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Erys

2019 studio album by Jaden

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Erys (stylized in all caps and pronounced "Iris") is the second studio album by American rapper Jaden, released on July 5, 2019, through MSFTSMusic and Roc Nation. It is the follow-up to 2017's Syre, and features collaborations with Tyler, the Creator, Trinidad James, ASAP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Lido, and Willow. The lead single "Again" was released on July 2.

01Background

Following the release of his debut studio album Syre in 2017, Jaden announced the follow-up Erys in December of the same year. In September 2018, Smith told Zane Lowe that while he likes "to do it all" and "experiment", "the people have spoken on what they like from me so I try to come really, really hard", describing Erys as a "strict, hard rap album". He went on to say that "every song, back to back, [will be] high tempo, [and have] a lot of bass like just crazy".

02Composition

Erys resumes the narrative from Jaden's previous album, Syre. A boy who is obsessed with chasing the sunset then is chased it, and it kills him. Erys is a now resurrected part of Syre. The album portrays Erys as a boy whose ego has gotten the best of him. He is characterized as an ill-mannered person who contrasts with the main character of the album Syre.

03Promotion

In April 2019, Smith released the three-track EP Erys Is Coming, and in June, debuted the song "Summertime in Paris" with sister Willow on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The song "On My Own" was featured in the PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5 video game Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

04Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Exclaim!6/10
The Guardian
Highsnobiety
HipHopDX2.9/5
Pitchfork4.7/10

Upon its release, Erys received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics.

05Commercial performance

In the United States, Erys debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 23,932 album-equivalent units, with 4,036 coming from pure album sales in its first week.

06Track listing

Credits adapted from Apple Music's metadata.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."P"
  • Lido
  • Heavy Mellow
  • Yuki
2:48
2."I"
  • Lido
  • Harris
2:10
3."N"
  • J. Smith
  • Losnegård
  • Tyler Cole
  • Mateo Arias
Lido3:51
4."K" (with Lido)
  • J. Smith
  • Losnegård
  • Harrison Rhodes
  • Zach Tabori
Lido4:40
5."Noize" (featuring Tyler, the Creator) 4:07
6."i-drip-or-is"
  • J. Smith
  • Rambert
  • Chan
  • Owens
  • Torres
  • Foye III
  • Ayo
  • Keyz
  • Keanu Beats
  • Yuki
  • Fabio Aguilar
3:57
7."Again" (featuring Syre)
  • J. Smith
  • Chan
Yuki4:29
8."Got It" 1:16
9."Fire Dept"
  • J. Smith
  • Mike Musselman
  • Tabori
  • Chan
Jaden1:42
10."Mission" (with Trinidad James) 4:11
11."Summertime in Paris" (featuring Willow)
  • J. Smith
  • Josiah Bell
  • Cole
  • Rambert
  • W. Smith
  • Arias
  • Wu Yi Fan
  • Josiah Bell
  • OmArr
4:30
12."Blackout"
  • J. Smith
  • Chan
Yuki6:40
13."Pain"
  • Yuki
  • Jaden
6:15
14."Chateau" (featuring ASAP Rocky)
  • Young Fyre
  • OmArr
2:15
15."On My Own" (featuring Kid Cudi)
  • LASTNGHT
  • Dinuzzo
  • OmArr
4:04
16."Riot"
  • J. Smith
  • Chan
Yuki4:34
17."Erys"
  • J. Smith
  • Gabe Basso
  • Nick Stoubis
  • Cole
  • Arias
  • Samuel Ray
  • Jaden
  • Nick Stoubis
  • Gabe Basso
  • Samuel Ray
7:51
Total length:69:20
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Beautiful Disruption" 2:18
2."Somebody Else"
  • J. Smith
  • Basso
  • Stoubis
  • Cole
  • Arias
  • Ray
Jaden3:42
3."Ghost" (remix, featuring ASAP Rocky) 2:42
Total length:78:02

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • "Beautiful Disruption" previously appeared in the EP Erys Is Coming.
  • "Noize" and "Erys" are stylized in all caps.
  • "P" features additional vocals by Teo, Willow, and Lido.
  • "N" features additional vocals by Tyler Cole, Teo, and Willow.
  • "K" features additional vocals by Teo, Harry Hudson, Willow, and Lido.
  • "Noize", "i-drip-or-is", "Riot", and "Beautiful Disruption" features additional vocals by OmArr.
  • "Summertime in Paris" features additional vocals by Kris Wu, Teo, and Josiah Bell.
  • "Pain" features additional vocals by Barbara Pravi and November Ultra.
  • "Beautiful Disruption" features uncredited additional vocals and additional production from Omarhu Akbar
  • "Somebody Else" features additional vocals by Willow.

Sample credits

  • "Beautiful Disruption" contains a sample from "Emotionally Better 164", written by Adam Feeney, and performed by Frank Dukes.

07Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)129
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)196
Canadian Albums (Billboard)18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)38
French Albums (SNEP)134
Irish Albums (IRMA)97
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 65
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)62
UK Albums (Official Charts)62
US Billboard 20012
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)8
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