Thank me later

Thank me later
Drake studio album
Publication (s)	June 15, 2010
Label (s)	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , pop , R&B
Title (number)	14th
running time	61:02
occupation	Singing / Rap: Drake Features: • Alicia Keys • Nicki Minaj • TI • Swizz Beatz • The Dream • Young Jeezy • Jay-Z • Lil Wayne
production	Lil Wayne, Cortez Bryant, Gee Roberson, Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams, Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams, Derrick "EI" Lawrence, Jas Prince & J. Prince, Noah "40" Shebib, Oliver El-Khabib, Al Khaaliq , Boi-1da, Crada, Francis and the Lights, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, No ID , Omen, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, Tone Mason, AlexanderReign
chronology - Thank me later Take Care (2011)
Single releases March 1st , 2010 "Over" May 2nd , 2010 "Find Your Love" 3rd June 1st 2010 "Miss Me" 4th August 3rd 2010 "Fancy"

Thank Me Later is the debut album by the Canadian rapper Drake . It was released on June 15, 2010 under the Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records labels . The recordings took place in various recording studios from 2009 to 2010. It was mostly produced by producers Noah "40" Shebib and Boi-1da, but also by Timbaland , Swizz Beatz , Nicki Minaj , Lil Wayne , The-Dream and Kanye West .

The time for the production of Thank Me Later was very tight, nevertheless the album received positive reviews from many critics, in which they praised the lyrics of the songs, which included topics such as fame, self-examination and love, and it already received works and albums from rappers like Kanye West and Kid Cudi compared. In the first week, the album sold 447,000 copies and landed at number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts in the USA . In Canada, the album went platinum the first week after its release, and it was also awarded platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . Thank Me Later contains four singles, which include the international hit Find Your Love and the three Billboard hits Over , Miss Me and Fancy . The album sold 1,551,000 times in the United States by February 2012.

background

The mixtape So Far Gone , released in February 2009, continued his series of mixtapes and brought him an unexpected critical and commercial success. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards and produced the hit single Best I Ever Had , which can be heard on his EP So Far Gone and his mixtape So Far Gone . The single came out after an advertising competition between different labels and its signing with Universal Motown Records with the support of the successful rappers Kanye West , Jay-Z and Lil Wayne . After the success of So Far Gone there was a lot of hype about him and many guest appearances on songs by other rappers followed.

In an interview for Complex magazine , Drake said that Thank Me Later will be "a solid hip hop album," which is musically different from So Far Gone , and that it has been compared to Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak album . He expressed a desire to work with André 3000 , Kid Cudi and Sade for the album. In an interview for MTV he said that André 3000 and Nas were influences on a few parts of Thank Me Later : “Nas was somebody that I used to listen to his raps and never understood how he did it. I always wanted to understand how he painted those pictures and his bar structure. I went back and really studied Nas and André 3000 and then came back with this album ". When comparing Thank Me Later with his previous work, Drake said: “It's gonna be bigger, it's gonna sound happier. More victorious, 'cause that's where I'm at in my life'. He told Entertainment Weekly , “I didn't make this album for commercial purposes. A lot of the verses are extremely long. I just made it to share with people. I hope they can enjoy ”.

Recording and singles

admission

Drake continued work on the album in October 2009 after a stage injury at a concert. The recordings took place in different studios such as Metalworks Studios , Cherry Beach Studios in Toronto , Nightbird Studios in West Hollywood , Gee Jam Studios in Portland, Jamaica , The Setai Hotel Recording Studio , The Hit Factory in Miami , Blast Off Studios , Rock the Mic in New York, Glenwood Studios in Los Angeles , Triangle Sounds Studios in Atlanta , Takeover Studios in Houston and the Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu . The song Up All Night was recorded on a bus "somewhere in Lexington " and the song Unforgettable was recorded on a bus "somewhere in New Orleans ". The album was mixed at Tree Sound Studios , Blast Off Studios , Gee Jam Studios , Cherry Beach Studios , The Setai Hotel Recording Studio , Metalworks Studios , Stadium Red in New York and Studio 306 in Toronto . Lil Wayne , Cortez Bryant, Gee Robinson, Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams served as executive producers for the album.

