So Much Fun
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{{Infobox album
| name = So Much Fun
| type = studio
| cover = Young Thug - So Much Fun.png
| alt =
| caption = Standard cover art for the album, deluxe edition features a red landscape.
| artist = Young Thug
| released = {{Start date|2019|08|16}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{flatlist|
- Crosby
- Electric Lady
- Paramount
- Record Plant
- Treesound
}}
| genre =
- Hip-hop
- trap{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2055498/young-thug-so-much-fun-review/franchises/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=Young Thug, Transmitting Live From The Astral Plane|website=Stereogum|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2020}}
| length = 62:04
| label =
| producer =
- 12Hunna
- ATL Jacob
- BLSSD
- Chef
- Cubeatz
- DJ Durel
- DY
- Felix Leone
- Gunboi
- Jayrich Laplaya
- Makalo
- Money Musik
- Mustard
- Nick Mira
- Nils
- Pi'erre Bourne
- PittThaKid
- Prezzley P
- Pvlace
- Pyrex
- Southside
- Supah Mario
- T-Minus
- Wheezy
| prev_title = On the Rvn
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Slime & B
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = So Much Fun
| type = studio
| single1 = The London
| single1date = May 23, 2019
| single2 = Hot
| single2date = October 31, 2019
}}
}}
So Much Fun is the debut studio album by American rapper Young Thug. It was released on August 16, 2019, by YSL Records, 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Future, Machine Gun Kelly, Gunna, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Duke, 21 Savage, Doe Boy, Lil Keed, Quavo, Juice Wrld, Nav, J. Cole, and Travis Scott. The album was supported by the singles "The London" and "Hot".
So Much Fun received generally positive reviews and debuted atop the US Billboard 200, becoming Young Thug's first US number-one album.
Production
American musician J. Cole was originally rumored, without any official confirmation from Cole nor Thug, to serve as the executive producer on the album, but his contributions did not make it to the final album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8504806/j-cole-executive-produce-young-thug-album|title=J. Cole to Executive Produce Young Thug's Next Album|magazine=Billboard|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720135330/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8504806/j-cole-executive-produce-young-thug-album|archive-date=July 20, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/young-thug-new-album-j-cole-executive-producer/|title=J. Cole to Executive Produce Young Thug's New Album|website=Highsnobiety|last=Giulione|first=Bianca|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200917074028/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/young-thug-new-album-j-cole-executive-producer/|url-status=live}} Among others, for the album Thug worked with Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage, and Gunna in recording sessions for the album.
Release and promotion
So Much Fun was originally titled GOLDMOUFDOG (stylized as GØŁDMØÜFDÖG) before Young Thug revealed the new title in an interview with podcast host Adam22 for his No Jumper channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-changes-upcoming-album-title-news.86084.html|title=Young Thug Changes Upcoming Album Title|website=HotNewHipHop|date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719183222/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-changes-upcoming-album-title-news.86084.html|archive-date=July 19, 2019|url-status=live}} Thug also announced the album's title had been changed on social media.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/young-thug-new-album-everything-we-know/so-much-fun-title|title=Everything We Know About Young Thug's Next Solo Album|website=Complex|last=Callas|first=Brad|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810055149/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/young-thug-new-album-everything-we-know/so-much-fun-title|archive-date=August 10, 2019|url-status=live}} On August 10, 2019, Thug announced the album would be released on August 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2019/08/10/young-thug-so-much-fun-release-date/|title=Young Thug Announces 'So Much Fun' Release Date|work=Rap-Up|date=August 10, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812113916/https://www.rap-up.com/2019/08/10/young-thug-so-much-fun-release-date/|archive-date=August 12, 2019|url-status=live}} The deluxe edition of the album was released on December 20, 2019, featuring five new tracks: "Diamonds", "Hop Off a Jet", "Die Today", "Millions", and the remix of "Hot".{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/young-thug-so-much-fun-deluxe-stream|title=Young Thug Drops 'So Much Fun' Deluxe Album f/ New Tracks With Travis Scott and Gunna|website=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220145448/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/young-thug-so-much-fun-deluxe-stream|archive-date=December 20, 2019|url-status=live}}
=Singles=
The album's lead single, "The London" featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott, was released on May 23, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/j-cole-travis-scott-young-thug-the-london-839387/|title=J. Cole Steals Show Next to Young Thug and Travis Scott on 'The London'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/j-cole-travis-scott-young-thug-the-london-839387/|url-status=live}} The song was produced by T-Minus. It peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/young-thug/chart-history/hsi/|title=Young Thug Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073511/https://www.billboard.com/music/Young-Thug/chart-history/hot-100|url-status=live}} The second single, "Hot" featuring Gunna, was released in a remix additionally featuring Travis Scott on October 31, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hot-remix-feat-gunna-and-travis-scott-single/1485796296|title=Hot (Remix) [feat. Gunna and Travis Scott] – Single by Young Thug|website=Apple Music|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073511/https://music.apple.com/us/album/hot-remix-feat-gunna-and-travis-scott-single/1485796296|url-status=live}} It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Artwork
