Self Explanatory
Studio album by
Ne-Yo
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
GenreR&B
Length41:24
Label
Producer
  • The Aristocrats
  • Cardiak
  • DeCarlo
  • Digi
  • Don Mills
  • Drew Banga
  • Ebenezer
  • FrankieOnTheGuitar
  • Hitmaka
  • Julia Lewis
  • Magnus Klausen
  • Mally Mall
  • Paul Cabbin
  • Remo
  • Retro Future
  • RoccStar
Ne-Yo chronology
Another Kind of Christmas
(2019) 		Self Explanatory
(2022)
Singles from Self Explanatory
  1. "U 2 Luv"
    Released: May 29, 2020
  2. "What If"
    Released: September 24, 2021
  3. "Stay Down"
    Released: December 17, 2021
  4. "Don't Love Me"
    Released: April 14, 2022
  5. "You Got the Body"
    Released: June 17, 2022

Self Explanatory is the ninth studio album by American singer Ne-Yo. It was released by Compound Entertainment and Motown on July 15, 2022.[1]

Self Explanatory debuted at number 184 on the US Billboard 200, marking his lowest charting album in the country.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave Self Explanatory three and a half stars out of five and called it Ne-Yo's "most biographical album yet."[3] Ammar Kalia from The Guardian remarked that "strong vocals and head-nodding moments aside, the R&B singer-songwriter's latest record falls short of his career highs." He found that "the pleasant nostalgia of [the] highlights isn't enough to carry the record as a whole: tracks such as "Proud of You," "Call Me Up" and "No Loot" play as mid-tempo filler."[4]

Chart performance

Self Explanatory debuted at number 184 on the US Billboard 200 in the week ending July 30, 2022.[2] This marked Ne-Yo's lowest-charting debut since his 2019 Christmas album Another Kind of Christmas failed to chart.[2] On Billboard's component charts, the album also entered the Current Album Sales at number 59.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Layin' Low" (featuring Zae France)
  • Shaffer Smith
  • Aquil Jackson
  • Avery Segers
  • Calvin Hay
  • Remo Green
  • Xavier France
  • Anthony Nixon
Remo3:01
2."You Got the Body"
2:56
3."After Party"
3:15
4."Handle Me Gently"
  • Smith
  • Crowe
  • Jamil George Chammas
  • John Perkins
Digi3:01
5."Don't Love Me"
  • Smith
  • Jamal Rashid
Mally Mall2:47
6."U 2 Luv" (featuring Jeremih)
 3:28
7."Push Up" (featuring Trippie Redd)
FrankieOnTheGuitar2:29
8."Proud of You"
Remo3:31
9."Call Me Up"
  • Smith
  • Hay
  • Ebenezer Fabiyi
  • Magnus Klausen
  • Ebenezer
  • Klausen
3:17
10."What If"
  • Ebenezer
  • Klausen
3:43
11."Want It All or Nothing"
3:23
12."No Loot"
  • Smith
  • Green
  • Crowe
  • Hay
  • Jackson
  • Segers
  • Nixon
Remo2:43
13."Stay Down" (featuring Yung Bleu)
  • Smith
  • Rashid
  • Andrew Laquan Arnett
  • Benjamin Falik
  • Drew Banga
  • Julia Lewis
  • Mally Mall
3:50
Total length:41:24

Champagne and Roses Tour

List of concerts showing date, city, country, and venue[6]
Date City Country Venue
Leg 1 – North America
September 9, 2023 Sterling Heights United States Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
September 10, 2023 Indianapolis Everwise Amphitheater
September 13, 2023 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
September 14, 2023 Saratoga Springs SPAC
September 15, 2023 Gilford BankNH Pavilion
September 17, 2023 Philadelphia TD Pavilion
September 18, 2023 Hartford Xfinity Theatre
September 20, 2023 Charlotte AvidxChange Music Factory
September 22, 2023 Jacksonville Daily's Place
September 23, 2023 Atlanta Cadence Bank Amphitheatre
September 24, 2023 East Lake-Orient Park MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 27, 2023 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
September 29, 2023 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre
Leg 2 – Europe
March 2, 2024 Brussels Belgium Forest National
March 3, 2024 Tilburg Netherlands 013
March 5, 2024 Paris France Zénith Paris
March 7, 2024 Manchester England AO Arena
March 8, 2024 Leeds First Direct Arena
March 9, 2024 Cardiff Wales International Arena
March 11, 2024 Newcastle England Newcastle Arena
March 13, 2024 London The O2 Arena
March 14, 2024 Birmingham Resorts World Arena
March 15, 2024
March 16, 2024 London The O2 Arens
March 18, 2024 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro
March 19, 2024 Manchester England AO Arena
March 22, 2024 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
March 23, 2024 Paris France Accor Arena
March 24, 2024 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 184
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[5] 59

Release history

Self Explanatory release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Various July 22, 2022
  • Compound
  • Motown
 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Self Explanatory". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ne-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Self Explanatory - Ne-Yo - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kalia, Ammar (17 July 2022). "Ne-Yo: Self Explanatory review – nostalgic mid-tempo fillers". The Guardian. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ne-Yo > Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Melanie Martinez Announces 2020 K-12 Tour: Dates, Tickets". Vivid Seats. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  7. ^ "Self Explanatory – Apple Music". Apple Music (in German). Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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