Campaign (mixtape)
2016 mixtape by Ty Dolla Sign
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Campaign is a commercial mixtape by American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on September 23, 2016, by Atlantic Records. The mixtape was supported by three singles: the title track, "No Justice", and "Zaddy". The mixtape is a recurring theme expressing the views of Ty Dolla Sign and his friends and family on the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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| Released | September 23, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 56:47 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Ty Dolla Sign chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Campaign | ||||
Promotion
The title track was released as the lead single on July 11, 2016, featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Future.[1] Fittingly, the music video premiered the night before election day (November 7, 2016).[2]
"No Justice" was released as second single on July 21, 2016.[3] The song features a guest appearance from fellow American singer Big TC (Ty's younger brother who is still incarcerated in prison).[3]
"Zaddy" was released as the third single on August 25, 2016.[4] The music video for the song premiered on August 30, 2016.[5]
"3 Wayz" was released as the first promotional single on September 1, 2016.[6] The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Travis Scott.[6] "Stealing" was released as the second promotional single on September 9, 2016.[7]
Critical reception
Campaign was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on four reviews.[8]
Winston Cook-Wilson of Pitchfork said, "Campaign outpaces his recent efforts like $ign Language and Airplane Mode but, still, mostly just preserve Ty's musical bottom line".[11] Jordan Sargent of Spin said, "Campaignâa mixtape in name that feels not quite like a mixtape but not exactly like an album, eitherâis at its best when it carries on that tradition of richness of sound as a virtue in and of itself".[15] Scott Glaysher of XXL said, "Campaign may not exceed the musical brilliance of Free TC but it's a close runner-up".[14] Mick Jacobs of Pretty Much Amazing said, "As a mixtape, I understand why Campaign sounds so derivative, but still I wish Griffin had pushed a bit further in terms of musical experimentation".[12]
Commercial performance
Campaign debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, with 14,000 album-equivalent units.[16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "$Intro" |
| D'Mile | 1:26 |
| 2. | "$" |
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| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Campaign" (featuring Future) |
| D.R.U.G.S. | 3:57 |
| 4. | "??? (Where)" (featuring Migos) |
| DJ Spinz | 4:26 |
| 5. | "3 Wayz" (featuring Travis Scott) |
| 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Juice" |
| B Ham | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Zaddy" |
| 3:43 | |
| 8. | "Hello" |
| Ritter | 3:46 |
| 9. | "R&B" | Zaytoven | 2:49 | |
| 10. | "Stealing" |
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| 2:42 |
| 11. | "Clean" |
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| 3:30 |
| 12. | "My Song" (featuring 24hrs) |
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| 4:11 |
| 13. | "Pu$$y" (featuring Trey Songz and Wiz Khalifa) |
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| 3:03 |
| 14. | "No Justice" (featuring Big TC) |
| D'Mile | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Watching" (featuring Meek Mill) |
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| 3:15 |
| 16. | "Campaign (Charlie Heat Remix)" (featuring Future) |
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| 4:00 |
| Total length: | 56:47 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 100 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 144 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] | 45 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 28 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[22] | 28 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] | 7 |