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| Studio anthology by Kid Cudi | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2009 (2009-09-xv) | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2009 | |||
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| Length | 58:33 | |||
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Man on the Moon: The End of Twenty-four hour period is the debut studio anthology by American rapper Child Cudi. Information technology was released on September 15, 2009, through Dream On, Expert Music, and Universal Motown Records. A concept anthology, narrated by fellow American rapper Common, it follows the release of his first full-length project A Kid Named Cudi (2008), and is the first installment of the Man on the Moon trilogy. Production was handled by several high-contour tape producers, including Kanye Due west, Emile Haynie, Patently Pat, No I.D., Dot da Genius, and Jeff Bhasker, amid others.
Human on the Moon: The End of Twenty-four hour period spawned 3 singles—"Twenty-four hours 'due north' Nite", "Brand Her Say" and "Pursuit of Happiness"—that attained chart success and Us platinum-certifications. To farther promote the album, he toured with Asher Roth and Lady Gaga, respectively. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it for its music composition and different approach to existence a hip-hop record. Aside from beingness included on critics list of the all-time albums of the yr, Human being on the Moon: The Terminate of Solar day received three Grammy Awards nominations.
The anthology debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 104,000 copies in its kickoff week of release in the The states. It after became certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Outside of the The states, the album was less commercially successful, generally peaking outside of the height l positions of album charts. In 2020, Rolling Rock ranked it number 459 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Fourth dimension.
Groundwork [edit]
According to AllMusic, soon after it was announced that Kid Cudi would release this album it became "deep in the category of 'much predictable'".[4] Prior to the album being picked upwards by the likes of Universal Motown and GOOD Music, he had previously worked with mentor and fellow rapper Kanye Due west on his 2008 tape 808s & Heartbreak, co-writing four hits for information technology. He said that without those song successes Human on the Moon: The Cease of Day would not have been picked upwards by any major labels.[5] Cudi, who became West's protege and collaborator,[five] hoped Man on the Moon: The Terminate of Day would testify people that he had his own vox and set him autonomously.[6] The tape was originally titled Human on the Moon: The Guardians,[vii] but its subtitle was later changed to The Finish of Twenty-four hour period. Performance creative person Andy Kaufman partly inspired the new title.[5] He planned for this record to exist the start in a trilogy, with the side by side edition being entitled The Ghost and the Car.[5]
Before the success of "Day 'due north' Nite", the rapper had said that he would never try to mix politics or jocular things in with his lyrical content. After realizing the ability of his vocalism he and then decided to brand important and unique songs, focusing on the bulletin, rather than just creating inane music. He said his style of operation at that time "was just, 'Hey, I'm making these cool sounding songs and I have little messages in them'", but still had himself in information technology.[viii] Although Cudi had a message in every runway, he chose to avert using dumbo lyrics, explaining that he did not desire to write material that he would not actually say or apply in real life, adding that beingness true to yourself entirely was meaningful to him. "I don't speak similar a fucking nerdy guy; I speak like a regular dude", he remarked.[8]
He wrote "Mean solar day 'n' Nite" after the death of his uncle. The two were non on speaking terms after his uncle forced him out of his home before Cudi could find another living state of affairs. A biting Cudi never apologized to him before his death, which he now regrets.[6] Other songs on the album aggrandize upon themes discussed in that unmarried.[8] Dorsum in 2007, Drake, who was 1 of Cudi'due south first supporters, had shown involvement in doing an official remix of the song with him. However, Cudi chose against it since he was not interested in working with people who are in the "aforementioned creative realm" as him and considering he was in the midst of creating his own works.[6] Outset in the fourth form, and getting more tense subsequently his begetter'south death when he was 11, Cudi began dreaming of his ain expiry (which normally was an automobile accident). He channeled these things into his fabric.[5] Speaking to BlackBook in May 2009, Cudi said of the album and its content:
