Lasers (album)

Lasers
Image of a gallery setting, where a LOSERS sign is plugged into the wall. Superimposed over the 'O' is the red anarchist 'A' to read LASERS.
Studio album by
Lupe Fiasco
ReleasedMarch 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
Recorded2008–2010
Genre
Length57:03
Label
Producer
Lupe Fiasco chronology
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
(2007) 		Lasers
(2011) 		Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
(2012)
Singles from Lasers
  1. "The Show Goes On"
    Released: October 26, 2010[1]
  2. "Words I Never Said"
    Released: February 8, 2011[2]
  3. "Out of My Head"
    Released: May 22, 2011[3][4]
  4. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
    Released: December 2, 2011[5]

Lasers is the third studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released on March 7, 2011 by Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place between 2008 and 2010. Lasers features production by The Audibles, The Neptunes, Needlz, Alex da Kid, Syience, and long-time collaborator Soundtrakk, among others. Trey Songz, John Legend, Skylar Grey, Sway, Matt Mahaffey, MDMA, Eric Turner and Sarah Green contribute vocals to the album.

Lasers was preceded by the lead single "The Show Goes On" and its follow-up "Words I Never Said" featuring Skylar Grey. The former became Fiasco's highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified double Platinum in the US. The latter, however, only achieved moderate success on the Hot 100.

The album has received mixed reviews from most major music critics, having a score of 57 out of 100 at the review aggregator Metacritic. It fared well commercially however, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies sold, making the album Fiasco's second top ten album as well as his highest entry on the chart.[6]

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  2. ^ Young, Alex (February 1, 2011). "Check Out: New Lupe Fiasco, "Words I Never Said"". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Lupe Fiasco Announces His Next "Lasers" Single". Complex.com. March 29, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases | R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates |". Allaccess.com. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Gary, Kevin S. (April 19, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Says His Core Fans Will Be Pleased With "Food & Liquor 2" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "Chart Moves: Katy Perry, Rihanna Set Records; Lupe Fiasco, Christian Music on Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.