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22, A Million

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Recorded
  
2012–2016

Label
  
Jagjaguwar

Release date
  
30 September 2016

Length
  
34:10

Artist
  
Bon Iver

Producer
  
Justin Vernon

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Released
  
September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)

Genres
  
Folktronica, Art Pop, Baroque pop

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Similar
  
Bon Iver albums, Baroque pop albums, Other albums

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22, A Million is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. The album was premiered at Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires Music Festival. The album received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Contents

Critical reception

22, A Million has received acclaim from critics, garnering a score of 87 out of 100 on Metacritic, signifying "Universal acclaim" based on 41 critic reviews. Pretty Much Amazing praised the album in their review, giving it an A, and saying, "Not since Kid A has an album so superb pushed away and pulled closer its audience, simultaneously and with such aplomb." In their review Rolling Stone said, "Vernon remains an oblique lyricist, but the knottiness can be compelling." They gave it four stars out of five. The Line of Best Fit awarded the record full marks, saying that "22, A Million captures personal crisis and resolution better than any album this century."

Commercial performance

22, A Million debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 71,000 units, of which 58,000 were traditional album sales. It was the highest-selling album of the week.

Track listing

Non-stylized titles as dictated by Justin Vernon.

Title notes
  • "22 (Over Soon)" is stylized as "22 (OVER S∞∞N)".
  • "10 (Death Breast)" is stylized as "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄".
  • "715 (Creeks)" is stylized as "715 - CR∑∑KS".
  • "33 "God"" is stylized as "33 "GOD"".
  • "#29 Strafford Apts" is stylized as "29 #Strafford APTS".
  • "666 (Upsidedowncross)" is stylized as "666 ʇ".
  • "21 (Moon Water)" is stylized as "21 M◊◊N WATER".
  • "8 (Circle)" is stylized as "8 (circle)".
  • "45" is stylized as "____45_____".
  • "1000000 (Million)" is stylized as "00000 Million".
    • Sample credits
  • "22 (Over Soon)" contains a sample of "How I Got Over (Live)", as written by Clara Ward and performed by Mahalia Jackson.
  • "10 (Death Breast)" contains a sample of "Wild Heart", as written and performed by Stevie Nicks
  • "33 "God"" contains samples of "Dsharpg", as written and performed by Sharon Van Etten, "Morning", as written by Willis S. Graham and performed by Jim Ed Brown, "Iron Sky", as written by Paolo Nutini and Dani Castelar and performed by Paolo Nutini, and "All Rendered Truth", as written and performed by Lonnie Holley.
  • "666 (Upsidedowncross)" contains a sample of "Standing In The Need of Prayer", as written by Dave Kingsby and performed by The Supreme Jubilees.
  • "21 (Moon Water)" contains samples of "A Lover's Concerto", as written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer, and performed by The Toys.
  • "1000000 (Million)" contains a sample of "Abacus" as written and performed by Fionn Regan.

    • Songs

    122 (OVER S∞∞N)2:48
    210 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄2:24
    3715 - CR∑∑KS2:12

    References

    22, A Million Wikipedia
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