Montana_(album)
Montana (album)
2019 studio album by French Montana
Montana (stylized in all caps)[4] is the third studio album by American rapper French Montana. It was released on December 6, 2019 through Epic Records, Bad Boy, Coke Boys and Montana Entertainment.[5] The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Harry Fraud, Louis Bell, London on da Track, Cardo, Rvssian and Murda Beatz among others. The album also features guest appearances by Post Malone, Swae Lee, Kodak Black, Cardi B, Chris Brown, PartyNextDoor, ASAP Rocky and many others.
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| Released | December 6, 2019[1] | |||
| Length | 67:00 | |||
| Label | Montana Entertainment, Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Epic | |||
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| Singles from Montana | ||||
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Montana was supported by seven singles: "No Stylist", "Slide", "Wiggle It", "Suicide Doors", "Writing on the Wall", "Twisted" and "Out of Your Mind".[6][7] It also includes the singles "Lockjaw" featuring Kodak Black and "No Shopping" featuring Drake, which were previously released on Montana's 2016 mixtape MC4. The album received mixed reviews from music critics and poor commercial performance. It debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[8]
French Montana shared a trailer for the album directed by Kid Art, which features him "surrounded by a line of women in thigh-high red boots and dark burqas" and was called "connecting with his Muslim roots".[6][9]
Montana debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units (including 6,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[8] This became Montana's lowest first week sales and lowest charting album to date.[8] On December 5, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[10]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Montana" |
| 3:26 | |
| 2. | "Suicide Doors" (featuring Gunna) |
| Harry Fraud | 3:33 |
| 3. | "50's & 100's" (featuring Juicy J) |
| Juicy J | 2:41 |
| 4. | "What It Look Like" |
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| 2:49 |
| 5. | "Lifestyle" (featuring Kodak Black and Kevin Gates) | Cardo | 2:41 | |
| 6. | "Salam Alaykum" |
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| 4:07 |
| 7. | "That Way" |
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| 2:14 |
| 8. | "Say Goodbye" (featuring Belly) |
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| 3:47 |
| 9. | "Coke Wave Boys" (featuring Chinx and Max B) |
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| 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Writing on the Wall" (featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian) |
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| 3:21 |
| 2. | "Out of Your Mind" (with Swae Lee featuring Chris Brown) |
| Mally Mall | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Wanna Be" (featuring PartyNextDoor) |
| London on da Track | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Twisted" (featuring Juicy J, Logic, and ASAP Rocky) |
| Juicy J | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Hoop" (featuring Quavo) |
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| 3:11 |
| 6. | "No Stylist" (featuring Drake) |
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| 3:09 |
| 7. | "Wiggle It" (with Quality Control featuring City Girls) |
| 2:42 | |
| 8. | "Slide" (featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay) |
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| 3:06 |
| 9. | "Saucy" |
| Harry Fraud | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "No Shopping" (featuring Drake) |
| 3:47 | |
| 11. | "Lockjaw" (featuring Kodak Black) |
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| 3:43 |
Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]
- Mixx – recording (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- ADHD – recording (tracks 1, 2, 7)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
- Jacob Richards – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- Rashawn McLean – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- Mike Seaberg – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
- John Sparkz – mixing (tracks 2, 6, 7)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 1, 3–9)
- Tommy Tee – writer (track 2)
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 23 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 74 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 184 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 25 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 14 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[17] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
- "Montana Review by Neil Z. Yeung". allmusic.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Tosiello, Pete (December 19, 2019). "French Montana: MONTANA Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Higgins, Keenan (September 23, 2019). "Watch: French Montana Drops 'Montana' Mini-Movie as an Album Trailer for His Upcoming LP". The Source. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Saponara, Michael (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Connects With His Roots For Cinematic Album Trailer: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Mamo, Heran (2019-10-11). "French Montana's 'Writing on the Wall,' Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- "Roddy Ricch, XXXTentacion & French Montana First Week Sales". December 10, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Ivey, Justin (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Announces "Montana" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "MONTANA / French Montana". Tidal. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Camila Cabello's 'Romance' Is A Chart Topper". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – French Montana – Montana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Top Albums (Week 50, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "French Montana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "French Montana Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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