Nectar (Joji album)

Nectar is the second studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji, released on 25 September 2020 via 88rising. It features the singles "Sanctuary", "Run", "Gimme Love" and "Daylight" with Diplo, as well as collaborations with Benee, Lil Yachty, Omar Apollo, Yves Tumor and Rei Brown.[5]

Nectar
Studio album by Joji
Released	25 September 2020
Genre	Alternative R&B pop lo-fi neo-soul trip hop trap
Length	53:05
Label	88rising 12Tone
Producer	Bēkon Clams Casino Diplo The Donuts George Miller Greg Kurstin Isaac Sleator James Alan Ghaleb Jim-E Stack John Durham Josh Taffel Justin Parker Justin Raisen Kenny Beats Kurtis McKenzie Lentz Martin Linden Jay Maximilian Jaeger Patrick Wimberly Reske Rickard Göransson Rogét Chahayed Stint Suburban Plaza Tobias Karlsson West1ne Yves Tumor
Joji chronology
Ballads 1 (2018) Nectar (2020)
Singles from Nectar
"Sanctuary" Released: 14 June 2019 "Run" Released: 6 February 2020 "Gimme Love" Released: 16 April 2020 "Daylight" Released: 6 August 2020 "Your Man" Released: 20 October 2020[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Slant Magazine	[3]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[4]

Background

The album was announced on 16 April 2020 with the single "Gimme Love".[6] It was originally set to be released on 10 July 2020,[6] but on 12 June 2020 Joji announced that the album had been delayed to 25 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Joji revealed the track listing on 11 September.[8][9]

Track listing

Nectar track listing[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ew"	George Miller Daniel Tannenbaum Tyler Reese Mehlenbacher Craig Balmoris Lucas Szulansky Antoine Norwood Daniel Nathan Krieger Stuart Daniel Johnson	Bekon The Donuts	3:27
2.	"Modus"	Miller Ajay Bhattacharyya	Stint	3:27
3.	"Tick Tock"	Miller Lawrence Jung	West1ne	2:12
4.	"Daylight" (with Diplo)	Miller Thomas Wesley Pentz Maximillian Jaeger Sarah Aarons Greg Kurstin	Diplo Jaeger Kurstin	2:43
5.	"Upgrade"	Miller Rickard Göransson Tobias Karlsson James Alan Ghaleb	Miller Göransson Karlsson Ghaleb	1:29
6.	"Gimme Love"	Miller Tannenbaum Mehlenbacher Sergiu Adrian Gherman Krieger	Miller Bekon The Donuts	3:34
7.	"Run"	Miller Daniel Wilson Justin Parker	Miller Parker Stacy Jones^[a] Jaco Caraco^[a]	3:15
8.	"Sanctuary"	Miller Wilson Luke Niccoli Justin Raisen	Raisen	3:00
9.	"High Hopes" (featuring Omar Apollo)	Miller Omar Velasco Wilson Tannenbaum Mehlenbacher	Bekon The Donuts	3:02
10.	"Nitrous"	Miller Michael Volpe Rogét Chahayed	Clams Casino Chahayed	2:11
11.	"Pretty Boy" (featuring Lil Yachty)	Miller Miles McCollum Patrick Wimberly John Durham	Wimberly Durham	2:36
12.	"Normal People" (featuring Rei Brown)	Miller Rei Brown Isaac Cords Sleator	Miller Sleator	2:46
13.	"Afterthought" (with Benee)	Miller Stella Rose Bennett Wilson Sleator	Miller Sleator	3:14
14.	"Mr. Hollywood"	Miller Kenneth Charles Blume III Jung	Miller Kenny Beats West1ne	3:22
15.	"777"	Miller A. Norwood Stephen Norwood Deon Knight Jr. Daniel Dalexis	Suburban Plaza Lentz Martin	3:01
16.	"Reanimator" (featuring Yves Tumor)	Miller Yves Tumor Jacob Reske	Reske	3:03
17.	"Like You Do"	Miller Chelsea Lena Kacy Anne Hill Kurtis McKenzie Linden Jay Joshua Bliss Taffel	McKenzie Jay Taffel	4:00
18.	"Your Man"	Miller Alexander Kotz James Stack	Jim-E Stack	2:43
Total length:				53:05

Notes

• ^{^[a]} indicates an additional producer.
• "Modus" and "Nitrous" are stylised in all caps.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

Musicians

• George Miller – vocals
• Greg Kurstin – bass, Mellotron, and piano (4)
• Jaco Caraco – solo guitar (7)
• Omar Apollo – vocals (9)
• Lil Yachty – vocals (11)
• Rei Brown – vocals (12)
• Yves Tumor – vocals (16)

Technical

• Chris Athens – mastering
• Rob Kinelski – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6–9, 11, 13, 17)
• Tristan Hoogland – mixing (3, 5, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18)
• Jeff Ellis – mixing (14)
• George Miller – recording (1–3, 5, 9–13, 15, 16)
• Francisco Ramirez – recording (1, 2, 6–10, 14, 15, 18), mixing (6)
• Maximilian Jaeger – recording (4)
• Omar Apollo – recording (9)
• Lil Yachty – recording (11)
• Rei Brown – recording (12)
• Benee – recording (13)
• Josh Fountain – recording (13)
• Yves Tumor – recording (16)
• Julian Burg – engineering (4)
• Greg Kurstin – engineering (4)
• Casey Cuayo – mixing assistance (1, 2, 4, 6–9, 11, 13, 17)
• Eli Heisler – mixing assistance (1, 2, 9, 11, 13, 17)
• Nathan Phillips – mixing assistance (14)
• Alex Robles – engineering assistance (17)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Nectar

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	68
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	21
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	27
French Albums (SNEP)[19]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	86
Irish Albums (OCC)[21]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22]	97
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25]	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	42
UK Albums (OCC)[28]	6
US Billboard 200[29]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[30]	43

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