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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m H i d e a n d S e e k ( S t o r m z y s o n g ) )
2022 studio album by Stormzy
This Is What I Mean Released 25 November 2022 (2022-11-25 ) Length 51 20 Label
Producer
Prgrshn
Daniel Buhlebuyeza Miles
Dion Wardle
George Moore
Grades
Joel Peters
Jojo Mukeza
Juls
Knox Brown
KZ
Owen Cutts
P2J
Scribz Riley
Tempoe
Tendai
"Hide & Seek"
"Firebabe"
This Is What I Mean Stormzy , released through #Merky and 0207 Def Jam on 25 November 2022.[1] Heavy Is the Head [2] [3] [4] Album of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards .[5]
Background [ edit ]
The album was recorded on Osea Island in England during a series of music camps with a team of "world class musicians and the best producers, writers and artists in the world" in a "free atmosphere",[6] [7]
The album's announcement follows the release of the single "Mel Made Me Do It " on 23 September 2022, which was not included on the album.[2]
Promotion [ edit ]
Following a break of almost three years from social media, Stormzy announced the album on his social media on 12 October 2022, sharing the cover art and track list.[8] [3] [4]
Critical reception [ edit ]
This Is What I Mean was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 14 reviews.[9]
Will Hodgkinson of The Times Afrobeat , soul and R&B",[17] Evening Standard [11]
Track listing [ edit ]
This Is What I Mean track listingTitle Writer(s ) Producer(s ) 1. "Fire + Water"
Ras Kassa Alexander
Kz
8:17 2. "This Is What I Mean" (featuring Amaarae , Black Sherif , Ms Banks and STORRY )
Jacob Collier
Richard Isong
Knox Brown[a ]
Joel Peters[a ]
PRGRSHN[a ]
5:24 3. "Firebabe" (featuring Debbie)
Debbie Ehirim
George Moore
Collier
Alexander
Simon Tendai Senyange
Daniel Buhlebuyeza Miles[a ]
Peters[a ]
Jojo Mukeza[a ]
PRGRSHN[a ]
Tendai[a ]
3:40 4. "Please"
Owen Cutts
Reuben James
Cutts 2:53 5. "Need You" (featuring Tendai and Ayra Starr )
Alexander
Isong
Senyange
Tendai
Juls [a ]
Tempoe[a ]
PRGRSHN[a ]
3:16 6. "Hide & Seek"
Andrew Jason Brown
Ayanna Christie Brown
Cutts
Alexander
Isong
Temilade Openiyi
PRGRSHN
Cutts[c ]
Calum Landau[v ]
3:28 7. "My Presidents Are Black"
Alexander
Daniela Rathana
Peters[a ]
4:22 8. "Sampha's Plea" (featuring Sampha )
Cutts
James
Sampha Sisay
Cutts 2:45 9. "Holy Spirit"
Dion Wardle
Alexander
Wardle
4:42 10. "Bad Blood" (featuring NAO )
Daniel Traynor
Isong
Michael Orabiyi
Scribz Riley
P2J[a ]
PRGRSHN[a ]
4:03 11. "I Got My Smile Back" (featuring India.Arie )
Ehirim
Collier
Isong
Peters[a ]
PRGRSHN[a ]
4:11 12. "Give It to the Water" (featuring Debbie & Jacob Collier)
Ehirim
Wardle
Collier
Wardle 4:12 Total length: 51:13
Personnel [ edit ]
Musicians
Jack Shepherd – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 6, 9), electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 7)
Marco Bernardis – alto saxophone (1 ), flute (1 ), tenor saxophone (7 )
Debbie Ehirim – background vocals (1, 3), vocals (3, 12)
Jacob Collier – background vocals (1–4, 11), piano (4, 8), vocals (12 )
Kz – background vocals, programming (1 )
Sampha – background vocals (1, 3), vocals (8 )
Tendai – background vocals (1 ), programming (1, 3), bass guitar (2 ), piano (3 ), vocals (5 ); additional vocals, keyboards (10 )
Prgrshn – programming (1, 5, 7), bass guitar (1, 5), piano (1, 2), percussion (1 ), keyboards (5–7, 9, 10, 11)
Aaron Blake – piano (1 )
Joel Peters – programming (1, 3–7, 10), piano (1, 3), bass guitar (3, 12), keyboards (7, 12)
Calum Landau – programming (1, 3, 5–7, 10), bass guitar (3, 10, 11)
Gabriele Pribetti – saxophone (1 )
Knox Brown – background vocals (2 )
Storry – background vocals (2 )
P2J – programming (2, 5, 6, 10, 11), bass guitar (2, 5, 10), drums (2 )
Dave Daniels – cello (2 )
Llinos Richards – cello (2 )
Magda Pietraszewska – cello (2 )
Victoria Harrild – cello (2 )
Laurence Ungless – double bass (2 )
Steve Williams – double bass (2 )
Julian Hinton – strings (2, 3, 11); orchestra contractor, orchestra leader (2 ); programming (11 )
Laurie Anderson – viola (2 )
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott – viola (2 )
Nick Barr – viola (2 )
Paul Livingston – viola (2 )
Anna Croad – violin (2 )
Cathy Thompson – violin (2 )
Emma Fry – violin (2 )
Henry Salmon – violin (2 )
Jackie Roche – violin (2 )
Jamie Hutchinson – violin (2 )
Janice Graham – violin (2 )
Jo Archard – violin (2 )
Kirsty Mangan – violin (2 )
Martin Lissola – violin (2 )
Natalia Bonner – violin (2 )
Stephanie Benedetti – violin (2 )
Steve Morris – violin (2 )
Tom Kemp – violin (2 )
Amaarae – vocals (2 )
Black Sherif – vocals (2 )
