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'''''Utopia'''''<!-- we disregard stylizations per [[MOS:CAPS]] --> is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Travis Scott]]. It was released through [[Cactus Jack Records|Cactus Jack]] and [[Epic Records]] on July 28, 2023. The album features guest appearances from [[Teezo Touchdown]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Playboi Carti]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Rob49]], [[21 Savage]], [[the Weeknd]], [[Swae Lee]], [[Yung Lean]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Young Thug]], [[Westside Gunn]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Bad Bunny]], [[SZA]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], and [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=July 28, 2023 |title='Utopia' Is Here -- Listen to Travis Scott's Long-Awaited New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/travis-scott-utopia-album-1234796272/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728175557/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/travis-scott-utopia-album-1234796272/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Scott and James Blake themselves, [[WondaGurl]], [[Kanye West]], [[Allen Ritter]], [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]], [[Wheezy]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Buddy Ross]], [[Vegyn]], [[30 Roc]], [[John Mayer]], [[Jahaan Sweet]], [[Boi-1da]], [[Vinylz]], [[Tay Keith]], [[Working on Dying|BNYX]], [[Oz (record producer)|Oz]], [[Justin Vernon]], [[The Alchemist (musician)|the Alchemist]], [[Dominic Maker|Dom Maker]], [[Illangelo]], [[DVLP]], and [[Metro Boomin]], among others. The names of the other artists on the album were initially hidden on streaming services, but Scott credited them four days after it was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Travis Scott's 'Utopia': A Song by Song Breakdown of Every Featured Artist, Producer and More |url=https://variety.com/lists/travis-scott-utopia-album-features/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730191408/https://variety.com/lists/travis-scott-utopia-album-features/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en}}</ref> The album serves as the follow-up to Scott's third studio album, ''[[Astroworld (album)|Astroworld]]'' (2018), as well as ''[[JackBoys]]'' (2019), his compilation album that was released in collaboration with his record label Cactus Jack (also known as JackBoys).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rindner |first=Grant |date=July 29, 2023 |title=Travis Scott's New Album 'Utopia' Is Heavy on 'Yeezus' Influences and Rising Rap Talent (And Possibly Beef) |url=https://www.gq.com/story/travis-scott-utopia-album-first-impressions |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[GQ]] |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729135543/https://www.gq.com/story/travis-scott-utopia-album-first-impressions |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''''Utopia'''''<!-- we disregard stylizations per [[MOS:CAPS]] --> is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Travis Scott]]. It was released through [[Cactus Jack Records|Cactus Jack]] and [[Epic Records]] on July 28, 2023. The album features guest appearances from [[Teezo Touchdown]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Playboi Carti]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Rob49]], [[21 Savage]], [[the Weeknd]], [[Swae Lee]], [[Yung Lean]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Young Thug]], [[Westside Gunn]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Bad Bunny]], [[SZA]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], and [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=July 28, 2023 |title='Utopia' Is Here -- Listen to Travis Scott's Long-Awaited New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/travis-scott-utopia-album-1234796272/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728175557/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/travis-scott-utopia-album-1234796272/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Scott and James Blake themselves, [[WondaGurl]], [[Kanye West]], [[Allen Ritter]], [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]], [[Wheezy]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Buddy Ross]], [[Vegyn]], [[30 Roc]], [[John Mayer]], [[Jahaan Sweet]], [[Boi-1da]], [[Vinylz]], [[Tay Keith]], [[Working on Dying|BNYX]], [[Oz (record producer)|Oz]], [[Justin Vernon]], [[The Alchemist (musician)|the Alchemist]], [[Dominic Maker|Dom Maker]], [[Illangelo]], [[DVLP]], and [[Metro Boomin]], among others. The names of the other artists on the album were initially hidden on streaming services, but Scott credited them four days after it was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Travis Scott's 'Utopia': A Song by Song Breakdown of Every Featured Artist, Producer and More |url=https://variety.com/lists/travis-scott-utopia-album-features/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730191408/https://variety.com/lists/travis-scott-utopia-album-features/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en}}</ref> The album serves as the follow-up to Scott's third studio album, ''[[Astroworld (album)|Astroworld]]'' (2018), as well as ''[[JackBoys]]'' (2019), his compilation album that was released in collaboration with his record label Cactus Jack (also known as JackBoys).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rindner |first=Grant |date=July 29, 2023 |title=Travis Scott's New Album 'Utopia' Is Heavy on 'Yeezus' Influences and Rising Rap Talent (And Possibly Beef) |url=https://www.gq.com/story/travis-scott-utopia-album-first-impressions |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[GQ]] |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729135543/https://www.gq.com/story/travis-scott-utopia-album-first-impressions |url-status=live }}</ref>