Each song is a bulletin. All the hooks are stadium-worthy, crowd sing-along, powerful joints that I tin't wait for people to hear in stadium magnitude. My album definitely needs to exist heard loudly, only it'due south also a cracking album if you're smoking and you demand to go to sleep. Then far I have the lineup of how I want the starting time seven tracks on my anthology and if I play the offset seven from the beginning to the end, I'k zoned out and it's the all-time trip ever. Y'all demand to be high to appreciate the instrumentation and how everything is put together on the album—but you don't have to be high merely to enjoy it in general.[viii]
Recording and product [edit]
Cudi recorded the album from 2007 to 2009.[9] Man on the Moon: The End of Twenty-four hour period was recorded in sessions at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, with additional recording at The Broski Room, Chung Male monarch in New York City, and the Jim Henson and Record Plant in Hollywood, California.[10] On January 13, 2009, R&B creative person and producer Ryan Leslie posted on his blog that he was in the studio with Cudi and posted a 2-minute video of them working on a vocal.[xi] Later, Cudi spoke to Pitchfork about the production of the anthology, the producers that he mentioned that was working on the album were Ratatat, Ryan Leslie, 88-Keys, and The Alchemist.[12] Rap-Up confirmed that he was in the studio with Travis Barker and will.i.am.[thirteen] Months later, Rapper Pusha T told them also that him and Malice (Clipse) had recorded an unreleased song together called "Angels & Demons". On Cudi's official weblog, he announced three features for the album, the artists were Kanye West, Common, and Snoop Dogg.[xiv] News likewise bankrupt out that MGMT was also an feature on the anthology, and Mutual was also going to characterize the whole anthology.[xv]
In an interview with Joe La Puma from Complex, executive producer Emile Haynie explained the anthology process and the relationship he had with Cudi prior to the anthology:
You know what, I heard "Day 'Due north' Nite" on Cudi's MySpace and was blown abroad by the record. It didn't even take that many plays on MySpace yet. I don't know how I stumbled across it, but I stumbled across it and heard information technology. The second I heard it I was like, "Holy shit!" I looked around on his page and saw [Apparently] Pat on his top friends list. Me and Pat have had a long relationship, we've always kind of worked together with him existence an A&R and me every bit a producer. So, I hit Pat up and was but like, yo there'south this cat with this song that has you lot as 1 of his top friends and this song is just like the illest song e'er. Obviously he had started to work with Cudi, and was like, "Yeah, yeah that's my guy we should get up." I said bring him by the studio, because I think some of the new beats I got are pretty well-suited for him, nosotros should do some shit.[9]
Later he said:
Nosotros didn't get upwardly until a few months later on that. I think Pat was doing the Graduation album with Kanye at the time and I was doing this album out in England. Then I remember Pat might accept striking me upwardly and brought Cudi to the studio. On that first solar day we cut "Bigger Than You lot." I think I was playing them mad beats, and he liked the beats but it was the sort of thing where yous're playing an artist mad beats and they're similar, yeah that's good, that'due south good, but you know when somebody really wants something, things get done. The artist hears something and they're like, I'1000 getting in the booth or I'm writing right now. When you're in the studio that either happens or information technology doesn't. That wasn't happening and I was just like, fuck it, lets just make something from scratch. And that kinda just sent the tone for how we did everything. The way we did "Bigger Than You," that very first record, it was a sample and we were just listening to records and he was but like, "Yo that's crazy" and we built it up. That's kinda how we did everything from so on.[9]
On the final tracklisting, the guest appearances contained Kanye Westward, Common, Baton Cravens, Ratatat, MGMT, and Chip the Ripper. Cudi commented on his Twitter nigh Cravens that "he world volition never know…he wants to keep his identity private…", also gave news that the Clipse and Snoop Dogg records won't be on the album, simply will still be fabricated bachelor to fans in some capacity.[16]
Music and lyrics [edit]
