Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album)

Surf was surprise-released as an iTunes Exclusive free download shortly before midnight on May 28, 2015, after numerous delays. The album was originally to be released by the end of the year in 2014, but the release date was pushed back several times. Preceding the album were singles "Sunday Candy" and "Nothing Came To Me", neither of which showed any of the various features on the album – since Chance is technically part of The Social Experiment, he is not regarded as a feature. "Sunday Candy", an ode to Chance's grandmother, featuring vocals by Chance The Rapper and various uncredited singers including Jamila Woods, was followed by "Nothing Came To Me", an instrumental track accompanied by a "silent film" starring Cara Delevingne.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Donnie-trumpet-and-the-social-experiment-nothing-came-to-me-lyrics/|title=Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Nothing Came to Me|work=Genius}} The Austin Vesely, Ian Eastwood and Chance The Rapper-directed music video for Sunday Candy was released on YouTube on April 12, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ooH8frBWg|title=Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Sunday Candy "Short Film"|work=YouTube|date=12 April 2015 }}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.1/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7268/Donnie-Trumpet--The-Social-Experiment-Surf.aspx|title=Surf by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment reviews|work=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=December 6, 2019}}

| MC = 86/100

| rev1 = The A.V. Club

| rev1Score = A−{{cite web|last=Rytlewski|first=Evan|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/chance-rapper-finds-good-company-donnie-trumpets-s-220157|title=Chance The Rapper finds good company on Donnie Trumpet's Surf|work=The A.V. Club|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-surf-album-review-20150601-column.html|title='Surf' album review: Donnie Trumpet and Chance the Rapper's Social Experiment mix styles and eras|work=Chicago Tribune|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}}

| rev3 = Complex

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite journal|last=Charity|first=Justin|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/donnie-trumpet-and-the-social-experiment-chance-the-rapper-surf-album-review|title=Review: Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment Lead a Parade of Jubilation on 'Surf'|journal=Complex|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last=Bakare|first=Lanre|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/29/donnie-trumpet-and-the-social-experiment-surf-first-listen-review-chance-the-rapper-goes-psych|title=Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment – Surf first listen review: Chance the Rapper goes psych|work=The Guardian|date=May 29, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite journal|last=Hebblethwaite|first=Phil|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16149|title=Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf|journal=NME|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213214813/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16149|archive-date=December 13, 2015}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 8.3/10{{cite web|last=Drake|first=David|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20664-surf/|title=Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment: Surf|work=Pitchfork|date=June 5, 2015|access-date=June 5, 2015}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7Score = 9/10{{cite web|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/194055-donnie-trumpet-the-social-experiment-surf/|title=Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment: Surf|work=PopMatters|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=June 5, 2015}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/donnie-trumpet-and-the-social-experiment-surf-20150616|title=Surf|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 16, 2016|access-date=June 16, 2016}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = 7/10{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/06/review-donnie-trumpet-the-social-experiment-surf/|title=Review: The Social Experiment Bury Their Lead on the Disarmingly Joyous 'Surf'|work=Spin|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015}}

| rev10 = Vice (Expert Witness)

| rev10Score = A{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/expert-witness-with-robert-christgau-chance-the-rapper|title=Chance the Rapper and Friends Count Their Blessings: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau|department=Noisey|magazine=Vice|date=September 25, 2015|access-date=September 25, 2015}}

}}

Surf was met with widespread acclaim from music critics who praised its varied musical elements and aesthetic. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 86, based on 17 critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/surf/donnie-trumpet-the-social-experiment|title=Reviews for Surf by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 2, 2015}} In its first week, Surf was downloaded 618,000 times via iTunes, with over 10 million individual track downloads.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/chancetherapper/photos/a.225441147547957.50594.116463258445747/829219137170152/?type=1&permPage=1|title=Timeline Photos - Chance The Rapper|work=Facebook}} Critics highly praised the artful style, lyrics, production, and incorporation of dance, jazz fusion, and neo-soul elements in the music of the album. The album's diverse range of guest artists also drew praise; while no officially credited features were listed in the iTunes track list, Surf contains contributions from Chance the Rapper, BJ The Chicago Kid, Big Sean, KYLE, Jamila Woods, Noname, DRAM, B.o.B, Busta Rhymes, J. Cole, Janelle Monáe, Quavo and Erykah Badu, among others.

Surf has been ranked as one of the highest-acclaimed albums of 2015, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Robert Christgau named it the sixth best album of 2015 in his ballot for The Village Voice{{'}}s annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2015/robert-christgau-6593683|title=Ballots: Robert Christgau|work=The Village Voice|access-date=September 25, 2016}}

All tracks produced by 'The Social Experiment'. Although no features were listed on iTunes, many artists accompanied Nico Segal and The Social Experiment during the recording of Surf.

