Bloom (Machine Gun Kelly album)

Bloom
The cover consists of a box square showing a left hand, with roses behind it and thorns going through it. The wrist shows tattoos of a spade and the word 'envy', both red.
Studio album by Machine Gun Kelly
Released May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
Genre
Length 45:56[4]
Label
Producer
Machine Gun Kelly chronology
General Admission
(2015)		 Bloom
(2017)
Singles from Bloom
  1. "Bad Things"
    Released: October 14, 2016
  2. "At My Best"
    Released: March 17, 2017
  3. "Trap Paris"
    Released: May 12, 2017
  4. "Go for Broke"
    Released: June 27, 2017
  5. "The Break Up"
    Released: February 14, 2018
  6. "27"
    Released: April 21, 2018

Bloom (stylized as bloom) is the third studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on May 12, 2017, by Bad Boy, Interscope Records and EST 19XX.[5] The album was preceded by the hit single, "Bad Things", which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100,[6] a collaboration with Camila Cabello.[7]

Singles

On October 14, 2016, "Bad Things" featuring a duet with Cuban-Mexican singer Camila Cabello, was released as the lead single from Bloom. The song peaked at number 4 in the United States and number 16 in the United Kingdom.[6]

The second single from the album, called "At My Best" featuring American singer Hailee Steinfeld, was released on March 17, 2017. It has since peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[7]

Originally released as a promotional single on April 13, 2017,[8] "Trap Paris" featuring Quavo and Ty Dolla Sign, was released as the third single for Bloom on May 12, 2017.[9] Its accompanying video was directed by Ben Griffin and debuted on MGK's VEVO on June 7, 2017.[10]

The fourth single from the album, "Go for Broke" featuring UK singer James Arthur, was named as the official theme for WWE SummerSlam 2017 and sent to top 40 radio on June 27, 2017.[11]

The fifth single from the album is called "The Break Up" and it was out on February 14, 2018.[12]

The sixth single from the album is called "27" and it was out on April 21, 2018.[13]

Commercial performance

Bloom debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 57,000 album-equivalent units, of which 38,000 were pure album sales.[14] In its second week, the album dropped to number 29 selling 16,500 total album-equivalent units; and in its third week, the album dropped to 43, selling another 11,000 album equivalent units. As of early June 2017, the album has sold a total of 85,000 units.[15][16]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[18]
Alternative Press[19]
HipHopDX4/5[20]
XXL(positive)[21]

Bloom received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from reviews from mainstream critics, gave the album an average score of 72 out of 100 based on 4 reviews.[17] In a positive review, Preezy of XXL praised the growth seen between General Admission and Bloom. He praised both the lyrical content and production on the album, however, he was critical in the fact that the album was not strong enough to be his big comeback after the critical failure of General Admission.[21] In a positive review, Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX gave the album a 4/5, and in the review, praised Kelly's vocal delivery on the album, along with the production and lyrical content.[20] Dan Leroy of Alternative Press gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, and stated that Kelly's vocals were amazing, and his lyrics seemed sincere, however, that it felt like you were listening to more of a persona, than more of an attempt to address a sometimes messy life.[19] In a mixed review, Neil Z Yeung of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars, stating the half of the songs on the album were made to be radio hits, and that it was toned down from Kelly's past 2 albums. However, he said the introspective maturity of the album was admirable.[18]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Gunner"
  • slimXX
  • Baze
3:38
2."Wake + Bake"
3:03
3."Go for Broke" (featuring James Arthur)
3:30
4."At My Best" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)
  • Happy Perez
3:19
5."Kiss the Sky"
  • Baker
  • B. Allen
slimXX3:07
6."Golden God"
3:18
7."Trap Paris" (featuring Quavo and Ty Dolla $ign)
3:23
8."Moonwalkers" (featuring DubXX)
  • Baker
  • Enoch Harris III
  • Eric Allen
  • Lil Rich
3:05
9."Can't Walk"
  • Baker
  • Samuels
  • Etiene
  • H*Money
  • JV
  • MGK (add.)
3:05
10."Bad Things" (with Camila Cabello)
The Futuristics3:59
11."Rehab"
  • Baker
  • Nico Sereba
  • Vincent Dery
  • Samuels
  • Etiene
  • H*Money
  • JV
  • MGK (add.)
4:26
12."Let You Go"
  • Shatkin
  • MGK (co.)
  • slimXX (co.)
  • Baze (co.)
3:05
13."27"
  • Baker
  • B. Allen
  • Basil
  • slimXX
  • Baze
  • MGK
4:58
Total length:45:56[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 37
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 176
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 6
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[27] 12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[28] 58
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[29] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[30] 151
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] 43
Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] 52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[34] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[37] 37
US Billboard 200[38] 8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] 3

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[40] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Gamboa, Glen. "'Bloom' review". newsday. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly gets extremely emo on new song". cleveland.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Smith, Troy. "In full Bloom: How Machine Gun Kelly became Cleveland's biggest rock star". cleveland. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "bloom by Machine Gun Kelly on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Announces New Album "Bloom" Release Date, Artwork". Hot New HipHop. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Machine Gun Kelly – Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "MACHINE GUN KELLY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'BLOOM'". Rap-Up. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hear Machine Gun Kelly, Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign's New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Trap Paris - Single". Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly - Trap Paris ft. Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Explores Relationship's End in 'The Break Up' Video". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Reflects on His Career & Mortality in '27' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (May 21, 2017). "Harry Styles Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ "ALBUM SALES (week 21, 2017): Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Bruno Mars, Migos & more! - Fresh: Hip-Hop & R&B". Freshhiphoprnb.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "ALBUM SALES (week 22, 2017): Bryson Tiller, Lil Yachty, Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar & more! - Fresh: Hip-Hop & R&B". Freshhiphoprnb.com. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Bloom Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  18. 1 2 Yeung, Neil (May 12, 2017). "AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  19. 1 2 LeRoy, Dan (May 11, 2017). "Machine Gun Kelly bloom". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  20. 1 2 McKrell, Aaron (May 17, 2017). "Review: "bloom" Harvests Machine Gun Kelly's Best Work To Date". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Machine Gun Kelly Thrives on Blooom Album". XXL. May 19, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201720 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly: Bloom" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 20, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Machine Gun Kelly". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  37. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  38. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  40. ↑ "American album certifications – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloom". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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