''Money Sucks, Friends Rule'' is the debut studio album by

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, an American

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producer known for being one of the pioneers of

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and

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. The album features collaborations from artists such as

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label-mate

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, rapper

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and more. It was released on October 24, 2014, on

in collaboration with

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. The album debuted on ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 40, and No. 2 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, selling 9,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 20,000 copies in the US as of July 2015.

Background

In 2013, Francis announced in a headlining Wurld Turr that he was working on a debut album and that it's set to be released on 2014. On April 22, 2014, he announced the name of his album ''Money Sucks, Friends Rule'', and on August 5, 2014, he revealed the released date of the album. On March 22, 2014, Francis announced via his official

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account that his debut album, entitled ''Money Sucks, Friends Rule'', would be released on October 27, 2014, on

and

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

Singles

" Get Low" was released as the album's lead single on 11 February 2014, with the collaboration of French DJ and producer

. On April 4, 2015, a remix featuring

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was released. "When We Were Young" with the collaboration of

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featuring The Chain Gang of 1974 was released as the album's second single on 5 August 2014. "I Can't Take It" was released on 25 August 2014, as the third single of the album. " We Make It Bounce" was released with the collaboration of electronic music trio

, featuring reggae singer

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on 16 September 2014, as the album's fourth single. “ Set Me Free” was released on 7 October 2014, as the album's fifth single with the collaboration of Dutch DJ

. " Love in the Middle of a Firefight" was released as the sixth single of the album, on 16 October 2014, featuring

member

. "Not Butter" was released as the album's seventh and final single, on 22 June 2015.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional producer

Charts

References

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