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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Igor_-_Tyler,_the_Creator.jpg) Digital cover; the CD release is available with a pink, yellow, blue or green background | ||||
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| Released | May 17, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2017–2019 | |||
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| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tyler, the Creator | |||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:IGOR_alt_cover.jpg) Special edition vinyl cover, by Lewis Rossignol | ||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Apple_Music_Presents_Tyler_The_Creator_album_cover.jpg) Apple Music Presents: Tyler, the Creator cover | ||||
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Igor is the sixth studio album by the American rapper Tyler, the Creator. It was released on May 17, 2019, through Columbia Records. Produced solely by Tyler himself, the album features guest appearances from Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Solange, Kanye West, and Jerrod Carmichael. Following the release of Tyler's previous album Flower Boy (2017), the album was primarily recorded in California, with recording sessions also being held in Lake Como, Italy, and Atlanta between 2017 and 2019.
Igor is a hip hop and neo soul album, which incorporates R&B and funk influences. Critics have noted the album's use of synthesizers and lo-fi vocals. Thematically, Igor follows a narrative of a love triangle between the titular character and his male love interest. The album employs the "Igor" literary archetype to explore themes associated with love, such as heartbreak, loss, and jealousy.
To help market the album, Tyler, the Creator released the single "Earfquake", which reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting single. In its first week of release, Igor debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, moving 165,000 album-equivalent units and becoming Tyler, the Creator's first US number-one album. It was a widespread critical success, being named among the best albums of 2019 in many publications' year-end lists, and it won Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards, becoming Tyler's first Grammy win.