Human being on the Moon: The Stop of Day has an outer infinite, futuristic aesthetic akin to 808s & Heartbreak.[17] Primarily a genre-bending anthology,[18] it has a spacey, atmospheric production that fuses psychedelic,[19] indie pop,[19] rhythm and blues,[20] electronica,[twenty] and rock styles.[18] The music is typified past synthetic textures,[21] infectious melodies,[22] sparse arrangements, experimental structures, and lush beats.[22] The album'due south elements contain shuddering keyboards,[21] heart-searching synths, syncopated drums, sinister strings, and light pianos.[23]
The album received positive comparisons in production to West'due south 2008 anthology. Jeff Giles of Pop Dose stated "Information technology's basically a slightly more sonically expansive cousin, but Cudi doesn't have to rely on Auto-Tune shenanigans to get his point beyond."[24] Aaron Williams of Uproxx said that "The ideas that Kanye gave him the early space to explore on that project ultimately culminated in similar, more fully fleshed-out concepts."[25] HotNewHipHop writer Luke Hinz commented "The abstruse nature of his music isn't condescending or isolating; instead, it is deeply personal and genuine in its focus. It is the embodiment of everything that makes him so unique."[26] Cudi'southward vocals on the album features soulful crooning,[27] off-key singing, humming,[28] baritone vocals, poetic cadence,[29] and an unhurried nasal flow.[30]
Lyrically, Human on the Moon has dark, introspective themes of depression,[25] [31] anxiety,[26] and loneliness.[32] It also touches on family issues, alcoholism, sex, paranoia, and fame. A concept album,[33] Homo on the Moon: The End of Twenty-four hours is an autobiographical rail serial of moody night textile that is separated into five acts that all surroundings "Day 'n' Nite" with an arcane account.[five] [34] One reviewer summed up the story to be: "[a] lone guy sits in his room and dreams of success. He uses drugs to calm his fears and fend off night terrors. He eventually gets recognized as the star he ever knew he was, and lives the superstar life… or mayhap he's yet dreaming nearly that stage of his life, and we're only witnessing what his dreams sound like."[32] According to Cudi, more lively songs had to be added so that listeners did not feel like they were listening to a "slit-your-wrists album".[v] It was observed by a reviewer that on Man on the Moon: The Finish of Day, Cudi neither raps nor sings, instead he goes "puzzling through some third way: a sort of loose, hazily melodic talking."[35] Musical collaborators included Kanye West, Ratatat and MGMT, among others, and the record is narrated by Mutual.
The anthology's first two songs are a one-two introduction to the rapper and what he is upward to. There is a gloomy interior monologue about success, the lack of it, and Cudi's inner conflicts, where he welcomes listeners by saying they are in his dreams.[32] "Soundtrack 2 My Life" is the vibrant opening to Cudi's dreamland, as he raps about the piece of work ethic of his female parent, the death of his father, and the subsequent low that came to swallow him. It'south a prelude of what'due south to come: the hurting, the loss, the feelings of insignificance, and the boundless introspection.[26] His lyrics on the track contain diverse musical and popular culture references, including those to the song "99 Problems", rapper Jay-Z, mentor Kanye West, the 80s sitcom Charles in Accuse, the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon, and the movie The Sixth Sense. The tertiary rail "Simple As", which is part of the 2nd half of the introduction, has an outer-space mode, which is due in role to the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark group sample, and showcases the rapper's readiness to experiment.[32]
Following the opening 3-track introduction, at that place is some other 3-song department of Man on the Moon: The Finish of Twenty-four hours where Cudi is bars in his lone globe. Like his electric current land, the music is accordingly obscure.[32] This chapter of the album is the marijuana section, while in adjacent part the rapper is on psychedelics. References to both drugs are abundant throughout the tape, but the latter'south office behave "the blind-to-the-world quality of the sometime." They are internal tracks, where Cudi'south mind's state of being is the bailiwick at mitt.[32] "Solo Dolo" incorporates a sample of the Menahan Street Band'south "The Traitor".[x] Its lyrics are a look into Cudi's darkest nightmares: being solitary and unable to escape due to poor decisions. Characterized by eerie strings, it'south a vivid, horror-esque exam of a particularly bleak chapter of his life.[26] "My Earth" features a sample of "All What I Accept" by Le Système Crapoutchik, the lyrics deals with his insecurity existence overcome by his success and drive to be the human being.[36]
