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Ungodly Hour
Two females with shiny wings on their backs, both wearing latex dresses, standing and holding each other by one arm in front of a dusty background
Studio album by
Chloe x Halle
ReleasedJune 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
RecordedDecember 2018 - October 2019
Genre
Length37:17
Label
Producer
Chloe x Halle chronology
The Kids Are Alright
(2018) 		Ungodly Hour
(2020)
Singles from Ungodly Hour
  1. "Do It"
    Released: May 14, 2020
  2. "Forgive Me"
    Released: June 12, 2020

Ungodly Hour is the second studio album by American R&B duo Chloe x Halle, released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records on June 12, 2020. It serves as the follow up to The Kids Are Alright (2018). Originally scheduled for a June 5 release, the album was pushed back to June 12 as a way of showing respect and support to the Black Lives Matter movement.[2][3] Ahead of the album's release, two tracks were released, "Catch Up" (with Swae Lee featuring Mike Will Made-It) and "Do It", the lead single off the album, which became their most successful single to date. "Forgive Me" was announced as the second official single and released alongside a music video on June 12. The album was critically acclaimed, with critics praising their vocal delivery, artistic growth, maturity, and the album's cohesiveness.

The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart with 24,000 units sold, marking the duo's highest-charting album.[4]

Background

On May 14, 2020, Chloe x Halle announced the title of the album. They also unveiled the artwork and made it available for pre-order with the first two singles "Catch Up" and "Do It", exclusively on iTunes.[5]

Promotion

On June 16, 2020, Chloe and Halle performed the album's lead single, "Do It", on the TODAY show.[6] On June 29, the duo performed "Forgive Me" at the BET awards.[7] On August 30, the duo performed the title track of the album at the pre-show for the 2020 MTV VMAs, wearing matching outfits.[8] On November 15, the duo performed the album's title track once again at the 46th E! People's Choice Awards.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[11]
Metacritic81/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Clash8/10[1]
The Daily Telegraph[14]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[15]
The Guardian[16]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[17]
Our Culture Mag[18]
Pitchfork7.7/10[19]
Rolling Stone[20]

The album received critical acclaim, with critics praising their vocal delivery, artistic growth, maturity, and the album's cohesiveness. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81 based on 9 sources, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]

Shahzaib Hussain of Clash stated that the album "lacks some of the DIY spirit of their earlier efforts, but benefits from navigating the trails of playability and experimentation". He praised the fact that the album "doesn't adhere to good-girl-gone-bad tropes, that age-old changeover from wide-eyed teen sensations to risqué provocateurs" and that the pair's vocals and harmonies elevated the more mundane tracks, concluding, "The Ungodly Hour is a soothing salve for a world on fire. It's an avowal of sisterhood and sorority, a projection of a generation of young black women galvanized by a collective willingness to enact efficacious change in the face of adversity."[1] Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian said the pair match "sumptuous harmonies with intricate beats" and that the listener's attention was drawn to the album's details and "the slow-burn appeal of the pair's vocal melodies, which are habitually inventive, ornate and hauntingly beautiful".[16]

Comparing the album to the act's previous release, Andy Kellman from AllMusic claimed "the Baileys' second album is really a refinement of and progression from The Kids Are Alright. Its pop-R&B foundation is a little slicker, still tricked out with the occasional trap-styled production techniques -- probing bass, rattling percussion -- twisted just enough to not sound overdone."[13]

Mid-year and year-end lists

Ungodly Hour on mid-year and year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
BBC The Best Albums and Songs of 2020
Placed
[21]
Complex The Best Albums of 2020
15
[22]
HipHopDX Best R&B Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
Placed
[23]
The Guardian The 50 best albums of 2020
12
[24]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
9
[25]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2020
23
[26]
Rolling Stone The 50 Best Albums of 2020
19
[27]
Time The 10 Best Albums of 2020
2
[28]
Uproxx The Best Albums Of 2020
9
[29]

