All Over the Place (KSI album)

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All Over the Place
KSI - All Over the Place.png
Studio album by
KSI
Released16 July 2021
Length43:44
Label
Producer
KSI chronology
Dissimulation
(2020) 		All Over the Place
(2021)
Singles from All Over the Place
  1. "Really Love"
    Released: 23 October 2020
  2. "Don't Play"
    Released: 15 January 2021
  3. "Patience"
    Released: 12 March 2021
  4. "Holiday"
    Released: 18 June 2021
  5. "Swerve"
    Released: 2 July 2021

All Over the Place is the second studio album by British YouTuber and rapper KSI. It was released on 16 July 2021 by RBC Records and BMG.[1][2][3] The album features guest appearances from Future, 21 Savage, Yungblud, Polo G, Anne-Marie, Digital Farm Animals, Craig David, Deno, Gracey, Bugzy Malone, Rico Love, Lil Durk, and S-X, with the Platinum VIP edition containing a further guest appearance from Jay1, and vinyl edition also features a guest appearance by Nevve. [4][5][6]

Promotion[]

All Over the Place was preceded by four UK top three singles. "Really Love", featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals, was released on 23 October 2020 as the album's lead single and it debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Don't Play", with Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals, was released on 15 January 2021 as the second single and it debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. "Patience", featuring Yungblud and Polo G, was released on 12 March 2021 as the third single and it debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Holiday" was released on 18 June 2021 as the album's fourth single and it debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Jay1's single "Swerve", which features a guest appearance from KSI, was released on 2 July 2021 and is included on the Platinum VIP edition of the album. KSI later announced that he is set to headline The SSE Arena, Wembley on 25 February 2022 in support of the album. [7]

The KSI Show[]

To accompany the album's release, KSI headlined a livestream concert titled The KSI Show, which aired on the Moment House platform on 17 July 2021. KSI enlisted the help of Anne-Marie, Big Zuu, Craig David, Deno, Digital Farm Animals, Ella Henderson, Jay1, Nathan Dawe, Randolph, S-X, Swarmz, Tion Wayne and Yungblud as guest performers. AJ Tracey, Dan Bilzerian, Emile Heskey, Jonathan Ross, Logan Paul, Lorraine Kelly and the Sidemen also made guest appearances during the concert.[8]

The KSI Show featured custom-built stages, costume changes and choreography by Black Skull Creative. The show also featured comedy sketches, written by KSI with Joe Chandler, Nick Wegener and James Farmer, who are notable for their work on the American animated sitcom, American Dad![9][10] A pre-show red carpet event, presented by Abbie McCarthy, was livestreamed to KSI's YouTube channel in the run-up to the main show.[11]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.9/10[12]
Metacritic63/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[14]
Gigwise5/10 stars[15]
The Guardian3/5 stars[16]
The Independent3/5 stars[17]
NME3/5 stars[18]
The Observer3/5 stars[19]
RatingsGameMusicC+[20]
Vinyl Chapters3.5/5[21]

All Over the Place received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Robin Murray in Clash magazine reviewed the album, giving it a 7 out of 10.[14] In The Independent, he received a 3 out of 5.[17] The Observer rated it 3 stars out of 5, providing critiques on hollow lyrics and use of platitudes.[22] NME magazine gave the album 3 stars out of 5.[18]

Commercial performance[]

In the United Kingdom, All Over the Place debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, giving KSI his first chart-topper in the country, with first week sales of 34,328 album-equivalent units. 18,421 came from physical copies, with 5,227 of them being vinyl units. The album gathered 20.9 million streams, equating to an additional 13,389 units.[23]

Track listing[]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Moment"
S-X2:42
2."Number 2" (featuring Future and 21 Savage)
  • Diego Ave
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Mally Mall
  • Nana Rogues
  • Chambers
2:53
3."Patience" (featuring Yungblud and Polo G)
Matt Schwartz3:01
4."You"
  • Olatunji
  • Gale
  • Mustafa Omer
  • James Murray
  • Gumbley
  • Butler Jr.
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Mojam
3:32
5."Don't Play" (with Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals)
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Mojam
3:08
6."Really Love" (featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals)
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Mojam
2:57
7."Gang Gang" (featuring Jay1 and Deno)
2:43
8."Rent Free" (featuring Gracey)
Toddla T2:44
9."Madness"
  • Olatunji
  • Mozis Aduu
  • Gumbley
M1 on the Beat2:58
10."Silly" (featuring Bugzy Malone)
Show N Prove2:46
11."Flash It" (featuring Rico Love)
Don Corleon3:24
12."No Time" (featuring Lil Durk)
  • Diego Ave
  • S-X
  • Mally Mall
  • Chambers
3:00
13."No Pressure"
  • Olatunji
  • Jahmere Tylon
  • Joseph Gosling
Ayo Beatz2:18
14."Sleeping With the Enemy" (featuring S-X)
  • Olatunji
  • Gumbley
  • Ady
  • Dillon Deskin
  • William Egan IV
  • S-X
  • Yoshi
2:25
Platinum edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Holiday"
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Jake Gosling
3:13
15."Sleeping With the Enemy" (featuring S-X)
  • Olatunji
  • Gumbley
  • Ady
  • Dillon Deskin
  • William Egan IV
  • S-X
  • Yoshi
2:25
Platinum VIP edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Swerve" (Jay1 featuring KSI)
2:25
Total length:46:09
Vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Smoke" (featuring Nevve)
(Replaces "No Pressure" on the Vinyl edition)
  • Olatunji
  • Nevve
3:07
Platinum VIP edition (Instrumental)
No.TitleLength
1."The Moment"2:42
2."Number 2"2:53
3."Patience"3:01
4."You"3:32
5."Don't Play" (with Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals)3:08
6."Really Love" (featuring Digital Farm Animals)2:57
7."Gang Gang"2:43
8."Rent Free"2:44
9."Madness"2:58
10."Silly"2:46
11."Flash It" 
12."No Time"3:00
13."No Pressure"2:18
14."Holiday"3:13
15."Sleeping With the Enemy"2:25
16."Swerve"2:25
Total length:46:09

