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Suncity
EP by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
RecordedSeptember 2018
Genre R&B [1]
Length21:09
Label RCA
Producer
Khalid chronology
American Teen
(2017)
Suncity
(2018)
Free Spirit
(2019)
Singles from Suncity
  1. " Better"
    Released: September 14, 2018
  2. " Saturday Nights"
    Released: January 11, 2019

Suncity is the first extended play by American singer Khalid. It was released on October 19, 2018 by RCA Records. [2] It was supported by the single " Better". [3]

The EP debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 50,000 album-equivalent units. [4]

Singles

The EP was supported by the single " Better", which was released on September 14, 2018. The song went on to reach the top ten in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand and Norway. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5] [6] [7] [8]

A remix of " Saturday Nights" with country singer Kane Brown was released as a single on January 9, 2019. It reached the top 60 in Canada and the US. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10 [11]
HipHopDX3.7/5 [12]
Pitchfork6.2/10 [1]
Vice ( Expert Witness) (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) [13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."9.13"
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Denis Kosiak [b]
0:54
2."Vertigo"
4:30
3." Saturday Nights"
  • Robinson
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Kosiak [b]
3:29
4."Salem's Interlude"
  • Robinson
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Kosiak [b]
1:21
5."Motion"
  • Robinson
3:55
6." Better"
  • Robinson
3:49
7."Suncity" (featuring Empress Of)
  • DJDS
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
3:09
Total length:21:09

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a miscellaneous production credit
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer
  • "9.13" features narration from El Paso, Texas Mayor, Dee Margo
  • "Salem's Interlude" features vocals from Salem Mitchell and Amber Perryman
  • "Motion" features background vocals from Demetrius "Meech" Harmon
  • "Suncity" features vocals from Rosalía
  • "Better" features vocals from Christina Chow

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [31] Platinum 80,000
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [32] Gold 10,000
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [33] Gold 7,500

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (October 19, 2018). "Khalid: Suncity EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Suncity by Khalid, 19 October 2018, retrieved 2018-10-21
  3. ^ "Khalid shares sexy new jam 'Better': Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (October 28, 2018). "'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Future & Juice WRLD Debut at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "australian-charts.com - Khalid - Better". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  6. ^ "Khalid - Better". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  7. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  8. ^ "Topp 20 Single 2018-39". VG-lista 2018 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  9. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Khalid - Suncity". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Patrick, Ryan B. (October 22, 2018). "Khalid Suncity". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Clark, Trent (October 25, 2018). "Review: Khalid's "Suncity" EP Is A Precursor To Future Crossover Dominance". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 19, 2019). "Robert Christgau on Khalid's Textured Anxiety". Vice. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  14. ^ "TIDAL: Listen to Suncity by Khalid on TIDAL". October 19, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Khalid – Suncity". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Khalid – Suncity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  19. ^ " Khalid: Suncity" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Khalid". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  22. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 43, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 27, 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Khalid – Suncity". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  26. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "Album Top-100 2019" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  28. ^ "Årslista Album, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  30. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  31. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Danish album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". IFPI Danmark.
  33. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suncity
EP by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
RecordedSeptember 2018
Genre R&B [1]
Length21:09
Label RCA
Producer
Khalid chronology
American Teen
(2017)
Suncity
(2018)
Free Spirit
(2019)
Singles from Suncity
  1. " Better"
    Released: September 14, 2018
  2. " Saturday Nights"
    Released: January 11, 2019

Suncity is the first extended play by American singer Khalid. It was released on October 19, 2018 by RCA Records. [2] It was supported by the single " Better". [3]

The EP debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 50,000 album-equivalent units. [4]

Singles

The EP was supported by the single " Better", which was released on September 14, 2018. The song went on to reach the top ten in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand and Norway. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5] [6] [7] [8]

A remix of " Saturday Nights" with country singer Kane Brown was released as a single on January 9, 2019. It reached the top 60 in Canada and the US. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10 [11]
HipHopDX3.7/5 [12]
Pitchfork6.2/10 [1]
Vice ( Expert Witness) (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) [13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."9.13"
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Denis Kosiak [b]
0:54
2."Vertigo"
4:30
3." Saturday Nights"
  • Robinson
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Kosiak [b]
3:29
4."Salem's Interlude"
  • Robinson
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
  • Kosiak [b]
1:21
5."Motion"
  • Robinson
3:55
6." Better"
  • Robinson
3:49
7."Suncity" (featuring Empress Of)
  • DJDS
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Digi
3:09
Total length:21:09

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a miscellaneous production credit
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer
  • "9.13" features narration from El Paso, Texas Mayor, Dee Margo
  • "Salem's Interlude" features vocals from Salem Mitchell and Amber Perryman
  • "Motion" features background vocals from Demetrius "Meech" Harmon
  • "Suncity" features vocals from Rosalía
  • "Better" features vocals from Christina Chow

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [31] Platinum 80,000
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [32] Gold 10,000
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [33] Gold 7,500

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (October 19, 2018). "Khalid: Suncity EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Suncity by Khalid, 19 October 2018, retrieved 2018-10-21
  3. ^ "Khalid shares sexy new jam 'Better': Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (October 28, 2018). "'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Future & Juice WRLD Debut at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "australian-charts.com - Khalid - Better". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  6. ^ "Khalid - Better". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  7. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  8. ^ "Topp 20 Single 2018-39". VG-lista 2018 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  9. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Khalid - Suncity". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Patrick, Ryan B. (October 22, 2018). "Khalid Suncity". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Clark, Trent (October 25, 2018). "Review: Khalid's "Suncity" EP Is A Precursor To Future Crossover Dominance". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 19, 2019). "Robert Christgau on Khalid's Textured Anxiety". Vice. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  14. ^ "TIDAL: Listen to Suncity by Khalid on TIDAL". October 19, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Khalid – Suncity". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Khalid – Suncity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  19. ^ " Khalid: Suncity" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Khalid". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  22. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 43, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 27, 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Khalid – Suncity". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  26. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "Album Top-100 2019" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  28. ^ "Årslista Album, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  30. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  31. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Danish album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". IFPI Danmark.
  33. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Khalid – Suncity". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

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