2020 studio album by Nav
Good Intentions Studio album byReleased May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08 ) Recorded 2019–2020 Genre Length 49 :48 Label Producer Nav Bkorn BLWYRMND Cardo Dez Wright Fabio Aguilar Gylttryp Jack LoMastro Joe Hodges Keanu Beats Luca Starz Money Musik Mike Bliss Mustard Nabeyin Neal & Alex Nik Dean Philipp Rodrian Pro Logic Saif Shucati Vov Wallis Lane Mookie Wheezy Nav chronologySingles from Good Intentions "Turks " Released: March 27, 2020
Good Intentions is the thirdstudio album by Canadian rapperNav . It was released on May 8, 2020, byXO Records andRepublic Records .[ 2] It follows his second studio album,Bad Habits , which was released in 2019. The album featuresguest appearances fromYoung Thug ,Future ,Gunna ,Travis Scott ,Lil Uzi Vert ,Pop Smoke ,Don Toliver , andLil Durk . The re-release of the album, titled Brown Boy 2 , the deluxe edition and a sequel to his 2019 unofficialBrown Boy EP, was released three days later, on May 11, 2020. It features additional guest appearances fromQuavo and Lil Duke.
The album was met with mixed reviews from contemporary critics. At the aggregate siteMetacritic , which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, thealbum received an average score of 54, based on 4 reviews, indicating “Mixed or Average Reviews”.[ 8]
On April 27, 2020, Nav announced the follow-up to his sophomore studio album,Bad Habits , which was released on March 22, 2019.[ 2] Alongside the announcement, he revealed the album's trailer with teased potential features from American rappersLil Uzi Vert and the latePop Smoke , showing clips of him talking to both rappers.
"I had goals written down of going No. 1. I had a vision board in my room with all the things I want. This year, I pretty much got all of them. I believe in [the] law of attraction a lot."[ 9]
The album'slead single , "Turks " withGunna featuringTravis Scott , was released fordigital download on March 27, 2020. The song was produced byWheezy .[ 10] The music video was released on March 30, 2020. The music video was directed by Nav's managerCash , who also co-wrote the song, and Zac Facts.[ 11] The song peaked at number 45 on theBillboard Canadian Hot 100 . The song also peaked at number 17 on theBillboard Hot 100 , making it Nav's highest-charting song both as a lead or, at the time of the song’s release, featured artist.[ 12]
Commercial performance [ edit ] Good Intentions debuted at number one on the USBillboard 200 chart, earning 135,000album-equivalent units (including 73,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[ 13] This became Nav's second US number-one album.[ 13] The album also accumulated a total of 84.8 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during the tracking week.[ 13] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, earning an additional 35,000 units.[ 14]
In his home country of Canada, the album debuted at number one on theCanadian Albums Chart , earning 10,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[ 15] This became Nav's second number-one debut on the chart.[ 15]
Credits adapted fromTidal , and Nav'sInstagram for the deluxe edition.[ 16] [ 17]
Good Intentions No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Good Intentions (Intro)" Nav Pro Logic Wallis Lane Jack LoMastro[b] 2:35 2. "No Debate" (featuringYoung Thug ) 2:08 3. "My Business" (featuringFuture ) 3:19 4. "Turks " (withGunna featuringTravis Scott ) Wheezy 2:41 5. "Brown Boy" Goraya Franklin Simon Schranz Livingston Allen 2:14 6. "Status" (featuringLil Uzi Vert ) Nav Cash Pro Logic Keanu Beats 2:54 7. "Codeine" (featuring Gunna) Goraya Kitchens Esmailian Franklin 3:08 8. "Saint Laurenttt" Goraya Esmailian Franklin N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Cash Pro Logic Wallis Lane Nabeyin[a] 2:50 9. "Coast to Coast" 2:33 10. "Run It Up" (featuringPop Smoke ) 2:59 11. "Spend It" (featuring Young Thug) 2:39 12. "Recap" (featuringDon Toliver ) 2:23 13. "She Hurtin" Goraya Franklin N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Pro Logic Wallis Lane VoV[a] 3:06 14. "Overdose" Goraya Franklin Joseph Hodges 2:57 15. "Did You Wrong" 2:29 16. "My Space" Goraya Franklin Dejan Nikolic 2:55 17. "No Ice" (featuringLil Durk ) 3:01 18. "Proud of Me?" Goraya Franklin Tim Friedrich Christoph Bauss 2:56 Total length: 49:48
Credits adapted from Tidal.[ 18]
Deluxe –Brown Boy 2 No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "I'm Up" 2:47 2. "Relax" Goraya Franklin Jugraj Nagra Dorian McKnight 2:18 3. "Chirp" (featuringQuavo ) 2:50 4. "Frequently" 2:52 5. "Sprite Clean" Goraya Bhangal Herman Atwal Money Musik 2:35 6. "Free Santana" (featuring Lil Duke) Goraya Arnold Martinez Franklin Bhangal 2:55 7. "Heat" Goraya Nav 2:19 8. "No Time" Goraya Franklin Jack Cohen-Mungan Jack Cornelius 2:59 9. "Yessir" Goraya Malik Johnson Michael Kafandaris 2:41 10. "Pine Soul" 2:29 11. "Two Face" Goraya Franklin Nikolic Divashen 3:13 12. "Extra" Goraya Money Musik 2:04 13. "Ain't Goin Back" Goraya Franklin N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Austin Schindler Jeffrey Rashad Pro Logic Wallis Lane Austin Powerz Rashad 2:58 14. "Bag" 2:40 Total length: 81:45
Notes
All programming and keyboards are credited to the producers of each track.[ 16]
Ethan Stevens – engineering(track 4) Raphael Mesquita – recording assistant(track 4) Pro Logic – mixing(all tracks) , uncredited engineering(all tracks) [ 23] Mike Dean – uncredited mixing(track 4) [ 24] Colin Leonard – mastering(all tracks) 2020 year-end chart performance forGood Intentions Chart (2020) Position USBillboard 200[ 38] 126 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 39] 64
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