''There's Really a Wolf'' is the twelfth studio album and major-label debut by American rapper

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, who composed and produced all of the songs. It was released on May 5, 2017, by Diemon and

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and peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the US

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. On April 18, 2018, it was certified

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Promotion

The album was announced on April 19, 2017, with a tweet revealing the album's release date of May 5, 2017.

Singles

All but four of the songs on the album were brand new releases that Russ had recorded and saved from the public eye for a span of two years. The previous released tracks " What They Want", "Pull the Trigger", "Do It Myself", and the R&B track "

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", were all originally released on

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. "Me You" was sent to rhythmic radio as the third single on June 6, 2017.

Commercial performance

''There's Really a Wolf'' debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the US

charts moving 49,000

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s in its first week of release. On April 18, 2018, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and

s of over a million units in the United States.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. All tracks produced by

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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