"Day 'north' Nite" is the album's turning bespeak, where it transitions from the drab theme of loneliness to vitality.[32] "Heaven Might Autumn", which is produced past his mentor West, details how Cudi is able to deal with problems and continues on his search for happiness. Among the brighter songs are "Enter Galactic (Love Connexion Function 1)", a "trippy disco anthem" that is inspired past when he and a female person friend ate shrooms and listened to music past The Postal Service together.[5] "Alive" revolves around how Cudi truly finds himself during the dark and seems to turn into a truer version of himself. "Make Her Say" includes a sample of popular vocalizer Lady Gaga'due south 2009 smash hit "Poker Face up"[five] and features verses from West and Common. It takes Gaga'due south naughty, mischievous central hook and turns it around to be an unrefined oral sexual practice reference that makes it a "hyper-catchy, forrard-looking single."[32] He channels André 3000 in "Cudi Zone".[35] "Pursuit of Happiness" is a melancholic return to self-examination from the perspective of an addict looking for their next hitting. The happiness of the track is fleeting, bars within the limits of each high; it'due south a glimpse into a search that seemingly will never come to an terminate. Cudi understands that the happiness of each addiction is but temporary and ultimately unsatisfactory, withal he can't manage to break costless of the cycle that always seems to end in failure.[26] The album's closer is "Up Up and Away", a drug escapist anthem on which Cudi sets his sights on the "happy thoughts" that allow him to fly like Peter Pan. He is "perfectly at peace," and content to "move along a fleck higher" in an effort to further elude the troubling thoughts that race through his mind. His realization that people are going to guess him regardless and that he may also exercise whatever he pleases is a hopeful conclusion; it also seems to hint that the emotional rollercoaster voyage that he has dreamed of is only get-go.[26] Unlike other music's common theme of drugs beingness used as an escape from the unpleasant realities, this however, is about breaking costless from the rough reality of someone's own mind and heart.[32]
Promotion [edit]
Singles [edit]
Cudi performing songs from Man on the Moon: The End of Twenty-four hour period in August 2009.
The starting time track from the album to be released as a single was "Day 'due north' Nite" which was a commercial success, when it debuted at number 88 and peaked at number five on the U.s. Billboard Hot 100,[37] becoming Cudi's highest charting song on that chart. Reaching its highest peak at number ii on both the United Kingdom and Kingdom of belgium charts, "Day 'north' Nite" also establish its peak positions within the elevation ten on the French singles charts, also equally charting in the top twenty positions on Irish, German and Australian charts.[37] Information technology was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for paid digital downloads of more than than one million copies in the United States in July 2009.[38] Although Cudi was grateful for the opportunity to make a video for "Day 'due north' Nite" and enjoyed the overall concept for information technology, he was disappointed that a bulk of his ideas were ignored and cut out of the video. When he saw the video for the first time, he claims he provided feedback for it, but was ignored. The rapper than decided to make some other video for the runway, which was directed past French creative person and director So Me.[39]
Despite Cudi announcing plans to release "Sky Might Autumn", as Human being on the Moon: The Finish of Day 's second single, "Brand Her Say" was instead chosen.[twoscore] Compared to its previous single, "Make Her Say" was less successful on the music charts, with its highest pinnacle position being at number xviii on the Belgium Singles Nautical chart.[41] The music video for the track was directed by Nez Khammal and utilizes a split screen effect to create the illusion that the three artists (Cudi, Kanye West and Mutual) were all filmed in the same location. In reality, they had shot their individual scenes on opposite coasts of the United states of america; Common and Cudi were filmed in New York City while West was filmed in Los Angeles.[40] The third and last single to exist released from Man on the Moon: The Stop of Day was "Pursuit of Happiness" on January 25, 2010. "Pursuit of Happiness" managed to nautical chart at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, with its highest elevation position being at number 41 on the Australian Singles Chart.[42]
Touring [edit]
Cudi (right) performing with Gaga (center) on her The Monster Ball Bout in November 2009.