Ms Banks – vocals (2 )
Jojo Mukeza – electric guitar, programming (3 )
George Moore – piano (3, 11), programming (3 )
Ras Kassa Alexander – piano (3 )
Stephanie Hatchman – background vocals (4 )
Linden Jay – bass guitar (4, 8)
Dion Wardle – keyboards (4, 8), piano (5, 8, 9, 12)
Owen Cutts – keyboards (4, 8), background vocals (6 )
Godwin Sonzi – guitar (5 )
Juls – programming (5 )
Sheila Maurice-Grey – trumpet (5 )
Ayra Starr – vocals (5 )
Oxlade – background vocals (6 )
Teni – background vocals (6 )
Äyanna – background vocals (6, 7)
Abdala Elamin – background vocals (7 )
Maleik Loveridge – choir (7 ), background vocals (9 )
Naomi Parchment – choir (7 ), background vocals (9 )
Olivia Williams – choir (7 ), background vocals (9 )
Serena Prince – choir (7 ), background vocals (9 )
Akin Amusan – choir (7 )
Cherice Voncelle – choir (7 )
Daniel Arieleno – choir (7 )
James Thompson – choir (7 )
Kieran Briscoe – choir (7 )
Nathaniel Warner – choir (7 )
Nicholas Brown – choir (7 )
Patrick Linton – choir (7 )
Paul Lee – choir (7 )
Renee Fuller – choir (7 )
Taneka Duggan – choir (7 )
India Arie – vocals (11 )
Technical
Dale Becker – mastering
Naweed – mastering , CD Album / Singles
Leandro "Dro" Higaldo – mixing (1, 2, 5–7, 10, 11)
Alex Ghenea – mixing (3, 9)
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (4, 8, 12)
Joel Peters – engineering
Calum Landau – engineering (3, 6, 12), engineering assistance (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–11)
Mat Bartram – engineering (3 )
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (13 October 2022). "Stormzy announces first This Is What I Mean single 'Hide & Seek' . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ a b Holden, Finlay (10 November 2022). "Stormzy has released a second single, 'Firebabe', from his upcoming third album, 'This Is What I Mean' . Dork . Retrieved 24 November 2022 .
^ Smith, Carl (12 January 2023). "BRIT Awards 2023 nominations REVEALED" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
^ Blistein, Jon (12 October 2022). "Grime Star Stormzy Returning With Third Album 'This Is What I Mean' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ Neale, Matthew (12 October 2022). "Stormzy announces new album 'This Is What I Mean' . NME . Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ Murray, Tom (12 October 2022). "Stormzy announces 'intimate' new album This Is What I Mean" . The Independent . Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
^ Mellen, James (25 November 2022). "Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" . Clash . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ a b Smyth, David (25 November 2022). "Stormzy This is What I Mean album review – he's already the GOAT, now he's a grown-up" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 25 November 2022 .
^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (25 November 2022). "Stormzy: This Is What I Mean review — grace and vulnerability from the UK's most significant rapper" . Financial Times . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ Petridis, Alexis (25 November 2022). "Stormzy: This Is What I Mean review – haunted by heartbreak on his most personal album yet" . The Guardian . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ Moore, Sam (25 November 2022). "Stormzy – 'This Is What I Mean' review: levelling up on his own terms" . NME . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ Pritchard, Will (1 December 2022). "Stormzy: This Is What I Mean Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 1 December 2022 .
^ McCormick, Neil (25 November 2022). "With this powerful torch album, Stormzy abandons the macho to reveal rap's soft side" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ a b Hodgkinson, Will (25 November 2022). "Stormzy: This Is What I Mean review—The megastar's third album is a major achievement" . The Times . Retrieved 25 November 2022 .
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 December 2022". The ARIA Report . No. 1709. Australian Recording Industry Association . 5 December 2022. p. 6.
^ "Ultratop.be – Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 48, 2022" . Hitlisten . Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . 5 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022 .
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 48" . Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 3 December 2022 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Stormzy – This Is What I Mean" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 March 2023 .
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