Evol (Future album)

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Evol
EVOL by Future cover.jpg
Studio album by Future
Released February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06)
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 39:26
Label
Producer
Future chronology
Purple Reign
(2016)Purple Reign2016		 Evol
(2016)
Singles from Evol
  1. "Low Life"
    Released: March 1, 2016[1]
  2. "Wicked"
    Released: April 13, 2016

Evol is the fourth studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on February 6, 2016, by A1 Recordings, Freebandz and Epic Records. It premiered on DJ Khaled's We The Best Radio debut on Beats 1.

Background and release

On December 25, 2015, The Weeknd released a collaborative song with Future, titled "Low Life", on SoundCloud. It was produced by Metro Boomin and Ben Billions and co-produced by The Weeknd. The song was later revealed to be included on EVOL.[2][3] On March 1, 2016, "Low Life" was released as the album's first single.[1] A music video for the track premiered on MTV on the same month.[4]

On February 1, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would be premiering Future's fourth album on the debut show of We The Best Radio on Apple Music.[5][6] Future then announced the album title, release date and artwork, as well as individually tweeting the tracklist.[7]

The album cover artwork was created by the Polish creative production studio Ars Thanea. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[9]
Review scores
Source Rating
Billboard 3.5/5 stars[10]
Consequence of Sound B+[11]
Pitchfork 7.3/10[12]
PopMatters 3/5 stars[13]
Spin 4/5 stars[14]

Evol received generally positive reviews, with Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, giving an average review score of 68 from 17 critics.[15] In his review, Craig Jenkins of Billboard states, "The spite of 2014 mixtape Monster, the woe of 2015’s Beast Mode, and the devilish glee of his No. 1 album DS2 have all chilled into a dull malaise here". He concluded with "Evol doesn’t break any rules or set many new ones, but as the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of wonders Future and his team wield in their creation of druggy, downcast afterparty dispatches, it is a joy."[10] Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork found that while Evol "has slightly more misses than hits, the highs are high—arguably higher than Purple Reign's".[12]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 134,000 equivalent album units; it sold 100,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 25 million streams.[16][17] EVOL is the third project by Future to debut on the Billboard 200 at number one in seven months.[18] As of March 2016, the album has sold 125,000 copies domestically.[19]

Track listing

Standard version[20]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Ain't No Time"  
3:22
2. "In Her Mouth"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Southside
 3:12
3. "Maybach"  
3:40
4. "Xanny Family"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Wayne
  • Metro Boomin
  • Southside
 3:05
5. "Lil Haiti Baby"  
  • Wilburn
  • Ian Hill
  • Benjamin Diehl
  • Ben Billion$
  • Schife Karbeen
 4:37
6. "Photo Copied"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Wayne
  • Metro Boomin
  • Southside
 2:52
7. "Seven Rings"  
3:25
8. "Lie to Me"  
3:32
9. "Program"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Southside
 2:56
10. "Low Life" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ben Billion$
  • The Weeknd[a]
  • DaHeala[a]
 5:13
11. "Fly Shit Only"  
  • Wilburn
  • Hill
  • Mcgee
  • DJ Spinz
  • $K
 3:32
Total length:
 39:26
Streaming version[21]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
12. "Wicked"  
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Luellen
 
Total length:
 2:53
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 146
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 82
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 95
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 34
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[29] 3
US Billboard 200[30] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Release history

Region Format Date Label
United States[32]
February 6, 2016
United Kingdom[33]

References

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  8. ↑ https://www.behance.net/gallery/26800979/The-Ash
  9. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/evol/future
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon. "Future – EVOL." Consequence of Sound. 10 February 2016. Web. [1]
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  13. ↑ Duricy, Brian. "Future: EVOL." PopMatters. 9 February 2016. Web. [2]
  14. ↑ Daramola, Israel. "Review: Future Speeds Down the Expressway to Yr. Skull on ‘EVOL’." Spin. 10 February 2016. Web. [3]
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  22. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Future [US – Evol"]. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Future [US – Evol"] (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Future [US – Evol"] (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Future – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Future. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Future [US – Evol"] (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Future [US – Evol"]. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Future – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Future. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Future – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Future. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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