Awards and nominations

At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Ungodly Hour and its tracks received three nominations: The album is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album. The lead single, "Do It", is nominated for Best R&B Song, while "Wonder What She Thinks of Me" is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Ungodly Hour Awards and Nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Best R&B "Do It" Nominated
[30]
Best Quarantine Performance Nominated
WOWIE Awards Outstanding Album or EP Ungodly Hour Pending
[31]
Soul Train Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated
[32]
Song of the Year "Do It" Nominated
The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award Nominated
Best Dance Performance Nominated
Video of the Year Nominated
2021 Grammy Awards Best Progressive R&B Album Ungodly Hour Pending
[33]
Best Traditional R&B Performance "Wonder What She Thinks of Me" Pending
Best R&B Song "Do It" Pending

Track listing

Adapted from Amazon Music and Tidal.[34][35]

Ungodly Hour track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
C. Bailey0:28
2."Forgive Me"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
  • Charles
  • Spears
2:38
3."Baby Girl"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
C. Bailey3:32
4."Do It"
2:56
5."Tipsy"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
C. Bailey2:33
6."Ungodly Hour"
Disclosure4:16
7."Busy Boy"
3:10
8."Catch Up" (with Swae Lee featuring Mike Will Made-It)
3:04
9."Overwhelmed"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
C. Bailey0:52
10."Lonely"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
  • Storch
  • van den Ende
  • Paimon Jahanbin
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Felicia Ferraro
3:15
11."Don't Make It Harder on Me"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
  • Atweh
  • Gitelman
Gitty3:35
12."Wonder What She Thinks of Me"
  • C. Bailey
  • H. Bailey
Chloe x Halle3:32
13."ROYL"
3:25
Total length:37:10

Notes

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

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[35]

Instrumentation

  • Adrienne Woods – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Bianca McClure – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Chelsea Stevens – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Derek Dixie – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Marta Honer – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Rhea Hosanny – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Stephanie Matthews – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Stephanie Yu – strings (tracks 1, 2, and 12)

Production

  • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter – executive production
  • Chloe x Halle – executive production, production (tracks 12 and 13)
  • Chloe Bailey – production (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9), co-production (track 8)
  • Jake One – production (track 2)
  • Sounwave – production (track 2)
  • Scott Storch – production (tracks 4 and 10)
  • Disclosure – production (track 6)
  • Gitty – production (tracks 7 and 11)
  • Nasri – production (tracks 7 and 11)
  • Mike Will Made It – production (track 8)
  • Pluss – production (track 8)
  • Royal Z – production (track 8)
  • Boi-1da – production (track 13)
  • Jahaan Sweet – production (track 13)
  • Vinylz – production (track 13)
  • Asoteric – co-production (track 4)
  • Avedon – co-production (tracks 4 and 10)
  • Wallis Lane – co-production track 10

Technical

  • Dale Becker – mastering (all tracks)
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 1-7, 10, 11, and 13)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 8)
  • Tyler Scott – mixing (tracks 9 and 12)
  • Daniel Pampuri – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 12, and 13)
  • Alex Meskvdi – recording (tracks 1 and 2)
  • Chloe Bailey – recording (tracks 1-7, 9, and 11-13)
  • Todd Robinson – recording (track 4)
  • Gitty – recording (track 7)
  • Guy Lawrence – recording (track 6)
  • Mike Homer – recording (track 8)
  • Nathaniel Alford – recording (track 8)
  • Randy Lanphear – recording (track 8)
  • Nasri – recording (track 11)
  • Andrea Roberts – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, and 12)
  • Halle Bailey – engineering assistance (all tracks)
  • Miles Comaskey – engineering assistance (tracks 1-3, and 6, 7, and 9)
  • Najeeb Jones – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5, and 10-13)
  • Thomas Cooper – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • DJ Riggins – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Mike Seaberg – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Matt McCobben – engineering assistance (track 13)

Charts

Chart performance for Ungodly Hour
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[36] 160
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[37] 71
French Albums (SNEP)[38] 200
UK Albums (OCC)[39] 80
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[40] 11
US Billboard 200[41] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[42] 11

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