Montana (album)

Montana (stylized in all caps)[4] is the third studio album by American rapper French Montana. It was released on December 6, 2019 through Epic Records, Bad Boy, Coke Boys and Montana Entertainment.[5] The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Harry Fraud, Louis Bell, London on da Track, Cardo, Rvssian and Murda Beatz among others. The album also features guest appearances by Post Malone, Swae Lee, Kodak Black, Cardi B, Chris Brown, PartyNextDoor, ASAP Rocky and many others.

Montana
Studio album by
French Montana
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019[1]
Length67:00
LabelMontana Entertainment, Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Epic
Producer
French Montana chronology
Coke Wave 4
(2019)		 Montana
(2019)		 CB5
(2020)
Singles from Montana
  1. "Lockjaw"
    Released: May 27, 2016
  2. "No Shopping"
    Released: July 16, 2016
  3. "No Stylist"
    Released: September 20, 2018
  4. "Slide"
    Released: April 18, 2019
  5. "Wiggle It"
    Released: July 12, 2019
  6. "Suicide Doors"
    Released: November 13, 2019
  7. "Writing on the Wall"
    Released: September 27, 2019
  8. "Twisted"
    Released: October 11, 2019
  9. "Out of Your Mind"
    Released: January 21, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork5.8/10[3]

Montana was supported by seven singles: "No Stylist", "Slide", "Wiggle It", "Suicide Doors", "Writing on the Wall", "Twisted" and "Out of Your Mind".[6][7] It also includes the singles "Lockjaw" featuring Kodak Black and "No Shopping" featuring Drake, which were previously released on Montana's 2016 mixtape MC4. The album received mixed reviews from music critics and poor commercial performance. It debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[8]

Promotion

French Montana shared a trailer for the album directed by Kid Art, which features him "surrounded by a line of women in thigh-high red boots and dark burqas" and was called "connecting with his Muslim roots".[6] The trailer features an unnamed Harry Fraud and 24–produced track.[9]

Commercial performance

Montana debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units (including 6,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[8] This became Montana's lowest first week sales and lowest charting album to date.[8] On December 5, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Montana"
3:26
2."Suicide Doors" (featuring Gunna)
Harry Fraud3:33
3."50's & 100's" (featuring Juicy J)
Juicy J2:41
4."What It Look Like"
2:49
5."Lifestyle" (featuring Kodak Black and Kevin Gates)
Cardo2:41
6."Salam Alaykum"
  • Kharbouch
  • Quigley
  • Baruch Nembhard
  • Liew Kellett
  • Harry Fraud
  • Mixx
  • French Montana
4:07
7."That Way"
  • Couture
  • French Montana
2:14
8."Say Goodbye" (featuring Belly)
  • Kharbouch
  • Ahmad Balshe
  • Scorp Dezel
  • Quigley
  • Jamal Rashid
  • Oluwaseyi Agbeti
  • Scorp Dezel
  • Harry Fraud
  • Mally Mall
  • French Montana
3:47
9."Coke Wave Boys" (featuring Chinx and Max B)
  • Harry Fraud
  • Tony Seltzer
4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Writing on the Wall" (featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian)
3:21
2."Out of Your Mind" (with Swae Lee featuring Chris Brown)
Mally Mall3:14
3."Wanna Be" (featuring PartyNextDoor)
London on da Track3:22
4."Twisted" (featuring Juicy J, Logic, and ASAP Rocky)
Juicy J4:22
5."Hoop" (featuring Quavo)
3:11
6."No Stylist" (featuring Drake)
  • Hector Chaparro
  • London on da Track
3:09
7."Wiggle It" (with Quality Control featuring City Girls)
2:42
8."Slide" (featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay)
  • Ashton Vines
  • Mixx
  • French Montana
3:06
9."Saucy"
  • Kharbouch
  • Quigley
Harry Fraud3:56
Side two Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."No Shopping" (featuring Drake)
3:47
11."Lockjaw" (featuring Kodak Black)
  • Ben Billions
  • Yo Asel
3:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

  • Mixx – recording (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9)
  • ADHD – recording (tracks 1, 2, 7)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
  • Jacob Richards – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
  • Rashawn McLean – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
  • Mike Seaberg – mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 4, 5), engineering assistant (tracks 8, 9)
  • John Sparkz – mixing (tracks 2, 6, 7)
  • Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 1, 3–9)
  • Tommy Tee – writer (track 2)

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 74
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 184
US Billboard 200[15] 25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 14

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Twitter
  2. "Montana Review by Neil Z. Yeung". allmusic.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. Tosiello, Pete (December 19, 2019). "French Montana: MONTANA Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. "French Montana: MONTANA". Pitchfork.
  5. Higgins, Keenan (September 23, 2019). "Watch: French Montana Drops 'Montana' Mini-Movie as an Album Trailer for His Upcoming LP". The Source. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  6. Saponara, Michael (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Connects With His Roots For Cinematic Album Trailer: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  7. Mamo, Heran (2019-10-11). "French Montana's 'Writing on the Wall,' Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. "Roddy Ricch, XXXTentacion & French Montana First Week Sales". December 10, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. Ivey, Justin (September 23, 2019). "French Montana Announces "Montana" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  10. "American album certifications – French Montana – Montana". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. "MONTANA / French Montana". Tidal. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  12. "Camila Cabello's 'Romance' Is A Chart Topper". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – French Montana – Montana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. "Top Albums (Week 50, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  15. "French Montana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  16. "French Montana Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  17. "Canadian album certifications – French Montana – Montana". Music Canada.



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