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| artist = [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]
| artist = [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]
| cover = wale1.jpg
| cover = wale1.jpg
| alt = The cover consits of a young boy with a red backpack and yellow headphones looking at a bunch of television screens. The artist's logo appears on the top left corner and the album title is on a TV screen in the bottom left corner.
| alt =
| released = November 7, 2009
| released = November 7, 2009
| recorded = 2007–09
| recorded = 2007–09
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]
| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=42}}
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=42}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Allido Records|Allido]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Allido Records|Allido]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Ronson]] <small>(also [[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>|[[Best Kept Secret (production team)|Best Kept Secret]]|[[Cool & Dre]]|[[David Sitek]]|Dejion|[[The Neptunes]]|The Sleepwalkers}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Ronson]] <small>(also [[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>|[[Best Kept Secret (production team)|Best Kept Secret]]|[[Cool & Dre]]|[[David Sitek]]|Dejion|[[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]|[[The Neptunes]]|The Sleepwalkers}}
| prev_title =
| prev_title = [[The Mixtape About Nothing]]
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Ambition (Wale album)|Ambition]]
| next_title = [[Ambition (Wale album)|Ambition]]
| next_year = 2011
| next_year = 2011
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'''''Attention Deficit''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]; it was released on November 10, 2009, by [[Allido Records]] and [[Interscope Records]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/08/wales-attention-gets-sidetracked/| title=Wale's 'Attention' Gets Sidetracked | magazine=Rap-Up | accessdate=August 7, 2011}}</ref>
'''''Attention Deficit''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]. It was released on November 10, 2009, by [[Allido Records]] and [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/08/wales-attention-gets-sidetracked/| title=Wale's 'Attention' Gets Sidetracked | magazine=Rap-Up | access-date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including [[Mark Ronson]], [[Cool & Dre]], [[The Neptunes]], [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]] and [[David Sitek]] among others. The album also features guest appearances by [[Lady Gaga]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[J. Cole]], [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Jazmine Sullivan]] among others.


Upon its release, ''Attention Deficit'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album peaked at number 21 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.
''Attention Deficit'' was supported by three singles: "[[Chillin (Wale song)|Chillin]]", "[[World Tour (song)|World Tour]]" and "[[Pretty Girls (Wale song)|Pretty Girls]]". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and received moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 21 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 28,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/464962/rick-ross-wale-the-billboard-cover-story-part-ii|title=Rick Ross & Wale: The Billboard Cover Story, Part II|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|author=Brad Wete|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref>


