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I Never Liked You (album)

I Never Liked You is the ninth studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on April 29, 2022, by Freebandz and Epic Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including ATL Jacob, FnZ, Southside, Taurus, TM88, and Wheezy, among others. The album features guest appearances from Kanye West, Gunna, Young Thug, Drake, Tems, EST Gee, and Kodak Black. The deluxe edition was released three days later on May 2, 2022, with additional guest appearances from Babyface Ray, 42 Dugg, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and Young Scooter.

I Never Liked You
Studio album by
Future
ReleasedApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
StudioJungle City, New York City[1]
Length48:41
Label
Producer
Future chronology
Pluto × Baby Pluto
(2020) 		I Never Liked You
(2022) 		We Don't Trust You
(2024)
Singles from I Never Liked You
  1. "Worst Day"
    Released: February 11, 2022
  2. "Wait for U"
    Released: May 3, 2022
  3. "Keep It Burnin"
    Released: May 6, 2022
  4. "712PM"
    Released: June 6, 2022
  5. "Love You Better"
    Released: July 26, 2022

I Never Liked You was supported by four singles: "Worst Day", "Wait for U", "Keep It Burnin" and "Love You Better". The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was a huge commercial success. It debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning 222,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It is Future's eighth US number-one and 15th top-10 album. In November 2022, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Promotion

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The album's first single, "Worst Day", was released on February 11, 2022, as well an accompanying music video.[2] The song debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3]

"Wait for U" featuring Canadian rapper and singer Drake and Nigerian singer Tems, was released to American rhythmic contemporary radio on May 3, 2022, as the second official single from the album.[4] Its music video was released on May 5.[5] The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Future's second, Drake's tenth, and Tems' first number-one hit on the Hot 100.[6]

The music video for the song "Keep It Burnin", featuring American rapper Kanye West, was released on April 29, 2022.[7] It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on May 6, 2022, as the third official single from the album.[8] The song debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

"712PM" was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on June 6, 2022, as the fourth official single from the album.[9] The song debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

"Love You Better" was released to American rhythmic contemporary radio on July 26, 2022, as the fifth official single from the album.[10] The song debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[11]
Metacritic69/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [13]
Clash6/10[14]
Exclaim!7/10[15]
HipHopDX3.5/5[16]
HotNewHipHop82%[17]
NME     [18]
Pitchfork6.0/10[19]
Rolling Stone     [20]

I Never Liked You 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 69, based on seven reviews.[12] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[11]

Kyann-Sian Williams from NME enjoyed the album, saying, "At times, in the past, he has relied on his autotune to compensate for lacklustre lyricism, but Future is a megamind whose pioneering spirit is the very reason trap feels alive today. With I Never Liked You, you'll happily applaud him for that".[18] In a positive review, Rolling Stone's Mosi Reeves said, "I Never Liked You is no DS2, but it has a compositional sweep often absent from his work. Most importantly, it's an album with layers that's more engaging than recent fare such as 2019's appealing yet boilerplate Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd and Save Me EP; and 2020's one-two punch of desultory hive-bait, High Off Life and Pluto × Baby Pluto, the latter with Lil Uzi Vert".[20] Exclaim! critic Michael Di Gennaro said, "It's not a complete return to form, but it's a reminder that even later in the journeys, all-time greats' talent and dedication to their craft can still yield impressive results".[15] Reviewing the album for HipHopDX, Anthony Malone stated, "I Never Liked You continues his stagnation from High Off Life, settling for comfort rather than experimentation. The songs are rehashes he's done more effectively in the past. His signature consistency is still there".[16]

In a lukewarm review, Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre wrote, "Stymied by formulaic collaborations and unmemorable beats, the rapper's latest has the ingredients of a really good Future album but lacks the depth of one".[19] Robin Murray of Clash said, "It's not a bad record – the highs more than justify your entrance – but with a rumoured follow up on the way, perhaps it's time for Future to break a few of his own rules once more".[14]

