Cover Art for Album No One Ever Really Dies

2017 studio album by Northward.E.R.D.

No One E'er Really Dies
Studio album by North.E.R.D.
Released	December 15, 2017
Studio	Diverse Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank; Chalice Recording Studios, Conway Recording Studios and Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood; The Lunchtable, Los Angeles; The Why, Malibu, CA South Beach Studios, Miami Embankment, FL Makoché Recording Studios, Bismarck, ND Flux Studios and Jungle Urban center Studios, New York, NY Sony Studios, Tokyo, Japan Metropolis Studios, London, UK
Genre	Hip hop[1] experimental hip hop[2] new wave[three] post-punk[3]
Length	51:09
Label	I Am Other Columbia
Producer	Pharrell Williams (also exec.) Rhea Dummett Kuk Harrell Chad Hugo Mike Larson
Northward.E.R.D. chronology
Nada (2010) No One E'er Really Dies (2017)
Singles from No One E'er Really Dies
"Lemon" Released: Nov 1, 2017 "1000" Released: November 29, 2017 "Don't Don't Practice It!" Released: January 12, 2018[4]

No One Ever Really Dies (stylized as NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES ) is the fifth studio album by American hip hop and stone band N.Due east.R.D. The anthology was released on December 15, 2017 through I Am Other and Columbia Records.^[5] It features guest appearances from Rihanna, André 3000, Kendrick Lamar, K.I.A., Gucci Mane, Wale, Future and Ed Sheeran among others. It was preceded by 3 singles; "Lemon" with Rihanna, "1000" with Futurity, and "Don't Don't Do It!" with Kendrick Lamar.

No Ane Ever Actually Dies is the group's first total-length album since 2010's Naught.^[6]

Background [edit]

On February half dozen, 2017, during an interview with BBC Radio 1, Pharrell stated that "information technology'due south feeling really proficient, really special" nearly the grouping'southward return.^[vii]

In October 2017, the album was teased after posters were popping up on the side of streets, and past concertgoers at the 2017 Camp Flog Gnaw Funfair.^{[8] [nine]}

The album was debuted with a live listening party during the first day at ComplexCon, thus revealing the tracklist.^[ten] Pharrell revealed the album'due south comprehend fine art and release date via Instagram and Twitter on November 22, 2017.^{[11] [12]}

Artwork [edit]

The anthology's artwork depicts a tongue with the album's championship placed on tiptop and aluminum foil on the teeth to substitute grills.^{[xiii] [14]}

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[15]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[16]
Upshot of Sound	B[17]
Exclaim!	8/10[xviii]
The Guardian	[19]
HipHopDX	iv.i/v[xx]
Pitchfork	vi.ii/10[21]
Rolling Stone	[22]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( )[23]

No One Always Really Dies received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[15]

In a four out of v star review for AllMusic, critic Andy Kellman claimed that "Tied together with recurring declarations of "mad indigenous right at present," sampled from Retch's 2016 viral clip, the album is all raucous resistance to bug ranging from anti-immigration to police brutality to transgender rights. When Williams barks "You fuckin' with survivors!" like an activist Rockwell, he perfectly summarizes the indignant optimism that dominates the best N.E.R.D album since the original version of In Search of...."^[sixteen]

Track listing [edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[24] All tracks are produced by Pharrell Williams, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(southward)	Length
1.	"Lemon" (with Rihanna)	Pharrell Williams	Williams Kuk Harrell[b]	3:39
2.	"Deep Downward Trunk Thurst"	Williams		4:11
3.	"Voilà" (with Gucci Mane and Wale)	Williams Radric Davis Olubowale Akintimehin		4:20
4.	"1000" (with Future)	Williams Nayvadius Wilburn		4:03
5.	"Don't Don't Do It!" (with Kendrick Lamar)	Williams Frank Ocean Kendrick Duckworth		4:17
6.	"ESP"	Williams	Williams Chad Hugo[a]	5:29
seven.	"Lightning Fire Magic Prayer"	Williams		7:44
8.	"Rollinem 7's" (with André 3000)	Williams André Benjamin		5:09
9.	"Kites" (with Kendrick Lamar and M.I.A.)	Williams Duckworth Mathangi Arulpragasam	Williams Rhea Dummett[b] Mike Larson[b]	4:50
10.	"Secret Life of Tigers"	Williams		3:45
11.	"Lifting You" (with Ed Sheeran)	Williams		3:42
Full length:				51:09

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional vocal producer.
• "Don't Don't Practice It!" originally featured credited vocals by Frank Body of water.
• "Deep Down Body Thurst" features additional vocals by Mike Larson.
• "1000" features additional vocals past Alex DePersia, Mette Towley, Rhea Dummett and Phi Hollinger.
• "ESP" features additional vocals by Alex DePersia and Mette Towley.
• "Lightning Burn down Magic Prayer" features additional vocals by Rocket Williams, Helen Williams, Rhea Dummett and Mike Larson.
• "Kites" features additional vocals by ASAP Rocky, Mary J. Blige, Rhea Dummett, Hana Hollinger, Phi Hollinger and Helen Williams.
• "Secret Life of Tigers" features boosted vocals past Get-go Summertime Uika and Momose Momo of Billie Idle, and Cara Delevingne.

