PartyNextDoor 3

PartyNextDoor 3 (stylized in all caps and also as P3) is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist PartyNextDoor. It was released on August 12, 2016, by OVO Sound and Warner Records.^[1] The album was supported by two singles: "Come and See Me" featuring Drake, and "Not Nice".

PartyNextDoor 3
Studio album by PartyNextDoor
Released	August 12, 2016
Genre	Alternative R&B Hip hop dancehall
Length	65:43
Label	OVO Warner
Producer	PartyNextDoor (also exec.) 40 (also exec.) Baba Stiltz Boi-1da Bizness Boi Neenyo FWDSLXSH G.Ry Illangelo L8 Show Neenyo Nineteen85 Sevn Thomas Supa Dups Varg
PartyNextDoor chronology
Colours (2014) PartyNextDoor 3 (2016) Colours 2 (2017)
Singles from PartyNextDoor 3
"Come and See Me" Released: March 23, 2016 "Not Nice" Released: July 22, 2016 "Only U" Released: 2016

Singles

The album's first single, "Come and See Me" was released digitally on the iTunes Store and Apple Music on March 23, 2016.^[2] The song features guest vocals from the fellow Canadian rapper and label-mate Drake, with production that was provided by 40.

The album's second single, "Not Nice" was released digitally as the pre-order for the album on the iTunes Store and Apple Music on July 22, 2016, and later sent to radio as the second official single. The track was also co-written by Drake,^[3] with the production that was provided by 40, Illangelo, Supa Dups and Nineteen85.

"Don't Know How" was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music as the first promotional single on August 5, 2016. The song was produced by Bizness Boi and Neenyo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
XXL	(L)^[6]
The Guardian	^[7]

PartyNextDoor 3 received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[4] Writing for Exclaim!, Ryan B. Patrick praised the album's "on point" production but criticized PartyNextDoor's tendency to "get lost in his own haze of vulnerabilities".^[8]

Commercial performance

PartyNextDoor 3 debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, earning 50,000 album equivalent units with 29,000 copies in pure album sales in its first week of release.^[9] On January 22, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"High Hopes"	Jahron Brathwaite Lucy Walters	PartyNextDoor Varg	7:22
2.	"Don't Run"	Brathwaite Rupert Thomas, Jr. Aubrey Graham Lucas Stiltz Andre Robertson Christian Patey	Sevn Thomas L8 Show^[a] Baba Stiltz^[b] Bizness Boi^[b]	4:03
3.	"Nobody"	Brathwaite Olubowale Akintimehin	PartyNextDoor	4:10
4.	"Not Nice"	Brathwaite Paul Jefferies Dwayne Chin-Quee Carlo Montagnese Noah Shebib Aubrey Graham Andrew Hershey Azim Palmer	Nineteen85 Supa Dups^[a] Illangelo^[a] 40^[b]	3:22
5.	"Only U"	Brathwaite Matthew Samuels	Boi-1da	2:55
6.	"Don't Know How"	Brathwaite Robertson	Bizness Boi	2:54
7.	"Problems & Selfless"	Brathwaite Ryan Martinez	G. Ry	3:37
8.	"Temptations"	Brathwaite	PartyNextDoor	2:43
9.	"Spiteful"	Brathwaite	PartyNextDoor	5:35
10.	"Joy"	Brathwaite Shebib Sean Seaton Devendra Banhart	40 PartyNextDoor Neenyo^[b]	3:15
11.	"You've Been Missed"	Brathwaite Yinka Bankole-Ojo Seaton Robertson	FWDSLXSH Neenyo Bizness Boi^[b] PartyNextDoor^[b]	4:00
12.	"Transparency"	Brathwaite Seaton Robertson	PartyNextDoor Neenyo^[b] Bizness Boi^[b]	3:50
13.	"Brown Skin"	Brathwaite Shebib	40 PartyNextDoor	3:58
14.	"1942"	Brathwaite	PartyNextDoor	5:41
15.	"Come and See Me" (featuring Drake)	Brathwaite Shebib Graham	40	3:55
16.	"Nothing Easy to Please"	Brathwaite Shebib	40 PartyNextDoor	4:23
Total length:				65:43

Notes

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11] 24 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[12] 68 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14] 24 French Albums (SNEP)^[15] 79 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17] 36 UK Albums (OCC)^[18] 11 US Billboard 200^[19] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200^[21] 187 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[22] 65

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[23]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 12, 2016	Digital download	OVO Sound Warner	^[24]

References

1. "PARTYNEXTDOOR Drops New Song "Not Nice", Announces Release Date For 'P3'". Complex. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "PARTYNEXTDOOR Recruits Drake for 'Come And See Me'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
3. "PARTYNEXTDOOR Announces P3 Album With "Not Nice"". The Fader. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
4. "PartyNextDoor 3 - PartyNextDoor". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
5. Kellman, Andy. "PartyNextDoor - PartyNextDoor 3". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
6. "PartyNextDoor Satisfies With Melodies and Melancholy on 'P3' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
7. Empire, Kitty (14 August 2016). "PartyNextDoor: PartyNextDoor 3 (P3) review – the ups and downs of a public love life". Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
8. Patrick, Ryan B. "Partynextdoor P3". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
9. Schwartz, Danny (August 20, 2016). "First week sells for P#". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
10. "Australiancharts.com – Partynextdoor – PX3". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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12. "Ultratop.be – Partynextdoor – PX3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
13. "PartyNextDoor Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Partynextdoor – PX3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
15. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 33, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
16. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Partynextdoor – PX3". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
19. "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
20. "PartyNextDoor Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
21. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
22. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
23. "American album certifications – PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR 3". Recording Industry Association of America.
24. All citations concerning the release history of PartyNextDoor 3:
    • "PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 by PARTYNEXTDOOR on iTunes". iTunes Store. Australia. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
    • "PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 by PARTYNEXTDOOR on iTunes". iTunes Store. Canada. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
    • "PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 by PARTYNEXTDOOR on iTunes". iTunes Store. New Zealand. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
    • "PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 by PARTYNEXTDOOR on iTunes". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
    • "PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 by PARTYNEXTDOOR on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 22, 2016.