''Utopia'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, in which it earned 496,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 252,000 units were pure album sales. All 19 songs from the album debuted in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] , making Scott the 15th artist in the chart’s history to log 100-plus career entries. The album was supported by three singles, "[[K-pop (song)|K-pop]]", "[[Delresto (Echoes)]]", and "[[Meltdown (Travis Scott song)|Meltdown]]", and is a concept record that was accompanied by a film, ''Circus Maximus'', which was released the day before the album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travis Scott Announces ''Circus Maximus'' Movie & 'Utopia' Album Release Date - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/07/travis-scott-announces-circus-maximus-movie-utopia-album-release-date/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=thatgrapejuice.net |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726050941/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/07/travis-scott-announces-circus-maximus-movie-utopia-album-release-date/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also has four alternative cover arts with different versions to each, in which Scott posted all of them to his [[Instagram]] profile in the days leading up to its release. <ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=July 28, 2023 |title=5 Takeaways From Travis Scott's New Album 'UTOPIA' |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/travis-scott-utopia-new-album-review-takeaways-astroworld |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731195514/https://www.grammy.com/news/travis-scott-utopia-new-album-review-takeaways-astroworld |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[Recording Academy]]}}</ref>
''Utopia'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, in which it earned 496,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 252,000 units were pure album sales. All 19 songs from the album debuted in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] , making Scott the 15th artist in the chart’s history to log 100-plus career entries. The album was supported by three singles, "[[K-pop (song)|K-pop]]", "[[Delresto (Echoes)]]", and "[[Meltdown (Travis Scott song)|Meltdown]]", and is a concept record that was accompanied by a film, ''Circus Maximus'', which was released the day before the album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travis Scott Announces ''Circus Maximus'' Movie & 'Utopia' Album Release Date - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/07/travis-scott-announces-circus-maximus-movie-utopia-album-release-date/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=thatgrapejuice.net |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726050941/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/07/travis-scott-announces-circus-maximus-movie-utopia-album-release-date/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also has four alternative cover arts with different versions to each, in which Scott posted all of them to his [[Instagram]] profile in the days leading up to its release. <ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=July 28, 2023 |title=5 Takeaways From Travis Scott's New Album 'UTOPIA' |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/travis-scott-utopia-new-album-review-takeaways-astroworld |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731195514/https://www.grammy.com/news/travis-scott-utopia-new-album-review-takeaways-astroworld |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=[[Recording Academy]]}}</ref>

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Utopia
Studio album by
Travis Scott
ReleasedJuly 28, 2023
Recorded2014,2019-2023
Studio
Length73:27
Label
Producer
Travis Scott chronology
JackBoys
(2019) 		Utopia
(2023)
Singles from Utopia
  1. "K-pop"
    Released: July 21, 2023
  2. "Delresto (Echoes)"
    Released: July 28, 2023
  3. "Meltdown"
    Released: August 2, 2023

Utopia is the fourth studio album by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released through Cactus Jack and Epic Records on July 28, 2023. The album features guest appearances from Teezo Touchdown, Drake, Playboi Carti, Beyoncé, Rob49, 21 Savage, the Weeknd, Swae Lee, Yung Lean, Dave Chappelle, Young Thug, Westside Gunn, Kid Cudi, Bad Bunny, SZA, Future, and James Blake.[1] Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Scott and James Blake themselves, WondaGurl, Kanye West, Allen Ritter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Wheezy, Pharrell Williams, Beyoncé, Buddy Ross, Vegyn, 30 Roc, John Mayer, Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da, Vinylz, Tay Keith, BNYX, Oz, Justin Vernon, the Alchemist, Dom Maker, Illangelo, DVLP, and Metro Boomin, among others. The names of the other artists on the album were initially hidden on streaming services, but Scott credited them four days after it was released.[2] The album serves as the follow-up to Scott's third studio album, Astroworld (2018), as well as JackBoys (2019), his compilation album that was released in collaboration with his record label Cactus Jack (also known as JackBoys).[3]

Utopia received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 496,000 album-equivalent units, of which 252,000 units were pure album sales. All 19 songs from the album debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 , making Scott the 15th artist in the chart’s history to log 100-plus career entries. The album was supported by three singles, "K-pop", "Delresto (Echoes)", and "Meltdown", and is a concept record that was accompanied by a film, Circus Maximus, which was released the day before the album.[4] The album also has four alternative cover arts with different versions to each, in which Scott posted all of them to his Instagram profile in the days leading up to its release. [5]

The album was promoted with a launch event, which initially was scheduled to be livestreamed from the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt, but due to construction issues was moved to the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy.[6] Commercially the album became Scott's first number one album in the United Kingdom and Australia, reaching the top also in Canada, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden charts.

