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Hollywood's Bleeding (2019)

Where the lyrics of Hollywood's Bleeding take you, and where it was really made.

Hollywood's Bleeding debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was a far stronger critical success than Post Malone's two earlier albums.

Key places

Jungle City in New York City (2019)

Recording site Jungle City Studios — Jungle City in New York City is listed among the recording locations for Hollywood's Bleeding. The listing gives building-level coordinates for the studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Germano Studios in New York City (2019)

Recording site Germano Studios — Germano Studios is listed as a recording location in New York City, linked to The Hit Factory in the album credits. The point uses building-level coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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SARM West Studios in London (2019)

Recording site Sarm Studios (London) — SARM West Studios in London is listed as a recording location for Hollywood's Bleeding. The point uses building-level coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Crosby in Burbank (2019)

Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Crosby in Burbank is listed as a recording location for Hollywood's Bleeding. The point marks the city center of Burbank, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Electric Feel in West Hollywood (2019)

Recording site NightBird (West Hollywood) — Electric Feel in West Hollywood is listed as a recording location for Hollywood's Bleeding. The point marks the city center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Gold Tooth Music in Beverly Hills (2019)

Recording site The Red Lips Room (Beverly Hills) — Gold Tooth Music in Beverly Hills is listed as a recording location for Hollywood's Bleeding. The point marks the city center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Hollywood's Bleeding: third studio album by American musician Post Malone
• Released September 6, 2019 by Republic Records
• Guest appearances by DaBaby, Future, Halsey, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott, SZA, Swae Lee, and Young Thug
• Production mainly by Louis Bell, with contributions from Andrew Watt, BloodPop, Brian Lee, Carter Lang, DJ Dahi, Emile Haynie, Frank Dukes, and Malone himself, among others

Background

• June 5, 2018: reported that Post Malone was working on a third studio album, six weeks after the release of Beerbongs & Bentleys
• November 2018: Malone said he was trying to put out new work before the end of the year, but released only the single Wow in that period
• July 28, 2019: Malone said he had finished recording the album and described it as pretty goddamn out of sight

Recording

• Louis Bell credited with recording on all tracks and vocal production on all tracks
• Additional recording credits for Simon Todkill, Paul LaMalfa, Anthony Cruz, A. Bainz, Shaan Singh, and Dave Rowland on specific tracks
• Mixing by Manny Marroquin on all tracks, with mixing assistance from Chris Galland, Robin Florent, Scott Desmarais, and Jeremie Inhaber
• Studios named in the recording credits include Jungle City, Germano Studios/The Hit Factory, SARM West, Crosby, Electric Feel, and Gold Tooth Music

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Austin Richard Post, professionally known as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
• His music blends pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B, and rock.
• He began his musical career in 2010 and gained mainstream recognition with the 2015 cloud rap single "White Iverson".
• He signed with Republic Records in 2015; his debut album Stoney (2016) produced the Diamond-certified single "Congratulations".
• His second album Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and produced Hot 100 number-one singles "Rockstar" and "Psycho".
• "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, from the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack, became the highest-certified song in RIAA history.
• Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
• Twelve Carat Toothache (2022) and Austin (2023) both peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
• In 2024 he topped the Hot 100 with a guest spot on Taylor Swift's "Fortnight" and his country pop single "I Had Some Help" with Morgan Wallen.
• His country music debut F-1 Trillion (2024) became his third number-one album on the Billboard 200.
• He has sold over 150 million records in the US according to the RIAA.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Danny Wright of NME gave the album a positive review and praised Malone's skill in mixing genres
• A. D. Amorosi of Variety described the album as a blend of country, rock, hip-hop, and modern soft soul, with a refined trap-pop vibe
• Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic called it a huge step forward for Malone, more well-executed than his previous releases
• Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times said the album feels composed of discrete stylistic exercises rather than a single blended sound
• Nick Catucci of Rolling Stone noted that Malone curates as much as he creates, with features placed well across the tracks
• Dan Weiss of Consequence called it Malone's most listenable work to date
• Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX said the album plays it safe and bets on streaming algorithms
• Jason Greene of Pitchfork said Malone proved surprisingly versatile when he was not trying to glower
• Metacritic average 79 out of 100, based on 10 reviews

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut at number one with 489,000 album-equivalent units, of which 200,000 were pure album sales
• Second US number-one album for Malone
• Second-biggest week of 2019 for an album, behind Taylor Swift's Lover, and biggest in terms of streams
• By the end of 2019: 357,000 pure copies sold, 3.001 million combined units
• Sixth best-selling album of 2020 in the United States with 1.895 million album-equivalent units
• Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards
• Certified quadruple platinum in the US in 2022

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Wow was released on December 24, 2018, one day before Christmas, and was the only single released in the period before the album
• Goodbyes, featuring Young Thug, was released on July 5, 2019, one day after Malone's birthday
• Take What You Want, featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott, was sent to contemporary hit radio on October 15, 2019 as the sixth single
• The Runaway Tour with Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh opened in Tacoma, Washington on September 14, 2019 and ended in Denver on March 12, 2020
• Halsey released her own solo version of the album's seventh track in February 2023

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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