Producers Noah "40" Shebib and Boi-1da handled most of the programming of the tracks and instrumentation. In addition to Drake's production team in Toronto, he also worked with German producer Crada , who also worked on Kid Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day . Drake told Entertainment Weekly that he had also worked with the indie pop band Francis and the Lights . Kevin Rudolf also worked on the album by playing the keyboard on Show Me A Good Time and Find Your Love . R&B singer Mary J. Blige also collaborated on the album by adding extra vocals to the song Fancy . In March 2010, Drake confirmed that along with Eminem and Dr. Dre had recorded a song. In early November 2009, Lil Wayne announced that Drake had completed his album, although Drake said he was still working on the album. On April 26, 2010, Drake announced in front of a crowd that he had finished recording and made the final copy of the album.

Singles

Over will be released as the first single on the album on March 8, 2010 as a download. The song received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly praising the lyrics. It was a successful song in the United States and Canada, where the song hit the top 20 charts and reached number 1 and 2 on the rap and hip-hop / R&B charts. Over was also successful in the UK Single Charts, UK R&B Charts and the German Black Charts. Find Your Love was released as the second single from the album on May 5, 2010 and was produced by Kanye West . Find Your Love became Drake's most successful song on the charts since Best I Ever Had , with a placement in the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the Top 10 on the Canadian Charts . The music video for the song was shot in Jamaica . Thank Me Later's third single is called Miss Me and features New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne . It was released on June 1, 2010 and reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The fourth and final single is called Fancy and features two rappers, Swizz Beatz and TI Fancy, was released on August 3 and reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 .

Commercial win

Thank Me Later reached number 1 in the album charts , the rap album charts and in the R&B / hip-hop album charts in the USA with 447,000 copies sold in the first week . In week 2, the album fell to number 2 on the US album charts with 157,000 copies sold and then defended position in week 3 with 105,000 copies sold. In week 4, the album also defended second place with 74,000 copies sold. On July 20, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 1,000,000 records sold . On January 9, the album was sold 1,279,500 times in the United States and in February 2012 1,551,000 copies. In Canada, the album was sold 31,000 times and thus landed at number 1 on the album charts. At the end of the debut week, the album had already been awarded platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. In the UK , the album peaked at number 15 on the charts and number 1 on the R&B album charts in its first week. In Ireland , the album reached # 32 in the Netherlands, number 92, Switzerland number 96 and in New Zealand Place 35th

Track list

Standard Edition

No.	title	text	production	length
1	Fireworks (featuring Alicia Keys )	Aubrey Graham, Noah Shebib, Matthew Samuels, Christian Kalla, Alicia Cook	Noah "40" Shebib, Crada	5:14
2	Karaoke	Graham, Francis Starlite, Shebib	Francis and the Lights	3:48
3	The Resistance	Graham, Shebib, Samuels, Oliver El-Khatib	Noah "40" Shebib	3:45
4th	Over	Graham, Samuels, Nick Brongers, Shebib	Boi-1da	3:54
5	Show me a good time	Graham, Kanye West, Jeff Bhasker, Ernest Wilson	Kanye West	3:30
6th	Up All Night (featuring Nicki Minaj )	Graham, Samuels, Matthew Burnett, Onika Maraj	Boi-1da	3:54
7th	Fancy (featuring Swizz Beatz & TI )	Graham, Shebib, Clifford Harris, Samuels, Kassem Dean, Aubry Johnson, Henry Zant	Swizz Beatz	5:19
8th	Shut It Down (featuring The-Dream )	Graham, Shebib, Sidney Brown, Terius Nash	Noah "40" Shebib, Omen	6:54
9	Unforgettable (featuring Young Jeezy )	Graham, Shebib, Samuels, Jay Jenkins, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Chris Jasper	Noah "40" Shebib, Boi-1da	3:34
10	Light Up (featuring Jay-Z )	Graham, Shebib, Anthony McIntyre, Shawn Carter	Noah "40" Shebib, Tone Mason	4:34
11	Miss Me (featuring Lil Wayne )	Graham, Samuels, Shebib, Dwayne Carter, Doug Edwards, Dave Richardson	Boi-1da, Noah "40" Shebib	5:06
12	Cece's interlude	Graham, Shebib, Adrian Eccleston	Noah "40" Shebib	2:34
13	Find your love	Graham, West, Bhasker, Wilson, Patrick Reynolds	Kanye West	3:29
14th	Thank me now	Graham, Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	5:29
15th	Best I Ever Had (bonus track)	Graham, Danny Hamilton, Matthew Samuels, Dwayne Carter, Nakia Coleman	Boi-1da	4:19

Chart placements

country	Top position
Germany	34
Switzerland	69
United Kingdom	15th
United States	1
Canada	1

Year-end charts

country	Top position
United States	16

Awards

country	Award
United States	platinum
Canada	platinum
United Kingdom	gold

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