When It's Dark Out

Recording sessions took place during 2014 to 2015, including executive production work by G-Eazy himself, along with his frequent collaborator Christoph Andersson and record producer Southside. The additional production from the album was provided by OZ and Michael Keenan, among others. G-Eazy spoke about expressing his feelings towards his fans about the sounds and how excited he was with the album. When It’s Dark Out was constructed to sound like it could accompany a horror movie as its soundtrack. During recording and production, G-Eazy stated he was influenced by both Wes Craven and Tim Burton, which is why it features many piano loops and “foggy synths” throughout the entire album.{{cite web|url=https://djbooth.net/mobile/feature/2015-10-29-g-eazy-album-inspiration|title=G-Eazy’s "When It’s Dark Out" Album is Inspired By Tim Burton & Wes Craven - DJBooth|website=Djbooth.net|access-date=23 December 2017}}

The album's first promotional single, "You Got Me", was released on August 17, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-got-me-single/id1028553754|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316161923/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-got-me-single/id1028553754|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2018|title=You Got Me - Single by G-Eazy on Apple Music - iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=October 1, 2016}} The song was produced by Southside and Christoph Andersson.

The album's second promotional single, "Random", was released on October 29, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/9d3ndJtj5k/ |title=When It's Dark Out : Release details|publisher=Instagram |access-date=2015-12-01}} The song was produced by OZ. The song peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Platinum in 2021.

The album's third promotional single, "Sad Boy", was released on November 26, 2015. The song was written and produced by Henry Daher.

The album's lead single, "Me, Myself & I", was released on October 14, 2015. The song features as a duet track between G-Eazy and American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, with production by Michael Keenan. The song peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it as G-Eazy's first top 10 hit and his second highest charting single to date behind "No Limit" featuring A$AP Rocky and Cardi B which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also became Rexha's third Billboard Hot 100 single in her career as a featured artist.

"Order More" was first released as the album's promotional single on November 13, 2015. The song features a guest appearance from American singer Starrah, with production by DJ Spinz. The official remix was released after, which features guest appearances from American rappers Lil Wayne and Yo Gotti.

"Drifting" was released on April 17, 2016, to rhythmic radio as the album's third single. The song features guest appearances from American recording artists Chris Brown and Tory Lanez, with production by Cashmere Cat, Mssingno and Happy Perez. The song peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Some Kind of Drug" was released on November 16, 2016, as the album's fourth single.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/g-eazy-feat-marc-e-bassy-some-kind-of-drug-video-new-video.39089.html |title=G-Eazy feat. Marc E. Bassy- Some Kind Of Drug Video|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/some-kind-drug-feat-marc/1175503795?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4|title="Some Kind of Drug (feat. Marc E. Bassy) [Earwulf Remix] - Single" by G-Eazy on iTunes|date=18 November 2016|website=iTunes|access-date=23 December 2017}} The song features a guest appearance from Marc E. Bassy, while the production was handled by Rice 'N Peas, with additional production by Christoph Andersson and G-Eazy. It has since peaked at number 97 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/when-its-dark-out/g-eazy |title=Reviews for When It's Dark Out by G-Eazy |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2016-01-05}}

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|rev2 = Billboard

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|rev3 = The Guardian

|rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/06/g-eazy-when-its-dark-out-album-review |title= G-Eazy: When It’s Dark Out review – almost a crossover home run |first= Ben |last= Thompson |publisher= The Guardian |access-date= December 6, 2015 |date= December 10, 2015}}

|rev4 = Pitchfork

|rev4Score = 6.7/10{{cite web|url= https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21325-when-its-dark-out/ |title= G-Eazy: When It's Dark Out |publisher= Pitchfork Media |first= Sheldon |last= Pearce |access-date= December 10, 2015|date= December 10, 2015}}

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When It's Dark Out was met with generally positive reviews by critics upon its release. Billboard gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, and noted that "a few blatant crossover-R&B attempts feel faceless, but they're largely outliers on an album that gives this former greaser novelty three dimensions". Neil Yeung of AllMusic believed that the 17 tracks were "addictive without it ever growing stale" and commended G-Eazy for how he "executes flawlessly with the shrewdness befitting of his Loyola University music industry studies degree."

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork Media thought When It's Dark Out is an improvement from These Things Happen (2014), and that the production and guest appearances seem "like a conscious effort on G-Eazy's part to flesh out his sound into something more dynamic and less one-note." Ben Thompson from The Guardian stated that the album "could’ve hit a home run if it hadn’t worked so hard to cover all the bases", criticising the second half of the record.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/06/g-eazy-when-its-dark-out-album-review |title= G-Eazy: When It’s Dark Out review – almost a crossover home run |first= Ben |last= Thompson |publisher= The Guardian |access-date= December 6, 2015 |date= December 10, 2015}}

When It's Dark Out debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200. It also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album sold 135,000 copies in the first week in the United States.{{cite news |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6812872/g-eazy-top-rb-hip-hop-albums |title=G-Eazy Rules Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|date=December 16, 2015 |first= Amaya |last=Mendizabal |work=Billboard }} As of January 2016, the album debuted at number six on the UK's Top 40 R&B, making it his most successful release in the United Kingdom and the United States. On July 7, 2016, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Certification Cite Ref |region=United States|type=album|title=When It's Dark Out|artist=G Eazy }}