Background and recording

On July 8, 2020, Scott first revealed the title of the album when he posted a picture on Instagram with its name, which would later be revealed to be the title. On August 3, 2020, he further teased the title of the album in a thank you letter to fans on the second anniversary of his third studio album, Astroworld (2018).[7] In October, Scott continued to tease the album in a series of tweets.[8] Recording for the album began in 2019 with Scott posting updates throughout recording sessions on social media.[9]

In a February 2021 interview with i-D, Scott said he had been collaborating with new artists while attempting to expand his sound and making songs on his own instrumentals that he had created.[10][11] In May 2021, record producer and audio engineer Mike Dean stated that Scott was recording music that was alike to that from his debut mixtape, Owl Pharaoh (2013), for Utopia. In an interview with Women's Wear Daily in June, Scott described the sound of Utopia, stating that he is "in this new album mode where it's like psychedelic rock".[12] In February 2023, Scott revealed at the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend event in Salt Lake City that Utopia would be released after Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, and SoFaygo, who are his artists signed to Cactus Jack Records, would release their respective projects.[13]

Release and promotion

On August 2, 2022, Scott announced a one-week-long residency in the Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas, known as the Road to Utopia from September 17 to September 24.[14] In December, it was reported that the album and a world tour would be scheduled for early 2023.[15]

In May 2023, photos of Scott wearing an unreleased Air Jordan 1 Low shoe with the presumed Utopia logo and his bodyguard holding a Utopia labelled briefcase surfaced online.[16] Record producer and audio engineer Mike Dean also shared his involvement in completing the record with an Instagram post later that day. On June 15, 2023, Scott was seen leaving Abbey Road Studios with his bodyguards, recreating the cover art for the Beatles' eleventh studio album, Abbey Road (1969).[17][18] On June 27, Scott updated his website with the Utopia logo and a decoded pre-order link.[19] Shortly after, new Utopia billboards began to appear across Los Angeles featuring a clock and a lock that fans speculated at a July 21, 2023 release date.[20] On July 9, 2023, Scott shared videos linked to Utopia on social media, including one in which he can be seen working on the project with Rick Rubin.[21] Following the announcement, an insider told Complex that a release date for the album had not yet been confirmed.[22] Scott updated his website again to share tickets for the event, pre-order links, CDs, vinyl records, and merchandise.[23] On July 22, in Miami, Florida, during his headlining performance at Rolling Loud, Scott said that the performance would be the last time he performed the setlist from the Astroworld era and that Utopia will be released alongside a film called Circus Maximus six days later.[24] The film featured segments directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Harmony Korine, Gaspar Noé, Valdimar Jóhannsson, Kahlil Joseph, and Scott himself. On July 25, Scott tweeted out Utopia's release date of July 28, 2023,[25] and revealed the trailer for Circus Maximus, which would have an AMC Theatres premiere the night before Utopia.[26][27] The following day, Metrograph reported they were invited to a private screening. The same day, Utopia totems were found in Utopia, Texas playing a siren-like sound.[28]

Live events

On July 9, 2023, Scott announced a launch event for Utopia scheduled to be livestreamed from the Pyramids of Giza on July 28.[29] On July 17, 2023, rumors circulated that the Musicians' Syndicate of Egypt released a statement, claiming that due to "information about peculiar rituals performed by the star during his performance, contradicting our authentic societal values and traditions, the Syndicate's president and board of directors have decided to cancel the license issued for hosting this type of concert, which goes against the cultural identity of the Egyptian people." However, Scott's manager, David Stormberg, confirmed that the articles that stated that the concert was cancelled were fake. Live Nation, the concert's promoter, would also come with a statement citing such articles as false and that the show would continue as is.[30][31][32]

