{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Distinguish||Atavist (album){{!}}''Atavist'' (album)|AltaVista}} {{Infobox album | name = Atavista | type = studio | longtype = ([[reissue]]) | artist = [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]] | cover = Atavista by Childish Gambino (album cover).png | alt = A white field with "Atavista" printed in faint text in the center. | border = yes | caption = | released = {{Start date|2024|05|13}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [[Alternative hip hop]] * [[alternative R&B]] * [[neo soul]] * [[Experimental music|experimental]] | length = 50:15 | label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] | producer = * Donald Glover * Chukwudi Hodge * [[DJ Dahi|Dahi]] * E.Y. * Ely Rise * [[Jai Paul]] * [[James Francies]] * [[Kurtis McKenzie]] * Loshendrix * [[Ludwig Göransson]] * Riley Mackin * Sam Sugarman | chronology = [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]] | prev_title = [[3.15.20]] | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = [[Bando Stone & the New World]] | next_year = 2024 | misc = }}
'''''Atavista''''' is the reissue of American rapper [[Childish Gambino]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[3.15.20]]'', described by Gambino as a "finished version".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Bethy |date=2024-05-13 |title=Childish Gambino Drops Surprise Album Atavista |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/childish-gambino-atavista-surprise-album.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Childish Gambino Officially Drops ''Atavista'', the Finished Version of '3.15.20' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/5/childish-gambino-atavista-album-stream-3-15-20-next-album-release-info |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> It was released on May 13, 2024, five days after ''3.15.20'' was removed from streaming platforms. The album maintains the same guest appearances from the unfinished version ([[Ariana Grande]], [[Kadhja Bonet]], [[21 Savage]] and [[Atia Boggs|Ink]]), while incorporating new guest appearances from [[Young Nudy]] and [[Summer Walker]].
==Background== {{See also|3.15.20{{!}}''3.15.20''}} In 2017, Donald Glover, during a live performance, revealed he planned to retire the stage name Childish Gambino, telling the [[Governors Ball Music Festival]] audience, "I'll see you for the last Gambino album."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/donald-glover-childish-gambino-final-album-2083748|title=Donald Glover reveals that next Childish Gambino project will be his final album|work=[[NME]]|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> After some disputes with Glassnote, Glover signed with [[RCA Records]] in January 2018. In July 2018, Glover released the ''[[Summer Pack]]'' extended play containing the songs "[[Summertime Magic]]" and "[[Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)|Feels Like Summer]]", the former of which was labeled to be the lead single from Glover's forthcoming fourth studio album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/childish-gambino-releases-a-summer-pack-of-new-music-summertime-magic-and-feels-like-summer/|title=Childish Gambino Releases A Summer Pack of New Music: "Summertime Magic" And "Feels Like Summer"|website=RCA Records|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Later that year, Glover performed live dates on the [[This Is America Tour]] and announced at the debut show in Atlanta that the tour would be his last.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/donald-glover-this-is-the-last-gambino-tour-ever|title=Donald Glover: 'This Is the Last Gambino Tour Ever'|website=Complex|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Individuals who purchased tickets to the tour received exclusive unfinished [[Demo (music)|demos]] of the songs "Algorhythm" and "All Night" before the tour dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/childish-gambino-sent-2-new-songs-to-his-fans/|title=Childish Gambino Sent 2 New Songs to His Fans|website=Pitchfork|date=September 4, 2018 |access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Along his tour, he played "Algorhythm" and "All Night" (the latter was only played in Atlanta), and he also premiered new songs, then believed to be from his upcoming studio album, including a different version of "Atavista" and "Human Sacrifice".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/09/childish-gambino-debuts-new-music-at-this-is-america-tour-kick-off-setlist-video/|title=Childish Gambino debuts new music at "This Is America Tour" kick-off: Setlist + Video|date=2018-09-07|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> A [[Pixel 3|Google Pixel 3]] advertisement also debuted during the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]] featuring Donald Glover and using the previously teased song "Human Sacrifice".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/donald-glover-childish-gambino-new-song-google-pixel-ad.html|title=Does Your Phone Have a Little Dancing Childish Gambino in It? Hmmmmm? Does It?|last=Kiefer|first=Halle|date=2019-02-10|website=Vulture|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>
Glover's fourth studio album, ''3.15.20'', was originally streamed to the public on March 15, 2020, before releasing a week later on streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2020-03-15 |title=Donald Glover's New Childish Gambino Album Surfaces, Gets Removed |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/donald-glover-quietly-releases-new-childish-gambino-album-listen/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2020-03-22 |title=Donald Glover Officially Drops New Album '3.15.20', Offers Streaming At His Website |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/donald-glover-new-album-officially-released-1202883735/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The album was released amid the beginning of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as well as following the death of Glover's father. It received acclaim from critics, but Glover reflected on its unfinished nature and how it had impacted its reception and legacy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skelton |first=Eric |title=Donald Glover Opens Up About His New Career Chapter, Cows, and Artificial Intelligence |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/donald-glover-interview-quiet-comfort |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>
