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| released = June 28, 2019<ref name="Billboard"/> |
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-browns-indigo-is-already-the-album-of-the-summer-new-mixtape.119274.html|title = Chris Brown's "Indigo" is Already the Album of the Summer|website = HotNewHipHop|date = June 28, 2019}}</ref> |
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* [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/indigo-mw0003288582|title=Indigo - Chris Brown |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] |
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* [[Afropop|tropical-pop]]<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/indigo-mw0003288582|title=Indigo - Chris Brown|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Kellman|first=Andy|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> |
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] |
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| prev_title = [[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]] |
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| single5 = [[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]] |
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| single5date = August 27, 2019<ref name="heat">{{cite web | url=https://ratedrnb.com/2019/08/chris-brown-selects-heat-as-next-urban-radio-single/ | title=Chris Brown Selects 'Heat' as Next Urban Radio Single | date=August 28, 2019 }}</ref> |
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| single5date = June 20, 2019 |
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| single6 = [[Don't Check on Me]] |
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| single6date = June 25, 2019 |
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| single6 = [[Under the Influence (Chris Brown song)|Under the Influence]] |
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'''''Indigo''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Chris Brown]], released on June 28, 2019, by [[RCA Records]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/8518018/chris-brown-indigo-album|title=Chris Brown shares 'Indigo' album, with appearances from Lil Wayne, H.E.R. & Tyga: Stream it Now|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> The album marks his second [[double album]] and is a follow-up to his eighth album ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'' (2017). Brown for the album worked with several producers, including [[Soundz]], [[Hitmaka]], [[Boi-1da]], [[Scott Storch]], [[OG Parker]] and many others. The album also features some guest appearances by [[Urban music|urban]] and [[Pop music|pop]] artists, including [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Tory Lanez]], [[Tyga]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Juicy J]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[H.E.R]], [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Joyner Lucas]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Trey Songz]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. |
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'''''Indigo''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Chris Brown]], released on June 28, 2019, by [[RCA Records]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/8518018/chris-brown-indigo-album|title=Chris Brown shares 'Indigo' album, with appearances from Lil Wayne, H.E.R. & Tyga: Stream it Now|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> The album is his second [[double album]] as well as a follow-up to his eighth album ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'' (2017). Brown enlisted and worked with several producers, including [[Smash David]], [[Soundz]], [[Hitmaka]], [[Boi-1da]], [[Scott Storch]], [[OG Parker]] and many others. The album also features several guest appearances, including [[Nicki Minaj]], [[G-Eazy]], [[Tory Lanez]], [[Tyga]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Juicy J]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[H.E.R]], [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], [[Davido]], [[Rich the Kid]], [[Yella Beezy]], [[Sage the Gemini]], [[DaniLeigh]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Joyner Lucas]], [[Atia Boggs|Ink]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Trey Songz]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. |
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The album received mixed reviews from music critics, that praised the record's production and Brown's vocal performance, but found the long album's length unnecessary unlike his predecessor ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'', to which ''Indigo'' was not considered to be as high-quality.<ref name="AllMusic"/> |
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The recording sessions for the album began in 2018 and ended in May 2019. Musically, ''Indigo'' is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album that incorporates a diverse range of genres including [[Pop music|pop]], [[Afrobeats]], [[dancehall]], [[Trap music|trap]] and [[bounce music]]. The lyrical content explores themes of [[Philosophy of love|spiritual love]], [[Sexual intercourse|sex]], [[Energy (esotericism)|energy]] and [[Energy (esotericism)|vibrations]]. The album features a [[supernatural]] and [[Spirit (animating force)|spiritual]] imagery conceived by Brown, and handled by graffiti artist Saturno, visual artist Jeff Cole, and [[3D modeling|3D artist]]s Circle Circle Math and Sarper Baran. ''Indigo'' garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Brown's vocal performances as well as the album's production and sound; however, some criticized its structure. |
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Six official singles were released from ''Indigo'': "[[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]]", "[[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]]", "[[Wobble Up]]", featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]], "[[No Guidance]]", featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], "[[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]]", featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]] and "[[Don't Check on Me]]", featuring [[Justin Bieber]] and Ink. The album became Brown's third US number-one album and first in seven years, since ''[[Fortune (Chris Brown album)|Fortune]]'' (2012). |
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The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it his third number-one album in the US, and first in seven years, since ''[[Fortune (Chris Brown album)|Fortune]]'' (2012). ''Indigo'' is certified [[RIAA Certification|triple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), which makes this Brown's sixth multi-platinum selling album. Six official singles were released from ''Indigo'', including: "[[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]]", "[[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]]", "[[Wobble Up]]", featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]], "[[No Guidance]]", featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], and "[[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]]", featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]]. "No Guidance" was certified [[RIAA certification#RIAA Diamond certifications|diamond]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), and became the highest-charting song from the album on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 5, and topping the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Airplay chart]], until being unseated by the following released single, "Heat", at the top spot. In 2022, the song "[[Under the Influence (Chris Brown song)|Under the Influence]]", featured in the extended edition of the album, emerged as a [[sleeper hit]], achieving significant international success. After gaining commercial success, the song was officially released as a single, roughly three years following its original release. |
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==Background== |
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In December 2017, soon after releasing ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'', Brown showed that he was already working on new songs teasing a "[[Michael Jackson]]-inspired" song on his [[Instagram]] profile, filming a video from his studio and playing the song supposedly called "Vampire Vibe".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/12/05/chris-brown-previews-michael-jackson-inspired-song/|title=Chris Brown Previews Michael Jackson-Inspired Song|website=Rap-Up|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.rap-up.com/2017/12/05/chris-brown-previews-michael-jackson-inspired-song/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/new-song-vampire-vibe-michael-jackson/|title=Chris Brown's New R&B Song Is Inspired By Michael Jackson & It Sounds Unreal|website=Capital XTRA|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/new-song-vampire-vibe-michael-jackson/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2018 he posted various snippets of new unreleased songs, showing that he was working on a collaboration mixtape with [[Jacquees]], on another collaboration mixtape with [[Joyner Lucas]], and on his album, rumored to be called ''Indigo'', which he later said would be a 30-track album in reference to his 30th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|title=Chris Brown Reveals The Amount Of Songs On "Indigo"|website=hotnewhiphop.com|date=May 4, 2019|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165753/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/04/chris-brown-previews-jacquees-mixtape-collaboration/|title=Chris Brown Previews Jacquees Mixtape Collaboration|website=Rap-Up|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/04/chris-brown-previews-jacquees-mixtape-collaboration/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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==Background and recording== |
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It was rumored that Brown's next album would've been called ''Indigo'' from July 2018, when the singer got the word tattooed on his sideburn. The actual processing work of the disc, after the drafting of his concept, began in August 2018, at the end of the "Heartbreak On A Full Moon tour", with "Undecided" being the first song composed following the idealization of the project,<ref>https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-chris-brown-heat</ref> while few songs from the extended edition, dropped 3 months after the actual album, were composed during the realization of the previous album ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' during 2016 and 2017. |
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In December 2017, soon after releasing his first double-disc, ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'', Brown started to work on new material.<ref name="nobink">{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/12/05/chris-brown-previews-michael-jackson-inspired-song/|title=Chris Brown Previews Michael Jackson-Inspired Song|website=Rap-Up|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.rap-up.com/2017/12/05/chris-brown-previews-michael-jackson-inspired-song/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nobink2">{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/new-song-vampire-vibe-michael-jackson/|title=Chris Brown's New R&B Song Is Inspired By Michael Jackson & It Sounds Unreal|website=Capital XTRA|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/new-song-vampire-vibe-michael-jackson/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> At the start of 2018, he worked on two collaborative mixtapes, that ultimately went unreleased—one with R&B singer [[Jacquees]] and the other with rapper [[Joyner Lucas]]. During this time, he was also recording new material for his upcoming solo project, which was rumored to be titled ''Indigo''.<ref name="rap-up.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/04/chris-brown-previews-jacquees-mixtape-collaboration/|title=Chris Brown Previews Jacquees Mixtape Collaboration|website=Rap-Up|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/04/chris-brown-previews-jacquees-mixtape-collaboration/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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The official recording sessions for the project, after the drafting of its concept, began in August 2018, at the end of the "Heartbreak on a Full Moon tour", with "[[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]]" being the first song composed following the idealization of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-chris-brown-heat|title=Inside Track: Chris Brown 'Heat'|website=Soundonsound.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Two songs from the extended edition, which was released three months after the original album, were composed a few years earlier: "Technology" was recorded in 2016, while "Going at It" in December 2017. The album was fully recorded and mixed at Calabasas Sound in [[Los Angeles]], with the exception of "Undecided", being recorded and mixed at Brown's home studio, named CBE Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Vendajules/calabasas-sound-is-a-recording-studio-based-in-ca-usa-710ccbf81aa7|title=Calabasas Sound is a recording studio based in CA, USA|first=Venda|last=Jules|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|date=12 September 2019|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Brown explained the album's title during an [[Instagram#Instagram Stories|Instagram live]], saying: |
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{{cquote|text=The color indigo is a symbol of spirituality and inner awakening, and for the album I composed various songs entitled by colors that represent the emotion of those colors, for example '' Red'' represents anger, but the concept of the disc develops on the meaning of indigo. It's also connected to [[indigo children]], and that explains the [[supernatural]] mood of the album.|author=[[Chris Brown]]|source=<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown talks about Indigo's title|url=https://genius.com/albums/Chris-brown/Indigo|website=Genius|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref>}} |
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Prior to its release the singer said that ''Indigo'' would focus on "energy, love, light, and happiness", saying that it reminded him of his previous albums ''[[Chris Brown (album)|Chris Brown]]'', ''[[Graffiti (Chris Brown album)|Graffiti]]'' and ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]''.<ref name="personally"/> Brown revealed during an [[Instagram#Instagram Stories|Instagram live]] that the album's title is connected to [[Indigo#Spirituality|the color indigo being a symbol of spirituality and inner awakening]], as well as being tied in with the concept of [[indigo children]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown talks about Indigo's title|url=https://genius.com/albums/Chris-brown/Indigo|website=Genius|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |
