- pop, hip hop, neo soul
- 81 min
- 20 tracks
- Bad Boy Records
The ArchAndroid is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Janelle Monáe, released on May 18, 2010, by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place at Wondaland Studios in Atlanta and was primarily handled by Monáe, Nate "Rocket" Wonder, and Chuck Lightning, with only one song without production by Monáe. She also collaborated for certain songs with Saul Williams, Big Boi, of Montreal, and Deep Cotton.
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Contemporary, grave, epic and open-ended.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 91/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.5/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin9/10
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Tracks
- 1Suite II Overture2:31
- 2Dance or Die3:12
- 3Faster3:19
- 4Locked Inside4:16
- 5Sir Greendown2:14
- 6Cold War3:23
- 7Tightrope4:22
- 8Neon Gumbo1:37
- 9Oh, Maker3:46
- 10Come Alive (The War of the Roses)3:22
- 11Mushrooms & Roses5:42
- 12Suite III Overture1:41
- 13Neon Valley Street4:11
- 14Make the Bus3:19
- 15Wondaland3:36
- 16578213:16
- 17Say You’ll Go6:01
- 18BabopbyeYa8:47
- 19Tightrope (Organized Noize remix)4:49
- 20Tightrope (Mouche & Big remix)7:08
20 tracks, 81 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Janelle Monáe
- Label
- Bad Boy Records
- Released
- May 17, 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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