Year-end lists

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Select year-end rankings of I Never Liked You
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Complex The Best Albums of 2022
32
[21]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022
72
[22]

Industry awards

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Awards and nominations for I Never Liked You
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Album of the Year Nominated
[23]
2023 Billboard Music Awards Top Rap Album Nominated
[24]
Grammy Awards Best Rap Album Nominated
[25]

Commercial performance

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I Never Liked You debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 222,000 album-equivalent units (including 6,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[26] This became Future's eighth US number-one, 15th US top-10 album and the largest week for any album in 2022 at the time.[26] The album also accumulated a total. of 283.75 million on-demand official streams for the album's tracks.[26] In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, earning an additional 116,000 units.[27] In its third week, the album dropped to number three on the chart, earning 89,000 more units.[28] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, earning 77,000 units.[29] On November 30, 2022, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 1,000,000 units in the United States.[30] The album was the seventh best-selling album of the 2022 in the United States, according to Hits, moved a total 1,328,000 album-equivalent units (including 16,000 copies in pure album sales).[31]

Track listing

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I Never Liked You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."712PM"
2:53
2."I'm Dat Nigga"
4:32
3."Keep It Burnin" (featuring Kanye West)
3:27
4."For a Nut" (featuring Gunna and Young Thug)
  • ATL Jacob
  • Yoajm[a]
3:28
5."Puffin on Zootiez"
  • Wilburn
  • Nils Noehden
  • Simmons
  • Lesidney Ragland
  • Nils
  • TM88
  • Too Dope
2:53
6."Gold Stacks"
  • Wilburn
  • Lyle McLoughlin
DMC Global2:42
7."Wait for U" (featuring Drake and Tems)
3:10
8."Love You Better"
  • Wilburn
  • Canady
  • de Boni
  • Mule
  • Jayla Darden
  • ATL Jacob
  • FnZ
2:10
9."Massaging Me"
  • Wilburn
  • Canady
ATL Jacob1:46
10."Chickens" (featuring EST Gee)
  • Wheezy
  • Dez Wright
3:15
11."We Jus Wanna Get High"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Canady
  • Southside
  • ATL Jacob
2:13
12."Voodoo" (featuring Kodak Black)
Southside3:31
13."Holy Ghost"
  • Wilburn
  • Canady
ATL Jacob2:50
14."The Way Things Going"
  • Wilburn
  • Simmons
  • Daan Huijbregts
  • TM88
  • Daan
3:00
15."I'm on One" (featuring Drake)
  • Wilburn
  • Graham
  • Torey Montana
Montana3:56
16."Back to the Basics"
2:57
Total length:48:41
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."No Security" (featuring Babyface Ray)
ATL Jacob2:41
18."Like Me" (featuring 42 Dugg and Lil Baby)
  • Anderson
  • HitmanAudio
2:13
19."Affiliated" (featuring Lil Durk)
  • TM88
  • Too Dope
  • Akachi
3:04
20."Stayed Down" (featuring Young Scooter)
ATL Jacob2:52
21."Worst Day"
  • Wheezy
  • Taurus
  • Harris
  • Chell
3:07
22."Just the Beginning"
  • Wilburn
  • Currie Jr.
  • James Therrien
Taurus2:53
Total length:65:30

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer[32][33][34]

Sample credits

  • "Wait for U" contains a sample of "Higher", written by Tems and Tejiri Akpoghene, as performed by the former.

Personnel

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  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Ethan Stevens – mixing
  • Eric Manco – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–16)
  • Bryan Anzel – engineering (4, 6, 15)
  • Noel Cadastre – engineering (7, 15)
  • Khaya Gilika – engineering (10)
  • Braden Davies – engineering assistance
  • Zachary Acosta – engineering assistance

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for I Never Liked You
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[65] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for I Never Liked You
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Edition Ref.
Various April 29, 2022
Standard [68]
May 2, 2022 CD [69]
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Deluxe [70]

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