On July 26, Live Nation Middle East revealed that the launch party at the Pyramids of Giza would be canceled due to problems with the construction in the desert,[33] to which Scott responded in a series of tweets that he was looking for a new date and would be hosting four more listening parties for Utopia.[34][35] The day of the release of the album, Scott announced a concert in Pompeii, Italy, coming soon.[36] On August 1, 2023, the rapper announced "Circus Maximus", a concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy, as replacement show for the canceled "Pyramids of Giza" concert, for August 7, 2023.[37]

Songs

In June 2021, Scott appeared on the Cactus Jack for Dior Summer 2022 show in which two new songs were played, "In My Head" and "Lost Forever", which feature fellow American rappers Swae Lee and Westside Gunn, respectively, but the former song did not appear on Utopia.[38] In August 2021, Scott signed a picture deal with A24 and teased his own film based on the album.[39] On August 6, 2022, Scott performed at the O2 Arena in London that weekend, where he performed the song "God's Country", which was Kanye West's song that was originally supposed to appear on his tenth studio album, Donda (2021), but it is speculated that West had given the song to Scott for him to use for Utopia.[40]

In May 2023, Scott unveiled a preview of "K-pop", a collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny and Canadian singer the Weeknd, and was released as the lead single from Utopia on July 21, 2023.[41][42] Later that month, the songs "Gold Blackberry" and a early version of "Til Further Notice" leaked on May 11, 2023, with the instrumental for Gold Blackberry previously used for the Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Low Reverse collaboration ad and later for a Nike Attack collaboration advertisement, but Gold Blackberry did not appear on the album.[43] That same month, Scott reportedly played songs from the record for the Houston Astros, and revealed that the record was in its mastering stage.[44] During Scott's performance at Rolling Loud in Miami, Florida on July 22, 2023, the song titles "Til Further Notice", "Delresto (Echoes)", "Sirens", "Hyaena", and "Modern Jam", as well as the film Circus Maximus were revealed through signs. "Delresto (Echoes)", a collaboration with American singer Beyoncé, was released as the second single from Utopia alongside the release of the album on July 28, 2023. The third single, "Meltdown", which features Canadian rapper Drake, was released on August 2, 2023.[45]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10[46]
Metacritic63/100[47]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[48]
Clash9/10[49]
The Guardian[50]
HipHopDX2.4/5[51]
NME[52]
Pitchfork5.7/10[53]
Slant Magazine[54]

On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, Utopia received a weighted mean score of 63 based on eleven reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[47]

American Songwriter's Thomas Galindo wrote that the album is "a terrific thing" and "a much-needed thing for hip-hop", complimenting Scott for staying "true to his style, his preferences, and his principles, [and] going against the grain of the tendencies in the viral-hungry world that is 2023 rap".[48] Robin Murray of Clash gave the album a score of 9 out of 10, appreciating it for "its daring, bravado, and continual rule-breaking", writing that "Utopia isn't built through boasts – there's a sense of evolution, of a voice chafing against the barriers we erect in our lives".[49]

Paul Attard of Slant Magazine remarked that the album "operates less as a cohesive body of work and more as a series of show-stopping set pieces" with "cluttered middle section where it slowly starts to feel as if Scott has lost the thread within". The critic stated that the rapper "seems less concerned with what he’s saying than with the emotion and feeling his music conveys. [...] Few in today’s hip-hop landscape can truly be considered an auteur the way Scott is".[54] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork described Utopia as "a shiny, empty spectacle loaded with pop superstars who rarely make an impact" and felt that its "global ambitions sacrifice that little bit of realness he had left" as Scott "waters down the cutting-edge sounds of the past and, in the process, flattens his Southerness to the point that he feels like he's from nowhere".[53]

Nathan Evans of NME reflected on Kanye West's influence on the album, writing that "Scott steps back into the gargantuan shadow of his mentor. [West], it is not just an inspiration but an apparition that looms over Scott’s identity on this album". Evans also stated that the rapper "sounds maddened by the pursuit of finding that vague world" looking for "the spectrum to enlist pop superstars, trap’s A-Team, electronic mavens and alternative heroes".[52] Complex's writer Jessica McKinney compared Utopia to West's sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013), in which Scott worked on as a producer, pointing out that the two artist worked both with Mike Dean making the sounds similar. McKinney also wrote that "Travis also seems to borrow from Kanye’s flow" and "mimics Kanye’s rapping style spitting".[55]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Utopia debuted at number one on Billboard 200 chart, earning 496,000 album-equivalent units (including 252,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Scott's fourth album to top the chart and the third that he was credited for. The album also accumulated a total of 330.68 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.[56] All 19 songs from the album debuted in the Billboard Hot 100, making Scott the 15th artist in the chart’s history to log over 100 career entries.[57] It’s currently the 3rd most streamed rap album in a day in Spotify history and 5th album overall.

