Tkay

Tkay
Tkay
Studio album by Tkay Maidza
Released	28 October 2016
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Synth-pop; hip hop; electronic;
Length	47:54
Label	Downtown; Interscope;
Producer	Christoph Andersson; Noah Breakfast; Dre Skull; Daniel Farber; Friend Within; Stefan Gräslund; King Henry; Dann Hume; LK McKay; Salva; Swick; What So Not; George Maple; Djemba Djemba;
Tkay Maidza chronology
Singles from Tkay
	"Carry On"; Released: 30 August 2016; "Simulation"; Released: 16 October 2016;

Tkay is the debut studio album by Australian singer and rapper Tkay Maidza. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Downtown and Interscope Records.^[3] The lead single from the album, entitled "Carry On", was released on 30 August 2016, featuring rapper and songwriter Killer Mike.^[1]

Background

The concept for the album began in 2014, around the time Maidza was working on her debut extended play, entitled Switch Tapes. The EP was released in October 2014, through Dew Process Records.^[4]

In December 2014, Maidza announced that she was working on her debut studio album.^[5] She was then signed to Universal Music Australia^[6] and launched her official Vevo channel on YouTube. She later announced that she decided to scrap most of it because it did not go to plan.^{[citation needed]} In December 2015, she was featured on Troye Sivan's song "DKLA". The song was released on his third extended play, entitled Wild, in September 2015 and later featured on his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released in December 2015. Maidza was featured on the album alongside other artists, including Broods and Betty Who.

In 2016, Maidza gained greater international notice when she collaborated with DJ and record producer Martin Solveig on his single "Do It Right".

It then sparked Maidza's lead single from the album, "Carry On", which features vocals from rapper Killer Mike,^[1] and was said to have been inspired from one of Sivan's debut album collaborators Dann Hume,^{[citation needed]} who previously co-wrote and produced the song "The Quiet".

In the beginning of October 2016, the album's first promotional single was released, entitled "Tennies".^[3] Two weeks after, the album's second official single, entitled "Simulation", was released on 16 October 2016.^[2] The song was revealed to have been co-written with rising electronic musician George Maple,^[2] who previously co-wrote and co-produced Maidza's song "Ghost".

The album was eventually released in the Americas and Australia. She also announced that European version the album has been delayed and will eventually be released in January 2017. In December, the song "Tennies" was used to promote the new iWatch in partnership with Nike in their new advertisement which was premiered in early December 2016.

The album was also released in the UK and Europe at the later date of 20 January 2017.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Always Been"	Takudzwa Maidza Andrea Fratangelo Danny Omerhodic	Swick Lewis Cancut	3:20
2.	"Afterglow"	Maidza Jess Higgs Chris Emerson Andrew Fitzgerald Swanson Nat Dunn	What So Not George Maple Djemba Djemba	3:00
3.	"Carry On" (featuring Killer Mike)	Maidza Daniel Benjamin Cobbe Michael Render	Dann Hume	3:33
4.	"Simulation"	Maidza Luke McKay Higgs	LK McKay	3:25
5.	"Tennies"	Maidza Paul Salva, Jr.	Salva	3:17
6.	"Monochrome"	Maidza Lee Mortimer	Friend Within	3:29
7.	"Follow Me"	Maidza Higgs Andrew Hershey	Dre Skull	3:47
8.	"Castle in the Sky"	Maidza Daniel Farber	Farber	3:20
9.	"Drumsticks No Guns"	Maidza Stefan Gräslund	Gräslund	2:43
10.	"State of Mind"	Maidza Noah Beresin Dunn	Noah Breakfast	3:27
11.	"House of Cards"	Maidza Henry Allen Dunn	King Henry	4:07
12.	"Supasonic"	Maidza McKay	LK McKay	2:38
13.	"You Want"	Maidza McKay	LK McKay	3:40
14.	"At Least I Know"	Maidza Christoph Andersson	Andersson	4:08
Total length:				47:54

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	20

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tkay by Tkay Maidza. iTunes. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hear: Tkay Maidza drops tropical fizzer 'Simulation' | music news | triple j". ABC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b Lefevre, Jules (4 October 2016). "Listen to Tkay Maidza's fiery new single 'Tennies'". Junkee. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Tkay Maidza drops new track 'Switch Lanes', national tour dates". ABC. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Williams, Tom (3 December 2014). "Music Feeds Podcast Episode #124: Tkay Maidza - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Ball, Rosie (10 February 2015). "Tkay Maidza Drops Brand New Track 'M.O.B'". Speakertv. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Tkay Maidza – Tkay". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[Carry_On-1] Tkay by Tkay Maidza. iTunes. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[Simulation-2] "Hear: Tkay Maidza drops tropical fizzer 'Simulation' | music news | triple j". ABC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[Junkee-3] Lefevre, Jules (4 October 2016). "Listen to Tkay Maidza's fiery new single 'Tennies'". Junkee. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[4] "Tkay Maidza drops new track 'Switch Lanes', national tour dates". ABC. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[5] Williams, Tom (3 December 2014). "Music Feeds Podcast Episode #124: Tkay Maidza - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[6] Ball, Rosie (10 February 2015). "Tkay Maidza Drops Brand New Track 'M.O.B'". Speakertv. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[ac_Australia_Tkay_Maidza-7] "Australiancharts.com – Tkay Maidza – Tkay". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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