Initially Cudi stated that he would "lay low until his album drops to avoid unnecessary hype."[7] Despite this argument, he went on a bout with rapper Asher Roth between July and August 2009.[43] He performed all of the album'southward singles at Maryland's The Ulalume Music Festival in October 2009.[44] In 2009, the rapper also toured with vocaliser Lady Gaga as an opening deed during the offset leg of her The Monster Ball Tour in North America, where he performed the track "Brand Her Say".[45] [46] Less than a month after, and afterward an atmospherics with an audience fellow member in Vancouver, it was announced that due to time conflicts, Cudi chose to go out the tour. An official argument from him read, "Child Cudi has decided to accept an early go out of absenteeism from Lady Gaga's Monster Brawl tour, in social club to rest his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments. Cudi does not want to disappoint his fans and will move forward with his individual show dates in December and throughout the month of January."[47] However, in Circuitous 's October / November issue the rapper claimed that he was kicked off of the tour, commenting "she'southward going to kick me off the bout because she didn't want that blazon of negative free energy at her shows? Word? I never did nothing to that girl".[48]
Critical reception [edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | half-dozen.5/10[49] |
| Metacritic | 71/100[fifty] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Gild | B[33] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [51] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[34] |
| Los Angeles Times | [52] |
| Pitchfork | four.1/10[53] |
| PopMatters | vii/10[32] |
| Q | [54] |
| Rolling Stone | [55] |
| Camber Magazine | [56] |
Human on the Moon: The End of Day was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on xv reviews.[fifty] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the disquisitional consensus.[49]
The Boston Globe praised the experimental quality of the album: "Information technology's spacey, audacious, and ridiculously intriguing if just because it'south so different".[57] Complimenting Cudi's "introspective persona, ear for melody, and eclectic gustatory modality in beats," Entertainment Weekly music reviewer Simon Vozick-Levinson called him "a hyped upstart who really does represent a promising new phase in the genre's evolution."[34] David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "a soul searcher [that] may require more patience than your everyday debut", but "perfects the futuristic dour-beat hip-hop Kanye purposed a yr earlier, and rewards the listener with every tripped-out render."[4] Greg Kot, writing in the Chicago Tribune, believed that the anthology had the potential to turn heads every bit well as "bum-rush the charts."[51] Camber Magazine 'southward Paul Schrodt wrote that the album attempts to be "both a bigger popular platform and indie credibility", and felt that Cudi'due south verses "are too adept to ignore" then long as you do not take them too seriously.[56] Ann Power of the Los Angeles Times chosen Homo on the Moon a "standout release" in spite of "Cudi's voice".[52] Billboard mag's Michael Menachem said that the album is "anything but a traditional hip-hop recording" and that Cudi'south "delivery is confident in a poetic and artful way".[58] David Bevan of The A.V. Club said that, despite its filler, Cudi'south "thick layer of open up, intense cocky-loathing is a clever way of unifying Man on the Moon as pure mood piece, a stream-of-consciousness pop voyage that'due south more Phil Collins than rap."[33]
In a mixed review, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone was impressed by its music, only found Cudi's raps "pedestrian".[55] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork gave the album a negative review, finding it frustrating that the album felt like a failed opportunity rather than a "non-starter". He further wrote that Cudi largely smears his verses with a "apartment warble" that is salvaged by Auto-Tune, which he remarked would be "numbing enough on its ain" had it not been for the frequent "terrifyingly underwritten lyric to jolt you into sharp pangs of embarrassment."[53] In a largely mixed review, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times expressed his astonishment at the emotional honesty embedded into Cudi's songwriting just felt his restrained vocal performance macerated his presence on the anthology, writing, that the album "is a jumbo, and mystifying, missed opportunity, misguided if it is in fact guided at all." Citing the tracks "Solo Dolo" and on "Cudi Zone" equally Cudi'due south most "appealingly creepy" and intricate vocal performance, on his general view of the album, Caramanica wrote that the remainder of the anthology lacks that liveliness and drive, reducing Cudi to a "gaseous nonentity".[35]