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== Music and lyrics == |
== Music and lyrics == |
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''Indigo'' is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album, which tends to a slightly more [[Pop music|pop]] sound than |
''Indigo'' is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album, which tends to a slightly more [[Pop music|pop]] sound than its predecessor ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'',<ref name="AllMusic"/> also containing elements of [[dancehall]] and [[Afrobeats]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3891/title.chris-brown-breezy-album-review#signup | title=Chris Brown 'Breezy' is a Generic, Algorithm-Pleasing Album That Further Makes Him Indistinct| website=HipHopDX| date=July 15, 2022 }}</ref> Barry Walters of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' found some songs of the album, such as "[[Indigo (Chris Brown song)|Indigo]]", "BP" and "[[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]]", to be a merge of "classic R&B sound and stylistic, with late 2010s [[Trap music|trap]] influences".<ref name="Inq"/> The album showcases a variety of productions that incorporate the percussive elements of [[dancehall]] and [[bounce music]], evident in tracks such as "You Like That", "Need a Stack", "Juice", "[[Wobble Up]]", "[[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]]" and "Lurkin'".<ref name="HipHopDX"/> ''[[Exclaim!]]'''s Mike Juliano highlighted the "distinctive use of [[pitch shift]]ed background vocals" on several tracks.<ref name="HipHopDX"/> |
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The first section of ''Indigo'' features different tracks named after colors, each crafted to depict [[Color psychology|the emotions associated with those hues]]. The album includes four two-part songs: "Emerald/Burgundy," "Natural Disaster/Aura," "Trust Issues/Act In," and "BP/No Judgment".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html | title=Chris Brown Reveals the Amount of Songs on "Indigo" | website=HNHH | date=May 4, 2019 }}</ref> Some of ''Indigo'''s themes reflect a hopeful transformation that emerges after a challenging phase in a person's life. In many parts of the album, the singer explores how love intertwines with his [[spirituality|spiritual awakening]].<ref name="Inq"/> According to A.D. Amorosi of ''[[The Inquirer]]'', the album's themes mix spiritual enlightenment with [[Human sexuality|sexuality]].<ref name="Inq"/> In contrast to Brown's previous album ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'', ''Indigo'' shifts away from the raw and personal songwriting, and dark and sultry mood, embracing a more lighthearted sound and tone, still having few introspective songs like "All on Me" and "[[Don't Check on Me]]" that give a closer look at Brown's trials and tribulations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album | title=Chris Brown Hints That Drake is on His Upcoming Album | website=[[Complex Networks]] }}</ref> |
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On the disc there are 4 [[double tracks]], where there's a progression of different musical productions, and they are "Emerald/Burgandy", "Natural Disaster/Aura", "Trust Issues/Act In" and "BP/No Judgment".<ref>https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html</ref> |
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==Artwork== |
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''Indigo'''s topics outiline a positive turn that follows a bad period in a person's life, represented as the calm after the storm. In many parts of the album the singer describes how love, in his many forms, connects him to the enlightment of his [[spirituality]]. The album, being the follow-up of ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'', leaves the dark, raw and sultry mood of that album, for a way more lighthearted sound and tone, still having few introspective songs like "All on Me" and "[[Don't Check on Me]]" that give a closer look at Brown's trials and tribulations.<ref>https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album</ref> |
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The [[cover art]] for the album was revealed on May 14, 2019, along with the back cover. The front cover artwork was designed by graffiti artist Saturno and features a purple-haired Chris Brown's face in space, surrounded by fictional monsters and flying saucers, while the back cover, designed by visual artist Jeff Cole, continues the supernatural theme with a levitating body over a pyramid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2019/05/14/chris-brown-indigo-cover-art/|title=Chris Brown Reveals 'Indigo' Cover Art|website=Rap-Up.com}}</ref> The interior illustrations of the CD were created by [[3D modeling|3D artist]]s and [[Concept art|concept designer]]s Circle Circle Math and Sarper Baran, who collaborated on a photoshoot by Jake Miosge, Brown's official tour photographer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundsblog.it/post/576980/chris-brown-indigo-cover-tracklist|title=Chris Brown: il 28 giugno esce il suo nuovo disco Indigo (cover e tracklist)|date=19 June 2019|website=Soundsblog.it|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarper-baran-mn0003854780/credits|title=Sarper Baran | Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Saturno explained in 2021 that Brown wanted to convey "[[Indigo children|The Indigo Generation]]" as the concept with crystal glass text. "On the cover, you can see [[Consciousness|human consciousness]], [[religion]], [[Power (social and political)|political powers]], [[greed]], [[indoctrination]], obsolete [[education]], and new era awakening. I placed [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]] and [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]] constellations, ... a mythological being with armor that represents the superior intelligence, ...aliens in flying saucers, ... [[11:11 (numerology)|11:11]] the number of the angel.... All of the details and figures of the artwork are connected to that world and have a meaning".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saturnoart.com/chris-brownindigo | title=Chris Brown }}</ref> |
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==Release and promotion== |
==Release and promotion== |
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In December 2017, Brown showed that he was working on new songs teasing a "[[Michael Jackson]]-inspired" song on his [[Instagram]] profile, filming a video from his studio and playing the song supposedly called "Afterlife".<ref name="nobink"/><ref name="nobink2"/> During the first months of 2018, he posted snippets of unreleased tracks, indicating that he was working on two collaborative mixtapes, one with [[Jacquees]], and another one with [[Joyner Lucas]], as well as working on his album, rumored to be called ''Indigo''.<ref name="rap-up.com"/> |
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In January 2019, Brown announced a new deal with International global media and his label [[RCA Records]], becoming one of the youngest artists to own his masters at age 29.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2019/01/07/chris-brown-signs-new-deal-to-become-one-of-the-youngest-artists-ever-to-own-his-masters/|title=Chris Brown Signs New Deal, Becomes One of the Youngest to Own His Masters|first=Rashad|last=Grove|date=January 7, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142805/http://thesource.com/2019/01/07/chris-brown-signs-new-deal-to-become-one-of-the-youngest-artists-ever-to-own-his-masters/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Indigo'' was announced as the first album on this deal, with the release of the first single "[[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]]" on January 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-releases-new-single-undecided-new-song.1981593.html|title=Chris Brown Releases New Single "Undecided"|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417202405/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-releases-new-single-undecided-new-song.1981593.html|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Brown stated in an [[Instagram]] post that his new album would not be as lengthy as ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' and would focus on "energy, love, light, and happiness", saying that it reminded him of his previous albums ''[[Chris Brown (album)|Chris Brown]]'', ''[[Graffiti (Chris Brown album)|Graffiti]]'' and ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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In January 2019, Brown announced a new deal with his label [[RCA Records]], becoming one of the youngest artists to own his masters at age 29.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2019/01/07/chris-brown-signs-new-deal-to-become-one-of-the-youngest-artists-ever-to-own-his-masters/|title=Chris Brown Signs New Deal, Becomes One of the Youngest to Own His Masters|first=Rashad|last=Grove|date=January 7, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142805/http://thesource.com/2019/01/07/chris-brown-signs-new-deal-to-become-one-of-the-youngest-artists-ever-to-own-his-masters/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Indigo'' was announced as the first album on this deal, with the release of the first single "[[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]]" on January 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-releases-new-single-undecided-new-song.1981593.html|title=Chris Brown Releases New Single "Undecided"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=3 January 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417202405/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-releases-new-single-undecided-new-song.1981593.html|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Three days later Brown stated in an [[Instagram]] post that his new album would not be as lengthy as ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon''.<ref name="personally">{{Cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album |title=Chris Brown Hints That Drake Is on His Upcoming Album|website=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142754/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/chris-brown-hints-drake-on-upcoming-album |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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He later previewed and released the second official single from the album, "[[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]]", on April 11, 2019, getting a positive response from fans and critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/chris-brown-pays-homage-to-michael-jackson-in-back-to-love-video/|title=Chris Brown Pays Homage to Michael Jackson in 'Back To Love' (VIDEO)|first=Jessica|last=Bennett|date=April 12, 2019|website=EBONY|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503183216/https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/chris-brown-pays-homage-to-michael-jackson-in-back-to-love-video/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/04/11/chris-brown-shines-in-back-to-love-song-video/|title=Chris Brown Shines In "Back To Love" Song & Video|first1=The Widows Peak|last1=B|last2=it|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/04/11/chris-brown-shines-in-back-to-love-song-video/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soulbounce.com/2019/04/chris-brown-back-to-love-audio-music-video/|title=Chris Brown Takes Us 'Back To Love' & Paris – SoulBounce – SoulBounce|website=www.soulbounce.com|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416083204/http://www.soulbounce.com/2019/04/chris-brown-back-to-love-audio-music-video/|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The following week he released the third single from the album, "[[Wobble Up]]", featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507802/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-g-eazy-wobble-up|title=Chris Brown Enlists Nicki Minaj & G-Eazy For Bouncy 'Wobble Up': Listen|website=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418183118/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507802/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-g-eazy-wobble-up|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> announcing that the album is expected to be released in June, also confirming a summer tour with Nicki Minaj.