Shine (Wale album)

Shine (an abbreviation of Still Here Ignoring Negative Energy) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Wale. It was released on April 28, 2017, by his label, Every Blue Moon, distributed by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records.[3] It was supported by four singles: "My PYT", "Running Back", "Fashion Week" and "Fish N Grits".[4]

Shine
Studio album by Wale
Released	April 28, 2017
Recorded	2015–17
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:20
Label	Every Blue Moon Maybach Music Atlantic
Producer	Wale (exec.) 808-Ray Big Ghost Ced Brown Christian Rich Cool & Dre Diplo DJ Money DJ Spinz Don Cannon Dreamlife Go Grizzly Kane Beatz Majestic Drama Lee Major Marcè Reazon Nez & Rio The Picard Brothers Pro Reese Sean Momberger Super Miles Spinz Beats, Inc. The Dope Boyz Vinay
Wale chronology
The Album About Nothing (2015) Shine (2017) Wow... That's Crazy (2019)
Singles from Shine
"My PYT" Released: May 20, 2016 "Running Back" Released: January 20, 2017 "Fashion Week" Released: February 24, 2017 "Fish N Grits" Released: April 6, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	6/10[1]
HotNewHipHop	65%[2]

Singles

The first single from the album, "My PYT", was released on May 20, 2016.[5] The music video for the track premiered on July 25, 2016.[6] The song has peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7]

"Running Back" featuring American rapper Lil Wayne, was released as the second single on January 20, 2017.[8] The song's music video premiered on February 6, 2017.[9] It has peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]

The third single from the album, "Fashion Week" featuring American rapper G-Eazy, was released on February 24, 2017.[10] The music video for the track premiered on April 10, 2017.[11]

The album's fourth single, "Fish N Grits", was released on April 6, 2017 and features American rapper Travis Scott.[12]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200, selling 28,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[13]

Track listing

Shine[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Thank God"	Olubowale Akintimehin Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyons Rayshon Cobbs Bryan Sledge Larry Mizell	Cool & Dre 808-Ray	3:10
2.	"Running Back" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Akintimehin Dwayne Carter Jr. Gary Hill Daniel Forrest	Spinz Beats, Inc.	3:35
3.	"Scarface Rozay Gotti"	Akintimehin Kevin Price Jan Branicki	Go Grizzly Dreamlife	5:02
4.	"My Love" (featuring Major Lazer, Wizkid and Dua Lipa)	Akintimehin Thomas Pentz Clément Picard Maxime Picard Ayodeji Balogun Eric Bellinger	Diplo The Picard Brothers Kuk Harrell^[b] Simone Torres^[b]	3:48
5.	"Fashion Week" (featuring G-Eazy)	Akintimehin Ray Jacobs Raymond Brady Gerald Gillum Taiwo Hassan Kehinde Hassan Kenna Zemedkun Chad Hugo	Christian Rich	3:57
6.	"Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)" (featuring J Balvin)	Akintimehin José Balvin Donald Cannon Jason Boyd	Don Cannon	3:47
7.	"CC White"	Akintimehin Cedric Brown Big Ghost Ltd. Gerald David Menard Maxwell Hod David	CED Big Ghost Ltd.^[a] DJ Money^[b]	4:14
8.	"Mathematics"	Akintimehin Daniel Johnson Vinay Vyas Abdoulaye Diop	Kane Beatz Vinay Majestic Drama	4:02
9.	"Fish N Grits" (featuring Travis Scott)	Akintimehin Jacques Webster Nesbitt Wesonga, Jr. Mario Loving	Nez & Rio	2:57
10.	"Fine Girl" (featuring Davido and Olamide)	Akintimehin David Adeleke Olamide Adedeji Marcè Ayala Zachary Young James Harris Terry Lewis	Marcè Reazon	4:35
11.	"Heaven on Earth" (featuring Chris Brown)	Akintimehin Christopher Brown Miles Franklin Philip Adetumbi Yunalis Zara'ai Christopher Braide	Super Miles	3:47
12.	"My PYT"	Akintimehin Sam Sneak Andrew Sanon Jamel Nelson James Ingram Quincy Jones Marvin Gaye Odell Brown David Ritz	The Dope Boyz	3:56
13.	"DNA"	Akintimehin Leigh Elliott Johnny Mollings Lenny Mollings Sean Momberger Donald DeGrate	Lee Major Momberger	3:44
14.	"Smile" (featuring Phil Adé and Zyla Moon)	Akintimehin Adetumbi Zyla Oluwakemi Reese Cummings Maurice Barnett-Fenderson Arthur Ross Leon Ware	Pro Reese	4:46
Total length:				58:58