Accolades [edit]
Man on the Moon: The Stop of Day was named Entertainment Weekly 's Best Hip Hop Album of 2009 and called one of the year's best debut albums. Due to his "central track", "Twenty-four hour period 'northward' Nite", Cudi was also one of their v breakout stars of the year.[59] Calling information technology a "wonderfully weird album", MTV'southward James Montgomery listed Man on the Moon: The End of Solar day as existence the nineteenth of 20 best albums of 2009. Montgomery wrote that the album'due south collaborations, Commons narration of information technology and its detailed storytelling as some of the reasons for its inclusion on his list.[60] The album was also Complex 'southward Best Anthology of 2009.[61] Prior to its official release equally a unmarried, "Pursuit of Happiness" was listed as being number xv on Montgomery's list of "Best Songs of 2009",[62] and "24-hour interval 'north' Nite" was ranked in at number xv on the list of "Best 25 Songs of 2009" by Rolling Stone.[63] Two singles from Man on the Moon: The End of 24-hour interval were nominated for awards at the 2010 Grammy Awards. "Twenty-four hours 'n' Nite" was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Operation, while "Make Her Say" was also nominated for Best Rap Functioning by a Duo or Grouping category.[64] The lead single was besides nominated for ii BET Hip Hop Awards[65] and 1 Urban Music Award.[66] The "Crookers Remix" of "Twenty-four hours 'n' Night" earned Cudi his showtime and only Beatport Music Award.[67] In October 2013, Circuitous named it the fifth all-time hip hop album of the last 5 years.[68] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Homo on the Moon: The End of Day as the 459th album on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[69]
Commercial performance [edit]
In the calendar week ending on September 23, 2009, Man on the Moon: The End of 24-hour interval debuted at number 4 on the United states Billboard 200, selling 104,000 copies in its first week of release, charting behind Jay-Z's The Pattern iii, Whitney Houston'due south I Look to You and Muse'due south The Resistance.[70] On the 2009 year-finish chart for Billboard 200, the anthology was listed at number 157.[71] It failed to rise above its positions on those charts and would later be outperformed by his next studio album, Man on the Moon II: The Fable of Mr. Rager (2010).[72] Human being on the Moon: The End of Day also peaked on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums top ten positions.[73]
In the French Album Charts, Human being on the Moon: The Finish of Day debuted at number 56, and over again did not rising in a higher place this position. After charting on the chart for 5 sequent weeks, it savage out of the pinnacle 2-hundred positions by October 2009.[74] The album also institute its peak at number 56 once again on the Swiss Album Charts.[74] In Australia, on the week commencing September 28, 2009, the anthology reached its elevation of 85 on the ARIA Charts.[75] Every bit of April 22, 2016, the album has sold 860,000 copies in the United States.[76] On July 12, 2017, Homo on the Moon: The End of Day was certified double platinum by the Recording Manufacture Clan of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of two million units.[77]
Legacy and influence [edit]
Man on the Moon: The End of Day's influence continues to be felt both in hip hop and in pop civilization.[26] Numerous publications have cited Human being on the Moon: The End of 24-hour interval as having a pregnant influence on subsequent hip hop music, and has been described every bit a "classic".[26] [78] [79] Travis Scott,[fourscore] [81] Kyle,[82] Logic,[83] Isaiah Rashad,[84] Raury[85] and Lil Yachty[86] have all cited Kid Cudi and the anthology as influential to their music. Travis Scott'due south 2013 mixtape Owl Pharaoh has been compared to Human being on the Moon: The Terminate of Twenty-four hour period and considered to have been stylistically influenced by the album.[87] [88] [89]
In 2018, Uproxx released an article titled "Kid Cudi Helped Bring Mental Wellness to the Forefront of Rap with 'Man on the Moon'."[xc]
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Title | Author(south) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)" |
| Haynie | three:19 |
| 2. | "Soundtrack 2 My Life" | Mescudi | Haynie | iii:56 |