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/04/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-tour/|title=Chris Brown Confirms Nicki Minaj Tour – XXL|first=C. Vernon Coleman|last=II|website=XXL Mag|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/04/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-tour/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In an announcement made on May 2, 2019, Brown announced the list of artists he had been working with for the album, including Nicki Minaj, [[Tory Lanez]], [[Tyga]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Juicy J]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[H.E.R]], [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Joyner Lucas]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. Some of these collaborations were surprising to the media, especially Drake, due to their public feud that lasted for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2018/10/14/chris-brown-and-drake-end-beef-unite-on-stage-in-la-for-first-time-since-2009/|title=Chris Brown and Drake End Beef, Unite On Stage in LA for First Time Since 2009|first=Sha Be|last=Allah|date=October 14, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103015620/http://thesource.com/2018/10/14/chris-brown-and-drake-end-beef-unite-on-stage-in-la-for-first-time-since-2009/|archive-date=November 3, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-indigo-features-drake-nicki-minaj-tory-lanez-justin-bieber-and-more-news.78946.html|title=Chris Brown "Indigo" Features: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tory Lanez, Justin Bieber & More|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-indigo-features-drake-nicki-minaj-tory-lanez-justin-bieber-and-more-news.78946.html|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/05/chris-brown-album-drake-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj/|title=Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and More to Be on New Chris Brown Album|first=Marisa|last=Mendez|website=XXL Mag|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504015634/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/05/chris-brown-album-drake-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj/|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/05/02/chris-brown-album-features-070025f630|title=Chris Brown reveals Nicki Minaj, Drake and more will be on his next album|website=REVOLT TV|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142751/https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/05/02/chris-brown-album-features-070025f630|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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He later previewed and released the second official single from the album, "[[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]]", on April 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/chris-brown-pays-homage-to-michael-jackson-in-back-to-love-video/|title=Chris Brown Pays Homage to Michael Jackson in 'Back To Love' (VIDEO)|first=Jessica|last=Bennett|date=April 12, 2019|website=EBONY|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503183216/https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/chris-brown-pays-homage-to-michael-jackson-in-back-to-love-video/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/04/11/chris-brown-shines-in-back-to-love-song-video/|title=Chris Brown Shines In "Back To Love" Song & Video|first1=The Widows Peak|last1=B|last2=it|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/04/11/chris-brown-shines-in-back-to-love-song-video/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soulbounce.com/2019/04/chris-brown-back-to-love-audio-music-video/|title=Chris Brown Takes Us 'Back To Love' & Paris – SoulBounce – SoulBounce|website=www.soulbounce.com|date=12 April 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416083204/http://www.soulbounce.com/2019/04/chris-brown-back-to-love-audio-music-video/|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The following week he released the third single from the album, "[[Wobble Up]]", featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507802/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-g-eazy-wobble-up|title=Chris Brown Enlists Nicki Minaj & G-Eazy For Bouncy 'Wobble Up': Listen|magazine=Billboard|date=18 April 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418183118/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507802/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-g-eazy-wobble-up|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> announcing that the album would be released in June, also confirming a summer tour with Nicki Minaj, that ended up never happening.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/04/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-tour/|title=Chris Brown Confirms Nicki Minaj Tour – XXL|first=C. Vernon Coleman|last=II|website=XXL Mag|date=April 20, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/04/chris-brown-nicki-minaj-tour/|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/06/12/nicki-minaj-chris-brown-indigoat-tour-not-dropped/|title=Nicki Minaj Was NOT Dropped From Chris Brown's IndiGOAT Tour|website=Tmz.comMZ|date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> On May 2, 2019, Brown announced the list of artists featured on the album, including [[Tory Lanez]], [[Sage the Gemini]], [[Tyga]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Juicy J]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[H.E.R]], [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Joyner Lucas]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-indigo-features-drake-nicki-minaj-tory-lanez-justin-bieber-and-more-news.78946.html|title=Chris Brown "Indigo" Features: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tory Lanez, Justin Bieber & More|website=HotNewHipHop.com|date=2 May 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142755/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-indigo-features-drake-nicki-minaj-tory-lanez-justin-bieber-and-more-news.78946.html|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some of these collaborations garnered significant media attention, especially the one with Drake, due to the public feud that had persisted between the two artists for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2018/10/14/chris-brown-and-drake-end-beef-unite-on-stage-in-la-for-first-time-since-2009/|title=Chris Brown and Drake End Beef, Unite On Stage in LA for First Time Since 2009|first=Sha Be|last=Allah|date=October 14, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103015620/http://thesource.com/2018/10/14/chris-brown-and-drake-end-beef-unite-on-stage-in-la-for-first-time-since-2009/|archive-date=November 3, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/05/chris-brown-album-drake-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj/|title=Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and More to Be on New Chris Brown Album|first=Marisa|last=Mendez|website=XXL Mag|date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504015634/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/05/chris-brown-album-drake-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj/|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/05/02/chris-brown-album-features-070025f630|title=Chris Brown reveals Nicki Minaj, Drake and more will be on his next album|website=REVOLT TV|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503142751/https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/05/02/chris-brown-album-features-070025f630|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Two days later the singer revealed that ''Indigo'' would be a 30-track album, in reference to his 30th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|title=Chris Brown Reveals The Amount Of Songs On "Indigo"|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|date=May 4, 2019|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165753/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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He later revealed the artwork of the album and its track list between May and June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|title=Chris Brown Reveals The Amount Of Songs On 'Indigo'|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/indigo-album-cover-art/|title=Chris Brown Fans Hyped For 'Indigo' Album After Bold Cover Art Is Revealed|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> On June 8, Brown released "[[No Guidance]]" featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/chris-brown-drake-no-guidance|title=Chris Brown Links With Drake on New Track 'No Guidance'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=June 8, 2019|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> It debuted at number nine on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making it Chris Brown's 15th top-ten song, and becoming his highest charting song as a lead artist since 2013's "[[Loyal (Chris Brown song)|Loyal]]" as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516187/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-11th-week-hot-100-chris-brown-drake-no-guidance|title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 11th Week, Chris Brown & Drake's 'No Guidance' Debuts at No. 9|work=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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During Brown's birthday party on May 5, 2019, the singer previewed several songs from the album, and announced its release for June 21, 2019, later admitting a possible postponement to a week later, on June 28.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/new-album-indigo-2019-songs-release-date-tracklist/|title=Chris Brown New Album 2019: Release Date, Songs, Tracklist & Everything You Need To Know|website=Capitalxtra.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/chris-brown-drake-indigo-you-got-it-song-teaser|title=Chris Brown's 30th Birthday Party Previews a New Track Featuring Drake|date=7 May 2019|website=Hypebeast.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> He later revealed the artwork of the album and its track list between May and June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-reveals-the-amount-of-songs-on-indigo-news.79162.html|title=Chris Brown Reveals The Amount Of Songs On 'Indigo'|work=HotNewHipHop|date=4 May 2019|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/indigo-album-cover-art/|title=Chris Brown Fans Hyped For 'Indigo' Album After Bold Cover Art Is Revealed|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> On June 8, Brown released "[[No Guidance]]" featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/chris-brown-drake-no-guidance|title=Chris Brown Links With Drake on New Track 'No Guidance'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=June 8, 2019|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> It debuted at number nine on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making it Chris Brown's 15th top-ten song, and becoming his highest-charting song as a lead artist since 2013's "[[Loyal (Chris Brown song)|Loyal]]" as well.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516187/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-11th-week-hot-100-chris-brown-drake-no-guidance|title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 11th Week, Chris Brown & Drake's 'No Guidance' Debuts at No. 9|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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The album wasn't promoted with any [[Interview (journalism)|journalistic or radio interview]] or TV appearance, being Brown's first album to have no promotion by [[Media (communication)|media]] appereances, being just pushed by his [[social network]]'s accounts. |
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''Indigo'' was released on June 28, 2019. Following its release, the album did not receive any promotion through [[Interview (journalism)|interview]]s or television appearances, making it Brown's first album to be promoted without any public appearances, outside his [[social media]] accounts. In August, he hinted an upcoming deluxe version of the album, which he officially confirmed on September 27.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2019/09/chris-brown-extended-indigo-album-with-10-new-songs/|title = Chris Brown Announces Extended 'Indigo' Album with 10 New Songs|date = 27 September 2019}}</ref> On October 4, 2019, Brown released an expanded version of ''Indigo'' entitled ''Indigo Extended'', which included 10 additional songs, making the extended version a total of 42 songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.53026/title.chris-brown-releases-extended-version-of-indigo-album|title=Chris Brown Releases Extended Version Of "Indigo" Album|date=2019-10-03|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> |
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In January 2020 Brown announced on his Instagram profile that the album was about to get a "mini movie" visual version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/news/indigo-mini-movie-music-video-album/|title=Chris Brown teases new Indigo "mini-movie" in since-deleted Instagram post|website=Capitalstra.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Later on March 9, 2020, he confirmed its working posting a short video snippet of futuristic graphics accompanied by the song "Red". He captioned the video with "INDIGO MOVIE STARTS PRODUCTION SOON".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-browns-indigo-short-film-officially-in-the-works-news.105793.html|title=Chris Brown's "INDIGO" Short Film Officially In The Works|date=9 March 2020|website=HotNewHipHop.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urbanislandz.com/2020/03/11/chris-brown-working-on-indigo-short-film-coming-soon/|title=Chris Brown Working On "INDIGO" Short Film Coming Soon|date=11 March 2020|newspaper=Urban Islandz|access-date=20 January 2022 |last1=Mitchell |first1=Patrice }}</ref> However the mini movie ended up never happening, with speculations that it didn't because of the starting of [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodunlocked.com/chris-brown-officially-begins-production-short-film-indigo/|title=Chris Brown Officially Begins Production Of Short Film 'Indigo'|date=9 March 2020|website=Hollywoodunlocked.com|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
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==Artwork== |
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The [[cover art]] for the album was revealed on May 14, 2019, along with the back cover. The front cover artwork was designed by graffiti artist Saturno and features a purple-haired Chris Brown in space, surrounded by fictional monsters and flying saucers, while the back cover, designed by visual artist Jeff Cole, continues the supernatural theme with a levitating body over a pyramid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2019/05/14/chris-brown-indigo-cover-art/|title=Chris Brown Reveals 'Indigo' Cover Art|website=Rap-Up}}</ref> |
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==Tour== |
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[[File:Indigoat.jpg|thumb|220px|Brown performing "Burgundy" during his "Indigoat Tour"]] |
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On June 10, 2019, Chris Brown announced an official headlining concert tour where he performed the album throughout United States, titled "Indigoat Tour". The tour began on August 20 in [[Portland, Oregon]], at [[Moda Center]], and ended on October 19 in [[Anaheim, California]], at the [[Honda Center]]. The [[opening act]]s for the tour were [[Tory Lanez]], [[Ty Dolla $ign]], [[Joyner Lucas]] and [[Yella Beezy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chrisbrownworld.com/just-announced-indigoat-tour/|title=Just Announced! INDIGOAT TOUR|date=10 June 2019|website=Chrisbrownworld.com|access-date=20 January 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625171459/https://www.chrisbrownworld.com/just-announced-indigoat-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Reception=== |
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Jay Cridlin of ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'' said that the concert was "a guilty pleasure", wondering if enjoying his stage presence should be wrong, considering the controversies surrounding his public figure, expressing "At what point do we -- can we, should we -- forget about the blowups and restraining orders, and just marvel at the way Brown splits into a backflip and kick-spins a 360 during 'Drunk Texting'?".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/music/2019/09/01/review-at-chris-browns-concert-in-tampa-a-reflection-on-his-place-in-cancel-culture/ | title=Review: At Chris Brown's concert in Tampa, a reflection on his place in cancel culture }}</ref> |
