Nothing Was the Same

Nothing Was the Same
Studio album by
Drake
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
StudioChozen
The Hazelton
S.O.T.A. (Toronto)
The New York Palace (New York City)
Sandra Gale Studio (Yolo Estate, California)
GenreHip hop
Length59:22
Label
Producer
Drake chronology
Take Care
(2011)		 Nothing Was the Same
(2013)		 If You're Reading This It's Too Late
(2015)
Singles from Nothing Was the Same
  1. "Started from the Bottom"
    Released: February 6, 2013
  2. "Hold On, We're Going Home"
    Released: August 7, 2013
  3. "All Me"
    Released: September 24, 2013
  4. "Pound Cake"
    Released: September 26, 2013
  5. "The Language"
    Released: October 29, 2013
  6. "Too Much"
    Released: October 31, 2013
  7. "Worst Behavior"
    Released: June 9, 2014

Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by Drake. It was released in September 2013. It was promoted by the hit songs "Started from the Bottom" and "Hold On, Were Going Home". It is very different from Drake's previous album Take Care.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 658,000 album-equivalent units. It was 2013's second highest selling album in the first week of release and was also the highest selling first week hip hop album since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV in 2011.

Nothing Was the Same would be certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album would be nominated for Best Rap Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. It would win Album of the Year at the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards and Rap Recording of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards.

The album features the singles "Started from the Bottom" on February 6, 2013, "Hold On, We're Going Home" on August 7, "All Me" on September 24, "Pound Cake" on September 26, "The Language" on October 29, "Too Much" on October 31, and "Worst Behavior" on June 9, 2014

Songs

Nothing Was the Same track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tuscan Leather"6:06
2."Furthest Thing"4:27
3."Started from the Bottom"2:53
4."Wu-Tang Forever"3:37
5."Own It"4:11
6."Worst Behavior"4:30
7."From Time" (featuring Jhené Aiko)5:22
8."Hold On, We're Going Home" (featuring Majid Jordan)3:47
9."Connect"4:56
10."The Language"3:44
11."305 to My City" (featuring Detail)4:15
12."Too Much" (featuring Sampha)7:13
13."Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" (featuring Jay-Z)7:13
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Come Thru"3:56
15."All Me" (featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean)4:31
Best Buy and international deluxe editions bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."The Motion"4:01

References

  1. 1 2 "Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Drake – Nothing Was the Same". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "56th Annual Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Here Are the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Award Nominees". Complex. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Arcade Fire, Serena Ryder nab Juno nominations". CBC News. Retrieved August 16, 2024.