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[24]

  • KSI – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), hand clap (14)
  • S-X – production (1, 12, 15), songwriting (15), engineering (5), vocals (15)
  • Adam Lunn – engineering (1, 2, 4, 6–13, 15)
  • Joe LaPorta – engineering (1–4, 7–15)
  • Niko Marzouca – engineering (1, 2, 7–15)
  • Rob MacFarlane – engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–13, 15)
  • Robert Marks – engineering (1, 2, 7–13, 15)
  • Future – songwriting (2), vocals (2)
  • 21 Savage – songwriting (2), vocals (2)
  • Diego Ave – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 3, 12)
  • Bankroll Got It – production (2), songwriting (2)
  • Mally Mall – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 12)
  • Nana Rogues – production (2), songwriting (2)
  • Chambers – production (2, 12), songwriting (2, 12)
  • Rico Love – songwriting (2, 4, 11), vocals (11)
  • Ivory Scott – songwriting (2)
  • Aaron Ferrucci – songwriting (2)
  • Kevin Grainger – engineering (2, 5–13, 15)
  • Matt Schwartz – songwriting (3), production (3), engineering (2, 7–13)
  • Yungblud – songwriting (3), vocals (3)
  • Polo G – songwriting (3), vocals (3)
  • Digital Farm Animals – production (4–6), songwriting (3–6, 14), bass (5), drums (5), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 14), piano (5), programming (5), sound effects (5), strings (5), synthesizer (5), backing vocals (14), hand clap (14)
  • Red Triangle – songwriting (3)
  • Yami – songwriting (3)
  • Yoshi – production (15), songwriting (3, 15)
  • Peter Jideonwo – songwriting (3)
  • John Hanes – engineering (3, 4)
  • Serban Ghenea – engineering (3, 4)
  • Mojam – production (4–6), songwriting (4–6), drums (5), keyboards (5), programming (5), sound effects (5), synthesizer (5)
  • Anne-Marie – songwriting (5), vocals (5)
  • Andrew Murray – songwriting (5), harp (5), strings (5)
  • Richard Boardman – songwriting (3)
  • Pablo Bowman – songwriting (3)
  • Cameron Gower Poole – engineering (5)
  • Craig David – songwriting (6), vocals (6)
  • MNEK – songwriting (6)
  • KABBA – songwriting (6)
  • Ashley Livingstone – songwriting (6)
  • Paul Newman – songwriting (6)
  • Eugene Nwohia – songwriting (6)
  • Ronald Nwohia – songwriting (6)
  • Steve Wickham – songwriting (6)
  • Deno – songwriting (7), vocals (7)
  • Jay1 – songwriting (7, 16), vocals (7, 16)
  • AJ Productions – production (7), songwriting (7)
  • Jacob Manson – production (7), songwriting (7)
  • Eight9FLY – songwriting (7)
  • Gracey – songwriting (8), vocals (8)
  • Toddla T – production (8), songwriting (8)
  • Adrian McLeod – songwriting (8)
  • M1 on the Beat – production (9), songwriting (9)
  • Bugzy Malone – songwriting (10), vocals (10)
  • Toddla T – production (10), songwriting (10)
  • Don Corleon – production (11), songwriting (11)
  • Lil Durk – songwriting (12), vocals (12)
  • Ayo Beatz – production (13), songwriting (13)
  • Joseph Gosling – songwriting (13)
  • Jake Gosling – production (14), songwriting (14), drums (14), keyboard (14), hand clap (14), percussion (14), programming (14)
  • William Vaughan – songwriting (14), electric guitar (14)
  • Matthew Brettle – drums (14), guitar (14), percussion (14), programming (14), engineering (14)
  • Geoff Swan – engineering (14)
  • Dillon Deskin – songwriting (15)
  • William Egan IV – songwriting (15)
  • Diztortion – production (16), songwriting (16)
  • Trobi – production (16), songwriting (16)
  • Dukus – mixing (16), mastering (16)
  • Sam Harper – engineering (16)

Charts[]

Chart performance for All Over the Place
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 16
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[29] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 17
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[32] 7
Irish Albums (OCC)[33] 2
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[34] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[36] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[37] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[41] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[42] 1
US Billboard 200[43] 94
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[44] 17

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