‘THE WACK ALBUM’ from Lonely Island out now

The Lonely Island, the Grammy nominated rap trio comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, released the highly anticipated ‘The Wack Album’ on June 10th. The group’s third studio effort will include new songs featuring Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, Billie Joe Armstrong, Solange, and more special guests. These artists join previously announced collaborators Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Gaga. The group have kicked off ‘Wack Wednesdays’ on their YouTube Channel. Every Wednesday leading up to the release of ‘The Wack Album’, they will debut new content including music videos, exclusive announcements, and world premieres of tracks. These videos will also be distributed on twitter via @thelonelyisland with #wackwednesdays. The Lonely Island recently released the album’s lead single, ‘YOLO’ (feat. Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar), which has garnered over 40 million views on YouTube in only three months. The trio also boasts a staggering 1.2 billion overall views on their YouTube Channel. Their 2011 album ‘Turtleneck & Chain’, has been recognised as a commercial success, debuting at #3 in the Billboard chart, and #26 in the UK album chart. The album was also nominated at the prestigious Grammy Awards in the ‘Best Comedy Album’ category, and featured talents such as Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Santigold, and Beck. The album’s first smash single ‘I Just Had Sex’ (feat. Akon) was certified platinum in the US. The second single, ‘The Creep’ (feat. Nicki Minaj and John Waters) has over 74 million YouTube views. Additional singles, ‘Jack Sparrow’ (feat. Michael Bolton) has 105 million views and ‘Threw It on the Ground’ has 52 million views on YouTube. Their 2009 debut album, ‘Incredibad’, included Emmy® winning sensation ‘D*** In a Box’, featuring superstar Justin Timberlake. The album also featured the follow-up gold records ‘J**z In My Pants’ and ‘Like a Boss’ which have over 234 million views combined on YouTube. The Grammy® nominated third single ‘I’m On A Boat’ (feat. T-Pain) went platinum and catapulted the album into over 430,000 copies sold making it the #1 selling comedy album in 2009 and 2010 in the US. The trio established themselves with the enormously popular series of corresponding Digital Shorts for their singles, which were frequently featured on Saturday Night Live beginning with the debut of the pop culture sensation ‘Lazy Sunday’ in 2005. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group splits their time between Los Angeles and New York City. To learn more about The Lonely Island, visit www.thelonelyisland.com, https://twitter.com/thelonelyisland and www.youtube.com/thelonelyisland

 
Album tracklist
1. Dramatic Intro
2. Go Kindergarten (feat. Robyn)
3. Hugs (feat. Pharrell Williams)
4. Diaper Money
5. YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)
6. Spell It Out
7. Semicolon (feat. Solange)
8. Where Brooklyn At? (Interlude)
9. You’ve Got The Look (feat. Hugh Jackman & Kristen Wiig)
10. I’m A Hustler (Song?)
11. Spring Break Anthem
12. I Run NY (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong)
13. I Don’t Give A Honk
14. 3-Way (The Golden Rule) (feat. Justin Timberlake & Lady Gaga)
15. Meet The Crew
16. I F****d My Aunt (feat. T-Pain)
17. We Are A Crowd
18. The Compliments (feat. Too $hort)
19. We Need Love
20. Perfect Saturday

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