In United Kingdom, Utopia debuted at number one of the UK Albums Chart, becoming Scott's first album to achieve it. It also earned the biggest streaming week in 2023 for an album in the country.[58] The album also topped the Irish Albums Chart. In Australia, Utopia became Scott's second studio album to debut at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, after Astroworld (2018). In addition eighteen tracks from the album debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart, including "Meltdown" at number six.[59]

Track listing

Utopia track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hyaena"
3:42
2."Thank God"
  • Travis Scott
  • West
  • Ritter
  • FnZ
  • WondaGurl
  • BoogzDaBeast
3:04
3."Modern Jam" (featuring Teezo Touchdown)
4:15
4."My Eyes"
4:11
5."God's Country"
2:07
6."Sirens"
3:24
7."Meltdown" (featuring Drake)
4:06
8."Fe!n" (featuring Playboi Carti)
  • Travis Scott
  • Sweet[b]
3:11
9."Delresto (Echoes)" (with Beyoncé)
4:34
10."I Know ?"
  • Travis Scott
  • Oz
  • Coleman
  • Ross[b]
3:31
11."Topia Twins" (featuring Rob49 and 21 Savage)
  • Travis Scott
  • Wheezy
  • Cadenza
  • Dez Wright[b]
  • Hoops[b]
3:43
12."Circus Maximus" (featuring the Weeknd and Swae Lee)
  • Travis Scott
  • Goldstein
  • Sweet[b]
  • M. Dean[b]
  • WondaGurl[b]
4:18
13."Parasail" (featuring Yung Lean and Dave Chappelle)
  • Travis Scott
  • Sweet
  • Goldstein
  • Ross
  • Vegyn
  • Anthro[a]
2:34
14."Skitzo" (featuring Young Thug)
  • J. Webster
  • Jeffery Williams
  • Samuels
  • Sweet
  • Dylan Teixeira
  • Travis Sayles
  • Oshunrinde
  • Douglas Ford
  • Boi-1da
  • Sweet
  • Nami
  • Sayles
  • Sevn Thomas
  • Nik Dean
  • Slim Pharoah
  • Coleman
6:06
15."Lost Forever" (featuring Westside Gunn)
2:43
16."Looove" (featuring Kid Cudi)
  • Travis Scott
  • P. Williams[b]
  • Ross[b]
3:46
17."K-pop" (with Bad Bunny and the Weeknd)
3:05
18."Telekinesis" (featuring SZA and Future)
5:53
19."Til Further Notice" (featuring James Blake and 21 Savage)
5:14
Total length:73:27

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • "Thank God" features uncredited additional vocals from KayCyy and additional vocals by Travis Scott's daughter, Stormi Webster
  • "My Eyes" features uncredited additional vocals from Sampha and Justin Vernon
  • "Sirens" features uncredited additional vocals from Drake
  • "Fe!n" features uncredited additional vocals from Sheck Wes
  • "Delresto (Echoes)" features uncredited additional vocals from Justin Vernon
  • "Parasail" features uncredited background vocals from Don Toliver
  • "Lost Forever" features uncredited additional vocals from James Blake
  • The vinyl version of the album originally included "Aye" by Lil Uzi Vert featuring Travis Scott, taken from the former's third studio album, Pink Tape (2023), in place of "Meltdown"; it does not include Drake's vocals on "Sirens" and includes main vocals from Sheck Wes on "Fe!n"

Personnel

  • Mike Dean – mastering, mixing
  • Derek "206" Anderson – recording
  • John Mayer – guitar (track 6)
  • Fritz Owens – recording, mixing (track 8)
  • Caleb Laven – recording (track 17)
  • Sharif Shannon- mixing (track 1,6,7)

Charts

Chart performance for Utopia
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[60] 1
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[61] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[62] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[63] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[64] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[65] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[66] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[67] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[68] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[69] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[70] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[71] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[72] 1
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[73] 1
Irish Albums (OCC)[74] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[75] 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[76] 48
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[77] 63
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[78] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[79] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[80] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[81] 2
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[82] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[83] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[84] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[85] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[86] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[87] 3
US Billboard 200[88] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[89] 1

References

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