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The tour was considered a success, grossing over $30,100,000 in its 37 shows, selling out most of the venues, and being the third most successful hip-hop tour of 2019, after [[Travis Scott]]'s "[[Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour]]" and [[Eminem]]'s "Rapture 2019"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-2019-year-end-special-142982 | title=POLLSTAR 2019 YEAR END SPECIAL - Pollstar News | date=January 2, 2020 }}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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''Indigo'' received a mixed to positive critical reception upon its release. Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] stated that "Not quite as extravagant as the preceding ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'', Chris Brown's ninth album is merely two hours in length. That still allows more than enough space for the singer to sufficiently cover each one of his modes. Pleasure-seeking club tracks, entitled slow jams, tormented ballads, and yearning pop-R&B love songs -- the last of which still match up best with his voice, virtually unchanged during the last decade -- are all plentiful."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/indigo-mw0003288582 | title=Chris Brown - Indigo Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> |
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The album received mixed reviews from critics. Trent Clark of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' praised the album for its sound and the numerous collaborations, especially with H.E.R. and Drake, but criticized its perceived disorganization as well as for the long duration, saying "As a veteran superstar who has escaped a couple of valid cancellations and has the immense talent to harness, Brown needs to tap into his own soul and belt out a classic like ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'', but with a congenial amount of tracks".<ref name="HipHopDX"/> In a positive review, ''Urban Islandz'' wrote that "The "[[No Guidance]]" singer has already proven himself to have the [[Midas touch]] when it comes to making hit records and that's why artists from all over the music industry clamor to get a Chris Brown feature" stating that "He elevated himself to R&B king status with his first two double albums".<ref>https://urbanislandz.com/2019/06/28/chris-brown-elevate-rnb-king-status-indigo-album/</ref> |
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In a positive review, ''Urban Islandz'' wrote that the singer "elevated himself to R&B king status" with the album.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://urbanislandz.com/2019/06/28/chris-brown-elevate-rnb-king-status-indigo-album/ | title=Chris Brown Elevates Himself to R&B King Status with "Indigo" Album | date=June 28, 2019 }}</ref> ''[[The Inquirer]]'' while reviewing ''Indigo'' stated that: "Brown knows how to craft cleverly innovative soul and market his notoriety".<ref name="Inq"/> ''[[HipHopDX]]'' ranked it fourth best R&B album of 2019,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.4390/title.the-best-rb-albums-of-2019 | title=The Best R&B Albums of 2019 | date=December 18, 2019 }}</ref> praising the album's sound, Brown's performances and numerous collaborations, but criticizing its duration, and perceived disorganization, writing that the album features "Brown laying down A1 vocals all across its gross two-hour runtime" continuing by saying that the album is a "whiteboard of ideas and nobody bothered to find the dry eraser".<ref name="HipHopDX"/> ''[[Rated R&B]]'' also ranked it among the best R&B albums of the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratedrnb.com/2019/12/best-rnb-albums-of-2019/ | title=The 30 Best R&B Albums of 2019 | date=December 27, 2019 }}</ref> Danny Schwartz of ''[[HotNewHipHop]]'' defined ''Indigo'' and its predecessor ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' as "late-decade leviathans".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/chrisbrown|title=Chris Brown|website=HotNewHipHop|date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] stated that "Not quite as extravagant as the preceding ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'', Chris Brown's tenth album is merely two hours in length. That still allows more than enough space for the singer to sufficiently cover each one of his modes. Pleasure-seeking club tracks, entitled slow jams, tormented ballads, and yearning pop-R&B love songs -- the last of which still match up best with his voice, virtually unchanged during the last decade -- are all plentiful."<ref name="AllMusic"/> Alexa Camp of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' stated that "''Indigo'' is lean compared to 2017's interminable 45-track ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'', but the album's lumbering pace and homogeneity overshadow even its few gems."<ref name="SM">{{cite web|last=Camp|first=Alexa|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-chris-brown-indigo-is-a-bloated-incoherent-personal-s|title=Indigo – Chris Brown|website=[[Slant Magazine]]}}</ref> |
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===Awards and nominations=== |
===Awards and nominations=== |
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==Commercial performance== |
==Commercial performance== |
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In the United States, ''Indigo'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 108,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, which included 28,000 pure album sales in its first week, making it his third number-one album in the country.<ref name="BB200">{{cite |
In the United States, ''Indigo'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 108,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, which included 28,000 pure album sales in its first week, making it his third number-one album in the country.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8518882/chris-brown-indigo-number-1-billboard-200-chart|title=Chris Brown Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Indigo'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref> The album also accumulated 97.95 million on-demand audio streams in the United States for its track list of 32 songs.<ref name="BB200"/> In its second week, the album remained in the top ten and fell to number three, earning just under 50,000 album-equivalent units.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/revenge-of-the-dreamers-iii-no-1-billboard-200/|title='Revenge of the Dreamers III' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=14 July 2019|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> In its third week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units that week.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-no-6-is-no-1-star-studded-collaborations-project-debuts-no-1-billboard-albums-chart/|title=Ed Sheeran's 'No. 6 Collaborations Project' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=21 July 2019|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Just over a month after its release, ''Indigo'' generated over 1 billion streams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialjuicebox.com/chris-browns-indigo-album-reaches-over-1-billion-streams-on-all-streaming-platforms/|title=Chris Brown's "Indigo" Album Reaches Over 1 Billion Streams On All Streaming Platforms|author=Admin|work=Social Juice|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> On December 9, 2019, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> ''Indigo'' was the nineteenth best-selling album of the year according to [[Hits (magazine)|Hits]], moved a total of 903,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s by the end of 2019, including 84,000 pure album sales, 378,000 song sales, 1,029 billion audio-on-demand streams, and 112 million video-on-demand streams.<ref name="hitsyearend">{{cite magazine|url=https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=319157&title=2019-TOP-50-ALBUMS#:~:text=Post%20Malone%20has%20the%20biggest,hip%2Dhop%20and%20R%26B%20releases.|title=THE BIGGEST ALBUMS OF 2019|magazine=[[Hits (magazine)|Hits]]|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> In 2024, it was certified [[RIAA Certification|triple platinum]] by the RIAA, which makes this Brown's sixth multi-platinum selling album.<ref>https://ratedrnb.com/2024/11/chris-brown-lands-18-riaa-certifications-indigo-album-3x-platinum/</ref> ''Indigo'' became Chris Brown's longest-running album on the ''Billboard 200'', spending over 180 weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=chartdate|number=1404433741066518532|title=@chrisbrown's 'Indigo' has now spent 100 total weeks on the Billboard 200.|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref> |
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In Australia, the album opened at number three on the [[ARIA Albums Chart]], becoming Brown's sixth top-ten album in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www. |
In Australia, the album opened at number three on the [[ARIA Albums Chart]], becoming Brown's sixth top-ten album in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/kylie-scores-sixth-aria-charts-1-album | title=Kylie scores sixth ARIA Charts No. 1 album }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number seven on the [[UK Albums Chart]], Brown's seventh top-ten album on the chart.<ref>url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-scores-seventh-number-1-album-with-greatest-hits-collection-step-back-in-time__26791/</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="Liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Indigo|type=CD liner notes|others=[[Chris Brown]]|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|year=2019}}</ref><ref name="Tidal">{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112118323|title=Indigo / Chris Brown|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> |
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| headline = Disc 1<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/indigo/1466876988|title=Indigo by Chris Brown|work=[[Apple Music]]|date=2019-06-28|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref> |
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| total_length = 61:28 |
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| title1 = [[Indigo (Chris Brown song)|Indigo]] |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Chris Brown]]|[[Eric Bellinger]]}} |
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| title1 = Indigo |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Chris Brown|Christopher Brown]]|[[Eric Bellinger]]}} |
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| extra1 = {{hlist|[[OG Parker]]|Storch|Romano|[[Soundz]]}} |
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[OG Parker]]|Storch|Romano|[[Soundz]]}} |
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| length1 = 3:12 |
| length1 = 3:12 |
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| title2 = [[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]] |
| title2 = [[Back to Love (Chris Brown song)|Back to Love]] |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown| |
| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Atia "Ink" Boggs]]|[[Mark Pitts]]}} |
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| extra2 = Cam Wallace |
| extra2 = {{hlist|Cam Wallace|Happy Perez{{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
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| length2 = 3:41 |
| length2 = 3:41 |
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| title3 = [[Come Together (Chris Brown song)|Come Together]] |
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| title3 = Come Together |
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| note3 = featuring [[H.E.R.]] |
| note3 = featuring [[H.E.R.]] |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|[[H.E.R.|Gabi Wilson]]}} |
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|[[H.E.R.|Gabi Wilson]]}} |
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| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Cardiak]]|[[Hitmaka]]|EVO{{ref|d|[d]}}}} |
| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Cardiak]]|[[Hitmaka]]|EVO{{ref|d|[d]}}|Isaac Wriston{{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
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| length3 = 3:54 |
| length3 = 3:54 |
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| title4 = Temporary Lover |
| title4 = Temporary Lover |
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| note4 = featuring [[Lil Jon]] |
| note4 = featuring [[Lil Jon]] |
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| extra4 = [[Dem Jointz]] |
| extra4 = [[Dem Jointz]] |
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| length4 = 3:17 |
| length4 = 3:17 |
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| title5 = Emerald / Burgundy |
| title5 = Emerald / Burgundy |
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| note5 = featuring [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] and [[Juicy J]] |
| note5 = featuring [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] and [[Juicy J]] |
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| writer5 = {{hlist|Brown| |
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brown|Yusuf Ali Il|[[Feli Ferraro|Felicia Ferraro]]|Bellinger|Omari Akinlolu|[[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]]|[[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]]|[[Christopher Dotson]]}} |
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| extra5 = {{hlist|Part 1 |
| extra5 = {{hlist|<small>Part 1:</small> Storch|[[The Rascals (producers)|The Rascals]]|Soundz{{ref|b|[b]}}<br /><small>Part 2:</small> OG Parker|Hitmaka|Romano}} |
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| length5 = 6:39 |
| length5 = 6:39 |
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| title6 = Red |
| title6 = Red |
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| writer6 = Brown |
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| extra6 = {{hlist|[[Oliver (DJs)|Oligee]]|Wallis Lane|Goldy, Jr.{{ref|a|[a]}}|Shndō{{ref|a|[a]}}|Soundz{{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
| extra6 = {{hlist|[[Oliver (DJs)|Oligee]]|Wallis Lane|Goldy, Jr.{{ref|a|[a]}}|Shndō{{ref|a|[a]}}|Soundz{{ref|b|[b]}}|Xeryus G{{ref|b|[b]}}|Todd Norman{{ref|b|[b]}}|Nicholas Carter{{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
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| length6 = 3:38 |
