Teenage Emotions

Teenage Emotions
Studio album by Lil Yachty
Released	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
Recorded	2016–17
Studio	Various Ameraycan Recording Studios, Paramount Recording Studios and Wedidit Studios, Los Angeles Brand Media Studios, Fairburn Free World Studios, West Hollywood Mama's House Studios, Georgia Migos Mansion Studios and Quality Sound Studios, Atlanta Mobile Studio Bus / Major Touring, USA Royal House Recordings, Royal Oak
Genre	Hip hop trap pop-rap[1]
Length	69:12
Label	Quality Control Music Capitol Motown
Producer	Pierre "Pee" Thomas (exec.) Kevin "Coach K" Carter (exec.) 30 Roc BLSSD Dawn Golden Dashiell Tortoriello D33J Digital Nas Diplo Earl Free School ILoveUPeter K Swisha Lex Luger Mitus Pi'erre Bourne Ricky Racks Reefer Alston TheGoodPerry The Stereotypes Tillie TrapMoneyBenny WondaGurl R!O
Lil Yachty chronology
Summer Songs 2 (2016)Summer Songs 22016 Teenage Emotions (2017)
Singles from Teenage Emotions
"Peek a Boo" Released: April 14, 2017

Teenage Emotions is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on May 26, 2017, by Quality Control Music, Capitol Records and Motown.^[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Diplo, Evander Griiim, Grace, Migos, Stefflon Don and YG, among others.

The album was supported by the lead single, "Peek a Boo" featuring Migos. Teenage Emotions charted at number five on the US Billboard 200, and received positive critical reviews from critics.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Peek a Boo", was released on April 14, 2017.^[4][5] The song features a guest appearance from American hip hop group Migos, while the production was handled by Ricky Racks.

The album's first promotional single, "Harley", was released on April 14, 2017.^[6][7] The song was produced by K Swisha.

The album's second promotional single, "Bring It Back", was released on May 4, 2017.^[8][9] The song was produced by Free School.

The album's third promotional single, "X Men", was released on May 18, 2017.^[10][11] The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Evander Griiim, while the production was handled by 30 Roc, with co-production by Tillie.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.2/10[12]
Metacritic	63/100[13]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[14]
The A.V. Club	C[15]
Consequence of Sound	B–[16]
Exclaim!	5/10[17]
The Guardian	[18]
The Line of Best Fit	6/10[19]
The Observer	[20]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[21]
XXL	3/5 (L)[22]

Teenage Emotions received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on 15 reviews.^[13] Ryan Meaney of Consequence of Sound 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."^[16] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian saying "Like fellow pop-rappers Rae Sremmurd, 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."^[18] Sheldon Pearce, an author for Pitchfork, 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."^[1] Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone 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."^[21] 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."^[23]

Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Grant Rindner concluded, "Its best moments are closer to pop-punk and synth-pop than anything resembling traditional hip-hop."^[19] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! said, "At over an hour in length, Teenage Emotions is more quantity than quality."^[17] Kitty Empire of The Observer said, "It's a graphic exemplar of the contemporary Atlanta sound: stark backing, nagging hook and staccato wordplay, as distinct from the lyricism that traditionalists hold dear."^[20] 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."^[24] In his review, Clayton Purdom of The A.V. Club 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 PC Music."^[15] 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."^[22]

Commercial performance

Teenage Emotions debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 46,000 album-equivalent units, of which 24,000 were streaming units and 20,000 were pure album sales.^[25]

Track listing

Album credits adapted from XXL^[26] and Instagram.^[27]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an uncredited co-producer
• "Better" features additional vocals by Tillie
• "Lady in Yellow" features additional vocals by Tillie
• "Bring It Back" features guitars by Alain Whyte
• "Made of Glass" features violins by Esther Anaya

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album booklet.

Performance

Production

Technical

Miscellaneous

Charts

References