Feet of Clay (EP)

Feet of Clay (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on November 1, 2019, through Tan Cressida and Warner Records.[10] A deluxe edition, also included on the vinyl and CD copies, was released digitally July 24, 2020, including 2 bonus tracks.

Feet of Clay
EP by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
GenreExperimental hip hop
Length15:22 (standard)
20:38 (deluxe)
Label
Producer
  • Alchemist
  • Black Noise
  • Earl Sweatshirt
  • Mach-Hommy
  • Ovrkast
Earl Sweatshirt chronology
Some Rap Songs
(2018)
Feet of Clay
(2019)
Singles from Feet of Clay
  1. "East"
    Released: November 1, 2019
  2. "Whole World"
    Released: April 24, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork8.4/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Track listing

  • Credits were adapted from album liner notes and Tidal.[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."74"Thebe KgositsileKgositsile1:41
2."East"KgositsileKgositsile1:58
3."Mtomb" (featuring Liv.e)Alchemist1:10
4."OD"KgositsileKgositsile1:35
5."El Toro Combo Meal" (featuring Mavi)
  • Kgositsile
  • Omavi Minder
  • Silas Wilson
Ovrkast2:31
6."Tisk Tisk / Cookies"KgositsileKgositsile1:40
7."4N" (featuring Mach-Hommy)
  • Kgositsile
  • Mach-Hommy
  • Michael Henderson
  • Ray Parker, Jr.
  • Kgositsile
  • Mach-Hommy
4:47
Total length:15:22
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
8."Ghost" (featuring Navy Blue)
Black Noise1:49
9."Whole World" (featuring Maxo)
  • Kgositsile
  • Maxamilian Allen
  • Maman
  • Charlie Garcia
Alchemist3:27
Total length:20:38

Notes

  • All track titles are stylized in all caps.

Sample credits

  • "Mtomb" contains a sample from "Theme for the People" by Mtume, written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas.
  • "El Toro Combo Meal" contains a sample from "Your Kiss of Fire" by The Hopkins Bros., written by Lyman and Frank Hopkins.
  • "4N" contains a sample from "Let Me Love You," written and performed by Michael Henderson, co-written by Ray Parker, Jr.

Personnel

  • Thebe Kgositsile / Earl Sweatshirt – vocals, programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7), engineering, mixing
  • Liv.e – featured background vocals (track 3)
  • Mavi – featured vocals (track 5)
  • Mach-Hommy – featured vocals (track 7), programming (track 7)
  • Maxo - featured vocals (track 9)
  • Navy Blue - featured vocals (track 8)
  • Alchemist – programming (track 3, 9)
  • Ovrkast – programming (track 5)
  • Black Noise - programming (track 8)
  • Swarvy – additional programming (track 3)
  • Joe Visciano – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 102
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References

  1. "Feet Of Clay by Earl Sweatshirt reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "FEET OF CLAY by Earl Sweatshirt Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. Thomas, Fred. "Feet of Clay – Earl Sweatshirt". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. Fell, Sul (November 5, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt – FEET OF CLAY". Clash. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. Weiss, Dan (November 2, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt Watches an Empire Crumble on the Gritty Feet of Clay". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. Mahalingam, Udit (November 4, 2019). "Feet of Clay is testament to Earl Sweatshirt's pioneering talent". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. Balram, Dhruva (November 1, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt – 'Feet Of Clay' review: an emotional stream-of-conscious epilogue to 'Some Rap Songs'". NME. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. Pearce, Sheldon (November 5, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt: Feet of Clay Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. Schwartz, Danny (November 4, 2019). "Earl Sweatshirt is a Guide Who Gets You Lost on the Excellent 'Feet of Clay'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  10. Minsker, Evan. "Listen to Earl Sweatshirt's New Album Feet of Clay". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. "Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY". Tidal. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  12. https://store.earlsweatshirt.com/foc-standard-black-vinyl-lp-album-download.html
  13. "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/3)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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