The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1

2022 greatest hits album by Kid Cudi
The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
Kid Cudi
ReleasedJuly 8, 2022
Recorded2007–2020
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • alternative hip hop
  • alternative rock
  • neo-psychedelia
Length81:13
Label
  • Republic
  • Wicked Awesome
Kid Cudi chronology
Man on the Moon III: The Chosen
(2020) 		The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1
(2022) 		Entergalactic
(2022)

The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 is the first greatest hits album by American musician Kid Cudi. It was released on July 8, 2022, by Republic Records and Cudi's Wicked Awesome imprint. The compilation includes tracks from seven of his previous studio albums: Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010), Indicud (2013), Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (2014), Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (2015), Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016) and Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (2020). Also included are songs from his rock band, WZRD's eponymously titled debut album (2012). The album concludes with a re-mastered version of his 2015 non-album song "Love", as a bonus track. The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 anthologizes songs by Cudi since his major-label debut, including those released during his joint deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music and major-label Republic.

Background and promotion

Kid Cudi Twitter
@KidCudi

"This album is made for the fans new and old. If ur not too familiar, this is a perfect way to dip ur toe into the vibes. Welcome to all new fans!".

July 7, 2022[1]

In June 2022, Cudi announced his first arena tour with To the Moon World Tour, set to begin in Vancouver on August 16, 2022, and conclude in Milan on November 22, 2022.[2] On July 4, 2022, Kid Cudi took to Twitter to announce the release of his first "best-of" album, along with the re-issue of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi on July 15 to digital streaming platforms (DSP).[3][4] He revealed the compilation would be released on July 8.[5][6] On July 5, Cudi unveiled the compilation's album cover, which features Cudi on a New York City rooftop wearing black Gucci x The North Face overalls.[7] The following day, July 6, he revealed the track listing.[8][9] Later that day he announced plans to release volume two of the collection at the end of 2022.[10]

Content

The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 consists of 18 tracks spanning 14 years of music from Kid Cudi's career, including collaborative work with André 3000, Pharrell Williams, MGMT and other artists.[11] Three tracks come from Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, the most to be featured from one album. "Day 'n' Nite", Cudi's breakout single represents the oldest material on the compilation, having originally been recorded in 2007 for his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008).[12] The second track on the compilation, "Pursuit of Happiness", appeared on Cudi's 2009 major-label debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day.[13] The compilation also features "The Dream Time Machine" and "Upper Room", album cuts taken from WZRD, the debut album of Cudi and Dot da Genius’ collective side project, alternative rock band WZRD.[14] Also included are "Confused!" and "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven" the lead singles from Cudi’s punk rock/grunge-inspired fifth album Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven.[15] The song "Love", which appears as the bonus track, contains a sample of "Sunblocks" as performed by American electronic rock duo Ratatat and was originally recorded in 2013 during the Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon sessions, however had been officially unreleased due to sample clearance issues.[16][17][18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[19]

Neil Yeung of Allmusic gave it a 4 and half out of 5, writing “packaged together, this compilation provides a fascinating peek into both Cudi's evolution and artistic scope, presenting a figure that maybe doesn't get enough credit for the creative leaps he's taken and the inspiration that he's provided to contemporaries and up-and-coming artists alike.”[19]

Track listing

The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare)"
3:41
2."Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)" (featuring MGMT and Ratatat)Ratatat4:55
3."Ghost!"
Haynie4:49
4."Mr. Rager"
  • Mescudi
  • Haynie
Haynie4:54
5."The Dream Time Machine" (with WZRD)
  • Mescudi
  • Omishore
WZRD4:47
6."Upper Room" (with WZRD)
  • Mescudi
  • Omishore
WZRD3:12
7."Just What I Am" (featuring King Chip)Kid Cudi3:48
8."Unfuckwittable"MescudiKid Cudi4:35
9."Balmain Jeans" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)Kid Cudi5:27
10."Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now"
  • Mescudi
  • Omishore
  • Kid Cudi
  • Dot da Genius[a]
6:17
11."Confused!"MescudiKid Cudi3:56
12."Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven"
4:34
13."By Design" (featuring André 3000)
  • Williams
  • Plain Pat[a]
4:17
14."Surfin'" (featuring Pharrell Williams)
  • Mescudi
  • Williams
Williams6:15
15."Tequila Shots"
3:13
16."Sad People"
  • Mescudi
  • Omishore
  • Biral
  • Baptiste
  • Dot da Genius
  • Take a Daytrip
  • Kid Cudi
  • Dennis Cummings
2:56
17."Sept. 16"
  • Dot da Genius
  • Haynie
  • Plain Pat
  • Kid Cudi
  • Cummings
  • Finneas[b]
4:09
18."love." (bonus track)
  • Mescudi
  • Omishore
  • Mast
  • Stroud
  • Kid Cudi
  • Dot da Genius[b]
5:28
Total length:81:13

