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Honestly, Nevermind
Studio album by
Drake
ReleasedJune 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
Genre
Length52:32
Label
Producer
Drake chronology
Certified Lover Boy
(2021) 		Honestly, Nevermind
(2022)
Singles from Honestly, Nevermind
  1. "Falling Back"
    Released: June 17, 2022
  2. "Sticky"/"Massive"
    Released: June 21, 2022

Honestly, Nevermind is the seventh studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Drake, surprise-released on June 17, 2022, through OVO Sound and Republic Records. The album includes a sole feature from 21 Savage, and production from a variety of producers, including Gordo, Black Coffee, and 40. The album was supported by the singles "Falling Back", "Sticky", and "Massive".

Background

On September 3, 2021, Drake released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, after delaying its release multiple times. Spawning two singles, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[1][2] Nine months later, Drake surprise announced Honestly, Nevermind across social media platforms on June 16, 2022, the same day as the 2022 NBA Finals, for a planned release for the next day.[3]

Promotion

On June 16, 2022, Drake took to social media app Instagram to announce his seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind, with a next-day release date of June 17. He debuted two songs on the "Sound 42" Sirius XM radio station prior to the release.[2][4] The album is dedicated to American fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who died in 2021.[5][6] The album's only feature, 21 Savage, appears on the closing track of the album, "Jimmy Cooks".[7]

The lead single of the album, "Falling Back" was released alongside the album.[8][9][10] Directed by Director X, the official music video was released on the same day and sees Drake marrying 23 different women. Canadian-American professional basketball player Tristan Thompson makes an appearance as his best man.[6][11]

The dual second singles, "Sticky" and "Massive" were sent to rhythmic contemporary radio and contemporary hit radio, respectively, on June 21, 2022.[12][13]

Composition

Honestly, Nevermind is a dance record driven by house[14][15] and Baltimore club influences.[16][17] The album also includes elements of Jersey club,[18][19] hard techno,[20] R&B,[14] Amapiano, ballroom,[21] and Drake's traditional style of hip hop.[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[22]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[23]
Clash7/10[14]
Evening Standard[15]
Exclaim!7/10[24]
The Guardian[17]
NME[25]
Rolling Stone[26]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, Honestly, Nevermind received an average score of 76, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[22]

In a positive review, Robin Murray of Clash called Honestly, Nevermind a "puzzle that will take a long time to fully unlock" and "a devastating about-turn that will fascinate and frustrate in equal measure".[14] Tim Sendra from AllMusic enjoyed the album, saying, "Honestly, Nevermind is a welcome development in the Drake saga, a left turn off what was starting to seem like an endless stretch of trap-heavy highway. The destination is still sad and self-involved, but at least the scenery is colorful and never boring".[23] In his review, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian states, "The Canadian superstar's new album is surprisingly full of house music, but his passive-aggressive complaints get dull".[17] NME critic Kyann-Sian Williams said, "The Canadian's latest release surprises in many ways, ditching bland trap for house beats and some daring, if somewhat mixed, vocal takes".[25] In a more negative review, David Smyth of Evening Standard opined that Honestly, Nevermind felt like "a minor work" within Drake's discography, going on to say that "[Drake] sounds like he isn't trying very hard".[15]

The song "Texts Go Green" was used by Google in an Android advertisement to call on Apple Inc. to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS), in reference to the song's premise of iPhone users being blocked on iMessage.[27]

Track listing

Honestly, Nevermind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Aubrey GrahamKid Masterpiece0:36
2."Falling Back"
  • Graham
  • André Boadu
  • Gregor Sütterlin
  • Alex Lustig
  • Christian Astrop
4:26
3."Texts Go Green"
Sona5:08
4."Currents"
2:37
5."A Keeper"
  • Graham
  • Boadu
  • Sütterlin
  • David Vogt
  • Philip Böllhoff
  • Sipho Silio
  • Hannes Büscher
  • &ME
  • Rampa
  • Wondra030
2:53
6."Calling My Name"
  • Graham
  • Blackmon
  • Johannes Klahr
  • Richard Zastenker
  • Lustig
  • Astrop
  • D. Williams
  • Gordo
  • Klahr
  • Zastenker
  • Lustig[b]
  • Beau Nox[b]
2:09
7."Sticky"
4:03
8."Massive"
  • Graham
  • Blackmon
  • Klahr
  • Zastenker
  • Riziki
  • Gordo
  • Klahr
  • Zastenker
5:36
9."Flight's Booked"
  • Kid Masterpiece
  • Lustig
  • Beau Nox
  • Govi
4:14
10."Overdrive"
  • Graham
  • James Bryan
  • Lustig
  • Astrop
  • Shebib
  • Maphumolo
3:22
11."Down Hill"
  • Graham
  • Riziki
  • Shebib
404:10
12."Tie That Binds"
  • Graham
  • Blackmon
  • Marcel Kosic
  • Ramon Ginton
  • Lustig
  • Astrop
  • Gordo
  • Vlado
  • Ginton
5:36
13."Liability"
  • Graham
  • Nyan Lieberthal
  • Tim Suby
3:57
14."Jimmy Cooks" (featuring 21 Savage)
3:38
Total length:52:32

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Currents" contains samples of "Some Cut", written by Jonathan Smith, Donnell Prince, Lawrence Edwards, Jamal Glaze, Craig Love, LaMarquis Jefferson, as performed by Trillville,[28] and also contains an uncredited sample of "Shake it to the Ground", written by Charles Smith and Ryeisha Berrain, as performed by Blaqstarr and Rye Rye.[16]
  • "Calling My Name" contains uncredited samples of "Oye Ohene", written and performed by Obrafour.[29]
  • "Sticky" contains uncredited dialogue from Virgil Abloh's 2017 "Everything in Quotes" lecture at Columbia University's GSAPP.[30][31][32]
  • "Flight's Booked" contains samples of "Getting Late", written by Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, and Vidal Davis, as performed by Floetry.[28]
  • "Jimmy Cooks" contains samples of "Just Awaken Shaken", written by Ibn Young, as performed by Playa Fly; and also contains samples of "You Were Gone" written by Al Goodman, Harry Ray, and Walter Morris, as performed by Brook Benton.

Personnel

Musicians

  • Drake – vocals
  • Mukengerwa Tresor Riziki – additional vocals (track 4, 11, 12), background vocals (9)
  • Wondra030 – piano (5)
  • Alex Lustig – keyboards (6, 10)
  • Beau Nox – guitar (6, 10), additional vocals (9) background vocals (10, 11)
  • Emily Hemelberg – background vocals (10)
  • Black Coffee – drums (10)
  • James Bryan – guitar (10)
  • 40 – keyboards (10)
  • Nyan Lieberthal – drums, keyboards (13)
  • Tim Suby – keyboards (13)
  • Dougie F – background vocals (14)

Technical

  • 40 – mixing (all tracks), engineering (4, 5, 8, 13)
  • Luca Pretolesi – mixing
  • Noel Cadastre – engineering (1–)
  • Harley Arsenault – engineering (6)

Release history

Release dates and formats for Honestly, Nevermind
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Ref.
Various June 17, 2022
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