Good Intentions (album) explained

Good Intentions
Type:studio
Artist:Nav
Cover:Nav - Good Intentions.png
Recorded:2019–2020
Length:49:48
Producer:
  • Nav
  • Bkorn
  • BLWYRMND
  • Cardo
  • Dez Wright
  • Fabio Aguilar
  • Gylttryp
  • Jack LoMastro
  • Joe Hodges
  • Keanu Beats
  • Luca Starz
  • Money Musik
  • Mike Bliss
  • Mustard
  • Nabeyin
  • Neal & Alex
  • Nik Dean
  • Philipp Rodrian
  • Pro Logic
  • Saif
  • Shucati
  • Vov
  • Wallis Lane
  • Mookie
  • Wheezy
Prev Title:Bad Habits
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Brown Boy 2
Next Year:2020

Good Intentions is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Nav. It was released on May 8, 2020, by XO Records and Republic Records.[1] It follows his second studio album, Bad Habits, which was released in 2019. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Future, Gunna, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Pop Smoke, Don Toliver, and Lil Durk. The re-release of the album, titled Brown Boy 2, the deluxe edition and a sequel to his 2019 unofficial Brown Boy EP, was released three days later, on May 11, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Quavo and Lil Duke.

The album was met with mixed reviews from contemporary critics. At the aggregate site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 54, based on 4 reviews, indicating “Mixed or Average Reviews”.[2]

Background

On April 27, 2020, Nav announced the follow-up to his sophomore studio album, Bad Habits, which was released on March 22, 2019.[1] Alongside the announcement, he revealed the album's trailer with teased potential features from American rappers Lil Uzi Vert and the late Pop Smoke, showing clips of him talking to both rappers.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Turks" with Gunna featuring Travis Scott, was released for digital download on March 27, 2020. The song was produced by Wheezy.[3] The music video was released on March 30, 2020. The music video was directed by Nav's manager Cash, who also co-wrote the song, and Zac Facts.[4] The song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The song also peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Nav's highest-charting song both as a lead or, at the time of the song’s release, featured artist.[5]

Commercial performance

Good Intentions debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 135,000 album-equivalent units (including 73,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Nav's second US number-one album.[6] The album also accumulated a total of 84.8 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during the tracking week.[6] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, earning an additional 35,000 units.[7]

In his home country of Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, earning 10,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[8] This became Nav's second number-one debut on the chart.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal, and Nav's Instagram for the deluxe edition.[9] [10]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

Notes

Personnel

All programming and keyboards are credited to the producers of each track.[9]

Charts

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for Good Intentions
Chart (2020)Position
US Billboard 200[18] 126
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAV Announces New Album 'Good Intentions'. Exclaim!. Slingerland. Calum. April 27, 2020. May 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Nav - Good Intentions. Metacritic. October 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nav Reunites With Travis Scott and Gunna on "Turks". Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. March 27, 2020. May 6, 2020.
  4. Web site: NAV, Gunna & Travis Scott Are Ready for War in Official "Turks" Video. Highsnobiety. Sawyer. Jonathan. March 30, 2020. May 6, 2020.
  5. Canadian Hot 100: Know Me. Billboard. May 6, 2020.
  6. NAV's 'Good Intentions' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Keith Caulfield. Billboard. May 17, 2020. May 17, 2020.
  7. Future Flies 'High' With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 24, 2020. May 24, 2020.
  8. Web site: Urban Canadians Hold Top 3 Posts On Albums Chart This Week. May 19, 2020. May 21, 2020.
  9. Web site: Try the TIDAL Web Player. listen.tidal.com.
  10. Web site: Brown Boy 2/Good Intentions Deluxe drops in 2 HOURS. Some snippets, some leaks and some new vibes . Instagram.
  11. Web site: Try the TIDAL Web Player. listen.tidal.com.
  12. Web site: @fabioaguillarr on Instagram: "Statusss". Instagram.
  13. Web site: LucaStarz on Instagram: "@nav - "Proud Of Me ?" produced this one w/ @prologicmusic @philipp_rodrian @shucati ". Instagram.
  14. Web site: prod by No_L on Instagram: "@nav Good Intentions out now "Proud of Me" co produced by me @lucastarzz @shucati @prologicmusic". Instagram.
  15. Web site: J INC.'s Instagram profile post: "Out Now. @nav #BrownBoy2 Good Intentions Deluxe ... "No Time" Prod by @j_inc_ and @audiojacc. Blessings . We are just getting started.". Instagram.
  16. Web site: @Nav Good out now! Produced on 15 songs and mixed/engineered the album. Congrats to everyone involved and all their hard work . Instagram. May 8, 2020. May 8, 2020.
  17. Web site: "Turks" out now. Mixed by me and @therealmikedean . Instagram. March 27, 2020. May 8, 2020.
  18. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  19. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.