Faith of a Mustard Seed

Faith of a Mustard Seed is the fourth studio album by American record producer Mustard. It was released through 10 Summers Records and BMG Rights Management on July 26, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Kirk Franklin, Lil Yachty, BlueBucksClan, 42 Dugg, Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, Quavo, Rob49, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, Charlie Wilson, Masego, Blxst, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Roddy Ricch, Future, Ella Mai, Kodak Black, Young Thug, and Lil Durk. Production was handled by Mustard and Masego themselves, alongside Monte Booker, Terrace Martin, and Nic Nac, among others. Faith of a Mustard Seed serves as the follow-up to Mustard's previous album, Perfect Ten (2019), and is also his first release under BMG after his contract with Interscope Records ended.

Faith of a Mustard Seed
Studio album by Mustard
Released	July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)
Length	50:40
Label	10 Summers BMG
Producer	Agape Woodlyn Boobie Dammo the Great Farmer Cam Griffin LarryJayy Lewis Hughes J.Lbs JHolt Keanu Beats LarryJayy Masego Mike Robbins Monte Booker Mustard Nic Nac Peter Lee Johnson Phoelix Quintin Gulledge Samuel Jammeh Sean Momberger Terrace Martin Victor Thell
Mustard chronology
Perfect Ten (2019) Faith of a Mustard Seed (2024)
Singles from Faith of a Mustard Seed
"Parking Lot" Released: June 21, 2024 "Pray for Me" Released: July 12, 2024

Background and promotion

On June 5, 2024, his 34th birthday, Mustard shared a trailer video of the album on social media, in which he announced its title and shared that it would be released in the summer of that year. Shortly after, American rapper Schoolboy Q reposted Mustard's announcement on his Twitter account, stating that he had already heard the album and shared his opinion on it: "Heard it. Shit go dumb. LA bout to do it again... LA up this year". Five days later, Mustard took to social media to share the cover art and release date of the album. On June 21, 2024, he released the lead single of the album, "Parking Lot", a collaboration with American rapper and singer Travis Scott. He released the second single, "Pray for Me", on July 12, 2024. Exactly ten days later, he revealed the tracklist of the album and released the sole promotional single, "One Bad Decision", which features English singer-songwriter Ella Mai and American rapper Roddy Ricch.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Beats Per Minute	6/10
The Guardian

Writing for Beats Per Minute in a mediocre review, Chase McMullen wrote that the album "is another collection of crisp, often luxurious Mustard beats" and that "this is music clearly created in an entirely different head space" in comparison to Mustard's previous records. The Guardian's Chal Ravens wrote in a negative review that the album is "an occasionally biographical tale of childhood nostalgia, middle-age melancholy and returning to the church" while stating that "the clicks and claps are too often drowned out by familiar ideas".

Commercial performance

Faith of a Mustard Seed debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts selling 18,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Faith of a Mustard Seed track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Show Me the Way" (featuring Kirk Franklin)	Dijon McFarlane Kirk Franklin Ahmanti Booker Michael Neil Quintin Gulledge	Mustard Monte Booker Phoelix Gulledge[a]	1:44
2.	"Up Now" (featuring Lil Yachty, BlueBucksClan, and 42 Dugg)	McFarlane Miles McCollum Deon Hawkins, Jr. Jaylar Abram Dion Hayes Larry Sanders, Jr. Lewis Hughes Sean Momberger	Mustard LarryJayy Hughes Momberger	4:25
3.	"Pressured Up" (featuring Vince Staples and Schoolboy Q)	McFarlane Vincent Staples Quincy Hanley Terrace Martin Jason Pounds	Mustard Martin J.Lbs	3:59
4.	"One of them Ones" (featuring Quavo and Rob49)	McFarlane Quavious Marshall Robert Thomas Nicholas Balding Peter Lee Johnson Gulledge	Mustard Nic Nac Johnson Gulledge[a]	3:48
5.	"Parking Lot" (with Travis Scott)	McFarlane Jacques Webster II Balding Keanu Torres Stefan Bauer Gulledge	Mustard Nic Nac Keanu Beats Farmer	2:53
6.	"7 to 7"	McFarlane	Mustard	0:54
7.	"A Song for Mom" (with Ty Dolla Sign, Charlie Wilson, and Masego)	McFarlane Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Charles Wilson Micah Davis	Mustard Masego	2:09
8.	"Worth a Heartbreak" (with Blxst and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	McFarlane Matthew Burdette Artist Dubose Balding Mike Robbins Johnson	Mustard Nic Nac Robbins Johnson[a]	3:31
9.	"Truth Is" (featuring Roddy Ricch)	McFarlane Rodrick Moore, Jr. Jordan Holt	Mustard JHolt	2:31
10.	"Mines" (with Ty Dolla Sign, Future, and Charlie Wilson)	McFarlane Griffin Nayvadius Wilburn Wilson Gulledge Johnson	Mustard Gulledge[a] Johnson[a]	3:35
11.	"One Bad Decision" (featuring Ella Mai and Roddy Ricch)	McFarlane Ella Howell Moore Sean Momberger	Mustard Momberger	3:46
12.	"Yak's Prayer" (featuring Kodak Black)	McFarlane Bill Kapri Sanders Momberger	Mustard LarryJayy Momberger	3:25
13.	"Ghetto" (featuring Young Thug and Lil Durk)	McFarlane Jeffery Williams Durk Banks Cameron Griffin Aubrey Robinson Johnson	Mustard Cam Griffin Boobie Johnson[a]	3:58
14.	"Pray for Me"	McFarlane Jason Jackson Damien Farmer Agape Jerry Samuel Jammeh Victor Thell	Mustard Dammo the Great Agape Woodlyn Jammeh Thell	10:00
Total length:				50:38

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

• Mustard – mixing
• Cyrus "Nois" Taghipour – mixing
• David Pizzimenti – mixing, engineering
• Nicolas De Porcel – engineering
• Trey Pearce – engineering on "Show Me the Way" and "A Song for Mom"
• Gentuar Memishi – engineering on "Up Now"
• Macxsn – engineering on "Up Now"
• Noah Hashimoto – engineering on "Up Now"
• Gehring Miller – engineering on "Parking Lot", "7 to 7", and "One Bad Decision"
• Rafael "Fai" Bautista – engineering on "A Song for Mom"
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering on "Worth a Heartbreak" and "Yak's Prayer"
• Chris Dennis – engineering on "Truth Is" and "One Bad Decision"
• Ben "Bengineer" Chang – engineering on "One Bad Decision"
• Dyryk – engineering "Yak's Prayer"
• Bainz – engineering on "Ghetto"
• Xavier Daniel – engineering on "Ghetto"
• Jusvibes – engineering on "Ghetto"
• Samson Byus Jr. – engineering on "Pray for Me"

Charts

Chart performance for Faith of a Mustard Seed

Chart (2024)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	11