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Thank God" features additional vocals from singer Rotimi
• "Scarface Rozay Gotti" features background vocals from August Grant, and additional vocals from K-Doe Sleeze
• "My Love" features background vocals from Eric Bellinger
• "Fashion Week" features background vocals from August Grant, DJ Money, Edgar Machuca, Michika Skyy and Phil Adé
• "Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)" features additional vocals from Edgar Machuca
• "CC White" and "Heaven on Earth" features background vocals from Phil Adé
• "Fine Girl" features additional vocals from DJ Money
• "My PYT" features vocals from Sam Sneak

Sample credits

• "Thank God" contains a sample of "Wind Parade", written by Larry Mizell, as performed by Donald Byrd.
• "Fashion Week" contains a sample of "Kharma Is Coming", written by Kenna Zemedkun and Chad Hugo, as performed by Kenna.
• "CC White" contains a sample of "'Til the Cops Come Knockin'", written by Menard Maxwell and Hod David, as performed by Maxwell.
• "Fine Girl" contains a sample of "Can You Stand the Rain", written by James Harris and Terry Lewis, as performed by New Edition.
• "Heaven on Earth" contains a sample of "Lullabies", written by Yunalis Zara'ai and Christopher Braide, as performed by Yuna.
• "My PYT" contains an interpolation of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones, as performed by Michael Jackson and a sample of "Sexual Healing", written by Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown and David Ritz, as performed by Marvin Gaye.
• "Smile" contains a sample of "I Wanna Be Where You Are", written by Arthur Ross and Leon Ware, as performed by Michael Jackson.

Personnel

Vocalists Wale – primary artist Lil Wayne – featured artist (track 2) Major Lazer – featured artist (track 4) Wizkid – featured artist (track 4) Dua Lipa – featured artist (track 4) G-Eazy – featured artist (track 5) J Balvin – featured artist (track 6) Travis Scott – featured artist (track 9) Davido – featured artist (track 10) Olamide – featured artist (track 10) Chris Brown – featured artist (track 11) Phil Adé – featured artist (track 14), background artist (tracks 5, 7, 11) Zyla Moon – featured artist (track 14) Rotimi – background artist (track 1) August Grant – background artist (tracks 3, 5) K-Doe Sleeze – background artist (track 3) Eric Bellinger – background artist (track 4) DJ Money – background artist (tracks 5, 10) Edgar Machuca – background artist (track 5, 6) Michika Skyy – background artist (track 5) Sam Sneak – background artist (track 12) Musicians Jeff Gitty – bass (track 7), guitar (track 7) Crissy J – violin (track 7) Cleva Keys – keyboard (track 7) Daniel Groover – guitar (track 13)

Technical Kevin Spencer – mixing engineer (all tracks), recording engineer (track 12) David Kutch – mastering engineer (tracks 1-11, 13, 14) Blake Harden – mixing engineer (track 9) Chris Athens – mastering engineer (track 12) Chad "KM" Kitchens – mixing engineer (track 14), recording engineer (track 14) Production Cool & Dre – producer (track 1) 808-Ray – producer (track 1) Spinz Beats, Inc. – producer (track 2) Go Grizzly – producer (track 3) Dreamlife – producer (track 3) Diplo – producer (track 4) The Picard Brothers – producer (track 4) Kuk Harrell – additional producer (track 4) Simone Torres – additional producer (track 4) Christian Rich – producer (track 5) Don Cannon – producer (track 6) CED – producer (track 7) Big Ghost Ltd. – co-producer (track 7) DJ Money – additional producer (track 7) Kane Beatz – producer (track 8) Vinay – producer (track 8) Majestic Drama – producer (track 8) Nez & Rio – producer (track 9) Marcè Reazon – producer (track 10) Super Miles – producer (track 11) The Dope Boyz – producer (track 12) Lee Major – producer (track 13) Sean Momberger – producer (track 13) Pro Reese – producer (track 14)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	74
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15]	9
US Billboard 200[16]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	8

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