PartyNextDoor 4 explained

PartyNextDoor 4
Type:	studio
Artist:	PartyNextDoor
Cover:	PartyNextDoor 4.png
Alt:	A naked woman with braids lying face down on a bed with the number 4 tattooed on her lower back
Released:	April 26, 2024
Studio:	JA Recording (Santa Rosa Valley) S.O.T.A. (Toronto)
Length:	45:51
Label:	Santa Anna OVO
Producer:	PartyNextDoor 40 Alex Lustig Aliby Bizness Boi CandyChyld Cardiak Christopher Bivens Eli Brown G. Ry Habib Defoundoux Harv Hyprwrld Instinct Kddo Maneesh Niketaz Niko Nonstop Da Hitman Nuki OG Parker Prep Bijan Scandi Travis Marsh
Prev Title:	Partypack
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Hometown Love
Next Year:	2024

PartyNextDoor 4 (shortened to P4) is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor, released on April 26, 2024, through OVO Sound and the Santa Anna Label Group.^[1] Unlike his previous projects, the album features no guest appearances, however it features production from PartyNextDoor himself, 40, Cardiak and OG Parker, alongside others.^[2] It is his first album in four years since the release of Partymobile (2020), and marks the first installment of his eponymous album series in over seven years since PartyNextDoor 3 in 2016.

Release and promotion

PartyNextDoor released the album's first single, "Her Old Friends" on January 13, 2023.^{[3] [4]} The album's second single, "Resentment" was released six months later on July 7, 2023.^[5] Under a year later, while teasing the release of the album, PartyNextDoor released a CCTV video for the track while setting the album for pre-order.^[6] This was followed by the release of the album's third single, "Real Woman" on March 15, 2024, alongside the album's official announcement.^{[7] [8]} On April 2, Party officially released the album's NSFW artwork while confirming the album's release date.^[9] On April 11, Party released the album's final single, "Lose My Mind" before sharing the album's tracklist just a day prior to the album's release on April 25.^{[10] [11]}

Upon the release of the album, Party released the official music video for "For Certain".^[12]

Critical reception

Clashs Robin Murray wrote that the "whole project is cohesive" and that "each song speaks to the next" while describing the project as an "alluring document of salacious R&B titillation". Murray concluded that "the album closes on an oddly sombre note" and that PartyNextDoor 4 "taps into his core values".

Commercial performance

PartyNextDoor 4 debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 37,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[13] This became Party's third US top-ten debut.^[13]

Track listing

Notes

• signifies an additional producer
• All track titles are stylized in letter spaced For example, "Control" is stylized as "C o n t r o l"

Personnel

Musicians

• PartyNextDoor – vocals (all tracks), keyboards (14)
• Cardiak – keyboards (1)
• Layla Faith – skit vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–10)
• Marian Gelani – skit vocals (1)
• Aaron Paris – violin (1, 3–6, 8–11, 13)
• Prep Bijan – keyboards (2, 11–13)
• Travis Marsh – keyboards (2)
• Eli Brown – keyboards (2, 11)
• Angelina Sherie – violin (2)
• Maneesh – keyboards (3)
• Wendy Clare – skit vocals (3, 12)
• OG Parker – keyboards (4, 7, 9)
• Bizness Boi – keyboards (4, 13)
• Christopher Bivens – keyboards (4)
• Habib Defoundoux – keyboards (5)
• Niketaz – keyboards (5)
• Nonstop Da Hitman – keyboards (6)
• G. Ry – keyboards (7)
• Nuki – keyboards (7)
• CandyChyld – keyboards (7)
• Alex Lusting – keyboards (8)
• Kddo – keyboards (9)
• Instinct – keyboards (10)
• Niko – keyboards (10)
• Hyprwrld – keyboards (10)
• Scandi – keyboards (10)
• Vanessa Mukaremera – additional vocals (11)
• 40 – keyboards (11)
• Harv – keyboards (13)
• Aliby – keyboards (14)

Technical

• Chris Athens – mastering (all tracks)
• Dave Huffman – mastering assistance (all tracks)
• Harrison Holmes – mastering assistance (1–6, 8–14)
• Prep Bijan – recording (1–13), mixing (1–13)
• PartyNextDoor – recording (14)
• 40 – mixing (all tracks)
• Oupsing – mixing assistance (all tracks)

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	62
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)^[15]	15

Release history

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Date	Label(s)	Format(s)	Edition(s)	Ref.
Various	April 26, 2024			Standard
		Santa Anna	LP		^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PartyNextDoor's P4 LP is here and social media is absolutely loving it. Revolt. Powell. Jon. April 26, 2024. April 27, 2024.
2. PartyNextDoor Unleashes His Highly Anticipated P4 Album. Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. April 26, 2024. April 27, 2024.
3. PartyNextDoor returns with new song "Her Old Friends". The Fader. Renshaw. David. January 13, 2023. April 27, 2024.
4. Stream PartyNextDoor's New Track "Her Old Friends". Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. January 13, 2023. April 27, 2024.
5. Web site: PartyNextDoor's 'Resentment' Has Been Bottled Up and Turned Into an Anthem For All the Slighted Lovers. Uproxx. Pointer. Flisadam. July 7, 2023. April 27, 2024.
6. Web site: PartyNextDoor Teases New Project PartyNextDoor 4 with 'Resentment (CCTV)' Video. HipHopDX. Singh. Karan. March 9, 2024. April 27, 2024.
7. Web site: PartyNextDoor Reveals Release Date For His Next Album. HotNewHipHop. Cole. Alexander. March 15, 2024. April 27, 2024.
8. PartyNextDoor Is Tempted by Fantasy in 'Real Woman' Video: Watch. Billboard. Saponara. Michael. March 20, 2024. April 27, 2024.
9. PartyNextDoor Reveals NSFW PartyNextDoor 4 Album Cover. Vibe. Inman. Demicia. April 2, 2024. April 27, 2024.
10. Web site: PartyNextDoor Continues To Tease "P4" With Fresh Single "Lose My Mind". HotNewHipHop. Cole. Alexander. April 11, 2024. April 27, 2024.
11. Web site: PartyNextDoor Reveals P4 Album Tracklist in Typically Raunchy Fashion. HipHopDX. Singh. Karan. April 25, 2024. April 27, 2024.
12. PartyNextDoor Feels the "Pressure of Love" in "F o r C e r t a i n" Music Video. Vibe. Inman. Demicia. April 26, 2024. April 27, 2024.
13. Taylor Swift Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'The Tortured Poets Department'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 5, 2024. May 5, 2024.
14. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 May 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1783. 6. May 6, 2024.
15. Web site: ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 6, 2024. May 3, 2024.
16. Web site: Partynextdoor 4 (LP) [Explicit] - PARTYNEXTDOOR]. Amoeba Music. August 4, 2024. August 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240804204333/https://www.amoeba.com/partynextdoor-4-lp-partynextdoor/albums/4380858/. live.