris Brown - Anyway Feat. Tayla Parx|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> The following day it was possible on iTunes to listen the first 30 seconds of every track from the album as a preview.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yJ8yUlXnCM</ref>

The album was released on December 18, 2015, by CBE and RCA with a standard version with 14 tracks, an international deluxe edition with 4 more tracks, and a [[japan]]ese and [[f.y.e.]] deluxe edition with 2 more tracks than the international deluxe edition. Eventually, on [[Christmas Day]], the EP ''[[Royalty International – EP|Royalty International]]'', was released. The 4-track EP contained the two tracks that were only available on the [[japan]]ese deluxe edition as well.

==Singles==
The album's [[Single (music)|lead single]], "[[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]" was released on June 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/liquor-single/id1012629075|title=Liquor - Single by Chris Brown|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> The song was produced by ToneStith. On September 22, 2015, the music video premiered, sharing along with the music video for "[[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/09/22/chris-brown-liquor-zero-video.html|title=Watch Chris Brown's Nine-Minute Video for 'Liquor / Zero'|date=22 September 2015|work=BET.com}}</ref> The song has since peaked at number 60 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Chris Brown US Hot 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1486846/chris-brown/chart |title=Chris Brown - Chart history |work=Billboard |access-date=2014-08-24}}</ref>

The album's second single, "[[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]" was released on September 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/zero-single/id1040560422|title=Zero - Single by Chris Brown|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref> The song was produced by Riley Bell, [[Matthew Burnett]] and Tushar Apte. On September 22, 2015, the music video was released for "Zero", while sharing along with the music video for "Liquor". The song has since peaked at number 80 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Chris Brown US Hot 100"/>

The song, titled "[[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]" was leaked via [[SoundCloud]] on November 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/chrisbrown/status/662379552904052739 | title = Urban single coming today! "FUCK YOU BACK TO 2 SLEEP" | publisher= Twitter | access-date= 5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/chrisbrown/status/662415152998801408 | title = Listen to @Power1051 NY right now for my new urban single #SexYouBackToSleep! | publisher= Twitter | access-date= 5 November 2015}}</ref> It was officially released as the album's third single on November 9, 2015. The song was produced by [[Vinylz]] and [[Boi-1da]]. On December 14, 2015, Brown uploaded and released the music video for "Back to Sleep" on his [[YouTube]] and [[Vevo]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/chris-brown/back-to-sleep-(explicit-version)/USRV81501057|title=Chris Brown - Back To Sleep (Explicit Version)|publisher=[[Vevo]]|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> The video begins, after the conclusion of Brown's "Fine By Me" music video. The song has since peaked at number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 making it Brown's highest charting single from ''Royalty'' in the [[United States]].<ref name="Chris Brown US Hot 100"/>

"[[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine by Me]]" was released, along with the pre-order on iTunes on November 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peep a new record from Chris Brown's "Royalty" album, "Fine By Me."|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-fine-by-me-new-song.1967427.html|publisher=hotnewhiphop.com}}</ref> On the following day, it was officially released as the album's fourth single. The song was produced by [[The Monsters and the Strangerz]]. The video begins at the end of his video "Zero", and shows a clip from his other video "Liquor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrgqUZaeRuc|title=Chris Brown - Fine by Me|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=November 27, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2015}}</ref>

=== Other songs ===
The track "[[Wrist (Chris Brown song)|Wrist]]" featuring Solo Lucci, was released as part of the countdown single, with the pre-order of the album on December 4, 2015. On December 15, 2015, Brown uploaded the music video from the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5spyXNcauQ|title=Chris Brown - Wrist (Explicit Version) ft. Solo Lucci|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>

The track "[[Anyway (Chris Brown song)|Anyway]]" was released as an [[Music download|instant grat with pre-orders]] on December 11, 2015. It was [[Hip hop production|produced]] by BLAQTUXEDO and features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Taylor Parks|Tayla Parx]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to "Anyway," the latest leak from Chris Brown's upcoming "Royalty."|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-anyway-new-song.1967620.html|publisher=hotnewhiphop.com}}</ref>