The album's artwork features 803 posed in order to form Young Thug's face.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/how-803-young-thugs-came-together-for-the-so-much-fun-cover|title=How 803 Young Thugs Came Together For The 'So Much Fun' Cover|publisher=Genius|last1=Fu|first1=Eddie|last2=Hill|first2=Till|last3=Abad|first3=Russel|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073524/https://genius.com/a/how-803-young-thugs-came-together-for-the-so-much-fun-cover|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug|title=So Much Fun by Young Thug Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073539/https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-fun-mw0003310313|title=So Much Fun – Young Thug|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073539/https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-fun-mw0003310313|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = And It Don't Stop
| rev2Score = B+{{cite web|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2020|title=Consumer Guide: March, 2020|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=Substack|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513061648/https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2020|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Consequence
| rev3Score = B{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/08/album-review-young-thug-so-much-fun/|title=Young Thug – So Much Fun|website=Consequence|last=Shanker|first=Lucy|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073542/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/08/album-review-young-thug-so-much-fun/|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = HipHopDX
| rev4Score = 4.0/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3518/title.review-young-thug-slithers-to-success-on-so-much-fun|title=Young Thug So Much Fun Album Review|website=HipHopDX|last=Glaysher|first=Scott|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073545/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3518/title.review-young-thug-slithers-to-success-on-so-much-fun|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/young-thug-so-much-fun-review|title=Young Thug – 'So Much Fun' review|website=NME|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073547/https://www.nme.com/reviews/young-thug-so-much-fun-review-2539080|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/young-thug-so-much-fun/|title=Young Thug: So Much Fun Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073605/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/young-thug-so-much-fun/|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/young-thug-so-much-fun-2639943237.html|title=Young Thug: So Much Fun (album review)|website=PopMatters|last=Bromfield|first=Daniel|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073551/https://www.popmatters.com/young-thug-so-much-fun-2639943237.html|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = RapReviews
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/young-thug-so-much-fun-874550/|title=Young Thug Has a Good Time Without Taking Any Risks on 'So Much Fun'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073558/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/young-thug-so-much-fun-874550/|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = Spectrum Culture
}}
So Much Fun was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork gave a positive review, stating "Despite all the collaborations on So Much Fun, the album is about Young Thug. He might not mystify as he did in the early stages of his career, when he was stumbling into new flows and deliveries at an inhuman pace, but now he's able to wield the madness with ease, satisfying in many modes". Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX wrote that "Thugger has performed vocally like this before on Jeffrey, lyrically like this on Slime Season and emotionally like this on Beautiful Thugger Girls but not consistently have they all converged together like this, forging the ultimate Young Thug Voltron. Plus, this top-notch performance has been spread across such perfectly paced beats. Quite literally, the production on this album is just a blast". Jacob Carey of Exclaim! said, "Although it may not be the best project that Young Thug has released, certain tracks off So Much Fun are guaranteed to become classic party anthems played at max volume for years".{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/young_thug-so_much_fun|title=Young Thug So Much Fun|website=Exclaim!|last=Carey|first=Jacob|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820071859/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/young_thug-so_much_fun|archive-date=August 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Kyann-Sian Williams of NME stated, "So Much Fun is a free-spirited record that comes with heavy doses of ridiculousness, but it's lovably silly, and is a welcome dose of light relief". Lucy Shanker of Consequence claimed, "So Much Fun succeeds in its quest to highlight the success of Young Thug; almost all of the 19 tracks could stand alone as a strong demonstration of what Thug does best, but they also work together to create a cohesive project". Magazine publication Spin said, "Some classic records have been made in this mold; plenty of dull ones, too. So Much Fun is somewhere in the middle, with a handful of legitimately great songs, only a couple you may end up skipping, and none that sound like someone forgot to send them to the mastering engineer".{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-at-his-slickest-is-still-wilder-than-anyone-else/|title=Young Thug's 'So Much Fun': Review|website=Spin|last=Cush|first=Andy|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917073621/https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-at-his-slickest-is-still-wilder-than-anyone-else/|url-status=live}}
Rolling Stone{{'}}s critic Danny Schwartz said, "So Much Fun doesn't mark a step forward for his aesthetic, but rather an attempt to refine it". In a mixed review, RapReviews{{'}}s Steve "Flash" Juon stated: "You can't examine Young Thug's music too closely or think about it too carefully if you want to enjoy it, because the casual misogyny of throwing around "Pussy" as an insult reminds you he's not exactly progressive. If you're looking for bass to shake the concrete and singing so modulated as to nearly be R&B, tracks like "Jumped Out the Window" and "Boy Back" featuring NAV will definitely fit the bill." In his "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau said that, "In alphabetical order, it's alienated, all-embracing, catchy, complacent, crass, dirty, dissolute, facile, fucked up, funny, hedonistic, insular, licentious, light-hearted, materialistic, mumbly, rich, scared, sexist, 'trap', unpretentious, woozy, and wrong. Almost a decade in, I do enjoy and even respect the fella. But I don't admire him. Not enough there there".
