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Studio album by Drake | ||||
Released | April 29, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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Length | 81:15 | |||
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AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10 |
Metacritic | 69/100 |
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The A.V. Club | B– |
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NME | 4/5 |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
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Spin | 7/10 |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 2.5/5 |
Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on April 29, 2016, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016, with Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40, with both of them serving as the records executive producers. 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85, Maneesh Bidaye, Kanye West and Jordan Ullman, among others. The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B, dancehall, hip hop and pop, among others.
The album was supported by five singles: "Hotline Bling" (which was included as a bonus track), "One Dance" featuring Wizkid and Kyla, "Pop Style" featuring The Throne (Jay Z and Kanye West), "Controlla" and "Too Good" featuring Rihanna. "One Dance" became Drake's first number-one single in 10 countries as the lead artist, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The single spent 10 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.