| length6 = 3:38 |
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| title7 = All I Want |
| title7 = All I Want |
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| note7 = featuring [[Tyga]] |
| note7 = featuring [[Tyga]] |
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| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Tyga|Michael Nguyen-Stevenson |
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Tyga|Michael Nguyen-Stevenson]]}} |
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| extra7 = {{hlist|Wallis Lane|[[Preme]]}} |
| extra7 = {{hlist|Wallis Lane|[[Preme]]}} |
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| length7 = 3:33 |
| length7 = 3:33 |
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| title8 = [[Wobble Up]] |
| title8 = [[Wobble Up]] |
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| note8 = featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]] |
| note8 = featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[G-Eazy]] |
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| writer8 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer8 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]]|[[G-Eazy|Gerald Gillum]]}} |
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| extra8 = [[J.R. Rotem]] |
| extra8 = [[J.R. Rotem]] |
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| length8 = 3:41 |
| length8 = 3:41 |
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| title9 = Need a Stack |
| title9 = Need a Stack |
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| note9 = featuring [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Joyner Lucas]] |
| note9 = featuring [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Joyner Lucas]] |
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| writer9 = {{hlist|Brown|[[ |
| writer9 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Kaan Güneşberk]]|Akinlolu|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]]|[[Joyner Lucas|Gary Lucas]]}} |
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| extra9 = {{hlist|[[Boi-1da]]|[[Frank Dukes]]|Ritter}} |
| extra9 = {{hlist|[[Boi-1da]]|[[Frank Dukes]]|Ritter}} |
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| length9 = 5:28 |
| length9 = 5:28 |
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| title10 = [[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]] |
| title10 = [[Heat (Chris Brown song)|Heat]] |
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| note10 = featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]] |
| note10 = featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]] |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Gunna (rapper)|Sergio Kitchens]] |
| writer10 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Gunna (rapper)|Sergio Kitchens]]}} |
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| extra10 = Buddah Bless |
| extra10 = Buddah Bless |
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| length10 = 3:52 |
| length10 = 3:52 |
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| title11 = [[No Guidance]] |
| title11 = [[No Guidance]] |
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| note11 = featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] |
| note11 = featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] |
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| writer11 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham |
| writer11 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]]|[[Teddy Walton|Travis Walton]]|[[Nija Charles]]|[[Velous|Tyler Bryant]]}} |
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| extra11 = {{hlist|[[Vinylz]]|[[J-Louis]]|[[40 (record producer)|40]]|Walton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
| extra11 = {{hlist|[[Vinylz]]|[[J-Louis]]|[[40 (record producer)|40]]|Walton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
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| length11 = 4:22 |
| length11 = 4:22 |
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| title12 = Girl of My Dreams |
| title12 = Girl of My Dreams |
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| writer12 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer12 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Gabrielle "Goldie" Nowee|Gabrielle Nowee]]}} |
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| extra12 = Snipe Young |
| extra12 = Snipe Young |
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| length12 = 3:22 |
| length12 = 3:22 |
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| title13 = Natural Disaster / Aura |
| title13 = Natural Disaster / Aura |
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| writer13 = Brown |
| writer13 = Brown |
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| extra13 = {{hlist|Part 1 |
| extra13 = {{hlist|<small>Part 1:</small> OG Parker|[[Smash David]]|Romano|Soundz<br /><small>Part 2:</small> Don City|Soundz{{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
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| length13 = 5:03 |
| length13 = 5:03 |
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| title14 = [[Don't Check on Me]] |
| title14 = [[Don't Check on Me]] |
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| note14 = featuring [[Justin Bieber]] and Ink |
| note14 = featuring [[Justin Bieber]] and [[Atia "Ink" Boggs|Ink]] |
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| writer14 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Justin Bieber]]|Boggs}} |
| writer14 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Poo Bear]]|[[Justin Bieber]]|Boggs}} |
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| extra14 = {{hlist|Ink|Sheldon Ferguson}} |
| extra14 = {{hlist|Ink|Sheldon Ferguson}} |
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| length14 = 3:24 |
| length14 = 3:24 |
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| title15 = Sorry Enough |
| title15 = Sorry Enough |
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| writer15 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer15 = {{hlist|Brown|[[The-Dream|Terius Nash]]}} |
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| extra15 = {{hlist|Hitmaka|[[Los Da Mystro]]}} |
| extra15 = {{hlist|Hitmaka|[[Los Da Mystro]]}} |
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| length15 = 4:25 |
| length15 = 4:25 |
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| headline = Disc 2 track listing |
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| total_length = 51:57 |
| total_length = 51:57 |
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| title16 = Juice |
| title16 = Juice |
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| writer16 = {{hlist|Brown|Antonio Stith}} |
| writer16 = {{hlist|Brown|Antonio Stith}} |
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| extra16 = {{hlist|[[The Maven Boys|Zalezy]]|Gonek}} |
| extra16 = {{hlist|[[The Maven Boys|Zalezy]]|Gonek}} |
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| length16 = 3:25 |
| length16 = 3:25 |
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| title17 = You Like That |
| title17 = You Like That |
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| writer17 = Brown |
| writer17 = Brown |
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| extra17 = {{hlist|A1|Chizzy|Soundz}} |
| extra17 = {{hlist|[[Floyd Bentley|A1]]|Chizzy|Soundz}} |
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| length17 = 3:04 |
| length17 = 3:04 |
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| title18 = Troubled Waters |
| title18 = Troubled Waters |
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| writer18 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Dewain Whitmore Jr.|Dewain Whitmore, Jr.]]|Pitts}} |
| writer18 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Dewain Whitmore Jr.|Dewain Whitmore, Jr.]]|Pitts}} |
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| extra18 = {{hlist|[[RoccStar]]|Harris|Almatic}} |
| extra18 = {{hlist|[[RoccStar]]|Harris|Almatic}} |
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| length18 = 3:13 |
| length18 = 3:13 |
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| title19 = Take a Risk |
| title19 = Take a Risk |
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| writer19 = Brown |
| writer19 = Brown |
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| extra19 = {{hlist|Amadeus|DiMuro}} |
| extra19 = {{hlist|Amadeus|DiMuro}} |
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| length19 = 3:32 |
| length19 = 3:32 |
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| title20 = Lurkin' |
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| title20 = Lurkin |
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| note20 = featuring [[Tory Lanez]] |
| note20 = featuring [[Tory Lanez]] |
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| writer20 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer20 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Tory Lanez|Daystar Peterson]]}} |
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| extra20 = Rich Skillz |
| extra20 = Rich Skillz |
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| length20 = 2:49 |
| length20 = 2:49 |
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| title21 = Trust Issues / Act In |
| title21 = Trust Issues / Act In |
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| writer21 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Sage the Gemini|Dominic Woods]]}} |
| writer21 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Sage the Gemini|Dominic Woods]]}} |
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| extra21 = {{hlist|Part 1 |
| extra21 = {{hlist|<small>Part 1:</small> [[Ayo the Producer|Ayo]]|[[Keyz (producer)|Keyz]]|Marco Mavy|Ford<br /><small>Part 2:</small> Cossom|July the Producer}} |
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| length21 = 4:58 |
| length21 = 4:58 |
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| title22 = Cheetah |
| title22 = Cheetah |
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| writer22 = {{hlist|Brown|Floyd Bentley| |
| writer22 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Floyd Bentley|Floyd "A1" Bentley]]|Ellaina Joseph|Bobby Turner, Jr.|Jordan George|[[Lyrica Anderson]]}} |
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| extra22 = {{hlist|A1|Chizzy}} |
| extra22 = {{hlist|A1|Chizzy}} |
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| length22 = 2:35 |
| length22 = 2:35 |
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| title23 = [[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]] |
| title23 = [[Undecided (Chris Brown song)|Undecided]] |
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| writer23 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer23 = {{hlist|Brown|Ferraro|Stith}} |
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| extra23 = {{hlist|Storch|[[Avedon (record producer)|Avedon]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
| extra23 = {{hlist|Storch|[[Avedon (record producer)|Avedon]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
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| length23 = 3:05 |
| length23 = 3:05 |
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| title24 = BP / No Judgement |
| title24 = BP / No Judgement |
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| writer24 = Brown |
| writer24 = {{hlist|Brown|Orlando Williamson|Akinlolu|Michael Gomez}} |
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| extra24 = {{hlist|Part 1 |
| extra24 = {{hlist|<small>Part 1:</small> [[808 Mafia|DY]]|[[808 Mafia|Gezin]]|Onlyxne<br /><small>Part 2:</small> Williamson|Thomas}} |
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| length24 = 6:20 |
| length24 = 6:20 |
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| title25 = Side Nigga |
| title25 = Side Nigga |
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| writer25 = Brown |
| writer25 = Brown |
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| extra25 = {{hlist|Wallis Lane|Smash David|Nick Fouryn{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ambroff{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
| extra25 = {{hlist|Wallis Lane|Smash David|Nick Fouryn{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ambroff{{ref|a|[a]}}|Angelo Arce {{ref|b|[b]}}|Michael Washington{{ref|b|[b]}}|Ervin Garcia {{ref|b|[b]}}}} |
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| length25 = 3:55 |
| length25 = 3:55 |
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| title26 = Throw It Back |
| title26 = Throw It Back |
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| writer26 = Brown |
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| writer26 = {{hlist|Brown|[[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]|George Clinton III|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton, Jr.]]|[[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]]|[[Garry Shider]]|[[Parliament-Funkadelic|David Spradley]]|[[Bernie Worrell|Bernard Worrell]]|[[Philippé Wynne|Philippé Wynn]]}} |
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| extra26 = J.R. Rotem |
| extra26 = J.R. Rotem |
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| length26 = 3:06 |
| length26 = 3:06 |
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| title27 = All on Me |
| title27 = All on Me |
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| writer27 = Brown |
| writer27 = Brown |
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| extra27 = {{hlist|Snipe Young|Soundz}} |
| extra27 = {{hlist|Snipe Young|Soundz}} |
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| length27 = 3:51 |
| length27 = 3:51 |
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| title28 = Sexy |
| title28 = Sexy |
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| note28 = featuring [[Trey Songz]] |
| note28 = featuring [[Trey Songz]] |
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| writer28 = {{hlist|Brown |
| writer28 = {{hlist|Brown|Christina Gandy-Rogers|[[Trey Songz|Tremaine Neverson]]}} |
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| extra28 = [[D. A. Doman]] |
| extra28 = {{hlist|[[D. A. Doman]]|Matthew Haze{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
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| length28 = 4:18 |
| length28 = 4:18 |
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| title29 = Let’s Smoke |
| title29 = Let’s Smoke |
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| note29 = Physical Edition bonus track |
| note29 = <small>Physical Edition bonus track</small> |
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| writer29 = Brown |
| writer29 = Brown |
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| extra29 = Rich Skillz |
