Experiment (album)

Experiment is the second studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown. It was released on November 9, 2018, through RCA Records Nashville. The album includes the single "Lose It" and twelve other songs. Experiment was nominated for American Music Award for Favorite Country Album.

Experiment
Studio album by Kane Brown
Released	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Genre	Country R&B
Length	39:19
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Dann Huff
Kane Brown chronology
Kane Brown (2016) Experiment (2018) Mixtape, Vol. 1 (2020)
Singles from Experiment
"Lose It" Released: June 25, 2018 "Good as You" Released: January 7, 2019[1] "Homesick" Released: August 5, 2019

Content

Brown co-wrote all but one track on the album. In advance of the album, the tracks "Homesick", "Short Skirt Weather", and "Good as You" were released digitally.^[2] "Lose It" was the album's first radio single.^[3] Dann Huff, who co-produced Brown's debut album, is also the producer on Experiment. Brown said that he wanted to introduce new sounds on the album and introduce "more energy" to his style.^[3] "American Bad Dream" is a song that Brown wrote about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Brown said that he took inspiration from his grandmother, who was a police detective.^[4]

Critical reception

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found Brown's singing and songwriting superior to his 2016 debut album, while also noting influences of contemporary R&B and arena rock.^[5] Rolling Stone reviewer Maura Johnston rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars, highlighting "American Bad Dream" as the "emotional center" while also noting the variety of musical influences and the "confidence" in Brown's delivery.^[6]

Commercial performance

Experiment debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 124,000 album-equivalent units (including 105,000 pure album sales), making it Brown's first US number-one album, and the third country album to top the chart in 2018.^[7] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 18, 2019, and Platinum on March 17, 2020.^[8] As of March 2020, the album has sold 242,400 copies,^[9] with 886,000 units in combined sales, tracks and streams consumed in the United States.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Dann Huff.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baby Come Back to Me"	Kane Brown Chase McGill Matt McGinn Will Weatherly	3:47
2.	"Good as You"	Brown Brock Berryhill Shy Carter Taylor Phillips Weatherly	3:12
3.	"Lose It"	Brown McGill Weatherly	2:59
4.	"It Ain't You It's Me"	Brown Berryhill Josh Hoge Phillips	3:11
5.	"Short Skirt Weather"	Brown McGill Weatherly	3:14
6.	"Homesick"	Brown Berryhill McGinn Phillips	3:25
7.	"Weekend"	Brown McGill Weatherly	3:47
8.	"Work"	Brown Sam Ellis Hoge	3:06
9.	"One Night Only"	Brown Corey Crowder Hoge McGinn	3:12
10.	"My Where I Come From"	Brown McGill McGinn Weatherly	3:02
11.	"American Bad Dream"	Brown Ellis Hoge McGill	3:18
12.	"Live Forever"	Ellis Jon Green Laura Veltz	3:06
Total length:			39:19

Experiment Extended (Digital/Streaming only)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Lost in the Middle of Nowhere" (featuring Becky G)	Brown Jesse Frasure Jon Nite Lauren Alaina	3:09
14.	"Like a Rodeo"	Brown Jordan Schmidt Jacob Kasher Derrick Southerland	3:22
15.	"For My Daughter"	Brown McGill Tom Douglas	3:44

Personnel

• Kane Brown – lead vocals
• Dann Huff – bouzouki, dobro, electric guitar, gut string guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, sitar, soloist
• Brock Berryhill – programming
• Ben Caver – backing vocals
• Corey Crowder – programming
• Charles Dixon – strings
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Sam Ellis – programming
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Becky G – featured vocals on "Lost in the Middle of Nowhere"
• David Huff – programming
• Charlie Judge – keyboards, programming, string arrangements, synthesizer
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Aaron Sterling – drums, tambour
• Russell Terrell – background vocals
• Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, bouzouki, dobro, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, mandolin
• Will Weatherly – programming
• Derek Wells – electric guitar, slide guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 33 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 17 US Billboard 200[7] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australian Top Country Albums (ARIA)[14] 17 US Billboard 200[15] 42 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 3 Chart (2020) Position Australian Top Country Albums (ARIA)[17] 8 US Billboard 200[18] 112 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] 9 Chart (2021) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[20] 18 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. December 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
2. "Kane Brown Unveils Sophomore Album 'Experiment': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
3. "Everything We Know About Kane Brown's Sophomore Album, 'Experiment'". The Boot. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
4. "Kane Brown Is Ready to Defend 'American Bad Dream,' a Song About Gun Violence". Taste of Country. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
5. "Experiment". Allmusic. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
6. "Review: Kane Brown Forges His Own Path to Country Stardom on 'Experiment'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
7. Caulfield, Keith (November 18, 2018). "Kane Brown Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Experiment'". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
8. "American album certifications – Kane Brown – Experiment". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
9. Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 9, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
10. Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 9, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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13. "Kane Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
14. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
16. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
17. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
19. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
20. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
21. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
22. "Canadian album certifications – Kane Brown – Experiment". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.