The music video for "[[Picture Me Rollin’]]" was uploaded and released on December 17, 2015. [[Scott Disick]], [[French Montana]], Cal Scruby, Kid Red, [[ASAP Ferg]], and [[ASAP Rocky]], all make their cameo appearances in this video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvC84NpZ3Y4|title=Chris Brown - Picture Me Rollin' (Explicit Version)|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2015}}</ref>

On December 18, 2015, Brown uploaded the music video for "[[Little More (Royalty)]]" on his [[YouTube]] and [[Vevo]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IajZTuxdv3Q|title=Chris Brown - Little More (Royalty) [Explicit Version]|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> The song has since peaked at number 91 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Chris Brown US Hot 100"/>

==Music video series==
Brown directed and released eight music videos for ''Royalty'', serializing them to construct a linear story.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6835217/chris-brown-royalty-music-videos|title=Chris Brown Directed 8 Videos for His 'Royalty' Album: Watch Them All|publisher = Billboard|date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/728382/chris-brown-drops-celeb-filled-8-part-music-video-series-from-royalty-album |title=Chris Brown Drops 8 Part Music Video Series From Royalty Album |date=January 5, 2016 |website=E! Online |access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>

===Plot===
Chris Brown is first seen drowning his sorrows at a bar alone when a mysterious woman buys him a drink and gives it to him after slipping a drug into it. After reluctantly drinking it, Brown loses control of his senses and leaves with the woman to her home, but Brown is under the effect of the drug and sees everything in a psychedelic way as his eyes turn temporarily neon green ("[[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]"). After the night spent with the mysterious woman, Brown then takes a taxi home, only to find a girl he’s been seeing throwing his clothes off a balcony because she did not know where he was. Rather than get into an argument, Brown decides to gather his boys and go out. Afterwards, he starts dancing in an alley and moves his way into a laundromat with his crew before taking the stage at a downtown theater and meeting up with [[Dan Bilzerian]] ("[[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]").

After Brown leaves his crew, another woman catches his attention. He follows her to a building containing a high tech fighting arena. Suddenly, an old man's face appears on the screen and tells Brown that he owns the substance that was slipped into his drink back at the bar and wants it back via Brown's blood. Realizing he was tricked in the first place, Brown is forced to fight the old man's henchmen, but easily dispatches them with his heightened physical abilities derived from the drug and escapes, though the old man tells the second woman to follow him ("[[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine By Me]]"). Brown then calls his girlfriend and heads over to her place, where they make love through the night ("[[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]").

Brown wakes up and goes for a walk, but is caught by the old man's henchwoman who drugs him again with a dust-like substance. In another trance-like sequence, Brown is dragged into another dark room by the henchwoman, inter-cut with clips of him and rapper Solo Lucci performing and dancing to "[[Wrist (Chris Brown song)|Wrist]]". She seduces him as he is tied to a chair, then tries to slit his throat, but Brown glitches out of his trap and the henchwoman is bound to the chair in his stead, allowing his escape. Brown calls his girlfriend again to try to explain everything, but she is fed up and claims she is "done", ignoring any further calls from him. She then meets another man who asks her out on a date while she works out with her friends, but the man stands her up when they are supposed to meet. Brown sees his dejected girlfriend walk into a club and with his crew's encouragement, reconciles with her inside the club and leads a dance number ("[[Anyway (Chris Brown song)|Anyway]]"). While Brown and his girlfriend leave, the man from earlier bumps into them and upon hearing the man call his girlfriend "love", Brown punches him, which leads to another argument resulting in Brown's girlfriend leaving him for good.

While Brown sulks, another of his friends ([[Scott Disick]]) calls him, inviting him to go to a house party that coincidentally takes place at his own house, which Brown reluctantly accepts as "[[Picture Me Rollin']]" starts to play. While Brown cheers himself up at the party, the old man himself appears and confronts Brown, saying "we can do this the easy way or the hard way". Brown's friends, including Disick, [[French Montana]] and [[ASAP Rocky]], step in and toss the thug out while Brown escapes.