| 3. | "Unproblematic Every bit..." |
| Plainly Pat | 2:31 |
| No. | Championship | Writer(southward) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Solo Dolo (Nightmare)" |
| Haynie | four:26 |
| 5. | "Heart of a Lion (Child Cudi Theme Music)" |
| Free Schoolhouse | 4:21 |
| 6. | "My World" (featuring Billy Cravens) |
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| four:03 |
| No. | Championship | Author(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seven. | "Day 'due north' Nite (Nightmare)" |
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| 3:41 |
| 8. | "Sky Might Autumn" |
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| 3:41 |
| ix. | "Enter Galactic (Love Connection Role I)" |
| Friedman | 4:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(southward) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ten. | "Alive (Nightmare)" (featuring Ratatat) |
| Ratatat | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Cudi Zone" |
| Haynie | 4:nineteen |
| 12. | "Brand Her Say" (featuring Kanye West and Common) |
| Due west | iii:36 |
| thirteen. | "Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)" (featuring MGMT and Ratatat) |
| Ratatat | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(south) | Producer(southward) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Hyyerr" (featuring Bit tha Ripper) |
| Crada | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Up Upwards & Abroad" |
| Free School | three:47 |
| Total length: | 58:29 | |||
| No. | Championship | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Man on the Moon (The Anthem)" |
| Haynie | iii:27 |
| 17. | "T.G.I.F." (featuring Chip tha Ripper) |
| The Kickdrums | 2:23 |
| 18. | "Is In that location Any Dearest?" (featuring Wale) |
| Haynie | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Mean solar day 'n' Nite" (Crookers Remix) |
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| 4:41 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- "In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)", "Simple As...", "Enter Galactic (Dear Connexion Part I)" and "Upwardly Up & Away" characteristic narration by Common
- "Middle of a Lion (Child Cudi Theme Music)" features groundwork vocals past Jeff Bhasker
- "Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare)" features background vocals by L.Due east.10.; and on iTunes the vocal is but titled as "Day 'n' Nite"
Sample credits
- "In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)" contains a sample of "Biceps", performed by Garnegy and Maties.
- "Simple As..." contains a sample of "ABC (Auto-Manufacture)", performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
- "Solo Dolo (Nightmare)" contains a sample of "The Traitor", performed by the Menahan Street Band.
- "Centre of a Lion (Child Cudi Theme Music)" contains an interpolation of "You lot Make Me Feel Brand New", performed by The Stylistics.
- "My World" contains a sample of "All What I Accept", performed by Le Système Crapoutchik.
- "Make Her Say" contains an interpolation of "Poker Confront" (Pianoforte & Vox Version), performed past Lady Gaga; and contains a sample of "Allow's Ride", performed by Q-Tip.
- "Hyyerr" contains a sample of "Early Forenoon Dearest", performed by Lou Rawls.
- "Human being on the Moon (The Anthem)" contains a sample of "Aquarium", performed by Nosaj Thing.
Personnel [edit]
Credits for Homo on the Moon: The End of Day adapted from AllMusic.[91]
- Jeff Bhasker – keyboards, producer, background vocals
- Common – narrator
- Andrew Dawson – engineer
- Matthew Friedman – producer
- Dot da Genius – engineer, mixing, producer
- Larry Gold – conductor, cord arrangements, strings
- Ben Goldwasser – vocals
- Emile Haynie – engineer, executive producer, producer
- Child Cudi – executive producer, producer
- Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer
- L.E.X. – vocals
- Erik Madrid – banana
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- The Larry Gold Orchestra – strings
- Anthony Palazzole – assistant
- Christian Plata – banana
- Ratatat – engineer, producer
- Patrick "Obviously Pat" Reynolds – executive producer, producer
- Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
- Scott Sandler – art direction, blueprint
- Bill Sienkiewicz – illustrations
- Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals
- Kanye West – executive producer, producer
- Crada – producer
- Ryan West – engineer
- Alain Whyte – guitar
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External links [edit]
- Human being on the Moon: The End of Day at Discogs (list of releases)
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