| extra29 = Rich Skillz |
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| length29 = 3:08 |
| length29 = 3:08 |
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| title30 = Early 2K |
| title30 = Early 2K |
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| note30 = featuring [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]] |
| note30 = featuring [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]] |
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| writer30 = {{hlist|Brown|Bellinger|[[Tank (American singer)|Durrell Babbs]]}} |
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| writer30 = {{hlist|Brown|Anita McCloud|Storch|[[D4L|Richard Sims]]|[[Faheem Najm]]|Bellinger|van den Ende|Jarvis Griffin|[[Lil Scrappy|Darryl Richardson]]|[[Harold Ray Brown|Harold Brown]]|[[Lee Oskar|Lee Levitin]]|Morris Dickerson|[[Rikrok|Rickardo Ducent]]|Brian Thompson|[[War (American band)|Charles Miller]]|[[Shaggy (musician)|Orville Burrell]]|Shaun Pizzonia|[[Howard E. Scott|Howard Scott]]|[[War (American band)|Thomas Allen]]|[[Lonnie Jordan|Jordan Lonnie]]|Miguel Willis|Jonathan Smith|Reginald Jones|[[Yung Joc|Jasiel Robinson]]|Charles|[[Tank (American singer)|Durrell Babbs]]|Kameron Houff|[[Ne-Yo|Shaffer Smith]]|[[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]]|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]|[[Bernie Worrell|George Worrell]]|Edmund Clement|Alphonso Bailey|[[Isaac Hayes III]]|[[YoungBloodZ|Sean Joseph]]|[[E-40|Earl Stevens]]}} |
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| extra30 = {{hlist|Storch|Avedon{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
| extra30 = {{hlist|Storch|Avedon{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |
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| length30 = 3:46 |
| length30 = 3:46 |
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}} |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = Bonus tracks |
| headline = Bonus tracks |
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| extra_column = Producer(s) |
| extra_column = Producer(s) |
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| collapsed = yes |
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| total_length = 62:02 |
| total_length = 62:02 |
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| title32 = Part of the Plan |
| title32 = Part of the Plan |
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| writer32 = {{hlist|Brown|Turner, Jr. |
| writer32 = {{hlist|Brown|Turner, Jr.|Anderson}} |
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| extra32 = {{hlist|A1|Chizzy|ISM|Jones}} |
| extra32 = {{hlist|A1|Chizzy|ISM|Jones}} |
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| length32 = 3:03 |
| length32 = 3:03 |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = Extended edition track listing |
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| headline = Extended edition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/indigo-extended/1481623861|title=Indigo (Extended) by Chris Brown|website=Apple Music|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> |
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| extra_column = Producer(s) |
| extra_column = Producer(s) |
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| total_length = 35:21 |
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| title1 = Lower Body |
| title1 = Lower Body |
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| note1 = featuring [[Davido]] |
| note1 = featuring [[Davido]] |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Davido|David Adeleke]]|Tiffany McKie}} |
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| extra1 = [[Kiddominant]] |
| extra1 = [[Kiddominant]] |
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| length1 = 3:03 |
| length1 = 3:03 |
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| title2 = Overtime |
| title2 = Overtime |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown|Sean Small|Martin Aiono|Theron Thomas|Timothy Thomas}} |
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| extra2 = Sam Sumser |
| extra2 = Sam Sumser |
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| length2 = 4:35 |
| length2 = 4:35 |
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| title3 = Under the Influence |
| title3 = [[Under the Influence (Chris Brown song)|Under the Influence]] |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|Adeleke|McKie}} |
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| extra3 = Kiddominant |
| extra3 = Kiddominant |
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| length3 = 3:04 |
| length3 = 3:04 |
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| title4 = Outy When I Drive / Blamed |
| title4 = Outy When I Drive / Blamed |
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| note4 = featuring [[Rich the Kid]], [[Yella Beezy]] and [[Sage the Gemini]] |
| note4 = featuring [[Rich the Kid]], [[Yella Beezy]] and [[Sage the Gemini]] |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|Brown|Aaron Rogers|Alex Petit|Dimitri Roger|Dominic Woods|Michael Hernandez|Nigel Sparkes|Rashad Johnson}} |
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| extra4 = {{hlist|Foreign Teck|[[CashMoneyAP]]|[[Cubeatz]]|The Breed}} |
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| extra4 = {{hlist|Foreign Teck|[[CashMoneyAP]]|[[Cubeatz]]|the Breed}} |
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| length4 = 6:30 |
| length4 = 6:30 |
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| title5 = Nose Dive |
| title5 = Nose Dive |
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| note5 = featuring [[DaniLeigh]] |
| note5 = featuring [[DaniLeigh]] |
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| |
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brown|[[DaniLeigh|Danielle Leigh Curiel]]|Omari Massenburg}} |
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| extra5 = {{hlist|Caleb "Khemasis" Nordelus|Ellery "EMack" McKinney}} |
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| length5 = 3:18 |
| length5 = 3:18 |
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| title6 = Flashbacks |
| title6 = Flashbacks |
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| writer6 = {{hlist|Brown|Elliott Trent|Lyndsey Haze|Michael Holmes|Omololu Akinlolu}} |
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| extra6 = {{hlist|DZL|RyKeyz}} |
| extra6 = {{hlist|DZL|RyKeyz}} |
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| length6 = 2:52 |
| length6 = 2:52 |
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| title7 = Problem with You |
| title7 = Problem with You |
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| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|Adele Elysee|Justin Thomas}} |
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| extra7 = D.A. Doman |
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| extra7 = [[D.A. Got That Dope|D.A. Doman]] |
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| length7 = 2:14 |
| length7 = 2:14 |
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| title8 = Going at It |
| title8 = Going at It |
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| writer8 = Brown |
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| extra8 = D.A. Doman |
| extra8 = D.A. Doman |
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| length8 = 2:48 |
| length8 = 2:48 |
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| title9 = Technology |
| title9 = Technology |
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| writer9 = {{hlist|Brown|Bobby Joseph Turner, Jr.}} |
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| extra9 = {{hlist|Ashley Valentine|Melvin Moore|A1}} |
| extra9 = {{hlist|Ashley Valentine|Melvin Moore|A1}} |
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| length9 = 3:28 |
| length9 = 3:28 |
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| title10 = Tell Me How You Feel |
| title10 = Tell Me How You Feel |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Brown|Andre Robertson|Cardell McManus|[[Tory Lanez|Daystar Peterson]]|Kenneth Coby}} |
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| note10 = featuring [[Tory Lanez]] |
| note10 = featuring [[Tory Lanez]] |
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| extra10 = {{hlist|Th3ory|Bizness Boi|Ye Ali}} |
| extra10 = {{hlist|Th3ory|Bizness Boi|Ye Ali}} |
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* {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies an uncredited co-producer |
* {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies an uncredited co-producer |
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* {{sup|{{note|d|[d]}}}} signifies an uncredited additional producer |
* {{sup|{{note|d|[d]}}}} signifies an uncredited additional producer |
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* "Let's Smoke" was not included on streaming versions of the album internationally nor on Apple Music in the US; thus the track listing was cut down to 32 songs (42 including the |
* "Let's Smoke" was not included on streaming versions of the album internationally nor on Apple Music in the US; thus the track listing was cut down to 32 songs (42 including the extended edition). |
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* "Indigo |
* "Indigo" features uncredited background vocals by [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]] |
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* "Trust Issues" features uncredited vocals by [[Sage the Gemini]] |
* "Trust Issues" features uncredited vocals by [[Sage the Gemini]] |
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* "Juice" features background vocals by Tone Stith |
* "Juice" features background vocals by [[Tone Stith]] |
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* "Undecided" features background vocals by Felicia Ferraro |
* "Undecided" features background vocals by Felicia Ferraro |
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* "Come Together" contains a sample from "Don't Stop", written by [[One Way (American band)|Albert Hudson]], as performed by [[One Way (American band)|One Way]]. |
* "Come Together" contains a sample from "Don't Stop", written by [[One Way (American band)|Albert Hudson]], as performed by [[One Way (American band)|One Way]]. |
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* "Temporary Lover" contains a sample from "I Want To Thank You", written by [[One Way (American band)|Kevin McCord]], as performed by [[Alicia Myers]]. |
* "Temporary Lover" contains a sample from "I Want To Thank You", written by [[One Way (American band)|Kevin McCord]], as performed by [[Alicia Myers]]. |
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* "Emerald" contains a portion of the composition "[[Triggerman Beat|Drag Rap (Triggerman)]]", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by |
* "Emerald" contains a portion of the composition "[[Triggerman Beat|Drag Rap (Triggerman)]]", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by the Showboys. |
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* "All I Want" contains a sample from "[[How's It Goin' Down]]", written by Anthony Fields, and [[DMX (rapper)|Earl Simmons]], as performed by [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]]. |
* "All I Want" contains a sample from "[[How's It Goin' Down]]", written by Anthony Fields, and [[DMX (rapper)|Earl Simmons]], as performed by [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]]. |
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* "Wobble Up" contains samples from "Monkey on the D$CK", written by [[Magnolia Shorty|Renetta Lowe]], and [[Mannie Fresh|Byron Thomas]], as performed by [[Magnolia Shorty]] and "Wishing on a Star ("Dancin" Danny D Remix)", written by [[The Undisputed Truth|Billie Calvin]], as performed by Fresh Four. |
* "Wobble Up" contains samples from "Monkey on the D$CK", written by [[Magnolia Shorty|Renetta Lowe]], and [[Mannie Fresh|Byron Thomas]], as performed by [[Magnolia Shorty]] and "Wishing on a Star ("Dancin" Danny D Remix)", written by [[The Undisputed Truth|Billie Calvin]], as performed by Fresh Four. |
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* "Need a Stack" contains a portion of the composition "[[Back That Thang Up|Back That Azz Up]]", written by [[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]], and [[Mannie Fresh|Byron Thomas]], as performed by [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]. |
* "Need a Stack" contains a portion of the composition "[[Back That Thang Up|Back That Azz Up]]", written by [[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]], and [[Mannie Fresh|Byron Thomas]], as performed by [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]. |
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* "No Guidance" contains uncredited |
* "No Guidance" contains an uncredited sample from "Before I Die", written and performed by Che Ecru.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/chris-brown-drake-s-no-guidance-samples-che-ecru-s-before-i-die|title=Chris Brown & Drake Collaborate for the First Time Since 2014 on "No Guidance"|work=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|last1=Mench|first1=Chris|last2=Rinder|first2=Grant|date=June 8, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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* "Sorry Enough" contains a sample from "[[Grindin']]", written by [[Chad Hugo|Charles Hugo]], [[No Malice|Gene Thornton]], [[Pusha T|Terrance Thornton]], and [[Pharrell Williams]], as performed by [[Clipse]]. |
* "Sorry Enough" contains a sample from "[[Grindin']]", written by [[Chad Hugo|Charles Hugo]], [[No Malice|Gene Thornton]], [[Pusha T|Terrance Thornton]], and [[Pharrell Williams]], as performed by [[Clipse]]. |
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* "Undecided" contains a sample from "[[I Love Your Smile]]", written by Jarvis Barker, Sylvester Jackson, [[Shanice]] Knox, and [[Narada Michael Walden|Narada Walden]], as performed by [[Shanice]]. |
* "Undecided" contains a sample from "[[I Love Your Smile]]", written by Jarvis Barker, Sylvester Jackson, [[Shanice]] Knox, and [[Narada Michael Walden|Narada Walden]], as performed by [[Shanice]]. |
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* "Throw It Back" contains a sample from "[[Back & Forth (Aaliyah song)|Back & Forth]]", written by [[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]], George Clinton III, [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton |
