All Over the Place is the second studio album by British YouTuber and rapper KSI. It was released on 16 July 2021 by RBC Records and BMG.[1][2][3] The album features guest appearances from Future, 21 Savage, Yungblud, Polo G, Anne-Marie, Digital Farm Animals, Craig David, Jay1, Deno, Gracey, Bugzy Malone, Rico Love, Lil Durk, and S-X. The vinyl edition of the album features a further guest appearance from Nevve.[4][5][6]
All Over the Place | ||||
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Studio album by KSI | ||||
Released | 16 July 2021 | |||
Length | 43:44 | |||
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Singles from All Over the Place | ||||
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Promotion
All Over the Place was preceded by four UK top three singles. "Really Love", featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals, was released on 23 October 2020 as the album's lead single and it debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Don't Play", with Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals, was released on 15 January 2021 as the second single and it debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. "Patience", featuring Yungblud and Polo G, was released on 12 March 2021 as the third single and it debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Holiday" was released on 18 June 2021 as the album's fourth single and it debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Jay1's single "Swerve", which features a guest appearance from KSI, was released on 2 July 2021 and is included on the Platinum VIP edition of the album. On the album's release, KSI announced that he is set to headline The SSE Arena, Wembley on 25 February 2022.[7]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 5.9/10[8] |
Metacritic | 63/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Clash | 7/10[10] |
Gigwise | [11] |
NME | [12] |
The Guardian | [13] |
The Independent | [14] |
Vinyl Chapters | 3.5/5[15] |
"All Over The Place" received generally positive to mixed reviews from critics. Robin Murray in Clash magazine reviewed the album, giving it a 7 out of 10.[10] In The Independent, he received a 3 out of 5.[14] The Guardian rated it 3 stars out of 5, providing critiques on hollow lyrics and use of platitudes.[13] NME magazine gave the album 3 stars out of 5.[12]
Commercial performance
In the United Kingdom, All Over the Place debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, giving KSI his first chart-topper in the country, with first week sales of 34,328 album-equivalent units. 18,421 came from physical copies, with 5,227 of them being vinyl units. The album gathered 20.9 million streams, equating to an additional 13,389 units.[16]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Moment" |
| S-X | 2:42 |
2. | "Number 2" (featuring Future and 21 Savage) |
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| 2:53 |
3. | "Patience" (featuring Yungblud and Polo G) |
| Matt Schwartz | 3:01 |
4. | "You" |
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| 3:32 |
5. | "Don't Play" (with Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals) |
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| 3:08 |
6. | "Really Love" (featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals) |
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| 2:57 |
7. | "Gang Gang" (featuring Jay1 and Deno) |
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| 2:43 |
8. | "Rent Free" (featuring Gracey) |
| Toddla T | 2:44 |
9. | "Madness" |
| M1 on the Beat | 2:58 |
10. | "Silly" (featuring Bugzy Malone) |
| Show N Prove | 2:46 |
11. | "Flash It" (featuring Rico Love) |
| Don Corleon | 3:24 |
12. | "No Time" (featuring Lil Durk) |
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| 3:00 |
13. | "No Pressure" |
| Ayo Beatz | 2:18 |
14. | "Holiday" |
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| 3:13 |
15. | "Sleeping With the Enemy" (featuring S-X) |
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| 2:25 |
16. | "Swerve" (Jay1 featuring KSI) |
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| 2:25 |
Total length: | 46:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Smoke" (featuring Nevve) (Replaces "No Pressure" on the Vinyl edition) |
| 3:07 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[17]
- KSI – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), hand clap (14)
- S-X – production (1, 12, 15), songwriting (15), engineering (5), vocals (15)
- Adam Lunn – engineering (1, 2, 4, 6–13, 15)
- Joe LaPorta – engineering (1–4, 7–15)
- Niko Marzouca – engineering (1, 2, 7–15)
- Rob MacFarlane – engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–13, 15)
- Robert Marks – engineering (1, 2, 7–13, 15)
- Future – songwriting (2), vocals (2)
- 21 Savage – songwriting (2), vocals (2)
- Diego Ave – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 3, 12)
- Bankroll Got It – production (2), songwriting (2)
- Mally Mall – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 12)
- Nana Rogues – production (2), songwriting (2)
- Chambers – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 12)
- Rico Love – songwriting (2, 4, 11), vocals (11)
- Ivory Scott – songwriting (2)
- Aaron Ferrucci – songwriting (2)
- Kevin Grainger – engineering (2, 5–13, 15)
- Matt Schwartz – songwriting (3), production (3), engineering (2, 7–13)
- Yungblud – songwriting (3), vocals (3)
- Polo G – songwriting (3), vocals (3)
- Digital Farm Animals – production (4–6), songwriting (3–6, 14), bass (5), drums (5), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 14), piano (5), programming (5), sound effects (5), strings (5), synthesizer (5), backing vocals (14), hand clap (14)
- Red Triangle – songwriting (3)
- Yami – songwriting (3)
- Yoshi – production (15), songwriting (3, 15)
- Peter Jideonwo – songwriting (3)
- John Hanes – engineering (3, 4)
- Serban Ghenea – engineering (3, 4)
- Mojam – production (4–6), songwriting (4–6), drums (5), keyboards (5), programming (5), sound effects (5), synthesizer (5)
- Anne-Marie – songwriting (5), vocals (5)
- Andrew Murray – songwriting (5), harp (5), strings (5)
- Richard Boardman – songwriting (3)
- Pablo Bowman – songwriting (3)
- Cameron Gower Poole – engineering (5)
- Craig David – songwriting (6), vocals (6)
- MNEK – songwriting (6)
- KABBA – songwriting (6)
- Ashley Livingstone – songwriting (6)
- Paul Newman – songwriting (6)
- Eugene Nwohia – songwriting (6)
- Ronald Nwohia – songwriting (6)
- Steve Wickham – songwriting (6)
- Deno – songwriting (7), vocals (7)
- Jay1 – songwriting (7), vocals (7)
- AJ Productions – production (7), songwriting (7)
- Jacob Manson – production (7), songwriting (7)
- Eight9FLY – songwriting (7)
- Gracey – songwriting (8), vocals (8)
- Toddla T – production (8), songwriting (8)
- Adrian McLeod – songwriting (8)
- M1 on the Beat – production (9), songwriting (9)
- Bugzy Malone – songwriting (10), vocals (10)
- Toddla T – production (10), songwriting (10)
- Don Corleon – production (11), songwriting (11)
- Lil Durk – songwriting (12), vocals (12)
- Ayo Beatz – production (13), songwriting (13)
- Joseph Gosling – songwriting (13)
- Jake Gosling – production (14), songwriting (14), drums (14), keyboard (14), hand clap (14), percussion (14), programming (14)
- William Vaughan – songwriting (14), electric guitar (14)
- Matthew Brettle – drums (14), guitar (14), percussion (14), programming (14), engineering (14)
- Geoff Swan – engineering (14)
- Dillon Deskin – songwriting (15)
- William Egan IV – songwriting (15)
- Jay1 – songwriting (16), vocals (16)
- Diztortion – production (16), songwriting (16)
- Trobi – production (16), songwriting (16)
- Dukus – mixing (16), mastering (16)
- Sam Harper – engineering (16)
Charts
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 6 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 12 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[21] | 2 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[22] | 7 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] | 5 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] | 3 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 1 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 1 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] | 1 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[29] | 1 |
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- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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