Blurred Lines (album)
Blurred Lines is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke. It was first released in Germany on July 12, 2013, and released in the United States on July 30, 2013, by Star Trak Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from T.I., Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz. will.i.am also features as a guest writer on the track "Give It 2 U" and also serves as a producer on the tracks "Feel Good" and "Go Stupid 4 U".
Blurred Lines
July 12, 2013
2012–2013
- Glenwood Place (Burbank)
- Guillaume Tell (Paris)
- Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
- Jungle City (New York)
- Hansen
- Blue Jay (Carlisle)
- Luke's in the Boo (Malibu)
- Record Plant (Los Angeles)
- TDE Red Room (Carson)
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The album debuted at number 1 on both the US and UK albums charts. The album was nominated at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album.[1]
Background[edit]
Thicke detailed the album's concept in an interview with The Breakfast Club, "The album is titled Blurred Lines. I've realized as I've gotten older that we all think we're living either in a black or white world, or on a straight path, but most of us are living right in between those straight lines. And everything you thought you knew, the older you get, you realize, 'Damn, I don't know nothing about this. I better pay attention, I better listen and keep learning.' So I think that, that's what I've been realizing these past few years."[2]
Singles[edit]
The album's lead single is the title track "Blurred Lines", released on March 26, 2013.[10] It officially impacted U.S. Rhythmic radio on April 16, 2013 and Top 40/Mainstream radio on May 21, 2013.[10] The video was released on March 20, 2013 and garnered more than a million views in days after release on Vevo. Thicke said he had received the approval of his wife Paula Patton before shooting the video.[11] The single peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as the Billboard R&B Songs chart.[12] It became Thicke's most successful song on the US Billboard Hot 100, being his first to reach number 1 (he previously climbed as high as number 14 with "Lost Without U", back in 2007).[12] The song reached number 1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania, France, Iceland, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland.[12]
The album's second single, "For the Rest of My Life", impacted urban adult contemporary radio on May 21, 2013[13][14] and was released digitally on June 3, 2013.[15]
The album's third single, "Give It 2 U" which features American rapper Kendrick Lamar, was released on July 2, 2013.[16] "Give It 2 U" impacted Top 40/Mainstream radio in the United States on August 27, 2013.[17]
"Feel Good" was released as the album's fourth single. It also impacted US Top 40 radio on November 12, 2013.[18]
Commercial performance[edit]
The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 177,000 copies in the United States.[29][30] The album sold 65,000 copies in its second week, coming in at number 3.[31][32] In its third week, the album was at number 4, selling 48,000 copies.[33][34] It sold 46,000 copies in its fourth week, and fell to number 6.[35][36] In its fifth week, the album sold 55,000 copies and rose to number 5.[37][38] Blurred Lines has ranked at number 7 and sold 57,000 copies in its sixth week.[39] As of May 15, 2014, the album has sold 731,000 copies in the United States.[40]
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