Brown is then seen tossing in his sleep inter-cut with flashbacks from the earlier videos, in addition to new footage of his girlfriend struggling to accept her pregnancy. He then wakes up in his bed and finds a toddler, revealed to be his own daughter Royalty, sitting next to him. Initially confused, he realizes the previous experiences were likely a dream and begins to play with Royalty in a musical montage ("[[Little More (Royalty)]]"), proclaiming his fatherly love for her and how she brings out the best in him. The video series ends as the same green flash in Brown's eyes from earlier appears for a second in Royalty's eyes.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
|MC=59/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/royalty/chris-brown/critic-reviews|title=Royalty – Chris Brown|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/royalty-mw0002889076|title=Royalty - Chris Brown - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=Andy Kellman|work=AllMusic|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="billboard review">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6812828/chris-brown-royalty-album-review|title=Chris Brown Falls Short of King on 'Royalty': Album Review|author= Brad Wete|work=Billboard|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref>

| rev3 = ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/12/chris-brown-royalty-album-review|title=Review: Chris Brown's New Album, 'Royalty,' Is a Directionless Mess|website=Complex|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>

| rev4 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="hiphopdx.com">{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2595/title.chris-brown-royalty|title=Chris Brown - Royalty|website=Hiphopdx.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>

| rev5 = ''[[Las Vegas Weekly]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2015/dec/16/album-review-chris-brown-royalty/|title=Album review: Chris Brown's 'Royalty'|website=Lasvegasweekly.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>

| rev6 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="Slant review">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/chris-brown-royalty|title=Chris Brown: Royalty Album Review|author= Sam Mac|work=Slant|access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref>

| rev7 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-chris-brown-royalty-r-kelly-the-buffet-review-20151218-story.html | title=Chris Brown has no filter on 'Royalty' | work=Los Angeles Times| date=December 29, 2015 | access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

}}
''Royalty'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 59, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 5 reviews. [[Allmusic]] editor Andy Kellman expressed a mixed response saying that the album "is designed more to please Brown's devout fans than illustrate growth", and called it a qualitative step back from previous solo album ''[[X (Chris Brown album)|X]]''.<ref name="allmusic1"/> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''{{'}}s Mikael Wood expressed a positive response, and complimented its music as "a convincing bad-guy energy that’s all the more potent for its sweet, often luscious textures".<ref name="latimes.com"/> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''{{'}}s Michael Arcenaux expressed a negative response, describing the album as a "mistake" and calling it a "directionless mess", saying that "Chris Brown has all the components to be excellent, he’s a decent singer with a nice tone, a proven songwriter, and an excellent performer, but rarely is that reflected on his albums".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/12/chris-brown-royalty-album-review|title=Review: Chris Brown's New Album, 'Royalty,' Is a Directionless Mess|website=Complex|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Mike Pizzo of ''[[Las Vegas Weekly]]'' said that on the album Brown "doesn’t attempt to make a cohesive album, but looks to solidify his position by producing another handful of radio-ready cuts, attempting to satisfy multiple audiences at once".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2015/dec/16/album-review-chris-brown-royalty/ | title=Album Review: Chris Brown's 'Royalty' | publisher=lasvegasweekly | date=December 16, 2015 | access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

Brad Wete of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' praised the album's sound, but he was dissatisfied towards its lyrical content, saying "Admittedly, a rich 26-year-old bachelor’s life is full of romps with women and wild nights. Fame, access, and talent bring those with ease. This seems to be an art imitating life thing. But if and when Brown ascends to the next level, it likely will be because he starts talking about the morning after. It’s time for him to wake up."<ref name="billboard review"/> Marcus Dowling of [[HipHopDX]] on his review has expressed the same concepts of Brad Wete's review, saying that "While showing progression on ''Royalty'', Chris Brown still is quite far from being the best man and artist that he can be."<ref name="hiphopdx.com"/>

