The Sailor (Rich Brian album)

On 18 June 2019, Rich Brian announced the lead single from the album "Yellow" through his social media accounts. The song and its accompanying music video was released on 26 June 2019, with the video revealing a new album from Brian was to be expected on 26 July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/rich-brian-s-new-single-yellow-samples-bekon-s-cold-as-ice|title=Rich Brian Drops "Yellow" & Announces His New Album 'The Sailor'|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=2019-07-27}} Days prior to the release of the album, Brian released snippets for the tracks "The Sailor" and "Rapapapa".

In an interview with Complex about the album and how it was different from his last project, Amen, Brian said:

The biggest change is the writing has improved a lot. I realized on this album that I can literally title it anything. When I was making it, I was still kind of learning about writing and still trying to find my style. And I wasn't really sure, like, 'OK, what can I write about?' I truly thought you can run out of things to talk about, but you actually cannot. You can literally talk about anything. It's just a matter of how things are worded. On this album, I am writing about things that are really, really personal to me. I am just trying to be as vulnerable as possible. Production-wise, too, I'm collaborating a lot more versus me doing it all by myself. On this album, I'm learning to let things go a little bit, while not sacrificing my creative freedom.{{Cite web|last1=Diep|first1=Eric|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/rich-brian-interview-yellow-the-sailor|title=Rich Brian Returns With "Yellow" and Talks New Album 'The Sailor'|website=Complex|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}}

The album's lead single, "Yellow" was released on 26 June 2019, along with an accompanied music video and features vocals from singer and producer Bēkon.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-feat-bekon-single/1467987532|title=Yellow (feat. Bekon) - Single by Rich Brian|work=Apple Music|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}} The music video was directed by Dave Meyers.{{Cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rich-brian-announces-new-album-the-sailor-drops-video-for-new-song-yellow-watch/|title=Rich Brian Announces New Album The Sailor, Drops Video for New Song "Yellow": Watch|website=Pitchfork|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}}{{Cite web|last1=Gendron|first1=Will|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/06/26/88-rising-star-rich-brian-releases-new-video-for-yellow|title=Rich Brian is back with a visual for "Yellow" and an album release date|website=The Fader|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}}

The album's second single, "Kids" was released on 17 July 2019, with a music video being released 2 days later.{{Cite web|last1=Brandt|first1=Dean|url=http://floodmagazine.com/64796/watch-rich-brian-is-doing-well-in-kids-video/|title=WATCH: Rich Brian Is Doing Well in "Kids" Video|website=Flood Magazine|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}} The music video was directed by Sing J. Lee.{{Cite web|last1=Maduakolam|first1=Emmanuel|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/7/best-new-tracks-july-19-2019-rich-brian-moonchild-marlo-king-princess|title=Best New Tracks: Rich Brian, Moonchild, Marlo, King Princess and More|website=Hypebeast|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}}

Following the release of the album, Brian released a short film titled, Rich Brian is The Sailor, on 30 July 2019, which was written and directed by Sing J. Lee.

He also teamed up with Spotify and his label 88rising to present an exhibition for his new album called "The Sailor Experience" and was held in his hometown Jakarta, Indonesia, 8–10 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/08/08/rich-brian-gets-personal-in-the-sailor-experience-exhibition.html|title = Rich Brian gets personal in 'The Sailor Experience' exhibition}}

{{Track listing

| headline = The Sailor track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:00

| title1 = The Sailor

| writer1 = {{hlist|Brian Imanuel|Tyler Mehlenbacher|Sergiu Gherman|Daniel Tannenbaum|Daniel Krieger|Craig Balmoris}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Bēkon|The Donuts}}

| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Rapapapa

| note2 = featuring RZA

| writer2 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Gregory Hein|Robert Diggs|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Bēkon|The Donuts}}

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = Yellow

| note3 = featuring Bēkon

| writer3 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Hein|Sean Miyashiro|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Bēkon|The Donuts}}

| length3 = 4:51

| title4 = Kids

| writer4 = {{hlist|Adam Feeney|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Miyashiro|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Bēkon|Rich Brian|Balmoris|Frank Dukes|The Donuts}}

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Drive Safe

| writer5 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Christian Dold|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Bēkon|Rich Brian|Diamond Pistols|The Donuts}}

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = Confetti

| writer6 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Bēkon|Balmoris|The Donuts|Rich Brian}}

| length6 = 2:52

| title7 = Vacant

| writer7 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Melissa Lingafelt|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Bēkon|Balmoris|The Donuts|Rich Brian}}

| length7 = 2:33

| title8 = No Worries

| writer8 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Hein|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Rich Brian|Bēkon|The Donuts}}

| length8 = 2:43

| title9 = 100 Degrees

| writer9 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Daniel Hackett|McCulloch Sutphin|Montana Wayne}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|1Mind|Bēkon|Kid Culture|The Donuts|Rich Brian}}

| length9 = 2:46

| title10 = Slow Down Turbo

| writer10 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Tannenbaum|Komari Bailey|Sarkis Khaioian|Seth Genabeek|Stelios Phili|Natalia Sinclair}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Rich Brian|Bēkon|Teddy Sinclair|The Donuts|Eske|}}

| length10 = 4:00

| title11 = Curious

| writer11 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Bēkon|Balmoris|The Donuts|Chakra}}

| length11 = 3:45

| title12 = Where Does the Time Go

| note12 = featuring Joji

| writer12 = {{hlist|Imanuel|Balmoris|Krieger|Tannenbaum|George Miller|Gherman|Mehlenbacher}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Bēkon|The Donuts|Rich Brian}}

| length12 = 4:11

| all_writing =

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