Moosetape
Moosetape is the third and final studio album by Indian singer, rapper and songwriter Sidhu Moose Wala, released on 15 May 2021.This album single handedly stopped all other Punjabi songs in the month of may 2021 Moose Wala served as executive producer and writer, while the tracks were produced by The Kidd, Steel Banglez, Snappy, Wazir Patar, and JB. At 32 tracks, it is Moose Wala's longest album, and is also the last to be released before his death on May 29, 2022. It features guest appearances from Bohemia, Tion Wayne, Stefflon Don, Morrisson, Divine, Raja Kumari, Blockboi Twitch and Sikander Kahlon.
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Released | 15 May 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020–2021 | |||
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Length | 97:00 | |||
Label | Sidhu Moose Wala | |||
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Background
The album was announced by Sidhu Moose Wala on 10 March 2021, on his official Instagram account.[1][2][3]
On 26 April 2021, Moose Wala gave a challenge of five million comments on Instagram post, to release a teaser and release date of the album.[4] On 28 April 2021, five million comments were completed and Moose Wala released the teaser of the album on his YouTube channel on 29 April 2021, with its release date.[5][6] The teaser was viewed over a million times within twelve hours of its release.[7] On 5 May 2021, Moose Wala released the trailer of the album.[8]
Moose Wala started releasing the tracks one by one from 15 May 2021; they were scheduled to release until 21 July.[9] On 18 May 2021, he released the bonus track "Unfuckwithable" featuring Afsana Khan, which was produced by The Kidd. Its music video was directed by Teji Sandhu.
Posthumously, the track "295" charted at 154 on the Billboard Global 200, making Moose Wala the first Punjabi singer to do so. The song was heavily played after his death as the song title surprisingly highlights the date of his death.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Moosetape Intro" | Sidhu Moose Wala | Wahzir | 1:32 |
2. | "Bitch I'm Back" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:50 |
3. | "Burberry" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:23 |
4. | "Racks and Rounds" (featuring Sikander Kahlon) |
| The Kidd | 3:45 |
5. | "US" (featuring Raja Kumari) |
| The Kidd | 3:50 |
6. | "Moosedrilla" (featuring Divine) |
| The Kidd | 3:52 |
7. | "Boo Call" (Skit) | Sidhu Moose Wala | Wahzir | 0:43 |
8. | "Brown Shortie" (featuring Sonam Bajwa) | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:28 |
9. | "Aroma" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 4:16 |
10. | "Real One" (Skit) | Sidhu | Wahzir | 0:44 |
11. | "GOAT" | Sidhu Moose Wala | Wahzir | 3:34 |
12. | "Sidhu Son" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:37 |
13. | "Chacha Huu" (Skit) | Sidhu | Wahzir | 0:46 |
14. | "Me and My Girlfriend" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:23 |
15. | "These Days" (featuring Bohemia) |
| The Kidd | 3:29 |
16. | "Ultimatum" (Skit) | Sidhu | The Kidd | 1:30 |
17. | "Signed to God" | Sidhu |
| 2:27 |
18. | "Regret" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 5:11 |
19. | "Pind Hood Damn Good" (RMG Intro) | RandialaWala | Wahzir | 1:15 |
20. | "Malwa Block" | Sidhu | Wahzir | 3:59 |
21. | "B&W" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 4:05 |
22. | "Celebrity Killer" (featuring Tion Wayne) |
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| 3:23 |
23. | "Invincible" (featuring Stefflon Don) |
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| 4:04 |
24. | "Amli Talk" (Skit) | Wahzir | 0:44 | |
25. | "G-Shit" (featuring Blockboi Twitch) |
| The Kidd | 3:53 |
26. | "Built Different" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 4:07 |
27. | "Trial Day" (Skit) | Sidhu | Wahzir | 1:59 |
28. | "Calaboose" | Sidhu | Snappy | 4:05 |
29. | "Facts" (Skit) | Sidhu | Wahzir | 1:11 |
30. | "295" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 4:30 |
31. | "IDGAF" (featuring Morrisson) |
| The Kidd | 2:56 |
32. | "Power" | Sidhu | The Kidd | 3:48 |
Total length: | 97:00 |
Personnel
- Sidhu Moose Wala – vocals, writer, executive producer
- Bohemia – featured artist
- Divine – featured artist
- Stefflon Don – featured artist
- Sikander Kahlon – featured artist
- Raja Kumari – featured artist
- Morrisson – featured artist[13]
- Blockboi Twitch – featured artist
- Tion Wayne – featured artist
- Afsana Khan - featured artist
- Preet Aujla – actor
- Sonam Bajwa – actor
- Sara Gurpal – actor
- Jumana Khan – actor
Technical personnel
- Steel Banglez – producer
- Dense – engineer
- The Kidd – producer
- Wahzir – producer
- Snappy – producer
- Dense – mixing & mastering all tracks from Moosetape except "Calaboose"
- Bauss-P – mixing & mastering for track "Calaboose"
- FlutePreet Singh - flute programing for tracks 18 & 26
Music videos and directors
- US
- Brown Shortie
- G-Shit
- IDGAF
- Power
- GOAT.
➡Tru-Makers
- Calaboose
➡Teji Sandhu
- Burberry
- Unfuckwithable
➡ Raf-Saperra
- Signed To God
- Celebrity Killer
➡ Jashan Narrah
- Me and My Girlfriend
➡ Hunny Pk Films
- Malwa Block
➡ Navkaran Brar
- Audio visual artist
Promotion
Tour
On July 4, Moose Wala announced the Moosetape Tour officially on his Insta Live with the name Moosetape World Tour, and regions including North America, UK, Canada, Dubai, Australia and Pakistan.[14]
On 17 April 2022, Moose Wala officially announced the Back To Business World Tour with Sunny Malton as a supporting act.
Virtual experiences
On 10 June 2021, Moose Wala collaborated with music streaming app Spotify, hosted by Vishnu Kausal. Actress Sonam Bajwa also joined the live session.[15]
Charts
Album
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] | 65 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 33 |
Singles
Title | Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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"Bitch I'm Back" | Top Triller Global (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
"Moosedrilla" | 1 | |
"US" | 3 | |
"Brown Shortie" | 7 | |
"These Days" | 13 | |
"Bitch I'm Back" | Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[19][20] | 81 |
"Brown Shortie" | 80 | |
"295" | 62 | |
"GOAT" | 100 | |
"Bitch I'm Back" | New Zealand Hot[21][22][23][24] | 14 |
"Burberry" | 15 | |
"Racks and Rounds" | 16 | |
"US" | 23 | |
"Moosedrilla" | 25 | |
"INVINCIBLE" | 35 | |
"G-Shit" | 20 | |
"Brown Shortie" | 15 | |
"These Days" | 33 | |
"Built Different" | 33 | |
"Calaboose" | 24 | |
"295" | 27 | |
"295" | Billboard Global 200[25] | 154 |
References
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- "Guess The Rage Sidhu Moosewala's Album Will Cause When Only A Teaser Post Crosses 5 Million Comments". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Sidhu Moosewala delighted his fans with the trailer of his album 'Moosetape'; in few hours crosses more than 800K views!". PTC Punjabi. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Service, Tribune News (14 May 2021). "Sidhu Moosewala's much-awaited Moosetape's poster, inside details, release date out; Punjabi singer says 'tried to deliver my best'". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Sidhu Moose Wala's hit song '295' enters Billboard Global 200 chart". WION. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "15/5/2021 📀🌋 MOOSETAPE SEASON". 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Instagram.
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