==Commercial performance==
''Royalty'' debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] selling 184,000 equivalent copies (162,000 in pure album sales) behind [[Justin Bieber]]'s ''[[Purpose (Justin Bieber album)|Purpose]]'' and ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]'' by [[Adele]].<ref name="BillboardRoyalty">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6821619/adele-25-billboard-200-fifth-week-sells-another-million |title=Adele sells million in fifth week|website=Billboard News|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref> It was the second best-selling album of the week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2016-01-09/top-album-sales|title=Top Album sales - week January 9, 2016|website=Billboard|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2016}}</ref> The album was the sixth Brown's solo album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6828164/chris-brown-royalty-sixth-no-1-top-rbhip-hop-albums|title=Chris Brown Scores Sixth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums With 'Royalty'|publisher=Billboard|access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref> ''Royalty'' was also streamed 17.3 million times in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36822/title.hip-hop-album-sales-chris-brown-pusha-t-the-weeknd|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Chris Brown, Pusha T & The Weeknd|publisher=hiphopdx.com}}</ref> The album debuted at number 23 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKChart"/> and number-one on the [[UK R&B Chart]], becoming Brown's fifth number-one on that chart.<ref name="UKR&B"/>

The sales for ''Royalty'' mark an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums, with the former two peaking higher, but selling less, while the latter than a collaboration with [[Tyga]]; which has sold 51,000 copies.<ref name="BillboardRoyalty"/> Despite having greater first week sales than his three previous albums, this is his third-lowest peak position for one of his solo studio albums.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-browns-royalty-debuts-at-no-3-behind-adele-and-bieber-news.19361.html | title=Chris Brown's "Royalty" Debuts At No. 3, Behind Adele and Bieber | website=Hotnewhiphop.com | date=January 27, 2015 | access-date=January 16, 2016 | author=Walker, Angus}}</ref> In its second week, the album remained in the top ten at ''Billboard'' 200, fell to number 8, selling 55,000 equivalent copies (36,000 in pure album sales).<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Adele's '25' Scores Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6828916/adele-25-sixth-week-no-1-billboard-200|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref> In its third week, the album dropped down to number 12 on the chart, selling 29,000 equivalent copies (17,000 in pure album sales).<ref name="Royaltyweek3">{{cite web | url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-january-13th-news.19603.html | title=Charts Don't Lie: January 13th | publisher=hotnewhiphop | date=January 13, 2016 | access-date=January 15, 2016 | author=Smith, Trevor}}</ref> In the fourth week the album fell to number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 23,000 equivalent copies (12,000 in pure album sales).<ref name="Royaltyweek4">{{cite web | url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-news.19717.html | title=Charts Don't Lie: January 20th | publisher=hotnewhiphop | date=January 20, 2016 | access-date=January 20, 2016 | author=Smith, Trevor}}</ref><!--The album sold 19,000 copies (10,000 in pure album sales) in its fifth week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-february-10-news.20083.html|title=Charts Don't Lie: February 10|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>--> As of March 2016, ''Royalty'' has sold 360,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="sales">{{cite web|title=Charts Don't Lie: February 3|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-february-3-news.19941.html|website=hotnewhiphop.com}}</ref> ''Royalty'' was certified [[RIAA|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, track sales equivalent of 1,000,000 units.