Personnel [edit]

N.E.R.D

• Pharrell Williams – production (all tracks), executive product
• Chad Hugo – additional product (track 6), synthesizers (tracks 2, 5), doorslam (rail 2), synth FX (rail iii), programming (rails 3)
• Shay Haley

Additional musicians

• Kendrick Lamar – performance (tracks 5, 9)
• Rihanna – performance (rails 1)
• Gucci Mane – operation (track 3)
• Wale – operation (track iii)
• Futurity – functioning (track 4)
• André 3000 – performance (track 8)
• M.I.A. – performance (track 9)
• Ed Sheeran – performance (runway 11)
• Thundercat – bass (tracks two, three)
• Brent Paschke – electrical guitar (tracks ii, 3, 5, seven, x)
• Rhea Dummett – additional vocals (tracks four, 7, ix)
• Mike "Miguel Milliones" Larson – additional vocals (tracks two, vii), programming (tracks 2-11)
• Alex DePersia – additional vocals (tracks 4, 6)
• Mette Towley – additional vocals (tracks 4, 6)
• Phi Hollinger – additional vocals (tracks four, ix)
• Helen Williams – additional vocals (tracks 7, 9)
• Rocket Williams – additional vocals (track vii)
• ASAP Rocky – additional vocals (track 9)
• Mary J. Blige – additional vocals (rail nine)
• Hana Hollinger – additional vocals (track 9)
• Offset Summer Uika – boosted vocals (track 10)
• Momose Momo – boosted vocals (runway x)
• Cara Delevingne – additional vocals (runway ten)
• Tenley Sage – native youth (rails 9)
• Red Hawkeye Perkins – native youth (track 9)
• Amiah Fimbres – native youth (track 9)
• Precious Bernie – native youth (track 9)
• Wacantkiya Eagle – native youth (track 9)
• Mahpiya Hawkeye – native youth (runway nine)
• Jayde Kelly – native youth (track 9)
• Chayla Warren – native youth (rails 9)
• Winona Gayto – native youth (rails 9)
• Ku-uipo Mauai – native youth (rail 9)

Technical

• Mike Larson – recording engineer (all tracks), native youth vocal production (track 9), mixing
• Andrew Coleman – recording engineer (all tracks)
• James Chase – recording engineer (tracks 5, 9)
• Matt Schaeffer – recording engineer (tracks 5, ix)
• Marcos Tovar – recording engineer (track i)
• Kori Anders – recording engineer (rail iii)
• Ken Oriole – recording engineer (track ix)
• Kuk Harrell – Rihanna song product (track i)
• Rhea Dummett – native youth vocal product (track 9)
• Ben "Bengineer" Sedano – 2nd engineer (all tracks), assistant mix engineer
• Thomas Cullison – 2nd engineer (tracks one-6, viii-11), banana mix engineer
• Jacob Dennis – 2nd engineer (tracks two-v seven-10)
• Jordon Silva – 2nd engineer (tracks 2, vii, 8-ten)
• Masayuki Hara – 2d engineer (tracks 2, 3, 9, 10)
• Madoka Kambe – 2d engineer (tracks two, 3, 9, 10)
• Hart Gunther – 2nd engineer (tracks 1, five, 11)
• Daryl Johnson – 2d engineer (tracks 2, 6, 7)
• Miguel DaCruz – second engineer (tracks 1, 11)
• Eric Eylands – 2nd engineer (tracks iii, 10)
• Brendan Morawski – 2nd engineer (rails 1)
• David Kim – 2nd engineer (track 2)
• Todd Hurtt – 2nd engineer (rail iv)
• David Kim – 2d engineer (rails 4)
• Ramon Rivas – 2nd engineer (track five)
• Matt Tuggle – second engineer (track 6)
• Iain Findlay – 2nd engineer (runway 7)
• Josh Seflers – 2nd engineer (rails 8)
• John Muller – 2nd engineer (rail 8)
• Sean Klein – 2nd engineer (runway 8)
• David Swenson – 2nd engineer (track 9)
• Graham Thomas – 2nd engineer (runway 9)
• Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
• Jon Sher – assistant mix engineer
• Tony Flores – assistant mix engineer
• Chris Athens – mastering

Release

• Caron Veazey – Pharrell Williams direction
• Ron Laffitte – Pharrell Williams direction
• Alex DePersia – Pharrell Williams project management
• Todd Tourso – Pharrell Williams creative direction, art management
• Phi Hollinger – Pharrell Williams creative direction, art direction
• Pres Rodriguez – art management
• Mike Larson – anthology A&R and coordination
• Jerry Edouard – album A&R and coordination
• Michelle Dupont – Chad Hugo direction
• Jan Fairchild – Republic of chad Hugo engineering
• Erik Ian – photography

Charts [edit]

References [edit]

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