''PartyNextDoor'' (stylized in all caps) is the eponymous debut

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by Canadian recording artist PartyNextDoor. It was released on July 1, 2013, by OVO Sound and

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Promotion

''PartyNextDoor'' was initially promoted through a series of posts on Canadian rapper

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's October’s Very Own blog, the official OVO Sound blog. These posts included

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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

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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 ''

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chart and number 34 on the

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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

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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

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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

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, and performed by Made In Heights.

Personnel

Credits for ''PartyNextDoor'' from PartyNextDoor official

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* Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing * PartyNextDoor – engineer, primary artist,

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* Paolo Azarraga –

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Charts

Certifications

References

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