Suncity
2018 EP by Khalid
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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]
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| Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | September 2018 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 21:09 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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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
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "9.13" | Khalid Robinson |
| 0:54 |
| 2. | "Vertigo" |
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| 4:30 |
| 3. | "Saturday Nights" |
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| 3:29 |
| 4. | "Salem's Interlude" | Robinson |
| 1:21 |
| 5. | "Motion" |
| 3:55 | |
| 6. | "Better" |
| 3:49 | |
| 7. | "Suncity" (featuring Empress Of) |
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| 3:09 |
| Total length: | 21:09 | |||
Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]
- Khalid – lead vocals
- Denis Kosiak – mixing (all tracks), recording (tracks 1–6)
- Jon Castelli – mixing
- Colin Leonard – mastering
- Ingmar Carlson – engineering
- Josh Deguzman – engineering
- Alex Layne – engineering assistance
- Michael Romero – engineering assistance
- Dee Margo – background vocals (1)
- Gabe Noel – strings (2)
- Paul Cartwright – strings (2)
- Rob Cohen – recording (2)
- Amber Perryman – background vocals (4)
- Salem Mitchell – background vocals (4)
- Demetrius "Meech" Harmon – background vocals (5)
- Christina Chow – vocals (6)
- Tim McClain – engineering assistance (6)
- Rosalía – background vocals (7)
- DJDS – recording (7)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[31] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[32] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||