==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Royalty |type=CD liner notes |others=[[Chris Brown]] |publisher=[[RCA Records]] |year=2015}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Royalty''&nbsp;— {{nobold|[[Compact disc|CD]] – [[Music download|digital download]] – [[Music streaming|streaming]]}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Royalty by Chris Brown|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/royalty/id1059790943|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US). [[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 51:04
| title1 = [[Back to Sleep (song)|Back to Sleep]]
| writer1 = {{flat list|
*[[Chris Brown]]
*[[August Rigo]]}}
| extra1 = {{flat list|
*[[Vinylz]]
*Ritter{{ref|a|[a]}}
*[[Boi-1da]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = [[Fine by Me (Chris Brown song)|Fine by Me]]
| writer2 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*[[Sean Douglas (songwriter)|Sean Douglas]]
*[[Talay Riley]]
}}
| extra2 = {{flat list|
*[[The Monsters and the Strangerz]]
*Kirkpatrick}}
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = [[Wrist (Chris Brown song)|Wrist]]
| note3 = featuring Solo Lucci
| writer3 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Floyd Bentley
*[[Christopher Dotson]]
*[[Lyrica Anderson]]
*Michael McIntosh
}}
| extra3 = {{flat list|
*Foreign Teck
*Khemasis
*[[Christopher Dotson|Prince Chrishan]]
*A1 Bentley}}
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Make Love
| writer4 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Melvin Villanueva
*Rian Beriones}}
| extra4 = Tone Stith
| length4 = 3:50
| title5 = [[Liquor (song)|Liquor]]
| writer5 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Stith
}}
| extra5 = {{flat list|
*Tone Stith
*The Aquarius}}
| length5 = 3:44
| title6 = [[Zero (Chris Brown song)|Zero]]
| writer6 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Douglas
*Riley}}
| extra6 = {{flat list|
*Burnett
*Apte
*Bell{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = [[Anyway (Chris Brown song)|Anyway]]
| note7 = featuring [[Taylor Parks|Tayla Parx]]
| writer7 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Lisa Scinta
*[[Taylor Parks]]
*Andrew Hey
*Barry Bradford}}
| extra7 = Blaq Tuxedo
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = [[Picture Me Rollin’]]
| writer8 = {{flat list|
*Brown
}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Dr3amforever|DJ Wes|Goldenboy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/_cf8ySpAAH|title=Passion, hard work and dedication is all one needs. So blessed and excited to have gotten my first placement! #ROYALTY #OUTNOW #PictureMeRollin Prod. By @_dr3amforever x @ohgoldenboy x @whoisdjwes #AMG #newbeginnings|publisher=[[Instagram]]|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>}}
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = Who's Gonna (Nobody)
| writer9 = {{flat list|
*Brown
}}
| extra9 = B.A.M.
| length9 = 4:33
| title10 = Discover
| writer10 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Jocelyn Donald
*[[Dewain Whitmore Jr.|Dewain Whitmore]]
*Steven Rehbein
}}
| extra10 = {{flat list|
*[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]
*[[Polow da Don]]}}
| length10 = 4:25
| title11 = Little Bit
| writer11 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Bentley
*Nowee
*Anderson}}
| extra11 = Blaq Tuxedo
| length11 = 2:45
| title12 = Proof
| writer12 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*[[Bryson Tiller]]
*[[DeVante Swing|Donald DeGrate]]}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Ayo|[[KEYZBABY|Keyz]]}}
| length12 = 4:01
| title13 = No Filter
| writer13 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*[[Josh Cumbee]]
*[[Mark Pitts]]
*Terrence Coles
*[[Nat Dunn]]
*[[Ilan Kidron]]}}
| extra13 = Nonfiction
| length13 = 3:06
| title14 = [[Little More (Royalty)]]
| writer14 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*[[The Audibles|Dominic Jordan]]
*[[The Audibles|Jimmy Giannos]]
*Nicolò Arquilla}}
| extra14 = {{flat list|
*[[Poo Bear]]
*Razihel
*Daniele Autore}}
| length14 = 4:20
| all_writing =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Royalty''&nbsp;— {{nobold|Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown Shares "Royalty" Album Tracklist|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-shares-royalty-album-tracklist-news.18891.html|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| collapsed = yes
| total_length = 66:26
| title15 = Day One
| writer15 = {{flat list|
*Brown}}
| extra15 = [[JHawk]], [[C.P Dubb]]
| length15 = 4:07

| title16 = Blow It in the Wind
| writer16 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*[[Shanell|Shanell Woodgett]]
*[[Natalie Sims]]
*[[Keith Thomas (record producer)|Keith Thomas]]
*Pitts}}
| extra16 = The Composer
| length16 = 4:08

| title17 = KAE
| writer17 = {{flat list|
*Brown
}}
| extra17 = {{flat list|
*Don City
*Beck}}
| length17 = 3:34

| title18 = U Did It
| note18 = featuring [[Future (rapper)|Future]]
| writer18 = {{flat list|
*Brown
*Ngandu Kabamba
*[[Future (rapper)|Nayvadius Wilburn]]}}
| extra18 = {{flat list|
*[[Dre Moon]]}}
| length18 = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Royalty''&nbsp;— {{nobold|[[Japan]]ese and [[f.y.e.]] deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=CD f.y.e. "Royalty" Album Traclist|url=http://www.fye.com/s/product/4042333/CHRIS-BROWN-ROYALTY-FYE-DELUXE-EXCLUSIVE-WITH-2-ADDITIONAL-TRACKS#.VnVYrOtgnIU|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| collapsed = yes
| total_length = 73:56
| title19 = The 80s
| writer19 = {{flat list|
*Brown
}}
| extra19 = [[Free School]]
| length19 = 4:25

| title20 = Blue Jeans
| note20 =
| writer20 = {{flat list|
*Brown
}}
| extra20 = {{flat list|
*[[The Futuristics]]
*[[Finatik N Zac]]
*[[Jim Jonsin]]}}
| length20 = 3:05
}}

