So Much Fun

American musician J. Cole was originally rumored, without any official confirmation from Cole nor Thug, to serve as the executive producer on the album, but his contributions did not make it to the final album. Among others, for the album Thug worked with Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage, and Gunna in recording sessions for the album. ==Release and promotion==

So Much Fun was originally titled GOLDMOUFDOG (stylized as GØŁDMØÜFDÖG) before Young Thug revealed the new title in an interview with podcast host Adam22 for his No Jumper channel. Thug also announced the album's title had been changed on social media. On August 10, 2019, Thug announced the album would be released on August 16. The deluxe edition of the album was released on December 20, 2019, featuring five new tracks: "Diamonds", "Hop Off a Jet", "Die Today", "Millions", and the remix of "Hot". Singles The album's lead single, "The London" featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott, was released on May 23, 2019. The song was produced by T-Minus. The second single, "Hot" featuring Gunna, was released in a remix additionally featuring Travis Scott on October 31, 2019. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Artwork==

The album's artwork features 803 images of Young Thug posed in order to form Young Thug's face. ==Critical reception==

So Much Fun was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews. Kyann-Sian Williams of NME stated, "So Much Fun is a free-spirited record that comes with heavy doses of ridiculousness, but it's lovably silly, and is a welcome dose of light relief". Rolling Stones critic Danny Schwartz said, "So Much Fun doesn't mark a step forward for his aesthetic, but rather an attempt to refine it". In a mixed review, RapReviewss Steve "Flash" Juon stated: "You can't examine Young Thug's music too closely or think about it too carefully if you want to enjoy it, because the casual misogyny of throwing around "Pussy" as an insult reminds you he's not exactly progressive. If you're looking for bass to shake the concrete and singing so modulated as to nearly be R&B, tracks like "Jumped Out the Window" and "Boy Back" featuring NAV will definitely fit the bill." In his "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau said that, "In alphabetical order, it's alienated, all-embracing, catchy, complacent, crass, dirty, dissolute, facile, fucked up, funny, hedonistic, insular, licentious, light-hearted, materialistic, mumbly, rich, scared, sexist, 'trap', unpretentious, woozy, and wrong. Almost a decade in, I do enjoy and even respect the fella. But I don't admire him. Not enough there there". Year-end lists Industry awards ==Commercial performance==

So Much Fun debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 131,000 album-equivalent units (including 5,000 pure album sales). It is Young Thug's first US number-one album, and fifth to place in the top 10 (or sixth, if the 2018 compilation Slime Language is counted). On June 29, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States. ==Track listing==

Notes • signifies an additional producer • Machine Gun Kelly's vocals were added to the track "Ecstasy" as part of a reissue on August 22, 2019. ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram. • A. Bainz – recording (tracks 1–7, 10, 12–18), mixing (tracks 1–18) • Florian "Flo" Ongonga – recording (tracks 2, 8, 11, 12, 17) • Fxxxy – recording (track 2) • Jenso "JP" Plymouth – recording (track 3) • Shaan Singh – recording (tracks 9, 13, 16), engineering assistant (track 10), mixing (tracks 1–18), engineering (track 19) • Andrew "Pro Logic" Franklin – recording (track 18) • Gosha Usov – recording (track 19) • Alex Tumay – mixing (tracks 1–19) • Jimmy Cash – additional mixing (track 19) • Joe LaPorta – mastering (tracks 1–19) ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==