The Goat (album)
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Released | May 15, 2020 | |||
Length | 47:11 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Singles from The Goat | ||||
The Goat is the second studio album by American rapper Polo G, released on May 15, 2020, by Columbia Records. It contains the singles "Heartless" featuring Mustard, "DND", and "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It, which were all released prior to the album.[2] The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] The album features Mustard, Juice Wrld, Stunna 4 Vegas, NLE Choppa, Lil Baby, and BJ the Chicago Kid.
Promotion
The album, along with its cover, was announced on May 5, 2020 through Polo G's Instagram.[4]
Singles
On September 20, 2019, the album's first single, "Heartless" featuring American record producer Mustard, was released along with its music video.[5][6][7]
On February 14, 2020, "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It, was released as the album's second single.[8]
On April 10, 2020, the third single off the album, "DND", was released.[9]
Critical reception
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B+[11] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[12] |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork stated that "The Chicago rapper's follow-up to his riveting debut LP argues for him as an adaptable and unmissable talent, an unlikely star in a new major-label system."[12]
Commercial performance
The Goat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 99,000 album-equivalent units, (of which 14,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[3] It become Polo G's highest-charting album, and his second US top ten debut.[3] The album also accumulated a total of 129.4 million in on-demand streams of the set’s songs.[3]
Track listing
Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal.[13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Believe the Hype" |
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| 2:55 |
2. | "Heartless" (featuring Mustard) |
| 3:24 | |
3. | "Martin & Gina" |
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| 2:13 |
4. | "Flex" (featuring Juice Wrld) |
| 2:44 | |
5. | "Go Stupid" (with Stunna 4 Vegas, NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It) | 2:46 | ||
6. | "21" |
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| 2:44 |
7. | "33" |
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| 2:50 |
8. | "I Know" |
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| 2:57 |
9. | "Beautiful Pain (Losin My Mind)" |
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| 2:51 |
10. | "No Matter What" |
| Nick Mira | 3:19 |
11. | "Be Something" (featuring Lil Baby) |
| Resource | 3:14 |
12. | "Relentless" |
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| 3:20 |
13. | "DND" |
| WayneOnABeat | 3:00 |
14. | "Chinatown" |
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| 2:53 |
15. | "Trials & Tribulations" |
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| 2:57 |
16. | "Wishing for a Hero" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) |
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| 3:04 |
Total length: | 47:11 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- ^[b] signifies an additional producer
- ^[c] signifies an uncredited co-producer
- "Wishing for a Hero" contains samples from "Changes", written by Tupac Shakur, Bruce Hornsby, and Deon Evans, and performed by 2Pac featuring Talent; and "The Way It Is", written by Bruce Hornsby.
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 10 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 41 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 28 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] | 2 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] | 12 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 11 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] | 38 |
French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 155 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 98 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[23] | 5 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] | 68 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[25] | 40 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] | 20 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] | 15 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 18 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC)[30] | 6 |
US Billboard 200[31] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] | 2 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[33] | 2 |
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- ^ a b c d Caulfield, Keith (May 24, 2020). "Future Flies 'High' With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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- ^ "Polo G Taps Mustard for New Single, "Heartless"".
- ^ "Polo G Recruits Stunna 4 Vegas & NLE Choppa for "Go Stupid" [LISTEN]". KPWR. February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Polo G Drops New Song "DND". Complex. April 10, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Polo G - The GOAT - Reviews - Album of The Year". Album of the Year. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Polo G's The Goat Laments Chicago's Violence with Poetic Precision: Review". Consequence of Sound. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Polo G: The Goat Album Review". Pitchfork. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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