Timeless (Kaytranada album)

Timeless is the third solo studio album by the Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada, released by RCA Records on June 7, 2024.^[3][4][5][6] A double album, it features collaborations with Rochelle Jordan, Lou Phelps, Durand Bernarr, Don Toliver, Charlotte Day Wilson, Ravyn Lenae, Channel Tres, Dawn Richard, Tinashe, Anderson .Paak, Sir, Childish Gambino, Thundercat, PinkPantheress, and Mariah the Scientist. The album received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.^[7]

Timeless
Studio album by Kaytranada
Released	June 7, 2024
Genre	Electronic R&B[1] hip hop[2] house
Length	62:50
Label	RCA
Producer	Kaytranada
Kaytranada chronology
Kaytraminé (2023) Timeless (2024)
Singles from Timeless
"Lover/Friend" Released: November 30, 2023 "Stuntin" Released: December 1, 2023 "Drip Sweat" Released: June 4, 2024

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Clash	8/10[10]
Exclaim!	8/10[11]
NME	[12]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[13]
The Guardian	[14]
The Skinny	[15]

Timeless received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean score based on ratings from publications, the album scored 78 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[16]

Writing for Exclaim!, Wesley Mclean rated the album 8 out of 10, stating: "While it may be early to qualify his style or sound as timeless, it's managed to stand the test for the past 10 years and he's done nothing but hone his skills."^[17] Skye Butchard from The Skinny (magazine) wrote: "At its best, that ‘timeless’ tag works. Nods to house, disco, and hip-hop retain the sweaty human touch of older party songs – think organic instruments, crackling samples and unquantized beats. It’s body music that doesn’t lose track of the present in search of something lasting."^[18]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings for Timeless

Publication/critic	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	Best Albums of 2024	37	[19]
Rolling Stone	The 100 Best Albums of 2024	40	[20]

Track listing

Timeless track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pressure"	Louis Kevin Celestin Bill Schnee Dana Stinson John Bowman Michael Melvoin Reggie Noble	1:58
2.	"Spit It Out" (featuring Rochelle Jordan)	Celestin Bobby Byrd Erasmo Esteves James Brown Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Roberto Braga Rochelle Jordan Rush Davis Ronald Lenhoff	3:38
3.	"Call U Up" (featuring Lou Phelps)	Celestin José Martinez Lou Phelps	2:58
4.	"Weird" (featuring Durand Bernarr)	Celestin Bernarr Ferebee Jr. Phelps	3:27
5.	"Dance Dance Dance Dance"	Celestin Brian Holland Edith Wayne Harold Beatty	1:42
6.	"Feel a Way" (featuring Don Toliver)	Celestin Caleb Toliver Dave Sarkys Georges Rodi	3:16
7.	"Still" (featuring Charlotte Day Wilson)	Celestin Charlotte Day Wilson Jimmy Webb	2:14
8.	"Video" (featuring Ravyn Lenae)	Celestin Ravyn Lenae	3:12
9.	"Seemingly"	Celestin Don Blackman	3:17
10.	"Drip Sweat" (featuring Channel Tres)	Celestin Channel Tres J. Brown Rahul Dev Burman	2:27
11.	"Hold On" (featuring Dawn Richard)	Celestin Dawn Richard Tommy Paxton-Beesley	3:16
12.	"Please Babe"	Celestin Carlos Corales	2:46
13.	"Stepped On"	Celestin	3:01
14.	"More Than a Little Bit" (featuring Tinashe)	Celestin Tinashe Kachingwe	2:54
15.	"Do 2 Me" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Sir)	Celestin Alissia Benveniste Brandon Anderson Christopher Wallace Ernesto Rodríguez Dumont Maurice Brown Om'Mas Keith Sean Combs Sir Darryl Farris Steven Jordan	3:50
16.	"Witchy" (featuring Childish Gambino)	Celestin B. Holland Donald Glover Eddie Holland Lamont Dozier	3:47
17.	"Lover/Friend" (featuring Rochelle Jordan)	Celestin Jordan Rush Davis	4:19

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Wasted Words" (featuring Thundercat)	Celestin Stephen Lee Bruner	1:27
19.	"Snap My Finger" (featuring PinkPantheress)	Celestin Victoria Walker	3:21
20.	"Stuntin" (featuring Channel Tres)	Celestin Channel Tres Jerome Castille Maurice Powell	3:02
21.	"Out of Luck" (featuring Mariah the Scientist)	Celestin Mariah Buckles	2:58
Total length:			62:50

Personnel

• Kaytranada – production
• River Tiber – additional production (track 11)
• Alissia – additional production, bass, keyboards (track 15)
• Bebo Dumot – additional production, keyboards, percussion (track 15)
• Maurice Brown – additional production (track 15)
• Om'Mas Keith – additional production (track 15)
• Lauren D'Elia – mastering, engineering (all tracks); vocal production (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21), vocal engineering (2, 4, 11)
• Neal H Pogue – mixing
• Derek "206derek" Anderson – mixing, vocal engineering (track 6)
• Rafael Alvarez – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5)
• Different Sleep – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 11), vocal engineering (2, 3, 11, 13)
• Zachary Acosta – engineering assistance
• Ryan "Mellow" Venable – vocal engineering (track 6)
• Charlotte Day Wilson – vocal engineering (track 7)
• Bryan Schwaller – vocal engineering (track 8)
• Julian Cruz – vocal engineering (track 16)
• Jonny Breakwell – vocal engineering (track 19)
• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings (track 2)

Charts

Chart performance for Timeless

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21]	42
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[22]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]	64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]	149
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25]	30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[26]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27]	23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28]	25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	16
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	41
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[32]	28
US Billboard 200[33]	28
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[34]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[35]	6

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