''PartyNextDoor'' (stylized in
all caps) is the eponymous debut
extended play
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PartyNextDoor. It was released on July 1, 2013, by
OVO Sound and
Warner Records
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.
Promotion
''PartyNextDoor'' was initially promoted through a series of posts on Canadian rapper
Drake
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's October’s Very Own blog, the official OVO Sound blog. These posts included
SoundCloud
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posts of material later used on ''PartyNextDoor'' including "Make A Mil" and "Wus Good/Curious". These songs were further promoted on Twitter by both Drake and the official October’s Very Own account. The album’s release date was announced, again via the October’s Very Own blog, on June 20, 2013.
PartyNextDoor appeared on the North American leg of Drake’s
Would You Like a Tour?, marking his first tour.
Vinyl and
CD copies of ''PARTYNEXTDOOR'' were available for sale exclusively at the October’s Very Own merchandise booth at all Would You Like A Tour? shows. The official video for "Break From Toronto" was released on 23 October 2013 and PARTYNEXTDOOR's official
Vimeo
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page.
Reception
Though receiving few critical reviews, and with relatively little promotion, ''PartyNextDoor''s release sold 2,000 copies in its first week, placing it at number six on the ''
Billboard
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''
Heatseekers Albums
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chart and number 34 on the
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chart.
Track listing
All tracks are produced by PartyNextDoor, except where noted.
Sample credits
* "Welcome to the Party" contains elements of
“Before We Talked”, written and performed by
Gold Panda
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Early life
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.
* "Wild Bitches" contains elements of “Loud Mouths”, written and performed by
Wise Blood.
* "Right Now" contains elements from
“Hyperlips”, written and performed by
Com Truise
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Biography
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.
* “Break From Toronto” contains elements of
“Girl With The Tattoo (All I Want Is You)”, written and performed by
Miguel.
* “Wus Good / Curious” contains elements of “Chatoyant”, written by
Sabzi and
Kelsey Bulkin
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, and performed by Made In Heights.
Personnel
Credits for ''PartyNextDoor'' from PartyNextDoor official
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* Marc-Olivier Bouchard –
mastering
* Noel Cadastre –
engineer
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* Noel "Gadget" Campbell –
mixing
*
PartyNextDoor – engineer, primary artist,
producer
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* Paolo Azarraga –
photography
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Charts
Certifications
References
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2013 debut EPs
PartyNextDoor albums
Albums produced by PartyNextDoor
OVO Sound EPs
Warner Records EPs