Late Nights

Late Nights
Studio album by Jeremih
Released	December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)[1]
Recorded	2012–15
Genre	R&B hip hop funk soul
Length	57:47
Label	Mick Schultz Productions Def Jam
Producer	Jeremy Felton (exec.) Mick Schultz (also exec.) DJ Mustard Vinylz OZ RetroFuture The Mekanics London on da Track Needlz Donut Soundz Teddy Pena Hitmaka Dre Moon Bongo Murda Beatz Cardiak Frank Dukes
Jeremih chronology
All About You (2010) Late Nights (2015) Later That Night (2016)
Singles from Late Nights
"Don't Tell 'Em" Released: June 6, 2014 "Planes" Released: January 22, 2015 "Oui" Released: October 30, 2015 "Pass Dat" Released: December 1, 2015

Late Nights (released with the subtitle Late Nights: The Album) is the third studio album by American singer Jeremih, it was released on December 4, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place during 2012 to 2015. The production on the album was handled by several producers, including London on da Track, The Mekanics, Soundz, DJ Mustard, Needlz, Vinylz and Frank Dukes, among others.

The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, Jhené Aiko, Migos, Juicy J, YG, Twista, Future, Big Sean, J. Cole and Feather.

Late Nights was supported by four singles; "Don't Tell 'Em", "Planes", "Oui" and "Pass Dat".

Background

At first, the album was originally called Thumpy Johnson and was supposed to be released in 2013.^[2] In August 2014, Jeremih announced that he was changing the title of the album to Late Nights: The Album as the sequel to his mixtape Late Nights with Jeremih that was released in 2012. In an XXL interview, he explained why he decided to change the title:

"The last body of work I put out was Late Nights," Jeremih said. "I still feel like how I was feeling when I recorded that. I was traveling, up late nights, recording all the time. It just felt like every record was catering to… I imagined if it was a big bed in the club, everybody would be in one big ass orgy off of all the songs. My first two albums I was making sad songs. I don’t feel like that no more. I was in a relationship then. I’m single as hell right now. You’re getting the best of my last single years".^[3]

On August 4, 2014, Jeremih released a mixtape called N.O.M.A. (Not On My Album) to show all the songs he recorded that weren't going to be on the album. One song on the mixtape called "Can't Go No Mo" featuring Juicy J was originally meant to be on the tracklist of Late Nights.

In an interview with Billboard, Jeremih explains how his personal issues is the reason for the album delays. He says:

"I blame myself". I had a video scheduled. I just didn't show up to it because of..." he started, choosing not to finish his thought. "I'm not going to point my finger at somebody else at this point". Jeremih then pointed to some personal troubles he was having with the mother of his child. "I stopped caring about being Jeremih over the last few months," he said. "A lot of people don't know I have a two-year-old son. His mom wasn't allowing me to see him, and it was messing with me. I was internally unbalanced. But I just got out of that trial and I won".

Jeremih also expressed some frustration with his label. "Def Jam is hesitating and not being on my side," he explained. "I see other artists and how they're supported. It's hard when I'm on a roster with Rihanna, Rick Ross and Kanye West".^[4]

On May 15, 2015, in a separate interview with Billboard, producer and frequent Jeremih collaborator Mick Schultz confirmed that the originally released track listing and album artwork had been changed and was no longer accurate.^[5]

On November 21, 2015, the official album art, release date and tracklist was leaked by music streaming service Deezer.^[6] The following day, snippets of the album were leaked to the internet.^[7]

Singles

The first single, "Don't Tell 'Em" featuring YG was released on June 6, 2014.^[8] The second single, "Planez" featuring J. Cole was released on January 22, 2015.^[9] "Oui" was released as the third single from the album on October 30, 2015.^[10] The fourth single, "Pass Dat" was released December 1, 2015.^[11]

The first promotional single "Tonight Belongs to U!" featuring Flo Rida was released on April 21, 2015.^[12] The second promotional single, "Royalty" featuring Big Sean and Future was released October 29, 2015.^[13] The third promotional single is "Peace Sign" featuring Fabolous and Red Cafe was released November 18, 2015.^[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[15]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[16]
Consequence of Sound	B+[17]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[18]
Spin	8/10[19]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5[20]

Upon release, Late Nights was met with highly positive reviews and acclaim from most music critics. Pitchfork Media stated that: Late Nights, in its subtle seduction, feels all the more special in an era that increasingly rewards artists who shout the loudest. Jeremih makes you shut everything else out so that you can hear him whisper in your ear. It was worth the wait.

Accolades

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 42 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 11,000 copies sold.

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional vocal producer
• "Giv No Fuks" features uncredited vocals by Herbert Travis.

Sample credits

• "Oui" contains an interpolation of "If I Ever Fall in Love" performed by Shai.
• "Don't Tell 'Em" contains an interpolation of "Rhythm Is a Dancer" performed by Snap!

Charts

Release history

References