Force of Nature (Tank album)

Force of Nature is the debut studio album by American recording artist Tank. It was released on March 13, 2001 by Blackground Records.[1] The album debuted atop the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200.

Force of Nature
Studio album by Tank
Released	March 13, 2001
Genre	R&B
Length	62:03
Label	Blackground
Producer	Barry Hankerson (exec.) Jomo Hankerson (exec.) Bud'da Jeffrey "J. Dub" Walker Rapture Stewart Eric Seats Caviar & Overdose
Tank chronology
Force of Nature (2001) One Man (2002)
Singles from Force of Nature
"Maybe I Deserve" Released: February 10, 2001 "Slowly" Released: May 24, 2001

Commercial performance

Force of Nature debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 97,000 copies in its first week.[2] The album was the first Tank's album to debut at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[3] The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of February 2016, Force of Nature has sold 775,000 copies in United States.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Throw Your Hands Up"	Durrell Babbs Stephen William Anderson	Bud'da	3:10
2.	"My Freak"	Babbs Kannon Cross Elton William Moore	Caviar & Overdose	4:03
3.	"Maybe I Deserve"	Babbs	Tank	5:01
4.	"Can't Get Down"	Rapture Stewart Durrell Babbs Eric Seats	Stewart Seats	5:12
5.	"Designated Driver"	Moore Cross Babbs	Caviar & Overdose	4:14
6.	"What, What, What"	Babbs Stephen Anderson Benjamin Bush	Bud'da	3:15
7.	"Lady on My Block"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	4:46
8.	"Street Life"	Babbs Cross Moore	Caviar & Overdose	3:41
9.	"Slowly"	Babbs Jeffrey Walker	J. Dub	6:07
10.	"Kill 4 You"	Rapture Stewart Durrell Babbs Eric Seats	Stewart Seats	4:30
11.	"Let It Go"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	3:48
12.	"Bounce and Grind"	Babbs Walker	J. Dub	5:12
13.	"I Don't Wanna Be Lovin' You"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	4:31
14.	"Maybe I Deserve (Remix)"	Babbs	Bud'da	4:45
Total length:				62:03

Personnel

Credits for Force of Nature adapted from liner notes.[5]

Tank - Primary Artist, Vocals Tank - Track Performer Jamie Foxx - Background Vocals Stevie Blacke - Guitar, Strings Lorenzo Pryer - Keyboards J. Dub - Multi Instruments Caviar - Producer, Percussion, Keyboards Budda - Keyboards Digital Black - Vocals Eric Seats - Multi Instruments Overdose - Producer Paul Riser - Engineer, String Arrangements Scott Wolfe - Engineer Stewart - Producer Bob Tucker - Engineer Carlos Warlick - Engineer Barry Hankerson - Executive Producer Jomo Hankerson - Executive Producer Joe Yannece - Mastering Storm Jefferson - Engineer

J. Dub - Programming, Producer Michael Conrader - Engineer Scotty Beats - Engineer Eric Pitts - Engineer Budda - Producer, Engineer, Remixing, Keyboards, Mixing Wayne Allison - Engineer S.A. Anderson - Composer Gabe Chiesa - Mixing K. Cross - Composer Peter DiRado - Assistant Engineer Kevin Jackson - Mixing Acar S. Key - Mixing W. Prince Moore - Composer Durrell Babbs - Composer Jonathan Mannion - Photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position scope="row" US Billboard 200[6] 7 scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position US Billboard 200[8] 125 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 31

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	775,000[4]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States[11]	March 13, 2001	Blackground Records	CD, Cassette, digital download
Germany[12]	April 27, 2001		CD, Cassette, digital download
United Kingdom[13]	April 30, 2001	Virgin Records	CD, Cassette

References

1. Huey, Steve (2001-03-13). "Force of Nature - Tank : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
2. "SHAGGY'S HOTSHOT RETURNS TO #1, CLAPTON DEBUTS BIG". MTV.com. March 22, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
3. "Shaggy Reclaims No. 1 Sounscan Spot; Daft Punk Debuts". idobi.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
4. "G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha Top Rap Songs Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
5. Force of Nature (CD liner). Tank. Blackground Records.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. "Tank Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
7. "Tank Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
10. "American album certifications – Tank – Force of Nature". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
11. Tank. "Tank - Force of Nature - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
12. Tank (2016-02-06). "Force of Nature: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
13. Tank. "Force Of Nature: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.