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''Dirty Computer'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson ( ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. ...
, released on April 27, 2018, by Wondaland Arts Society,
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. It is the follow-up to her studio albums '' The ArchAndroid'' (2010) and '' The Electric Lady'' (2013) and her first album not to continue the Cindi Mayweather Metropolis narrative. A departure from the more psychedelic sound of her early work, ''Dirty Computer'' is a pop,
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, R&B, and
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record, featuring elements of
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,
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,
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, Minneapolis soul, trap,
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, new wave,
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, and
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. Four singles, " Make Me Feel", " Django Jane", " Pynk", and " I Like That", were chosen to promote the album. Its release was accompanied by a 46-minute narrative film project of the same name. The album received universal critical acclaim upon release; it was included in the top three of seven publications' Best Album of 2018 lists, and received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. It debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was further promoted by Monáe's Dirty Computer Tour.


Background and recording

In October 2016, Monáe made her feature-length film acting debut in ''
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'', alongside Naomie Harris, André Holland, and Mahershala Ali. Monáe also starred in the film ''
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'', alongside actresses Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer; the film was released in December 2016. While filming her two movie roles, Monáe remained active in music with features on Grimes' "Venus Fly" from her ''
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'' album and also the
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for the
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series ''
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'' with a song titled, "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)". She was also on the tracks "Isn't This the World" and "Jalapeño" for the ''Hidden Figures'' soundtrack. In an interview with ''
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'', Monáe revealed that she was already working on her third studio album when she received the scripts for her two first acting roles; therefore, she put the album on hold. She also revealed in the interview that she would be releasing new music sometime in 2017, although by the end of the year no album or single was announced. It was confirmed by Monáe after " Make Me Feel" was released that
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, with whom she collaborated on her preceding album, had worked on the single, as well as the entire album, before his death in 2016. This was confirmed after listeners noticed similarities between the single's sound and the late musician's work. Monáe stated in an interview with
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: "Prince was actually working on the album with me before he passed on to another frequency, and helped me come up with some sounds. And I really miss him, you know, it’s hard for me to talk about him. But I do miss him, and his spirit will never leave me." The
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in "Make Me Feel", reported to be written by Prince, was played at one of his parties years prior to its inclusion in the single, as confirmed by Prince's DJ, Lenka Paris. Monáe had been exploring the themes presented in ''Dirty Computer'' for a decade before its production, but noted that "earlier it felt safer to package herself in metaphors...The sanitized android version felt more accepted — and more acceptable — than her true self. The public, she explained, doesn't really 'know Janelle Monáe, and I felt like I didn't really have to be her because they were fine with Cindi. Monáe considers ''Dirty Computer'' to be "a homage to women and the spectrum of sexual identities." The album's 14 tracks can be grouped into three loose categories: "Reckoning", "Celebration" and "Reclamation". The first deals with Monáe's recognition of how she is viewed by society, the middle explores her acceptance of "the cards she has been dealt", and the closing tracks deal with her reclamation and redefinition of American identity. Overall, the album is Monáe's attempt to "step into a more authentic self".


Release and promotion

On February 16, 2018, Monáe revealed her third studio album and the accompanying narrative film, entitled ''Dirty Computer'', through a teaser video released on YouTube. The teaser video aired nationwide in select theaters prior to screenings of ''
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''. Monáe held a series of "top-secret" listening sessions in Los Angeles and New York City prior to the album announcement. The album was released on April 27, 2018. It was supported with the simultaneous release of a 46-minute short film of the same name, dubbed an "emotion picture" by Monáe. It follows Monáe's character, Jane 57821, as she attempts to break free from the constraints of "a
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society
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forcibly makes Jane comply with its
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beliefs... In the film, Monáe's character is trying to assert her individuality, which makes her the enemy of a soulless regime – a common tension in
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." Actress Tessa Thompson and actor Jayson Aaron co-star as Zen and Ché respectively, lovers with whom Jane escapes "the clutches of this repressive society." The film features little dialogue outside of the overlay of the album's songs that function as the narrative's main driving force. Tim Grierson of ''
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'' described that, in the film, "Monáe plays with the conventions and totems of dystopian sci-fi to speak her truth and promote a cultural shift toward a more inclusive and loving society – no matter what repressive government (whether real or fictional) is trying to crush that spirit. Monáe is speaking to the present, but for her, the future is now." On February 1, 2019, Monáe released a new director's cut of the ''Dirty Computer'' emotion picture with 13 extra minutes of bonus interviews from the cast and crew.


Singles

On February 23, 2018, Monáe released "Make Me Feel" and " Django Jane", the first two singles from ''Dirty Computer''. On April 11, the album's third single " Pynk", featuring Canadian musician Grimes, was released. " I Like That" was released on April 23 as a
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, but soon after in August, was made to be the final official single from the album. Three
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singles were released for the song on August 17, August 24, and November 9, 2018. Standalone music videos were also released for "Crazy, Classic, Life" and "Screwed" on December 12, 2018, and January 7, 2019, respectively.


