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Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack)

Mac & Devin Go to High School is the collaborative soundtrack to the film of the same name, as well as a collaborative studio album by American rappers and film stars Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. It was released on December 13, 2011, by Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Bruno Mars, Juicy J, Curren$y and Mike Posner. The album is supported by the lone hit single, "Young, Wild & Free" (featuring Mars). The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Snoop's and Khalifa's technical rapping abilities and production choices. The soundtrack debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard 200, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Mac & Devin Go to High School
Soundtrack album / studio album by
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
ReleasedDecember 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Recorded2011
Studio
GenreHip-hop
Length48:36
Label
Producer
Snoop Dogg chronology
Doggumentary
(2011) 		Mac & Devin Go to High School
(2011) 		Stoner's EP
(2012)
Wiz Khalifa chronology
Rolling Papers
(2011) 		Mac & Devin Go to High School
(2011) 		Taylor Allderdice
(2012)
Singles from Mac & Devin Go to High School
  1. "Young, Wild & Free"
    Released: October 11, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club(B+)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
DJBooth[5]
The Boston Globe(favourable)[6]
HipHopDX[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
The New York Times(favourable)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin(7/10)[11]
XXL (M)[12]

Background

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Snoop Dogg announced plans for the release of a film, and soundtrack alongside Wiz Khalifa back in January, with the release of the song "That Good", originally intended to be the soundtrack's lead single.[13] Wiz Khalifa spoke on the soundtrack saying "It's a real big deal because nobody's done it like that as far as a veteran in the game, an OG, a pioneer and then the newest, youngest, most exciting dude in rap coming through, and really just giving people a complete project," Wiz said. "I'm a fan of it, separate myself from making it, [I'm] a huge fan of it. Can't wait." As far as the musical vibe of the soundtrack, Snoop described it, "It's something to relax you and get you through the day; it's some real good music. The music is quality, I don't even have no title for it, as far as what kinda music is it, it's centric, it's ...," Dogg said searching for the right words before his partner-in-rhyme lent a hand. "Eclectic," Wiz chimed in.[14]

Singles

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"Young, Wild & Free", the soundtrack's lead single which features Bruno Mars, and produced by The Smeezingtons, was released on October 11, 2011.[15] In its first week it sold 159,000 digital copies,[16] debuting at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100. The music video was filmed on October 19, 2011.[17]

Commercial performance

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In his home country of United States, Mac & Devin Go to High School debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200, selling 38,000 copies in its first week.[18][19] In Canada, the album debuted at number 96.[20] As of February 2012 the album has sold 107,000 copies in the United States.[21] In 2016 Mac & Devin Go to High School was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, track sales equivalent of 500,000.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Smokin' On" (featuring Juicy J)Calvin Broadus, Cameron Thomaz, Jordan Houston, Christopher GolsonDrumma Boy4:28
2."I Get Lifted"Broadus, Thomaz, Warren Griffin, LaToiya WilliamsWarren G4:52
3."You Can Put It in a Zag, I’mma Put It in a Blunt"Broadus, Thomaz, Aleksander ManfrediExile3:19
4."6:30"Broadus, Thomaz, Dominic Lamb, Brian Holland, Eddie HollandNottz4:10
5."Talent Show"Broadus, Thomaz, Jesse Wilson, Anthony ReyesJesse "Corparal" Wilson4:35
6."Let's Go Study"Broadus, Thomaz, Jacob DuttonJake One, Soopafly (co.)4:05
7."Young, Wild & Free" (featuring Bruno Mars)Broadus, Thomaz, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Christopher Brown, Ted Bluechel, Marlon Borrow, Tyrone Griffin, Keenon Jackson, Nye Lee, Marquise NewmanThe Smeezingtons3:27
8."OG" (featuring Curren$y)Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, Thomaz, Broadus, Shante FranklinI.D. Labs4:58
9."French Inhale" (featuring Mike Posner)Broadus, Thomaz, Sam Wishkoski, Dutton, Michael Posner, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph IsleyJake One2:39
10."It Could Be Easy"Broadus, Thomaz, Dopson, AsghedomLarrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin'4:48
11."World Class"Broadus, Thomaz, Ronald LaTourCardo3:30
12."That Good"Broadus, Thomaz, LaTourCardo3:48
13."High School" (bonus track)Broadus, Thomaz, DopsonLarrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin'3:28
14."Dev's Song" (pre-order only)Thomaz, Dan, KulousekI.D. Labs4:30

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  10. ^ Dolan, Jon (December 22, 2011). "Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Music From and Inspired by the Movie "Mac and Devin Go to High School" Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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