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Studio album 2023

Janelle Monáe The Age of Pleasure

Billboard peak
No.17
Released June 9
2023
Runtime
31:59
Tracks
14
Label
Bad Boy Records
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Janelle Monáe's sun-drunk 2023 album: Float, Lipstick Lover, and Afro-diasporic pleasure politics after Dirty Computer's urgency.

The Age of Pleasure trades Dirty Computer’s dystopia for poolside queer joy—Afrobeats, reggae, and loose funk with Seun Kuti, Grace Jones, Doechii, and Amaarae. Float and Lipstick Lover led the singles.

At 14 tracks and a shorter runtime than her earlier epics, it is Monáe at her most immediate. The album hit No. 17 and split some longtime concept-album fans while connecting with listeners who wanted the party the previous record only argued for.

Track list

Production Nate Wonder 14 Sensei Bueno 13 Janelle Monáe 12 Nana Kwabena 12 Roman GianArthur 3 Doechii 1 Kel-P 1

  1. Float 4:02

    Feat. Seun Kuti, Egypt 80

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  2. Champagne Shit 2:23

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  3. Black Sugar Beach 1:05

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno, Roman GianArthur

  4. Phenomenal 3:37

    Feat. Doechii

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur, Doechii

  5. Haute 1:36

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  6. Ooh La La 0:35

    Feat. Grace Jones

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Sensei Bueno, Nana Kwabena

  7. Lipstick Lover 2:49

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  8. The Rush 2:43

    Feat. Amaarae, Nia Long

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  9. The French 75 1:09

    Feat. Sister Nancy

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Sensei Bueno, Nana Kwabena, Roman GianArthur

  10. Water Slide 2:44

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno

  11. Know Better 2:49

    Feat. CKay, Seun Kuti, Egypt 80

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder

  12. Paid in Pleasure 1:46

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno, Kel-P

  13. Only Have Eyes 42 2:50

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Nana Kwabena, Sensei Bueno, Nate Wonder

  14. A Dry Red 1:51

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Sensei Bueno, Janelle Monáe

Artists on this release

Lead and guest artists, from the credits

  1. Janelle Monáe Lead artist Atlanta, Georgia