{{Track listing

| headline = When It's Dark Out {{nobold|— CD – digital download – streaming{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-its-dark-out/1053579793 | title=When It's Dark Out by G-Eazy | publisher=iTunes | date=4 December 2015 | access-date=6 October 2017}}}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Intro

| writer1 = {{hlist|Gerald Earl Gillum|Christoph Andersson|Dylan Thomas}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Andersson|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length1 = 1:11

| title2 = Random

| writer2 = {{hlist|Gillum|Bert Kaempfert|Carl Sigman|Herbert Rehbein|Ozan Yildirim}}

| extra2 = OZ

| length2 = 3:00

| title3 = Me, Myself & I

| note3 = with Bebe Rexha

| writer3 = {{hlist|Gillum|Bebe Rexha|Lauren Christy|Thomas Barnes|Peter Kelleher|Ben Kohn|Michael Keenan|Andersson}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Keenan|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = One of Them

| note4 = featuring Big Sean

| writer4 = {{hlist|Gillum|Sean Anderson}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|2 Lz Eric LaVaughn Smith|ZepFire {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Drifting

| note5 = featuring Chris Brown and Tory Lanez

| writer5 = {{hlist|Gillum|Chris Brown|Daystar Peterson|Magnus Høiberg|Nathan Perez|Ellison Anderson|David John}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Cashmere Cat|Mssingno|Happy Perez}}

| length5 = 4:33

| title6 = Of All Things

| note6 = featuring Too $hort

| writer6 = {{hlist|Gillum|Todd Shaw|Matthew Samuels|Jesse O'Brien|Andersson|Neal Conway|Crystal Waters}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length6 = 3:33

| title7 = Order More

| note7 = featuring Starrah

| writer7 = {{hlist|Gillum|Brittany Hazzard|Gary Hill|Andersson|Joshua Lullen|David "D. Clax" Claxton|Matthew "Matty P." Pearson}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|DJ Spinz|Southside|GSP}}

| length7 = 3:28

| title8 = Calm Down

| writer8 = {{hlist|Gillum|Kurtis Mckenzie|Jon Mills|Andersson}}

| extra8 = The Arcade

| length8 = 2:07

| title9 = Don't Let Me Go

| note9 = featuring Grace

| writer9 = {{hlist|Gillum|Grace Sewell|Parker Ighile|Andersson|Sigman}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Ighile|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length9 = 3:11

| title10 = You Got Me

| writer10 = {{hlist|Gillum|Lullen|Andersson}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Southside|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length10 = 3:28

| title11 = What If

| note11 = featuring Gizzle

| writer11 = {{hlist|Gillum|Glenda Proby|Sean Combs|Luellen|Andersson}}

| extra11 = Southside

| length11 = 4:13

| title12 = Sad Boy

| writer12 = {{hlist|Andersson|Gillum|Henry Daher}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Daher|Andersson|G-Eazy}}

| length12 = 3:22

| title13 = Some Kind of Drug

| note13 = featuring Marc E. Bassy

| writer13 = {{hlist|Gillum|Andersson|Marc Griffin|Kevin White|Mike Woods}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Rice N' Peas|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length13 = 3:42

| title14 = Think About You

| note14 = featuring Quiñ

| writer14 = {{hlist|Gillum|Bianca Quiñones|Andersson|Garrette Nash}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Gnash|Andersson|G-Eazy}}

| length14 = 2:59

| title15 = Everything Will Be Ok

| note15 = featuring Kehlani

| writer15 = {{hlist|Gillum|Kehlani Parrish|Remo Green|Andersson}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Remo|Andersson {{small|(add.)}}|G-Eazy {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length15 = 5:11

| title16 = For This

| note16 = featuring IAMNOBODI

| writer16 = {{hlist|Gillum|Alexander Chigbue}}

| extra16 = IAMNOBODI

| length16 = 4:10

| title17 = Nothing to Me

| note17 = featuring E-40 and Keyshia Cole

| writer17 = {{hlist|Gillum|Earl Stevens|Keyshia Cole|Paris Jones|Daniel Johnson|Andersson|Proby|Vinay Vyas}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Kane Beatz|Andersson|G-Eazy}}

| length17 = 5:29

| total_length = 61:07

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{{Track listing

| headline = 5th anniversary deluxe edition bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 68:35

| title18 = Years to Go

| note18 = featuring Goody Grace

| writer18 = {{hlist|Gillum|Goody Grace|Dakarai Gwitira|Dan Henig|Brooke Tomlinson}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Henig|Gwitira}}

| length18 = 3:34

| title19 = Lifestyles of the Rich & Hated

| note19 = featuring Rick Ross

| writer19 = {{hlist|Gillum|Carlos E. Martin|Samuels|Quentin Miller|William Roberts|Cooper McGill}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Teddi Jones|McGill|Martin}}

| length19 = 3:54

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{{Track listing

| headline = Google Play bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 64:56

| title18 = The Otherside

| note18 = featuring Liphemra

| writer18 = Gillum

| extra18 = 4e

| length18 = 3:51

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Notes

• G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha are billed together as G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha on "Me, Myself & I".

Sample credits

• "Of All Things" contains a sample of Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless), written and performed by Crystal Waters.

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