'''Notes'''
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-[[record producer|producer]]
*{{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
*"Back to Sleep" features background vocals from [[August Rigo]]
*"Fine by Mine" and "Zero" features background from [[Talay Riley]]
*"Anyway" features additional vocals from [[Taylor Parks]]
*"No Filter" features background vocals from Josh Cumbee, [[Ilan Kidron]], Afshin Salmani, [[Nat Dunn]] and Terrence Coles

'''Sample credits'''
*"Picture Me Rollin’" contains elements of "[[Regulate (song)|Regulate]]", written by [[Warren G|Warren Griffin II]], [[Nate Dogg|Nathaniel Hale]], [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Jerry Leiber]], [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Mike Stoller]] and performed by [[Nate Dogg]] featuring [[Warren G]], and "[[Funk You Up]]", written by Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Cook, [[Sylvia Robinson]], Angela Stone and performed by [[The Sequence]].
*"Who's Gonna (Nobody)" contains elements of "[[Nobody (Keith Sweat song)|Nobody]]", written by [[Scott Fitzgerald (singer)|Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Keith Sweat]] and performed by [[Keith Sweat]] featuring [[Athena Cage]].
*"Discover" contains elements of "Little City Slikers", written by Steven Rehbein, Richard Braun and performed by Auracle.
*"Proof" contains elements of "[[Diary of a Mad Band#Track listing|My Heart Belongs to U]]", written by [[DeVante Swing|Donald DeGrate]], [[K-Ci (singer)|Cedric Hailey]] and performed by [[Jodeci]].

== Personnel ==
Credits for ''Royalty'' adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/royalty-mw0002889076/credits|title=Royalty – Chris Brown: Credits|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

*Chris Brown – composer, creative director, executive producer, primary artist
*Afsheen – producer
*Lyrica Anderson – composer
*Tushar Apte – composer, drum Programming, keyboards, producer
*Aquarius – producer
*The Aristocrats – programming
*Nicolò Arquilla – composer
*Daniele Autore – composer, producer
*Ayọ – producer
*B.A.M. – producer
*Riley Bell – additional production, composer
*Adrian Bent – guitar (bass)
*Floyd Bentley – composer, producer
*Rian Glen Beriones – composer
*Andre "Drenative" Blake – composer
*Boi Ida – producer
*Jason Boyd – composer
*Barry "Mijo" Bradford – composer
*Richard Braun – composer
*Matthew Burnett – composer, drum programming, keyboards, producer
*Francesco Carrozzini – photography
*Maddox Chhim – assistant
*Cheryl Cook – composer
*Tom Coyne – mastering
*Josh Cumbee – composer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming, vocals (background)
*Terrence De Carlo Coles – composer
*Wesley "Dj Wes" Dees – composer
*Donald Degrate – composer
*DJ Wes – producer
*Jocelyn a. Donald – composer
*Michael Dorsey – composer
*Christopher Dotson – composer, producer
*Sean Douglas – composer
*Nat Dunn – vocals (background)
*Natalie Dunn – composer
*Kenneth Edmonds – composer
*Scott Fitzgerald – composer
*Askia Fountain – composer
*James Foye III – composer
*Kenneth "K-Smack" Franklin – composer
*Chris Galland – assistant
*Jimmy Giannos – composer
*Edward Griffin – composer
*Warren Griffin III – composer
*Cedric Hailey – composer
*Anderson Hernandez – composer
*Michael Hernandez – composer, producer
*Andrew Hey – composer
*Nate Hills – composer
*Brandon Hodge – composer
*Chaz Jackson – composer
*Jaycen Joshua – mixing
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*Jordan Johnson – composer
*Stefan Johnson – composer, engineer
*Jamal Jones – composer
*Dominic Jordan – composer
*Ryan Kaul – assistant
*Ilan Kidron – composer, vocals (background)
*Chris King – engineer
*Ian Kirkpatrick – composer, producer, programming
*Jerry Leiber – composer
*Darius Logan – composer
*Dominique Logan – composer
*Marcus Lomax – composer
*The Mekanics – producer
*The Monsters – producer, programming
*Caleb Nordelus – composer, producer
*Gabrielle "Goldie" Nowee – composer
*Austin Owens – composer
*Taylor Parks – composer, vocals, featured artist
*Mark Pitts – composer, executive producer
*Polow da Don – producer
*Poo Bear – producer
*JHawk - producer
*Razihel – producer
*Steven Rehbein – composer
*August Rigo – composer, vocals (background)
*Talay Riley – composer, vocals (background)
*Allen Ritter – composer, producer
*Afshin Salmani – composer, engineer, keyboards, programming, vocals (background)
*Omega Sampson – composer
*Matthew Samuels – composer
*Ike Schultz – assistant
*Lisa Scinta – composer
*Darryl Simmons – composer
*Natalie Sims - composer
*Aaron Lamont Small – composer
*Solo Lucci – featured artist
*Brian Springer Vocal – engineer
*Antonio "Tone" Stith – composer, producer
*Mike Stoller – composer
*Angela Stone – composer
*Strangerz – producer, programming
*Keith Sweat – composer
*T-Coles – vocals (background)
*Keith Thomas – A&R
*Bryson Tiller – composer
*Bobby Joseph Turner, Jr. – composer
*Blaq Tuxedo – producer
*Keyz of the Upperclassmen – producer
*Melvin Villanueva – composer
*Vinylz – producer
*Courtney Walter – art direction, creative director, design
*Irvin Whitlow – composer
*Dewain Whitmore, Jr. – composer
*Orlando Williamson – composer

