American Teen (album)
American Teen is the debut studio album by American singer Khalid.[1] It was released on March 3, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records.[2] The album was supported by the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Location" and "Young Dumb & Broke"; as well as the third single "Saved".
American Teen
March 3, 2017
- Beacon Hill Recording Studio (El Paso, TX)
- Golden Age (Los Angeles, CA)
- Body High Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
- Gower House (Los Angeles, CA)
- Temple Base Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
- Black Wax Studio (New York, NY)
- The Premises (London, United Kingdom)
- Sony/ATV Studios (London, United Kingdom)
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- Right Hand
- RCA
- Syk Sense (also exec.)
- Alfredo Gonzalez
- Bryan Medina
- Daniel Picciotto
- Dave Sava6e
- DJDS
- Hiko Momoji
- !llmind
- Joel Little
- Jay Knight
- OZ
- Scribz
- Sevn Thomas
- Skrittzy
- Smash David
- Chris McClenney
- The Arcade
- Tiggi
- Tunji Ige
- UNO Stereo
In October 2017, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for accumulating over one million in combined pure sales and album-equivalent units.[3] The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album while its lead single "Location" was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In March 2022, the album was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA.
Commercial performance[edit]
American Teen debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 with 37,000 album-equivalent units, of which 12,000 were pure album sales.[15] In August 2017, it reached a peak of number four.[16] On October 24, 2017, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of one million units.[3] By the end of 2017, American Teen had accumulated 1,220,000 album-equivalent units in the United States, with 147,000 being pure sales.[17]
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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