== Singles ==
== Singles ==
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| MC = (77/100)<ref name="Meta">{{Cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wale/attentiondeficit | title=''Attention Deficit'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More | work=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=November 11, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091112161822/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wale/attentiondeficit| archivedate= November 12, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| MC = (77/100)<ref name="Meta">{{Cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wale/attentiondeficit | title=''Attention Deficit'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=November 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091112161822/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wale/attentiondeficit| archive-date= November 12, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite web |first=David |last=Jeffries | title=''Attention Deficit'' – Wale > Review | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/attention-deficit-r1663759/review |website=AllMusic | accessdate=December 31, 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite web |first=David |last=Jeffries | title=''Attention Deficit'' – Wale > Review | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/attention-deficit-r1663759/review |website=AllMusic | access-date=December 31, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B+<ref name="Rabin">{{Cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/wale-attention-deficit,35428/ | title=Wale: ''Attention Deficit'' | work=[[The A.V. Club]] | publisher=[[The Onion]] | date=November 17, 2009 | accessdate=December 31, 2011 | last=Rabin | first=Nathan | authorlink=Nathan Rabin}}</ref>
| rev2Score = B+<ref name="Rabin">{{Cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/wale-attention-deficit,35428/ | title=Wale: ''Attention Deficit'' | work=[[The A.V. Club]] | publisher=[[The Onion]] | date=November 17, 2009 | access-date=December 31, 2011 | last=Rabin | first=Nathan | author-link=Nathan Rabin}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref name="Levinson">Vozick-Levinson, Simon. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20317552,00.html Review: ''Attention Deficit'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.</ref>
| rev3Score = B<ref name="Levinson">Vozick-Levinson, Simon. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20317552,00.html Review: ''Attention Deficit''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015005205/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20317552,00.html |date=October 15, 2012 }}. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev4Score = favorable<ref name="Pareles">Pareles, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/arts/music/09choi.html Review: ''Attention Deficit'']. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.</ref>
| rev4Score = favorable<ref name="Pareles">Pareles, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/arts/music/09choi.html Review: ''Attention Deficit'']. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.</ref>
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| rev6Score = (7/10)<ref name="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya, Mehan. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116035-wale-attention-deficit Review: ''Attention Deficit'']. [[PopMatters]]. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.</ref>
| rev6Score = (7/10)<ref name="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya, Mehan. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116035-wale-attention-deficit Review: ''Attention Deficit'']. [[PopMatters]]. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Dolan">{{cite web|first=Jon |last=Dolan |title=Review: ''Attention Deficit'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30245663/review/30264349/attention_deficit |work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=November 8, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106001510/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30245663/review/30264349/attention_deficit |archivedate=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Dolan">{{cite magazine|first=Jon |last=Dolan |title=Review: ''Attention Deficit'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30245663/review/30264349/attention_deficit |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106001510/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30245663/review/30264349/attention_deficit |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Slant Magazine]]
| rev8 = [[Slant Magazine]]
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Wilson">{{cite magazine |first=Wilson |last=McBee |title=Review: ''Attention:Deficit'' |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/wale-attention-deficit/ |magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] |accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Wilson">{{cite magazine |first=Wilson |last=McBee |title=Review: ''Attention:Deficit'' |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/wale-attention-deficit/ |magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
| rev9 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
| rev9Score = favorable<ref name="Richards">{{Cite news | last=Richards | first=Chris | date=November 10, 2009 | title=Music review: District rapper Wale's 'Attention Deficit{{'-}} | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903355.html | newspaper=[[Washington Post]] | accessdate=December 31, 2011}}</ref>
| rev9Score = favorable<ref name="Richards">{{Cite news | last=Richards | first=Chris | date=November 10, 2009 | title=Music review: District rapper Wale's 'Attention Deficit{{'-}} | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903355.html | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | access-date=December 31, 2011}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''
| rev10 = ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''
| rev10Score = (XL)<ref name="Samuel">{{cite web |first=Anslem |last=Samuel |title=Review: Wale, ''Attention: Deficit'' | url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=57181 |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] | publisher=Harris Publications |accessdate=November 8, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091124224257/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=57181| archivedate= November 24, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| rev10Score = (XL)<ref name="Samuel">{{cite web |first=Anslem |last=Samuel |title=Review: Wale, ''Attention: Deficit'' | url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=57181 |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] | publisher=Harris Publications |access-date=November 8, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091124224257/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=57181| archive-date= November 24, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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''Attention Deficit'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics.<ref name="Meta" /> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".<ref name="Meta" /> David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] gave the album a favorable review.<ref name="Jeffries" /> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s [[Nathan Rabin]] gave the album a B+ rating.<ref name="Rabin" />
''Attention Deficit'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics.<ref name="Meta" /> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".<ref name="Meta" /> David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] gave the album a favorable review.<ref name="Jeffries" /> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s [[Nathan Rabin]] gave the album a B+ rating.<ref name="Rabin" />


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''Attention Deficit'' debuted at number 21 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, with first-week sales of 28,000 copies in the United States.<ref>http://www.prefixmag.com/news/wales-ambition-expected-to-sell-close-to-200k-copi/58195/Wzp.uV</ref> As of June 2013, the album has sold over 300,000 copies in the United States.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/464962/rick-ross-wale-the-billboard-cover-story-part-ii</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/530/wale_dont_call_me_wale/ | title=Wale: Don't Call me Wale! | work=Blue & Soul | accessdate=2011-08-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074321/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/530/wale_dont_call_me_wale/| archivedate= July 8, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
''Attention Deficit'' debuted at number 21 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 28,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB"/> As of November 2011, the album has sold over 200,000 copies in the United States, according to [[Nielsen Soundscan]].<ref name="BB"/>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| title5 = [[World Tour (song)|World Tour]]
| title5 = World Tour
| note5 = featuring [[Jazmine Sullivan]]
| note5 = featuring [[Jazmine Sullivan]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|[[Cool & Dre|Andre Lyons]]|[[Cool & Dre|Marcello Valenzano]]|[[Jazmine Sullivan]]}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|[[Jazmine Sullivan]]|[[Cool & Dre|Marcello Valenzano]]|[[Cool & Dre|Andre Lyons]]}}
| extra5 = [[Cool & Dre]]
| extra5 = [[Cool & Dre]]
| length5 = 3:47
| length5 = 3:47
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| title9 = [[Chillin (Wale song)|Chillin]]
| title9 = [[Chillin (Wale song)|Chillin]]
| note9 = featuring [[Lady Gaga]]
| note9 = featuring [[Lady Gaga]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|Lyons|Valenzano|[[Lady Gaga|Stefani Germanotta]]|Gary DeCarlo|Dale Frashuer|[[Roy C|Roy C Hammond]]|Paul Leka|[[Makeba Riddick]]|Kirk Robinson}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|[[Lady Gaga|Stefani Germanotta]]|Valenzano|Lyons|Gary DeCarlo|Dale Frashuer|[[Roy C|Roy C Hammond]]|Paul Leka|[[Makeba Riddick]]|Kirk Robinson}}
| extra9 = Cool & Dre
| extra9 = Cool & Dre
| length9 = 3:24
| length9 = 3:24
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| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus tracks
| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus tracks
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{{tracklist
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| headline = [[Zune]] bonus tracks
| headline = [[Zune]] bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title17 = Be Right
| title17 = Be Right
| writer17 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|Deleno Matthews|Levar Coppin}}
| writer17 = {{hlist|Akintimehin|[[Sean C|Deleno Matthews]]|[[Levar Coppin]]}}
| extra17 = [[Sean C & LV]]
| extra17 = [[Sean C]] & [[Levar Coppin|LV]]
| length17 = 4:01
| length17 = 4:01
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 15 September 2023