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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2015–16)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-albums |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511020309/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-albums |archive-date=2013-05-11 }}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{album chart|Austria|54|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=January 7, 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|48|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|85|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|17|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|26|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=January 9, 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|21|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 25, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|France|81|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=January 9, 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|37|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland|51|year=2015|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|36|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015}}
|-
!scope="row"|South African Albums ([[Recording Industry of South Africa|RISA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsg.co.za/ |title=SA Top 20 - 30 Januarie 2016 |language=af |publisher=[[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201141208/http://rsg.co.za/ |archive-date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 15
|-
{{album chart|Spain|57|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=January 4, 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|46|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|23|date=2015-12-25|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015|refname="UKChart"}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=2015-12-25|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2015|refname="UKR&B"}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Chris Brown|album=Royalty|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2015}}
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>[http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/135DC4B1AB9030C2E10E354D5B1405313E9369E786643FB1C58A60ED41721CEB/ARIA%20Top%20100%20Urban%20Albums%20Chart%20-%202015.pdf?seq=13 "ARIA Top 100 Urban Albums Chart 2015"]. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2019.</ref>
| 14
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2016.htm "ARIA Top 50 Urban Albums Chart 2016"]. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2019.</ref>
| 20
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
| 39
|-
! scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums| title=''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-end Chart 2015|work=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
| 7
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/r-and-b-albums|title=US R&B Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>
| 4
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>[http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/22A6F584F50CDAC9C37C26D54D4365131F4F5143B5E235AF9E08651AAA2622AD/ARIA%20Top%20100%20Urban%20Albums%20Chart%20-%202017.pdf?seq=13 "ARIA Top 100 Urban Albums Chart 2017"]. [[ARIA Charts]]. Retrieved August 14, 2018.</ref>
| 98
|}
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== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesAlbumAccreds2019.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chris Brown|title=Royalty|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Chris Brown|title=Royalty|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Format(s)
! Label
|-
| United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Royalty by Chris Brown|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/royalty/id1059790943|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (UK). [[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | December 18, 2015
| rowspan="2" | {{flatlist|
* [[Compact disc|CD]]
* [[Music download|digital download]]
}}
| rowspan="2"| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
|-
| United States<ref name="auto"/>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2015]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|chrisbrownworld.com}}

{{Chris Brown}}

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[[Category:Chris Brown albums]]
[[Category:RCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Allen Ritter]]

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