''PartyNextDoor Two'' (stylized as ''PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO'' or ''P2'') is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist

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. It was released on July 29, 2014, by

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and

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. The record was supported by the

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s: "Her Way" and "Recognize" featuring

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, which were respectively released on June 13 and July 15, 2014.

Background

On July 14, 2014, PartyNextDoor announced that ''PartyNextDoor Two'' would be released on July 29, 2014 in the United States; it serves as the follow-up to his debut

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'' (2013). The record was made available for pre-order through the iTunes Store the following day.

Critical reception

''PartyNextDoor Two'' received mixed reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 46, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

Commercial performance

''PartyNextDoor Two'' debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and number one on the US

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chart, selling 15,924 copies in its first week. On March 26, 2020, the album was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks produced by PartyNextDoor, except for "SLS", additionally produced by G. Ry, "Sex on the Beach", produced by Neenyo, and "Grown Woman", additionally produced by Neenyo. Notes * "Recognize" features background vocals by Bobby Chin and Willie Chin * "Thirsty" features background vocals by Kalysha Adria Cain-Ling * "FWU" is short for "Fuck With U" Sample credits * "East Liberty" contains a sample of "Know Where", as performed by Holy Other. * "SLS" contains a sample of " Share My World", as performed by Dru Hill. * "Sex on the Beach" contains samples of "

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", written by Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes, as performed by Disclosure. * "FWU" contains a sample of " The Champ", as performed by The Mohawks. * "Thirsty" contains a sample of " Ching-a-Ling", as performed by

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. * "Muse" contains a sample of "Only When Ur Lonely", as performed by

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Personnel

Credits for ''PartyNextDoor Two'' adapted from

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. * Chris Athens – mastering * Noel Cadastre –

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* Kalysha Adria Cain-Ling – background vocals * Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing * Bobby Chin – background vocals * Willie Chin – background vocals *

– featured artist *

– composer * Holy Other – composer * Guy Lawrence – composer * Howard Lawrence – composer * Liam Macrae – photography * Greg Morrison – mixing assistant * Tim Mosley – composer * Neenyo – drum programming,

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, producer * Nicky Orenstein – art direction,

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– engineer, instrumentation, primary artist, producer * Sean Seaton – composer, keyboards * Noah "40" Shebib – engineer * Sam Smith – composer * Colin "Spenceselah" Spencer – mixing assistant * Evan Stewart – assistant engineer * Lindsay Warner – mixing assistant * Chozen Williams – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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