GO:OD AM

GO:OD AM
Studio album by Mac Miller
Released	September 18, 2015
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:28
Label	REMember Warner Bros.
Producer	Axl Foley Christian Rich Charlie Handsome DJ Dahi DrewByrd FKi Frank Dukes ID Labs Jamil "Digi" Chammas Little Dragon Sounwave Sha Money XL Sevn Thomas SAP Sledgren Thundercat Tyler, The Creator THC Vinylz
Mac Miller chronology
Faces (2014) GO:OD AM (2015) The Divine Feminine (2016)
Singles from GO:OD AM
"100 Grandkids" Released: August 7, 2015 "Weekend" Released: January 11, 2016

GO:OD AM is the third studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. The album, which serves as his major label debut, was released on September 18, 2015, by REMember Music and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.^[1] The album features guest appearances from Ab-Soul and Little Dragon, among others.

The album was supported by two singles: "100 Grandkids" and "Weekend" featuring Miguel. Miller began his international tour in support of the album on September 20, 2015, which started at his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. GO:OD AM received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background

On January 14, 2014, Miller announced that he was parting ways with Rostrum Records.^[2][3] On May 11, 2014, Miller released his tenth mixtape Faces.^[4] On October 21, 2014, news surfaced that Miller signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, including a distribution deal for his label REMember Music.^[5] On July 30, 2015, Miller announced that he had completed his third studio album.^[6] On August 5, 2015, he revealed the album title, release date, as well as a music video for the lead single "100 Grandkids".^[7]

Release and promotion

On September 4, 2015, Miller released a mobile app that functions as an alarm and plays snippets of new music leading up to the album's release. Fans can also purchase a Breakfast Special Edition of the LP, packaging in a cereal box complete with cereal, a plastic cereal bowl, and a surprise item in addition to the CD and digital download.^[8] In the days leading up to the album's release, Miller hosted a series of free social events to promote the album, deemed Homecoming Weekend. The festival culminated with the album release show and subsequent international tour.^[9] Miller is touring internationally in support of the album on The GO:OD AM Tour, and it will be starting at his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[10]

Singles

The album's first single, "100 Grandkids" was released on August 7, 2015.^[11] On August 7, 2015, the music video was released for "100 Grandkids".^[12] The album's first promotional single, "Break the Law" was released on August 17, 2015.^[13] The album's second promotional single, "Clubhouse" was released on September 10, 2015.^[14] The album's second official single, "Weekend" featuring Miguel was released January 11, 2016.^[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.7/10[16]
Metacritic	71/100[17]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[18]
Billboard	[19]
Consequence of Sound	B[20]
Exclaim!	7/10[21]
The Guardian	[22]
HipHopDX	4/5[23]
PopMatters	7/10[24]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[25]
RapReviews.com	5/10[26]
Rolling Stone	[27]

GO:OD AM received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71 based on 14 reviews.^[17] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "Getting sober and ridding himself of depression are topics that GO:OD AM touches upon, but rather than his past, the 'show and prove' Miller is driven by his rebirth on an interesting and infectious LP that's also his strongest to date."^[18] Meghan Garvey of Billboard said, "On major-label debut GO:OD AM, his third and best studio album, Miller grapples frankly with fame, addiction, recovery and the struggle to be a decent person over taut, melancholy production that channels both bleary inebriation and hard-fought optimism."^[19] Andrew Gretchko of HipHopDX said, "If Miller’s sophomore album was a stepping stone that allowed him to climb above his partying past, GO:OD AM serves as a wakeup call for those that think his music is still best suited for frat parties. With a bright future ahead of him, Miller has positioned himself for career longevity, so long as he can keep his demons behind him."^[23]

Chris Dart of Exclaim! stated, "If there's one flaw with this album, it's its length. If you make a 70-minute album, all 70 of those minutes better be phenomenal, and that's not the case here. Dropping two or three songs would be enough to turn this very good record into a brilliant one."^[21] Brian Duricy of PopMatters said, "Relying on his individuality yields his greatest results, but the album's most passable moments too."^[24] Tayler Montague of Pitchfork said, "We might not learn a lot of specifics about him, but there's a lot of honesty in his music if you look for it."^[25] C. J. Rucker of The Source said, "GO:OD AM is the most transparent music Mac Miller has ever made and in doing so he has created a sonically cohesive and impressive album."^[28]

Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "Beyond rapping, producing, and singing, Mac must see himself as a total package, and at 70 minutes long, GO:OD AM was always bound to have a lot of elements clashing for space. Somehow, it still feels balanced. It's essentially an offbeat stoner rap album, but there's still plenty of melody, in Mac's own singing and the guest appearances from the likes of Miguel on "Weekend" and Nagano on "The Festival", as well as in the EDM of "Jump" at the end of the album."^[20] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian said, "It's musically adventurous in a way that recalls Chance the Rapper's Surf project, but takes fewer detours into psych and jazz."^[22] Michael G. Barilleaux of RapReviews.com said, "At the end of the day Mac Miller is without a doubt capable of bringing more to the table than shallow, boring rap. Unfortunately, he doesn't do much to prove that on GO:OD AM."^[26] Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone said, "GO:OD A.M. is a 70-minute studio album that would have been better served as two mixtape diary entries until the sober Miller discovered a smarter way to channel his newfound enthusiasm."^[27]

Commercial performance

In the United States, GO:OD AM debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 73,000 copies in its first week.^[29] It was the third highest selling album in the United States during its debut week.^[30] As of October 2015, the album has sold 92,000 copies domestically.^[31]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Doors"	Malcolm McCormick Tyler Okonma	Tyler, The Creator	1:18
2.	"Brand Name"	McCormick Eric Dan Jeremy Kulousek Zachary Vaughan Stephen Bruner	Thundercat ID Labs	5:02
3.	"Rush Hour"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan	ID Labs	3:21
4.	"Two Matches" (featuring Ab-Soul)	McCormick Herbert Stevens IV Mark Spears Axl Foley Ricci Riera Andris Mattson Amber Navaran Max Bryk Moonchild	Sounwave Foley THC	4:36
5.	"100 Grandkids"	McCormick Michael Clervoix Dan Kulousek Vaughan Dorsey Wesley Dory Previn Drayton Goss Gato Barbieri Jamel Fisher Mark Curry Robert Ross	Sha Money XL ID Labs	4:40
6.	"Time Flies" (featuring Lil B)	McCormick Kehinde Hassan Taiwo Hassan	Christian Rich	2:53
7.	"Weekend" (featuring Miguel)	McCormick Miguel Pimentel Jamil Chammas Rex Kudo Ryan Vojtesak Trocon Roberts, Jr.	FKi Chammas Charlie Handsome	3:28
8.	"Clubhouse"	McCormick Riera Adam Feeney	THC Frank Dukes	3:00
9.	"In the Bag"	McCormick Brett Bouldin Bernice Williams Eugene Dixon Earl Edwards Louis Freeze Larry Muggerud Rupert Thomas, Jr.	Sevn Thomas	4:35
10.	"Break the Law"	McCormick Bruner George Forrest Robert Wright	DrewByrd Thundercat	3:15
11.	"Perfect Circle / God Speed"	McCormick Feeney	Frank Dukes	7:55
12.	"When in Rome"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Edward Murray	ID Labs Sledgren	3:43
13.	"ROS"	McCormick Dacoury Natche Feeney Gabrielle Varner Thomas Paxton-Beesley	DJ Dahi	5:43
14.	"Cut the Check" (featuring Chief Keef)	McCormick Keith Cozart Anderson Hernandez	Vinylz	2:50
15.	"Ascension"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Curtis Mayfield	ID Labs	4:52
16.	"Jump"	McCormick Natche Dan Kulousek Vaughan Jonathan King Harrison Wargo	Badboxes DJ Dahi ID Labs SAP	4:39
17.	"The Festival" (featuring Little Dragon)	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Bouldin Fredrik Wallin Håkan Wirenstrand Yukimi Nagano	ID Labs Little Dragon	4:38
Total length:				70:28

Notes

• "Doors" features uncredited vocals from Earl Sweatshirt
• "Doors", "Brand Name", "100 Grandkids" and "ROS" feature uncredited vocals from Elle Varner
• "Rush Hour" features uncredited vocals from Vinny Radio
• "In the Bag" features uncredited vocals from Juicy J, Domo Genesis and Schoolboy Q
• "Break the Law" features uncredited vocals from Juicy J
• "Perfect Circle / God Speed" features uncredited vocals from Ab-Soul and Vinny Radio
• "Ascension" features uncredited vocals from Travis Scott

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[32]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[34]	102
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[35]	7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[36]	86
French Albums (SNEP)[37]	117
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39]	55
UK Albums (OCC)[40]	76
US Billboard 200[41]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200[42]	200

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)	Ref.
United States	September 18, 2015	CD digital download	REMember Music Warner Bros. Records	Standard	[43]

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