Carte Blanche (DJ Snake album)

Carte Blanche is the second studio album by French record producer DJ Snake, released on 26 July 2019 through Geffen Records.[2] It includes the singles "Magenta Riddim", "Taki Taki" (featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B), "Try Me" (with Plastic Toy), "SouthSide" (with Eptic), "Enzo" (with Sheck Wes featuring Offset, 21 Savage and Gucci Mane), "Loco Contigo" (with J Balvin featuring Tyga) and "Fuego" (with Sean Paul and Anitta featuring Tainy), as well as other collaborations with Zhu, Anitta, Gashi, Majid Jordan, Bryson Tiller, Zomboy, Tchami, Malaa, and Mercer.[3][4]

Carte Blanche
Studio album by DJ Snake
Released	26 July 2019
Length	60:46
Label	DJ Snake Music Productions Geffen
Producer	DJ Snake (also exec.) Zomboy Trackside King Henry Malaa Mercer YungLunchbox Sickdrumz Major Seven King Bnjmn Plastic Toy Tainy Eptic Cedric Gervais Yultron Riot Ten Sullivan King Teez Ship Wrek Wax Motif Wuki Nitti Gritti Acraze Devault Kiya
DJ Snake chronology
Encore (2016) Carte Blanche (2019)
Singles from Carte Blanche
"Magenta Riddim" Released: 23 February 2018 "Taki Taki" Released: 28 September 2018 "Try Me" Released: 15 March 2019 "SouthSide" Released: 22 March 2019 "Enzo" Released: 24 April 2019 "Loco Contigo" Released: 14 June 2019 "Fuego" Released: 26 July 2019[1]

Promotion

DJ Snake stated on social media on 15 July that he had a "big announcement" to make the following day. On 16 July, he revealed the release date and posted the cover art, a picture of the left corner of the Arc de Triomphe, on top of which he DJed in 2017.[5]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music.[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Butterfly Effect"	William Grigahcine	DJ Snake	3:24
2.	"Quiet Storm" (with Zomboy)	Grigahcine Joshua Jenkin	DJ Snake Zomboy	3:45
3.	"When the Lights Go Down"	Grigahcine	DJ Snake	3:48
4.	"Recognize" (featuring Majid Jordan)	Grigahcine Krystin Watkins Parrish Warrington Diederik van Elsas	DJ Snake Trackside	3:34
5.	"No More" (featuring Zhu)	Grigahcine Henry Allen Kennedi Lykken Andrew Jackson Ian Kirkpatrick	DJ Snake King Henry	2:46
6.	"Made in France" (with Tchami, Malaa and Mercer)	Grigahcine Martin Bresso Malaa Nicolas Mercier	DJ Snake Tchami Malaa Mercer	4:11
7.	"Enzo" (with Sheck Wes featuring Offset, 21 Savage and Gucci Mane)	Grigahcine Khadimou Fall Radric Davis Kiari Cephus Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph Coby Rhodes	DJ Snake Yung Lunchbox Sickdrumz	4:08
8.	"Smile" (featuring Bryson Tiller)	Grigahcine Bryson Djuan Tiller Omar Walker Donny Flores	DJ Snake Major Seven King Bnjmn	3:18
9.	"Try Me" (with Plastic Toy)	Cyril Nowakowski Grigahcine	Plastic Toy DJ Snake	3:18
10.	"Loco Contigo" (featuring J Balvin and Tyga)	Grigahcine Jose Balvin Justin Quiles Michael Stevenson	DJ Snake	3:05
11.	"Taki Taki" (featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B)	Grigahcine Ava Brignol Jordan Thorpe Belcalis Almanzar Vicente Saavedra Gomez Juan Rosado Juan Vasquez	DJ Snake	3:32
12.	"Fuego" (with Sean Paul and Anitta featuring Tainy)	Grigahcine Marco Masis Michael Sabath Christpher Chill Camilo	DJ Snake Tainy	3:15
13.	"Magenta Riddim"	Grigahcine	DJ Snake	3:14
14.	"Frequency 75"	Grigahcine Jacob Osher Jeremy Fossy Brendan Long Reginald Noble Ramirez Javier Jr.	DJ Snake	4:26
15.	"SouthSide" (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Michaël Bella	DJ Snake Eptic	4:12
16.	"No Option" (featuring Burna Boy)	Grigahcine Damini Ogulu Nicholas Audino Lewis Hughes	DJ Snake	3:05
17.	"Paris" (featuring Gashi)	Grigahcine Labinot Gashi Brandon Hamlin Charles Stephens III	DJ Snake	3:45
Total length:				60:46

