32 Levels is the debut studio album by American record producer Clams Casino .[ 1] It was released on July 15, 2016, by Columbia Records . The album contains guest appearances from Lil B , ASAP Rocky , Vince Staples , Sam Dew , Mikky Ekko , Kelela , and Samuel T. Herring , among others.
32 Levels Released July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15 ) Recorded 2014–16 Genre Length 36 :58 73:54 (deluxe edition)Label Producer
"Blast" Released: May 19, 2016
"Witness" Released: May 26, 2016
"All Nite" Released: June 9, 2016
"A Breath Away" Released: June 30, 2016
"Be Somebody" Released: July 14, 2016
32 Levels 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 76, based on 19 reviews.[ 3] Writing for Exclaim! , Stephen Carlick called the album "an adventurous but inconsistent affair".[ 14]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Level 1" Clams Casino 1:44 2. "Be Somebody" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Lil B ) Clams Casino 3:32 3. "All Nite" (featuring Vince Staples ) Clams Casino 2:48 4. "Witness" (featuring Lil B) Volpe McCartney Gregory C. Phillips, Jr. Carter Joseph McCartney Lem Payne Clams Casino Keyboard Kid Reefa [a] 3:38 5. "Skull" Volpe 1:16 6. "32 Levels" (featuring Lil B and Joe Newman ) 2:59 7. "Thanks to You" (featuring Sam Dew ) Clams Casino 3:01 8. "Back to You" (featuring Kelly Zutrau ) Clams Casino 3:23 9. "Into the Fire" (featuring Mikky Ekko ) 3:28 10. "A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela ) 4:57 11. "Ghost in a Kiss" (featuring Samuel T. Herring ) Clams Casino MP Williams[a] Dew[b] 3:57 12. "Blast" Clams Casino 2:14 Total length: 36:58
Deluxe edition bonus tracks Title 13. "Level 1" (Instrumental) 1:43 14. "Be Somebody" (Instrumental) 3:32 15. "All Nite" (Instrumental) 2:48 16. "Witness" (Instrumental) 3:38 17. "Skull" (Instrumental) 1:16 18. "32 Levels" (Instrumental) 2:59 19. "Thanks to You" (Instrumental) 3:01 20. "Back to You" (Instrumental) 3:23 21. "Into the Fire" (Instrumental) 3:28 22. "A Breath Away" (Instrumental) 4:57 23. "Ghost in a Kiss" (Instrumental) 3:57 24. "Blast" (Instrumental) 2:14 Total length: 36:56
^[a] signifies a co-producer
^[b] signifies an additional producer
"Level 1" features vocals by Lil B
"Be Somebody" features vocals by Mikky Ekko , and additional vocals by Sterling Fox
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