=Year-end lists=
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scope="row"| Billboard
| 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|43}} |
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scope="row"| Complex
| Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|4}} |
scope="row"| Noisey
| The 100 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|71}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| Rolling Stone
| 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|18}} |
20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019
| {{center|2}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| Stereogum
| Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|25}} |
The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2019
| {{center|6}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| Uproxx
| The Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|3}} |
The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019
| {{center|1}} |
=Industry awards=
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|+Awards and nominations for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope="row"| 2020
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Commercial performance
So Much Fun debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 131,000 album-equivalent units (including 5,000 pure album sales). It is Young Thug's first US number-one album, and fifth to place in the top 10 (or sixth, if the 2018 compilation Slime Language is counted).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8528296/young-thug-so-much-fun-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|title=Young Thug Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'So Much Fun'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214141136/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8528296/young-thug-so-much-fun-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=December 14, 2019|url-status=live}} On June 29, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = So Much Fun track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 62:04
| title1 = Just How It Is
| writer1 = {{hlist|Jeffery Williams|Wesley Glass|Nicholas Mira}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Nick Mira}}
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Sup Mate
| note2 = featuring Future
| writer2 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Nayvadius Wilburn|Dwan Avery|Jacob Canady}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|DY|ATL Jacob}}
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Ecstasy
| note3 = featuring Machine Gun Kelly
| writer3 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Colson Baker|Avery|Michael O'Brien}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|DY|12Hunna}}
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Hot
| note4 = featuring Gunna
| writer4 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Sergio Kitchens|Glass}}
| extra4 = Wheezy
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = Light It Up
| writer5 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Jordan Jenks}}
| extra5 = Pi'erre Bourne
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Surf
| note6 = featuring Gunna
| writer6 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Kitchens|Jenks}}
| extra6 = Pi'erre Bourne
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = Bad Bad Bad
| note7 = featuring Lil Baby
| writer7 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Dominique Jones|Glass|Nils Noëhden}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Nils}}
| length7 = 2:29
| title8 = Lil Baby
| writer8 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Jenks}}
| extra8 = Pi'erre Bourne
| length8 = 3:22
| title9 = What's the Move
| note9 = featuring Lil Uzi Vert
| writer9 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Symere Woods|Tariq Sharrieff|Nicholas Emory}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|BLSSD|Chef}}
| length9 = 4:11
| title10 = I Bought Her
| note10 = featuring Lil Duke
| writer10 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Arnold Martinez|Daryl McPherson|Glass}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|DJ Durel|Wheezy{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = Jumped Out the Window
| writer11 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Jonathan Priester}}
| extra11 = Supah Mario
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = I'm Scared
| note12 = featuring 21 Savage and Doe Boy
| writer12 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph|Isam Mostafa|Jenks}}
| extra12 = Pi'erre Bourne
| length12 = 3:21
| title13 = Cartier Gucci Scarf
| note13 = featuring Lil Duke
| writer13 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Martinez|Richard DeBerry|Jonoah Pressley}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Jayrich Laplaya|Prezzley P}}
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = Big Tipper
| note14 = featuring Lil Keed
| writer14 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Raqhid Render|Joshua Luellen|Denis Berger|Tchakalla Romeo}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Southside|Pvlace|Gunboi}}
| length14 = 3:43
| title15 = Pussy
| writer15 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Luellen|Kedrick Cannady}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Southside|Pyrex}}
| length15 = 2:21
| title16 = Circle of Bosses
| note16 = featuring Quavo
| writer16 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Quavious Marshall|Glass|Noehden}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Nils}}
| length16 = 2:59
| title17 = Mannequin Challenge
| note17 = featuring Juice Wrld
| writer17 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Jarad Higgins|Tyler Williams}}
| extra17 = T-Minus
| length17 = 2:42
| title18 = Boy Back
| note18 = featuring Nav
| writer18 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Navraj Goraya|Dijon McFarlane|Donald Paton|Martin Pitt}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Mustard|Felix Leone|PittThaKid}}
| length18 = 3:23
| title19 = The London
| note19 = featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott
| writer19 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Jermaine Cole|Jacques Webster II|T. Williams|Kenneth Edmonds}}
| extra19 = T-Minus
| length19 = 3:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 78:48
| title1 = Diamonds
| note1 = featuring Gunna
| writer1 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Kitchens|Jenks}}
| extra1 = Pi'erre Bourne
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Hop Off a Jet
| note2 = featuring Travis Scott