Japanese edition bonus tracks[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"A Different Way" (featuring Lauv)	Grigahcine Lindy Robbins Ed Sheeran Ilsey Juber Johnny McDaid Ryan Tedder Steve Mac	DJ Snake	3:18
19.	"Made in China" (with Higher Brothers)	Higher Brothers	DJ Snake Richie Souf	2:51
20.	"Let's Get Ill" (with Mercer)	Mercer Jermaine Dupri	DJ Snake Mercer	3:31
Total length:				70:38

Deluxe edition

Adapted from Apple Music.[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Loco Contigo" (Remix) (featuring J Balvin, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Natti Natasha, Darell and Sech)	Grigahcine Balvin Quiles Stevenson Rosado Nick Caminero Natalia Batista Darell Carlos Williams	DJ Snake	5:41
19.	"Loco Contigo" (Cedric Gervais Remix) (featuring J Balvin and Tyga)	Grigahcine Balvin Quiles Stevenson	DJ Snake Cedric Gervais	4:39
20.	"Enzo" (Malaa Remix) (featuring Sheck Wes, Offset, 21 Savage and Gucci Mane)	Grigahcine Fall Davis Cephus Abraham-Joseph Rhodes	DJ Snake Yung Lunchbox Sickdrumz Malaa	4:24
21.	"SouthSide" (Yultron Remix) (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Bella	DJ Snake Eptic Yultron	3:56
22.	"SouthSide" (Riot Ten Remix) (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Bella	DJ Snake Eptic Riot Ten	3:24
23.	"SouthSide" (Sullivan King Remix) (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Bella	DJ Snake Eptic Sullivan King	3:18
24.	"SouthSide" (Teez Remix) (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Bella	DJ Snake Eptic Teez	3:01
25.	"SouthSide" (Ship Wrek Remix) (with Eptic)	Grigahcine Bella	DJ Snake Eptic Ship Wrek	3:18
26.	"Made in France" (Wax Motif Remix) (with Tchami, Malaa and Mercer)	Grigahcine Bresso Malaa Mercier	DJ Snake Tchami Malaa Mercer Wax Motif	3:25
27.	"Made in France" (Wuki Remix) (with Tchami, Malaa and Mercer)	Grigahcine Bresso Malaa Mercier	DJ Snake Tchami Malaa Mercer Wuki	3:05
28.	"Made in France" (Nitti Gritti Remix) (with Tchami, Malaa and Mercer)	Grigahcine Bresso Malaa Mercier	DJ Snake Tchami Malaa Mercer Nitti Gritti	3:08
29.	"Frequency 75" (Acraze Remix)	Grigahcine Osher Fossy Long Noble Javier Jr.	DJ Snake Acraze	3:04
30.	"No More" (Devault Remix) (featuring Zhu)	Grigahcine Allen Lykken Jacksona Kirkpatrick	DJ Snake King Henry Devault	4:17
31.	"No Option" (Kiya Remix) (featuring Burna Boy))	Grigahcine Ogulu Audino Hughes	DJ Snake Kiya	3:40
Total length:				113:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 69 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 39 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 23 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 24 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 23 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 38 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 99 Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 19 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[18] 23 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 21 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 27 US Billboard 200[22] 48 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position French Albums (SNEP)[24] 83 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25] 19 Chart (2020) Position US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[26] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27]	3× Platinum	120,000
France (SNEP)[28]	Gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)[29]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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