Attention Deficit
The cover consits of a young boy with a red backpack and yellow headphones looking at a bunch of television screens. The artist's logo appears on the top left corner and the album title is on a TV screen in the bottom left corner.
Studio album by
Wale
ReleasedNovember 7, 2009
Recorded2007–09
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length53:42
Label
Producer
Wale chronology
The Mixtape About Nothing
(2008) 		Attention Deficit
(2009) 		Ambition
(2011)
Singles from Attention: Deficit
  1. "Chillin"
    Released: April 14, 2009
  2. "World Tour"
    Released: September 8, 2009
  3. "Pretty Girls"
    Released: October 6, 2009

Attention Deficit is the debut studio album by American rapper Wale. It was released on November 10, 2009, by Allido Records and Interscope Records.[1] The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Mark Ronson, Cool & Dre, The Neptunes, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and David Sitek among others. The album also features guest appearances by Lady Gaga, Gucci Mane, J. Cole, Pharrell Williams and Jazmine Sullivan among others.

Attention Deficit was supported by three singles: "Chillin", "World Tour" and "Pretty Girls". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and received moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 28,000 copies in its first week.[2]

Singles

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The album's lead single "Chillin" featuring Lady Gaga, was released on April 14, 2009. The song was a charter hit. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on the chart ending September 12, 2009. It also spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart. This is Wale's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom.

The album's second single "World Tour" featuring Jazmine Sullivan, was released on September 8, 2009.

The album's third single "Pretty Girls" featuring Gucci Mane and Weensey (of Backyard Band), was released on October 6, 2009.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(77/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB+[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
The New York Timesfavorable[7]
Pitchfork Media(6.6/10.0)[8]
PopMatters(7/10)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
The Washington Postfavorable[12]
XXL(XL)[13]

Attention Deficit received generally favorable reviews from music critics.[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".[3] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album a favorable review.[4] The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin gave the album a B+ rating.[5]

Commercial performance

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Attention Deficit debuted at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 28,000 copies in its first week.[2] As of November 2011, the album has sold over 200,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Triumph"
Dave Sitek2:25
2."Mama Told Me"
  • Akintimehin
  • Julian Nixon
  • Craig Balmoris
Best Kept Secret3:37
3."Mirrors" (featuring Bun B)
Ronson4:17
4."Pretty Girls" (featuring Gucci Mane & Weensey from Backyard Band)
Best Kept Secret4:11
5."World Tour" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan)
Cool & Dre3:47
6."Let It Loose" (featuring Pharrell Williams)
The Neptunes4:49
7."90210"
  • Akintimehin
  • Ronson
  • Ronson
  • Dejion
3:27
8."Shades" (featuring Chrisette Michele)
Best Kept Secret3:56
9."Chillin" (featuring Lady Gaga)
Cool & Dre3:24
10."TV in the Radio" (featuring K'naan)
Dave Sitek3:20
11."Contemplate"
Syience3:33
12."Diary" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
The Sleepwalkers4:31
13."Beautiful Bliss" (featuring Melanie Fiona & J. Cole)
5:04
14."Prescription"
  • Akintimehin
  • Nixon
  • Balmoris
Best Kept Secret3:27
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."My Sweetie"
Apple Juice Kid3:37
16."Center of Attention"
  • Akintimehin
  • Kevin Crowe
  • Erik Ortiz
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League3:56
Zune bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Be Right"
Sean C & LV4:01
Samples credits
  • "Pretty Girls" contains a sample of Backyard Band's go-go rendition of "Girls" by The Moments & Whatnauts
  • "Chillin" contains a sample of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
  • "Mama Told Me" contains a sample of "Summer Madness" by Kool and the Gang
  • "Contemplate" contains a sample of "Question Existing" from the album Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
  • "Diary" contains a sample of "La Valse d'Amélie" by Yann Tiersen
  • "My Sweetie" contains a sample of "Let Me Love You" by Bunny Mack
  • "Beautiful Bliss" contains a sample of "(Do It, Do It) No One Does It Better" by The Spinners and "Theme Music to a Drive By" By Lupe Fiasco
  • "World Tour" contains a sample of "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest
  • "Prescription" contains an interpolated sample of "Modaji" by Dave Grusin

Charts

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References

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