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. It was released on May 26, 2017, by

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, among others. ''Teenage Emotions'' was supported by the singles, "Harley", " Peek a Boo", "Bring It Back", and "X Men". The album received lukewarm reviews from critics and debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200.

Promotion

The album's first single, "Harley", was released on April 14, 2017. The song was produced by K Swisha. The album's

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, " Peek a Boo", was released for digital download on April 14, 2017. It was later sent to

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radio on May 9, 2017. The song features a

from American hip hop trio

, while the production was handled by

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. The song peaked at number 78 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album's third single, "Bring It Back", was released on May 4, 2017. The song was produced by Free School. The album's fourth single, "X Men", was released on May 18, 2017. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Evander Griiim, while the production was handled by

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, with co-production by Tillie.

Other songs

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for the song, "Dirty Mouth", was released on June 23, 2017. The music video for "Forever Young" featuring

, was released on August 4, 2017. The music video for the song, "Better" featuring

, was released on September 15, 2017, while the music video for "Lady in Yellow", was released on September 28.

Critical reception

''Teenage Emotions'' was met with lukewarm reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an

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score of 63, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Aggregator

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gave it 6.2 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Ryan Meaney of ''

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'' stated that "Lil Yachty the pop star shines on ''Teenage Emotions'', and the wide range of styles with which he delivers his message of youthful exuberance shows a growing artist. ... Filler tracks such as "Dirty Mouth" and "Moments in Time" derail the parade of energy ''Teenage Emotions'' delivers, leaving the record with too many skip-worthy moments". Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''

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'' saying "Like fellow pop-rappers

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, Yachty will often use a single melody for the verse and chorus, thus creating a new, disturbing kind of catchiness, a hook that digs into your cortex with such purchase that at least one part of your subconscious is singing it at all times. His freewheeling scansion, meanwhile, stops it being monolithic or boring". Sheldon Pearce, an author for ''

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'', said, "Though far too long and sometimes aimless, ''Teenage Emotions'' is the mind of a child star blown-up and on exhibition at the epicenter of modern rap. It's there to be gawked at and appreciated, and then maybe enjoyed". Christopher R. Weingarten of ''

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'' said, "Yachty's organic, warts-and-all delivery—when being a perv, when pining for a girl, even singing a song for his mom—makes his music feel simply more naked and human, even with that layer of Auto-Tune". Daniel Bromfield of ''Pretty Much Amazing'' said, "The moments when his music really comes alive with joy are the best on ''Teenage Emotions'', and they're often the less rap-oriented moments". Andy Kellman of

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said, "The album's 70-minute length allows enough space for a bounty of mostly nondescript trap productions that support these simplistic boasts. In these tracks, Yachty sounds like he's going through a phase more than refining his individualism". Calum Slingerland of ''

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'' said, "At over an hour in length, ''Teenage Emotions'' is more quantity than quality".

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'' said, "It's a graphic exemplar of the contemporary

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sound: stark backing, nagging hook and staccato wordplay, as distinct from the lyricism that traditionalists hold dear". Matthew Ramirez of '' Spin'' said, "It's a confusing but enjoyable record that sidesteps the rap hand-wringing and telegraphed weirdness of the drama surrounding Yachty". In his review, Clayton Purdom of ''

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'' states, "He is at his most interesting on the few occasions where he slips into a sort of uncanny valley of pop music—a bizarro fantasia that he arrives at honestly, like a less satirical

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". Scott Glaysher of '' XXL'' said, "For the majority of the 20 tracks, each has a different producer and no two songs sound alike. This both helps and hinders the listening experience. On one hand, the scattered sounds align perfectly with the overarching idea of wildly varying teenage emotions, but on the other, it's hard to attentively listen to all the way through—especially with a whopping 21 songs". Writing for ''

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'', Grant Rindner concluded, "Its best moments are closer to pop-punk and synth-pop than anything resembling traditional hip-hop".

Commercial performance

''Teenage Emotions'' debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 46,000

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s, of which 24,000 were streaming units and 20,000 were pure album sales.

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Performance * Lil Yachty – primary artist *

– featured artist (track 9) *

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– featured artist (track 3) * Offset – featured artist (track 3) * CL – featured artist (track 23) * Evander Griiim – featured artist (track 14) *

– featured artist (track 21) * YG – featured artist (track 6) *

– featured artist (track 6) *

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– featured artist (track 3) *

– featured artist (track 10) *

– featured artist (track 16) * Shaiana – featured artist (track 23) * Tillie – additional vocals (tracks 9, 11) *

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– guitars (track 15) * Esther Anaya – violins (track 20) Production * Kevin "Coach K" Lee – executive producer * Pierre "Pee" Thomas – executive producer * Mitus – producer (tracks 12, 19) * Ryan "DJ Replay" Buendia – producer (tracks 15, 20) * Earl – producer (tracks 8, 22) * Darnell "Got It" Donohue – producer (tracks 15, 20) *

– producer (tracks 4, 14) * K Swisha – producer (tracks 5, 18) *

– producer (track 3) * R!O – producer (track 20) *

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– producer (track 13) * ILoveUPeter – producer (track 17) *

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– producer (tracks 15, 20) *

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– producer (track 6) * Ray McCullough – producer (track 9) *

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– producer (tracks 15, 20) *

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– producer (track 16) * WondaGurl – producer (track 11) *

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– producer (track 2) * Diplo – producer (track 10) * Jeremy Reeves – producer (track 9) * Ray Romulus – producer (track 9) *

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– producer (tracks 1, 23) * Reefer Alston – producer (track 7) * BLSSD – producer (track 7) * TrapMoneyBenny – producer (track 21) * Jonathan Yip – producer (track 9) * Tillie – co-producer (tracks 4, 14) * Dawn Golden – producer (track 10) Technical * 30 Roc – engineer * Jason Andrews – engineer * Cee Copeland – assistant engineer * Michael "MikFly" Dottin – engineer * Stephen "DotCom" Farrow – engineer, mixing assistant * Todd Hurtt – assistant engineer * Christian Kuya – engineer * Colin Leonard – mastering * Tillie – engineer, mixing * Daryl "DJ Durel" McPherson – engineer * Michael Piroli – mixing assistant * Alex "MixedByLex" Romero – assistant engineer * D33J – engineer * Ethan Stevens – engineer * Brandon Suwinski – mixing assistant * Princston "Perfect Harmany" Terry – mixing assistant * Jordan "J Rich" Walker – engineer Miscellaneous * Mihailo Andic – art direction * Kenneth Cappello – photography

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References

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