Wasteland (Brent Faiyaz album)

Wasteland
Three black-and-white photos of the artist in a row across the middle of a plain black frame. Above the photos is the name of the album in all caps printed in large blocky red letters, with a wispy, thin, white W over the red one. Below the photos is the artist's name, evenly spaced in smaller white print.
Studio album by
Brent Faiyaz
ReleasedJuly 8, 2022
GenreR&B[1]
Length64:08
Label
  • Lost Kids
  • Venice
  • Stem
Producer
Brent Faiyaz chronology
Fuck the World
(2020) 		Wasteland
(2022) 		Too Late to Die Young
(with Sonder)
(2022)
Singles from Wasteland
  1. "Dead Man Walking"
    Released: September 20, 2020
  2. "Gravity"
    Released: January 29, 2021
  3. "Wasting Time"
    Released: July 1, 2021
  4. "Price of Fame"
    Released: June 24, 2022

Wasteland (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American R&B singer Brent Faiyaz.[2] It was released on July 8, 2022, by Lost Kids, Venice Music and Stem Disintermedia.[3] It was executive produced by Jonathan "Freeze" Wells.[4] The production on the album was handled multiple producers including Jake One, DJ Dahi, The Neptunes and No I.D. among others. The album also features guest appearances by Drake, Tyler, the Creator, Alicia Keys, and more. A chopped and screwed remix by DJ Candlestick of the Chopstars was released in May 2023.

Wasteland was supported by four singles: "Dead Man Walking", "Gravity", "Wasting Time" and "Price of Fame". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 88,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference clash was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Brent Faiyaz announces new album Wasteland". DIY. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Faiyaz is en Fuego". July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Torres, Eric (June 24, 2022). "Brent Faiyaz Details New Album Wasteland Featuring Drake, Tyler, the Creator, Alicia Keys, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2022.