| Nothing Was the Same | |
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 Studio album by Drake | |
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Released |
24 September 2013 |
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Recorded |
2012-2013 at Noble Street Studios (Toronto, Ontario), Metalworks Studios (Mississauga, Ontario), The G.O Studio (Sante Clarita, California), The Yolo Estate (Hidden Hills, California), Fistcuffs Gym (Culver City, California), Jungle City Studios (New York, New York), Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) and 4220 Feng Shui Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre |
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Length |
59:24 (standard) |
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Label |
OVO, Aspire, Young Money, Cash Money, Republic |
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Producer |
Boi-1da, Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter (exec.), Detail, DJ Dahi, Oliver El-Khatib (exec.), Jordan Evans, Aubrey Drake Graham (exec.), Hudson Mohawke, Jake One, Key Wane, Majid Jordan, Mike Zombie, Nineteen85, J. Prince (exec.), Jas Prince (exec.), Allen Ritter, Sampha, Noah "40" Shebib (also exec.), Marvin "Hagler" Thomas, Vinylz, Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.) |
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Previous |
Take Care (2011) |
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Next |
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Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by Canadian artist Drake, released in 2013 on OVO Sound, Aspire Music Group, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records. Recording of the album began in 2012 and continued into 2013. Also serving as its executive producer, Drake enlisted collaborators including 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Jay Z and Jhené Aiko to make guest appearances on the album. Its production was primarily handled by Noah "40" Shebib, and other OVO Sound producers, such as Boi-1da, Mike Zombie and Majid Jordan, among others.
Nothing Was the Same was supported by the six successful singles "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home" featuring Majid Jordan, "All Me" featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean, "Pound Cake" featuring Jay Z, and "The Language" and "Too Much". "Wu-Tang Forever" was also released prior to the album's release as a promotional single.
Upon its release, Nothing Was the Same received generally positive reviews from critics. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 658,000 copies in its first week of release. It has since sold 1,624,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Tuscan Leather" | Drake | Foster, Graham, Palman, Shebib, Thompson-Jenner | Noah "40" Shebib | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Furthest Thing" | Drake | Eccleston, Graham, Palman, Shebib, Thomas | Noah "40" Shebib, Marvin "Hagler" Thomas, Jake One (co.) | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Started from the Bottom" | Drake | Coleman, Graham, Shebib | Mike Zombie, Noah "40" Shebib (add.) | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Wu-Tang Forever" | Drake | Baldursson, Bjoerklyn, Coles, Diggs, Graham, Hawkins, Hunter, Kodelutsch, Palman, Rose, Shebib, Woods | Noah "40" Shebib | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Own It" | Drake | Fisher, Graham, Palman, Proctor, Shebib | Detail, Noah "40" Shebib (add.) | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Worst Behavior" | Drake | Fisher, Graham, Natche, Palman | DJ Dahi | 4:30 |
| 7. | "From Time" | Drake, Jhené Aiko | Beck, Chilombo, Graham, Shebib | Noah "40" Shebib | 5:22 |
| 8. | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake, Majid Morgan | Graham, Jefferies, Maskati, Shebib, Ullman | Majid Jordan, Nineteen85, Noah "40" Shebib (co.) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Connect" | Drake | Brichard, Graham, Palman, Samir, Shebib | Noah "40" Shebib, Hudson Mohawke | 4:56 |
| 10. | "The Language" | Drake | Graham, Hernandez, Palman, Ritter, Samules, Williams | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter (add.), Vinylz (add.) | 3:44 |
| 11. | "305 to My City" | Drake, Detail | Fisher, Graham, Proctor | Detail | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Too Much" | Drake | Graham, Haynie, Jefferies, Sisay | Nineteen85, Sampha | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2" | Drake, Jay Z | Burnett, Carter, Coles, Diggs, Evans, Fisher, Graham, Grice, Hawkins, Hayes, Hunter, Jones, Palman, Porter, Proctor, Samules, Smith, Woods | Boi-1da, Jordan Evans | 7:14 |
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| 14. | "Come Thru" | Drake | Campbell, Graham, Palman, Shebib | Noah "40" Shebib | 3:56 |
| 15. | "All Me" | Drake, 2 Chainz, Big Sean | Anderson, Charles, Epps, Graham, Palman, Weir, Willemetz, Yvaine | Key Wane, Noah "40" Shebib (add.) | 4:32 |
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| 16. | "The Motion" | Drake | Graham, Shebib, Sisay | Sampha, Noah "40" Shebib | 4:01 |