* "Throw It Back" contains a sample from "[[Back & Forth (Aaliyah song)|Back & Forth]]", written by [[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]], George Clinton III, [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton Jr.]], [[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]], [[Garry Shider]], [[Parliament-Funkadelic|David Spradley]], [[Bernie Worrell|Bernard Worrell]], and [[Philippé Wynne|Philippé Wynn]], as performed by [[Aaliyah]]. |
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* "Let's Smoke" contains a sample from "Back Pocket", written by [[Vulfpeck|Jack Stratton]], as performed by [[Vulfpeck]]. |
* "Let's Smoke" contains a sample from "Back Pocket", written by [[Vulfpeck|Jack Stratton]], as performed by [[Vulfpeck]]. |
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* "Troubled Waters" contains a sample from "Get Me Back on Time (Engine Number 9)", written and performed by [[Wilson Pickett]]. |
* "Troubled Waters" contains a sample from "Get Me Back on Time (Engine Number 9)", written and performed by [[Wilson Pickett]]. |
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* "Early 2K" contains an interpolation of "[[Beep (Bobby Valentino song)|Beep]]", performed by [[Bobby V]], "Chillin' on the Westside", performed by [[Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.]], "[[It Wasn't Me]]", performed by [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')]], performed by [[T-Pain]], "[[Let Me Love You (Mario song)|Let Me Love You]]", performed by [[Mario (singer)|Mario]], "[[U Remind Me]]" and [[Lay You Down]], performed by [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], "[[Maybe I Deserve]]" and "Slowly", performed by [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], "[[Peaches & Cream (112 song)|Peaches & Cream]]", performed by [[112 (band)|112]], "[[In Those Jeans]]", performed by [[Ginuwine]], "[[Crazy in Love]]", performed by [[Beyoncé]], "[[Bed (J. Holiday song)|Bed]]", performed by [[J. Holiday]], "[[So Gone]]", performed by [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], and "[[What About Us? (Brandy song)|What About Us]]", performed by [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]. |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="Liner"/><ref name="Tidal"/> |
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'''Instrumentation''' |
'''Instrumentation''' |
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* Lee England Jr – violin {{small|(track 24,27,32)}} |
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* Happy Perez – guitar {{small|(track 2)}} |
* Happy Perez – guitar {{small|(track 2)}} |
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* Xeryus Gittens – guitar {{small|(track 6)}} |
* Xeryus Gittens – guitar {{small|(track 6)}} |
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* Michael Washington – keyboards {{small|(track 25)}} |
* Michael Washington – keyboards {{small|(track 25)}} |
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* Ervin Garcia – guitar {{small|(track 25)}} |
* Ervin Garcia – guitar {{small|(track 25)}} |
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* Giancarlo "EVO" Evola |
* Giancarlo "EVO" Evola – guitar {{small|(track 3)}} |
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'''Technical''' |
'''Technical''' |
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* [[Chris Brown]] – creative direction |
* [[Chris Brown]] – creative direction |
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* Courtney Walter – creative direction, art direction, design |
* Courtney Walter – creative direction, art direction, design |
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* Ryan Latrell Johnson – creative direction, stylist, songwriting |
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* Miosge – creative direction, photography |
* Miosge – creative direction, photography |
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* Saturno – cover illustration |
* Saturno – cover illustration |
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==Charts== |
==Charts== |
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===Weekly charts=== |
===Weekly charts=== |
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|+Weekly chart performance for ''Indigo'' |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2019) |
! scope="col"| Chart (2019) |
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |
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{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Chris Brown|album=Indigo|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Chris Brown|album=Indigo|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
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! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www. |
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart/2019-07-08 | title=ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Albums Chart }}</ref> |
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| 1 |
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{{album chart|Italy|60|artist=Chris Brown|album=Indigo|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Italy|60|artist=Chris Brown|album=Indigo|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
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|- |
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! |
!scope="row"|Japanese Digital Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/376617/rank/dia/|title=クリス・ブラウンのランキング情報|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=April 16, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416084345/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/376617/rank/dia/|archive-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> |
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|29 |
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! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|website=Agata.lt|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
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| 33 |
| 33 |
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{{album chart|Scotland|37|date=20190705|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|37|date=20190705|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2019}} |
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! scope="row"| South Korean Albums ([[Gaon Album Chart|Gaon]])<ref> |
! scope="row"| South Korean Albums ([[Gaon Album Chart|Gaon]])<ref>https://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=26&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week {{bare URL inline|date=March 2024}}</ref> |
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2019}} |
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! scope="row"| [[TurnTable Top 50|Nigerian Albums]] (''[[TurnTable]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nigeria Top 50 Albums|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 |magazine=[[TurnTable]] |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> |
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===Year-end charts=== |
===Year-end charts=== |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2019) |
! scope="col"| Chart (2019) |
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! scope="col"| Position |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www. |
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2019/albums-chart | title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart }}</ref> |
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| 69 |
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! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{ |
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/urban-albums-chart |title=2019 ARIA Urban Albums Chart|access-date=2020-01-10 |archive-date=2020-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111005828/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/urban-albums-chart |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| 16 |
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref |
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref name="auto3">[https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2019-12-31 nztop40.co.nz]</ref> |
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| 33 |
| 33 |
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Indigo is the ninth studio album by American singer Chris Brown, released on June 28, 2019, by RCA Records.[1] The album is his second double album as well as a follow-up to his eighth album Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017). Brown enlisted and worked with several producers, including Smash David, Soundz, Hitmaka, Boi-1da, Scott Storch, OG Parker and many others. The album also features several guest appearances, including Nicki Minaj, G-Eazy, Tory Lanez, Tyga, Justin Bieber, Juicy J, Juvenile, H.E.R, Tank, Davido, Rich the Kid, Yella Beezy, Sage the Gemini, DaniLeigh, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas, Ink, Gunna, Trey Songz and Drake.
The recording sessions for the album began in 2018 and ended in May 2019. Musically, Indigo is an R&B album that incorporates a diverse range of genres including pop, Afrobeats, dancehall, trap and bounce music. The lyrical content explores themes of spiritual love, sex, energy and vibrations. The album features a supernatural and spiritual imagery conceived by Brown, and handled by graffiti artist Saturno, visual artist Jeff Cole, and 3D artists Circle Circle Math and Sarper Baran. Indigo garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Brown's vocal performances as well as the album's production and sound; however, some criticized its structure.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it his third number-one album in the US, and first in seven years, since Fortune (2012). Indigo is certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which makes this Brown's sixth multi-platinum selling album. Six official singles were released from Indigo, including: "Undecided", "Back to Love", "Wobble Up", featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy, "No Guidance", featuring Drake, and "Heat", featuring Gunna. "No Guidance" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and became the highest-charting song from the album on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 5, and topping the Rhythmic Airplay chart, until being unseated by the following released single, "Heat", at the top spot. In 2022, the song "Under the Influence", featured in the extended edition of the album, emerged as a sleeper hit, achieving significant international success. After gaining commercial success, the song was officially released as a single, roughly three years following its original release.
Background and recording
[edit]In December 2017, soon after releasing his first double-disc, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Brown started to work on new material.[5][6] At the start of 2018, he worked on two collaborative mixtapes, that ultimately went unreleased—one with R&B singer Jacquees and the other with rapper Joyner Lucas. During this time, he was also recording new material for his upcoming solo project, which was rumored to be titled Indigo.[7]
The official recording sessions for the project, after the drafting of its concept, began in August 2018, at the end of the "Heartbreak on a Full Moon tour", with "Undecided" being the first song composed following the idealization of the album.[8] Two songs from the extended edition, which was released three months after the original album, were composed a few years earlier: "Technology" was recorded in 2016, while "Going at It" in December 2017. The album was fully recorded and mixed at Calabasas Sound in Los Angeles, with the exception of "Undecided", being recorded and mixed at Brown's home studio, named CBE Studios.[9]
Prior to its release the singer said that Indigo would focus on "energy, love, light, and happiness", saying that it reminded him of his previous albums Chris Brown, Graffiti and F.A.M.E..[10] Brown revealed during an Instagram live that the album's title is connected to the color indigo being a symbol of spirituality and inner awakening, as well as being tied in with the concept of indigo children.[11]
Music and lyrics
[edit]Indigo is an R&B album, which tends to a slightly more pop sound than its predecessor Heartbreak on a Full Moon,[3] also containing elements of dancehall and Afrobeats.[12] Barry Walters of Spin found some songs of the album, such as "Indigo", "BP" and "Heat", to be a merge of "classic R&B sound and stylistic, with late 2010s trap influences".[13] The album showcases a variety of productions that incorporate the percussive elements of dancehall and bounce music, evident in tracks such as "You Like That", "Need a Stack", "Juice", "Wobble Up", "Back to Love" and "Lurkin'".[14] Exclaim!'s Mike Juliano highlighted the "distinctive use of pitch shifted background vocals" on several tracks.[14]
The first section of Indigo features different tracks named after colors, each crafted to depict the emotions associated with those hues. The album includes four two-part songs: "Emerald/Burgundy," "Natural Disaster/Aura," "Trust Issues/Act In," and "BP/No Judgment".[15] Some of Indigo's themes reflect a hopeful transformation that emerges after a challenging phase in a person's life. In many parts of the album, the singer explores how love intertwines with his spiritual awakening.[13] According to A.D. Amorosi of The Inquirer, the album's themes mix spiritual enlightenment with sexuality.[13] In contrast to Brown's previous album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Indigo shifts away from the raw and personal songwriting, and dark and sultry mood, embracing a more lighthearted sound and tone, still having few introspective songs like "All on Me" and "Don't Check on Me" that give a closer look at Brown's trials and tribulations.[16]
Artwork
[edit]The cover art for the album was revealed on May 14, 2019, along with the back cover. The front cover artwork was designed by graffiti artist Saturno and features a purple-haired Chris Brown's face in space, surrounded by fictional monsters and flying saucers, while the back cover, designed by visual artist Jeff Cole, continues the supernatural theme with a levitating body over a pyramid.[17] The interior illustrations of the CD were created by 3D artists and concept designers Circle Circle Math and Sarper Baran, who collaborated on a photoshoot by Jake Miosge, Brown's official tour photographer.[18][19] Saturno explained in 2021 that Brown wanted to convey "The Indigo Generation" as the concept with crystal glass text. "On the cover, you can see human consciousness, religion, political powers, greed, indoctrination, obsolete education, and new era awakening. I placed Pisces and Aquarius constellations, ... a mythological being with armor that represents the superior intelligence, ...aliens in flying saucers, ... 11:11 the number of the angel.... All of the details and figures of the artwork are connected to that world and have a meaning".[20]