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Chart performance for The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 51
US Billboard 200[21] 83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 36

Personnel

Credits for The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 adapted from AllMusic.[23]

  • Denzel Baptiste – composer
  • André Benjamin – composer, primary artist
  • David Biral – composer
  • Peter Brown – composer
  • John Bruce – composer
  • King Chip – primary artist
  • Thomas Cullison – recording
  • Dennis Cummings – executive producer, producer
  • Emile – producer
  • Rusty Evans – composer
  • Iain Findlay – mixing, recording
  • Daniel Fornero – trumpet
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • Dot Da Genius – drums, executive producer, guitar (bass), keyboards, mixing, percussion, piano, producer, recording
  • Noah Goldstein – mixing, recording
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Emile Haynie – composer, producer, recording
  • Ken "Duro" Ifill – A&R
  • Alex Iles – trombone
  • Kid Cudi – drums, executive producer, guitar, keyboards, percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Programmer, Programming
  • Anthony Kilhoffer – mixing, recording
  • Anthony Kronfle – recording
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer
  • Mike Larson – recording
  • Nick Littlemore – engineer
  • Cesar Loza Assistant – rngineer
  • Erik Madrid – mixing assistant
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Evan Mast – composer, recording
  • Jim McMillen – horn arrangements
  • Vlado Meller – mastering engineer
  • Scott Mescudi – composer, executive producer, producer
  • MGMT – primary artist
  • Christian Mochizuki – recording
  • Mike Moore – drums, programming
  • Finneas O'Connell – composer, producer
  • Oladipo Omishore – composer, executive producer, producer, recording
  • Brent Paschke – guitar (Electric)
  • Victoria Pike – composer
  • Plain Pat – producer
  • Christian Plata – mixing assistant
  • Teddy Randazzo Composer
  • Ratatat – Primary Artist, Producer
  • Patrick Reynolds – composer, producer
  • Raphael Saadiq – guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • Mark Santangelo – Mastering Engineer
  • Robert Schaer – Trumpet
  • Bradford Smith – mixing assistant
  • Luke Steelen – engineer
  • Mike Stroud – composer
  • William J Sullivan – engineer
  • Take a Daytrip – producer
  • Doug Tornquist – Tuba
  • Steve Trapani – Trombone (Bass)
  • Mike Steven Velez – mixing Engineer
  • Ryan West – recording
  • Charles Wiggins – composer
  • Pharrell Williams – composer, Primary Artist, Producer
  • Charles Worth – composer
  • WZRD – Primary Artist, Producer

Release history

Release history for The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 8, 2022 [24]
Various TBA [25][26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "This album is made for the fans new and old. If ur not too familiar, this is a perfect way to dip ur toe into the vibes. Welcome to all new fans!". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kid Cudi Announces To The Moon 2022 World Tour". Yahoo!. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Kid Cudi [@KidCudi] (July 4, 2022). "July 8th "The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1" (Best of) July 15th "A Kid Named Cudi" I love u. Ur welcome" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Kid Cudi to Bring 'A Kid Named Cudi,' Greatest Hits Collection to Streaming". Exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ "Kid Cudi Announces Greatest Hits Album, Streaming Debut of 2008 Mixtape: 'I Am So Damn Excited'". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Kid Cudi's debut mixtape due to hit streaming for first time". Thefader.com.
  7. ^ "The Chosen One : I 💖 YOU FRESHIE 4EVER". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Chosen One : I 💖 YOU FRESHIE 4EVER". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kid Cudi Unveils 'The Boy Who Flew to the Moon Vol. 1' Tracklist and Album Artwork". July 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Vol 2 Best of comin end of the year. Ima try and add some more Bonus Sauce for u". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kid Cudi Reveals 'The Boy Who Flew to the Moon Vol. 1' Tracklist & Cover Art". Hiphopdx.com. July 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "A Kid Named Cudi - Kid Cudi - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  14. ^ Jeffries, David. "WZRD - WZRD - Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven - Kid Cudi - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ^ @KidCudi (January 7, 2022). "Ratatat wont clear it!! I respect it. So itll never be out officially" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Listen to Kid Cudi's Ratatat-Sampling 'Love'". Billboard.
  18. ^ "How Kid Cudi's "love." Gave Me the Confidence to Conquer Loneliness". Djbooth.net.
  19. ^ a b "The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 Review by Neil Z. Yeung". allmusic.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "Kid Cudi Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  21. ^ "Kid Cudi Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Kid Cudi Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  23. ^ "The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 - Kid Cudi - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 by Kid Cudi". Music.apple.com.
  25. ^ "Kid Cudi Says "A Kid Named Cudi" Will Hit Streaming Services This Month". Hotnewhiphop.com.
  26. ^ "Yes!". twitter.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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