Critical reception

''Dirty Computer'' received widespread acclaim from music critics. At
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 87 based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". At AnyDecentMusic?, which gives a formulated rating on a ten-point scale, the album has an aggregate score of 8.4 based on 32 reviews. Reviewing the album for
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, Andy Kellman said that "While this is easily the most loaded Monáe album in terms of guests, with
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,
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, and Grimes among the contributors, there's no doubt that it's a Wondaland product. It demonstrates that artful resistance and pop music are not mutually exclusive."
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for ''
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'' called ''Dirty Computer'' "unblushingly and unsparingly direct... testablishes itself as a contender for album of the year, in more ways than one... onáes layered sound is as contemporary as that of such digital trailblazers as
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, yet it has an old-fashioned organic quality that comes from a
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of live musicianship. ''Dirty Computer'' sounds like 2018 distilled into a sci-fi
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pop extravaganza by a female
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." ''
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'' reviewer Roisin O'Connor stated that ''Dirty Computer'' is "a record that will go down as a milestone not just as a work of art in its own right, but as the perfect celebration of queerness, female power, and
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." Danette Chavez of ''
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'' described that, on ''Dirty Computer'', "the erstwhile ' Electric Lady' loses the metal and
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, but none of her power or artistry, cementing her status alongside Prince in the hall of hyper-talented, gender-fluid
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who love and promote blackness." Josh Hurst for ''Flood Magazine'' wrote that "Every generation needs its own soundtrack for kicking against the pricks, and Monáe delivers one—easily the most pop-conversant,
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-laden, and propulsive music of her career."
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, who in the past had found Monáe's voice too thin and her songwriting overly intellectual, was converted by ''Dirty Computer''s Prince-inspired, sex-positive songs: "Too often prosex albums are shallow. While remaining intellectual, this one is more personal than the android dared." In a less enthusiastic review,
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of ''
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'' suggested that "You occasionally wonder if an understandable desire to cross over commercially might not be at the root of the album's less inspired moments: there's something commonplace and risk-averse about the pop- R&B backing of 'Crazy, Classic, Life' and 'I Got the Juice'... It's hard not to wonder if her failure to connect with a mass audience might be because her desire to work with concepts and characters, rather than unburden herself, suggests a certain aloofness... She is as elusive as ever, and her mystery remains intact. Without a true loosening of her poise, her position on the margins of pop could remain intact as well." Zachary Hoskins from ''
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'' declared that "while the songs here are consistently hooky, they lack the earlier albums' sonic adventurousness... While Monáe's heart is in the right place, her lyrics occasionally suffer from the clumsiness endemic to politicized pop... If ''Dirty Computer'' feels somewhat blunter and less ambitious than Monáe's earlier work, though, it's also her most immediately satisfying."


Accolades

The album was nominated for Album of the Year and the music video for "Pynk" was nominated for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards. The associated narrative film was a finalist for the 2019
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for Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form.


Commercial performance

''Dirty Computer'' debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200, opening with 54,000
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s in its first week, with 41,000 coming from pure sales, making it the artist's highest first week sales and second highest charting album.


Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's
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Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer * signifies an additional vocal producer Sample credits * "Django Jane" contains a sample from "A Dream", written and performed by David Axelrod. * "Pynk" contains a sample from "
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", written by
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, Richard Supa and
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.


Personnel

Musicians *
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson ( ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. ...
– lead vocals , background vocals * Zoë Kravitz – lead vocals *
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– lead vocals * Nate "Rocket" Wonder – background vocals , synthesizer , drums , programming , guitar , bass , piano *
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– background vocals * The Skunks – background vocals * Matt Jardine – background vocals *
Grimes Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes. The visuals in her videos are elabora ...
– background vocals * Wynne Bennett – background vocals , synthesizer , drums , guitar * Nana Kwabena – background vocals , synthesizer , drums , programming *
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– background vocals * Todd Bergman – background vocals *
Roman GianArthur Roman GianArthur is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B musician, singer, songwriter and record producer known for his collaborations with artists Janelle Monáe and Jidenna. He is a member of Monae's Wondaland Arts Collective, and was featured ...
– background vocals , drums , guitar * Isis Valentino – background vocals * Reverend Sean McMillan – "love sermon" *
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– "oratory blessings" *
Jon Brion Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer. He performed with the Excerpts, the Bats, 'Til Tuesday and The Grays (band), the Grays before becoming an established pro ...
– synthesizer , mallets * Jon Jon Traxx – programming , guitar , bass , percussion * Kellindo – guitar * The Wondaland ArchOrchestra ** Alexander Page – violins ** Grace Shim – cello * Sounwave – additional drums * Thundercat – bass * Dennis Hamm – piano * Andrew Horowitz – synthesizer * Organized Noize – additional instrumentation Technical * Janelle Monáe – recording , vocal production , additional vocal production * Nate "Rocket" Wonder – recording , vocal production * Riggs Morales – A&R * Jon Brion – recording * Marco Sonzini – recording * Wynne Bennett – recording * Organized Noize – recording * Todd Bergman – additional engineering * Mick Guzauski – mixing * Şerban Ghenea – mixing * John Hanes – engineering for mix * Dave Kutch – mastering * Justin Tranter – vocal production *
Julia Michaels Julia Carin Michaels (''Birth name, née'' Cavazos; born November 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Grammy A ...
– vocal production * Chuck Lightning – additional vocal production Arrangement * Nate "Rocket" Wonder – arrangement , string arrangement * Roman GianArthur – arrangement * Nana Kwabena – arrangement * Wynne Bennett – arrangement * Janelle Monáe – musical arrangement * Jidenna – additional arrangement Design * Chuck Lightning – creative direction * The Wondaland Arts Society – creative direction * Joe Perez – art direction * Jenna Marsh – studio album art direction * Free Marseille – design * Abdul Ali – design * JUCO – photography


Charts


References

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