{{Track listing

| title_width = 35%

| writing_width = 65%

| title1 = Miracle

| writer1 = {{hlist|Amanda Bailey|Chancelor Bennett|Eryn Allen Kane|Jeff Gittleman|Lane Beckstrom|Macie Stewart|Nate Fox|Nico Segal|Peter Cottontale|Raury Tullis|The Stepkids|Stix|Victoria Lee}}

| length1 = 4:11

| title2 = Slip Slide

| note2 =

| writer2 = {{hlist|Ady Suleiman|Bryan James Sledge|Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.|Trevor Smith Jr.|C. Bennett|Janelle Monáe|J. Gittleman|N. Fox|N. Segal|The O'My's|P. Cottontale|Rob Gueringer|Stix}}

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = Warm Enough

| note3 =

| writer3 = {{hlist|C. Bennett|Charles Dumazer|E. Kane|Fatimah Warner|Harry Hunt, Jr.|Jermaine Cole|J. Gittleman|Knox Fortune|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Nothing Came to Me

| writer4 = {{hlist|J.P. Floyd|N. Segal}}

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Wanna Be Cool

| note5 =

| writer5 = {{hlist|Sean Anderson|Cameron Osteen|Carter Lang|C. Bennett|E. Kane|J. Red|J. Gittleman|Jeremih Felton|Kiara Lainer|Kyle Harvey|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length5 = 3:28

| title6 = Windows

| note6 =

| writer6 = {{hlist|B. Sledge|R. Tullis|C. Bennett|C. Dumazer|E. Kane|Francis Farewell Starlite|J. Red|Jamila Woods|L. Beckstrom|Liam Cunningham|M. Stewart|Matt Carrol|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale|Vivian McConnell}}

| length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Caretaker

| note7 =

| writer7 = {{hlist|Shelley Massenburg-Smith|P. Cottontale}}

| length7 = 1:35

| title8 = Just Wait

| writer8 = {{hlist|C. Osteen|C. Lang|C. Bennett|Dustin Green|F. Starlite|J. Floyd|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length8 = 3:47

| title9 = Familiar

| note9 =

| writer9 = {{hlist|C. Bennett|D. Green|Ilan Kidron|J. Red|J. Floyd|Louis Johnson, Jr.|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale|Quavious Marshall|Sir the Baptist}}

| length9 = 3:54

| title10 = SmthnthtIwnt

| note10 =

| writer10 = {{hlist|Chuck Ellis|J. Gittleman|Jenna Jimenez|J. Floyd|Mitchell Owens|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale|Tahj Chandler}}

| length10 = 1:51

| title11 = Go

| note11 =

| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Bailey|E. Kane|F. Starlite|J. Gittleman|Jesse Boykins III|Joey Purp|L. Beckstrom|Lili K.|M. Stewart|Mike Golden|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length11 = 4:22

| title12 = Questions

| note12 =

| writer12 = {{hlist|D. Green|Jamila Woods|N. Fox|N. Segal}}

| length12 = 1:55

| title13 = Something Came to Me

| writer13 = {{hlist|F. Starlite|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length13 = 3:11

| title14 = Rememory

| note14 =

| writer14 = {{hlist|A. Suleiman|C. Bennett|D. Green|Erykah Badu|N. Fox|N. Segal|P. Cottontale}}

| length14 = 2:34

| title15 = Sunday Candy

| note15 =

| writer15 = {{hlist|C. Bennett|E. Kane|Franco Davis|J. Red|J. Woods|J. Floyd|M. Stewart|N. Fox|N. Segal|Patrick Paige|P. Cottontale|Sima Cunningham|Stix}}

| length15 = 3:46

| title16 = Pass the Vibes

| note16 =

| writer16 = {{hlist|Eric Butler|J. Floyd|N. Fox|N. Segal|Thaddeus Tukes}}

| length16 = 2:31

| total_length = 51:54

}}

Notes

• "Slip Slide" contains uncredited vocals from B.o.B, BJ the Chicago Kid, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monáe and Ady Suleiman.
• "Warm Enough" contains uncredited vocals from J. Cole and Noname.
• "Wanna Be Cool" contains uncredited vocals from Big Sean, Jeremih and Kyle.
• "Windows" contains uncredited vocals from BJ the Chicago Kid and Raury.
• "Caretaker" contains uncredited vocals from DRAM
• "Familiar" contains uncredited vocals from King L and Quavo.
• "SmthnthtIwnt" contains uncredited vocals from Saba.
• "Go" contains uncredited vocals from Jesse Boykins III, Mike Golden and Joey Purp.
• "Questions" contains uncredited vocals from Jamila Woods.
• "Rememory" contains uncredited vocals from Erykah Badu and Ady Suleiman.
• "Sunday Candy" contains uncredited vocals from Jamila Woods.
• "Pass the Vibes" contains uncredited vocals from Eric Butler.

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