| writer2 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Webster|Glass|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Cubeatz}}
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Die Today
| writer3 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Glass|Mohkom Bhangal}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Money Musik}}
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Millions
| writer4 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Glass|Makalo}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Makalo}}
| length4 = 2:37
| title5 = Hot
| note5 = Remix) (featuring Gunna and Travis Scott
| writer5 = {{hlist|J. Williams|Kitchens|Webster|Glass}}
| extra5 = Wheezy
| length5 = 4:39
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
- Machine Gun Kelly's vocals were added to the track "Ecstasy" as part of a reissue on August 22, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-ecstasy-machine-gun-kelly-added/|title=Young Thug Tainted a Perfectly Good So Much Fun Song With a New Machine Gun Kelly Verse|work=Spin|last=Cush|first=Andy|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914105158/https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-ecstasy-machine-gun-kelly-added/|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jn5BAH6NA/|title=SO MUCH FUN OFFICIAL CREDITS: ...|publisher=Instagram|last=Ogunlesi|first=Geoff|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210119091200/https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jn5BAH6NA/|archive-date=January 19, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0ffHMHmlE/|title=@thuggerthugger1 @realcoleworld @travisscott. ...|publisher=Instagram|last=Ogunlesi|first=Geoff|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210119091835/https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0ffHMHmlE/|archive-date=January 19, 2021}}
- A. Bainz – recording (tracks 1–7, 10, 12–18), mixing (tracks 1–18)
- Florian "Flo" Ongonga – recording (tracks 2, 8, 11, 12, 17)
- Fxxxy – recording (track 2)
- Jenso "JP" Plymouth – recording (track 3)
- Shaan Singh – recording (tracks 9, 13, 16), engineering assistant (track 10), mixing (tracks 1–18), engineering (track 19)
- Andrew "Pro Logic" Franklin – recording (track 18)
- Gosha Usov – recording (track 19)
- Alex Tumay – mixing (tracks 1–19)
- Jimmy Cash – additional mixing (track 19)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering (tracks 1–19)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Chart performance for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|36|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Austria|38|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|20|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|38|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Young Thug|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|11|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Finland|45|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2019}} |
{{album chart|France|29|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|66|id=390132|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|23|artist=Young Thug|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Italy|48|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
scope="row"| Latvian Albums (LAIPA){{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-34-nedela-8112|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 34. nedēļa|language=lv|publisher=LAIPA|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115012/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-34-nedela-8112|archive-date=October 10, 2019}}
| 11 |
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scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=December 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009195443/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live}}
| 7 |
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Norway|10|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|38|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Young Thug|album=So Much Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2019}} |
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20190823|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Young Thug|rowheader=true|access-date=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Young Thug|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2019 year-end chart performance for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223153312/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}
| 48 |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205173349/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=live}}
| 23 |
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|+2020 year-end chart performance for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020}}
| 38 |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2020}}
| 24 |
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|+2021 year-end chart performance for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 194 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for So Much Fun}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Young Thug|title=So Much Fun|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=September 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Young Thug|title=So Much Fun|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|id=13200|access-date=December 1, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Young Thug|title=So Much Fun|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|id=19186-6442-2|access-date=August 14, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Young Thug|title=So Much Fun|type=album|digital=true|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=June 30, 2020|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
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|+Release dates and formats for So Much Fun ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Ref. |
scope="row" rowspan="3"| Various
| August 16, 2019 | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|YSL|300|Atlantic}} | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Standard |{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-so-much-fun-stream/|title=Young Thug's New Album 'So Much Fun': Stream|website=Spin|last=Burks|first=Tosten|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819135532/https://www.spin.com/2019/08/young-thug-so-much-fun-stream/|url-status=live}} |
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December 20, 2019
| Deluxe |
May 2021
| Vinyl | Standard |
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