Release and promotion
[edit]In December 2017, Brown showed that he was working on new songs teasing a "Michael Jackson-inspired" song on his Instagram profile, filming a video from his studio and playing the song supposedly called "Afterlife".[5][6] During the first months of 2018, he posted snippets of unreleased tracks, indicating that he was working on two collaborative mixtapes, one with Jacquees, and another one with Joyner Lucas, as well as working on his album, rumored to be called Indigo.[7]
In January 2019, Brown announced a new deal with his label RCA Records, becoming one of the youngest artists to own his masters at age 29.[21] Indigo was announced as the first album on this deal, with the release of the first single "Undecided" on January 4, 2019.[22] Three days later Brown stated in an Instagram post that his new album would not be as lengthy as Heartbreak on a Full Moon.[10]
He later previewed and released the second official single from the album, "Back to Love", on April 11, 2019.[23][24][25] The following week he released the third single from the album, "Wobble Up", featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy,[26] announcing that the album would be released in June, also confirming a summer tour with Nicki Minaj, that ended up never happening.[27][28] On May 2, 2019, Brown announced the list of artists featured on the album, including Tory Lanez, Sage the Gemini, Tyga, Justin Bieber, Juicy J, Juvenile, H.E.R, Tank, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas, Gunna and Drake.[29] Some of these collaborations garnered significant media attention, especially the one with Drake, due to the public feud that had persisted between the two artists for several years.[30][31][32] Two days later the singer revealed that Indigo would be a 30-track album, in reference to his 30th birthday.[33]
During Brown's birthday party on May 5, 2019, the singer previewed several songs from the album, and announced its release for June 21, 2019, later admitting a possible postponement to a week later, on June 28.[34][35] He later revealed the artwork of the album and its track list between May and June 2019.[36][37] On June 8, Brown released "No Guidance" featuring Drake as a single.[38] It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Chris Brown's 15th top-ten song, and becoming his highest-charting song as a lead artist since 2013's "Loyal" as well.[39]
Indigo was released on June 28, 2019. Following its release, the album did not receive any promotion through interviews or television appearances, making it Brown's first album to be promoted without any public appearances, outside his social media accounts. In August, he hinted an upcoming deluxe version of the album, which he officially confirmed on September 27.[40] On October 4, 2019, Brown released an expanded version of Indigo entitled Indigo Extended, which included 10 additional songs, making the extended version a total of 42 songs.[41]
In January 2020 Brown announced on his Instagram profile that the album was about to get a "mini movie" visual version.[42] Later on March 9, 2020, he confirmed its working posting a short video snippet of futuristic graphics accompanied by the song "Red". He captioned the video with "INDIGO MOVIE STARTS PRODUCTION SOON".[43][44] However the mini movie ended up never happening, with speculations that it didn't because of the starting of COVID-19 pandemic.[45]
Tour
[edit]On June 10, 2019, Chris Brown announced an official headlining concert tour where he performed the album throughout United States, titled "Indigoat Tour". The tour began on August 20 in Portland, Oregon, at Moda Center, and ended on October 19 in Anaheim, California, at the Honda Center. The opening acts for the tour were Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, Joyner Lucas and Yella Beezy.[46]
Reception
[edit]Jay Cridlin of Tampa Bay Times said that the concert was "a guilty pleasure", wondering if enjoying his stage presence should be wrong, considering the controversies surrounding his public figure, expressing "At what point do we -- can we, should we -- forget about the blowups and restraining orders, and just marvel at the way Brown splits into a backflip and kick-spins a 360 during 'Drunk Texting'?".[47]
The tour was considered a success, grossing over $30,100,000 in its 37 shows, selling out most of the venues, and being the third most successful hip-hop tour of 2019, after Travis Scott's "Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour" and Eminem's "Rapture 2019"[48]
Critical reception
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AllMusic | [3] |
HipHopDX | 2.9/5[14] |
The Inquirer | [13] |
Indigo received a mixed to positive critical reception upon its release. Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that "Not quite as extravagant as the preceding Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Chris Brown's ninth album is merely two hours in length. That still allows more than enough space for the singer to sufficiently cover each one of his modes. Pleasure-seeking club tracks, entitled slow jams, tormented ballads, and yearning pop-R&B love songs -- the last of which still match up best with his voice, virtually unchanged during the last decade -- are all plentiful."[49]
In a positive review, Urban Islandz wrote that the singer "elevated himself to R&B king status" with the album.[50] The Inquirer while reviewing Indigo stated that: "Brown knows how to craft cleverly innovative soul and market his notoriety".[13] HipHopDX ranked it fourth best R&B album of 2019,[51] praising the album's sound, Brown's performances and numerous collaborations, but criticizing its duration, and perceived disorganization, writing that the album features "Brown laying down A1 vocals all across its gross two-hour runtime" continuing by saying that the album is a "whiteboard of ideas and nobody bothered to find the dry eraser".[14] Rated R&B also ranked it among the best R&B albums of the year.[52] Danny Schwartz of HotNewHipHop defined Indigo and its predecessor Heartbreak on a Full Moon as "late-decade leviathans".[53]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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47th American Music Awards | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | [54] |
Billboard Music Awards of 2020 | Top R&B Album | Nominated | [55] |
Soul Train Music Awards of 2019 | Album of the Year | Nominated | [56] |
Commercial performance
[edit]In the United States, Indigo debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units, which included 28,000 pure album sales in its first week, making it his third number-one album in the country.[57] The album also accumulated 97.95 million on-demand audio streams in the United States for its track list of 32 songs.[57] In its second week, the album remained in the top ten and fell to number three, earning just under 50,000 album-equivalent units.[58] In its third week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units that week.[59] Just over a month after its release, Indigo generated over 1 billion streams.[60] On December 9, 2019, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[61] Indigo was the nineteenth best-selling album of the year according to Hits, moved a total of 903,000 album-equivalent units by the end of 2019, including 84,000 pure album sales, 378,000 song sales, 1,029 billion audio-on-demand streams, and 112 million video-on-demand streams.[62] In 2024, it was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, which makes this Brown's sixth multi-platinum selling album.[63] Indigo became Chris Brown's longest-running album on the Billboard 200, spending over 180 weeks on the chart.[64]
In Australia, the album opened at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Brown's sixth top-ten album in the country.[65] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, Brown's seventh top-ten album on the chart.[66]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Indigo" | 3:12 | ||
2. | "Back to Love" |
| 3:41 | |
3. | "Come Together" (featuring H.E.R.) |
| 3:54 | |
4. | "Temporary Lover" (featuring Lil Jon) |
| Dem Jointz | 3:17 |
5. | "Emerald / Burgundy" (featuring Juvenile and Juicy J) |
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| 6:39 |
6. | "Red" | Brown | 3:38 | |
7. | "All I Want" (featuring Tyga) |
| 3:33 | |
8. | "Wobble Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy) | J.R. Rotem | 3:41 | |
9. | "Need a Stack" (featuring Lil Wayne and Joyner Lucas) |
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10. | "Heat" (featuring Gunna) |
| Buddah Bless | 3:52 |
11. | "No Guidance" (featuring Drake) | 4:22 | ||
12. | "Girl of My Dreams" |
| Snipe Young | 3:22 |
13. | "Natural Disaster / Aura" | Brown |
| 5:03 |
14. | "Don't Check on Me" (featuring Justin Bieber and Ink) |
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| 3:24 |
15. | "Sorry Enough" |
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| 4:25 |
Total length: | 61:28 |
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16. | "Juice" |
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17. | "You Like That" | Brown |
| 3:04 |
18. | "Troubled Waters" |
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19. | "Take a Risk" | Brown |
| 3:32 |
20. | "Lurkin'" (featuring Tory Lanez) |
| Rich Skillz | 2:49 |
21. | "Trust Issues / Act In" |
| 4:58 | |
22. | "Cheetah" |
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| 2:35 |
23. | "Undecided" |
| 3:05 | |
24. | "BP / No Judgement" |
| 6:20 | |
25. | "Side Nigga" | Brown | 3:55 | |
26. | "Throw It Back" | Brown | J.R. Rotem | 3:06 |
27. | "All on Me" | Brown |
| 3:51 |
28. | "Sexy" (featuring Trey Songz) |
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| 4:18 |
29. | "Let’s Smoke" (Physical Edition bonus track) | Brown | Rich Skillz | 3:08 |
30. | "Early 2K" (featuring Tank) |
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| 3:46 |
Total length: | 51:57 |
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31. | "Dear God" | Brown | Smash David | 4:02 |
32. | "Part of the Plan" |
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33. | "Play Catch Up" | Brown | 3:00 | |
Total length: | 62:02 |
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1. | "Lower Body" (featuring Davido) |
| Kiddominant | 3:03 |
2. | "Overtime" |
| Sam Sumser | 4:35 |
3. | "Under the Influence" |
| Kiddominant | 3:04 |
4. | "Outy When I Drive / Blamed" (featuring Rich the Kid, Yella Beezy and Sage the Gemini) |
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5. | "Nose Dive" (featuring DaniLeigh) |
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6. | "Flashbacks" |
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| 2:52 |
7. | "Problem with You" |
| D.A. Doman | 2:14 |
8. | "Going at It" | Brown | D.A. Doman | 2:48 |
9. | "Technology" |
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| 3:28 |
10. | "Tell Me How You Feel" (featuring Tory Lanez) |
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| 3:29 |
Total length: | 35:21 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- ^[b] signifies an additional producer
- ^[c] signifies an uncredited co-producer
- ^[d] signifies an uncredited additional producer
- "Let's Smoke" was not included on streaming versions of the album internationally nor on Apple Music in the US; thus the track listing was cut down to 32 songs (42 including the extended edition).
- "Indigo" features uncredited background vocals by Tank
- "Trust Issues" features uncredited vocals by Sage the Gemini
- "Juice" features background vocals by Tone Stith
- "Undecided" features background vocals by Felicia Ferraro
Sample credits
- "Come Together" contains a sample from "Don't Stop", written by Albert Hudson, as performed by One Way.
- "Temporary Lover" contains a sample from "I Want To Thank You", written by Kevin McCord, as performed by Alicia Myers.
- "Emerald" contains a portion of the composition "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by the Showboys.
- "All I Want" contains a sample from "How's It Goin' Down", written by Anthony Fields, and Earl Simmons, as performed by DMX.
- "Wobble Up" contains samples from "Monkey on the D$CK", written by Renetta Lowe, and Byron Thomas, as performed by Magnolia Shorty and "Wishing on a Star ("Dancin" Danny D Remix)", written by Billie Calvin, as performed by Fresh Four.
- "Need a Stack" contains a portion of the composition "Back That Azz Up", written by Dwayne Carter, Terius Gray, and Byron Thomas, as performed by Juvenile.
- "No Guidance" contains an uncredited sample from "Before I Die", written and performed by Che Ecru.[67]
- "Sorry Enough" contains a sample from "Grindin'", written by Charles Hugo, Gene Thornton, Terrance Thornton, and Pharrell Williams, as performed by Clipse.
- "Undecided" contains a sample from "I Love Your Smile", written by Jarvis Barker, Sylvester Jackson, Shanice Knox, and Narada Walden, as performed by Shanice.
- "Throw It Back" contains a sample from "Back & Forth", written by Robert Kelly, George Clinton III, George Clinton Jr., William Collins, Garry Shider, David Spradley, Bernard Worrell, and Philippé Wynn, as performed by Aaliyah.
- "Let's Smoke" contains a sample from "Back Pocket", written by Jack Stratton, as performed by Vulfpeck.
- "Troubled Waters" contains a sample from "Get Me Back on Time (Engine Number 9)", written and performed by Wilson Pickett.
- "Early 2K" contains an interpolation of "Beep", performed by Bobby V, "Chillin' on the Westside", performed by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., "It Wasn't Me", performed by Shaggy, Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin'), performed by T-Pain, "Let Me Love You", performed by Mario, "U Remind Me" and Lay You Down, performed by Usher, "Maybe I Deserve" and "Slowly", performed by Tank, "Peaches & Cream", performed by 112, "In Those Jeans", performed by Ginuwine, "Crazy in Love", performed by Beyoncé, "Bed", performed by J. Holiday, "So Gone", performed by Monica, and "What About Us", performed by Brandy.
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Charts
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[106] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[107] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[108] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[109] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[110] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[111] | 3× Platinum | 45,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[112] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[113] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[114] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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