== Promotion and release == On March 15, 2024, four years after the album's initial release, Glover teased a re-release of the album with the title ''Atavista'', showing an updated tracklist that included alterations in tracks and sequencing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callas |first=Brad |title=Donald Glover to Re-Release and Update '3.15.20' as 'Atavista' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/donald-glover-3111520-atavista |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref> A month later, during a radio broadcast by his production company GILGA, Glover revealed that ''3.15.20'' was rushed out to streaming services because of personal issues and the start of the pandemic, and he plans to re-release the project as a "finished" album under its original title ''Atavista''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Donald Glover Lays Out The Plan For His Last 2 Childish Gambino Albums |url=https://uproxx.com/music/donald-glover-final-childish-gambino-album-bando-stone/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=2024-04-15 |title=Childish Gambino Announces Final Two New Albums, Plays New Music on Instagram Live |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/childish-gambino-donald-glover-atavista-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-albums-1235004442/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Glover also revealed that following ''Atavista'', a [[tentpole film]] from GILGA titled ''Bando Stone & the New World'' would release with its soundtrack acting as the final album under the moniker of Childish Gambino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-04-15 |title=Donald Glover Announces Final Childish Gambino Album, Will Soundtrack His Film 'Bando Storm and the New World' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/donald-glover-childish-gambino-final-album-1235971612/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Childish Gambino Announces Final Two Albums, Teases New Music |url=https://consequence.net/2024/04/childish-gambino-two-new-albums-unreleased-music/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>
On May 8, ''3.15.20'' was removed from select streaming services leading up to the release of ''Atavista'' less than a week later. ''Atavista'' released as a surprise drop on May 13, alongside a music video for "Little Foot Big Foot" directed by [[Hiro Murai]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-05-13 |title=Donald Glover Shares 'Atavista' Album and Wild Choreo in 'Little Foot Big Foot' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/donald-glover-childish-gambino-album-atavista-little-foot-big-foot-video-1235681125/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |last2=Mier |first2=Tomás |date=2024-05-13 |title=Childish Gambino Surprise-Drops Complete '3.15.20' Album and Plots New World Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/childish-gambino-drops-atavista-album-1235018778/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> That same night, Glover also confirmed via [[Twitter|X]] that a new album, ''Bando Stone & the New World'', would arrive in the summer.<ref>{{cite web |title=donald on X: "ATAVISTA is streaming now. this album is the finished version of "3.15.20", the album i put out 4 years ago. there's a special vinyl coming soon w/ visuals for each song. the all new childish gambino album comes out in the summer. also.... little foot, big foot video:…" |url=https://twitter.com/donaldglover/status/1789871520258658650 |website=X |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref> The tracks "0.00", "32.22", and "[[Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)|42.26]]", which appeared on ''3.15.20'' were not included on the album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-05-14 |title=Childish Gambino's Brilliant 'Atavista' Finally Gets Its Day in the Sun: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/childish-gambino-atavista-3-15-20-album-review-1236001761/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The first of those developed into the track "We Are God" included on ''Bando Stone''.
A world tour from Childish Gambino, titled The New World Tour, commenced in 2024 in support of both albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-05-13 |title=Childish Gambino Announces Massive 2024 Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/childish-gambino-announces-massive-2024-tour/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> A standard vinyl of ''Atavista'' will release in August 2024, with a special edition "video vinyl" coming later in the year. The latter, featuring exclusive videos for each song on the album was only available for purchase for 90 minutes on Glover's online store before no longer being sold.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-08 |title=Childish Gambino Atavista Video Vinyl Surprises Fans - Resell Calendar |url=https://resellcalendar.com/news/news/childish-gambino-atavista-video-vinyl-lp-resell/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Joe |title=Childish Gambino Shares 'Atavista' Album Alongside "Little Foot, Big Foot "Video, Announces World Tour |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/childish-gambino-shares-atavista-world-tour |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Atavista'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 50:15 | title1 = Atavista | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Donald Glover]]|[[Ludwig Göransson]]}} | extra1 = Glover | length1 = 3:01 | title2 = Algorhythm | writer2 = {{hlist|Glover|[[DJ Dahi|Dacoury Natche]]|Eyobed Getachew|Riley Mackin|[[Kurtis McKenzie]]|Ely Rise|[[KayGee|Keir Gist]]|[[Zhané|Reneé Neufville]]|Abdullah Bahr|[[Leon Ware]]|Zane Grey}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Glover|[[DJ Dahi]]|E.Y.|McKenzie}} | length2 = 3:34 | title3 = [[Time (Childish Gambino song)|Time]] | note3 = featuring [[Ariana Grande]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|[[Ludwig Göransson]]|[[Ariana Grande]]|Chukwudi Hodge|[[Sarah Aarons]]}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Göransson|Hodge{{ref|c|[c]}}|Ely Rise{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Jai Paul]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 5:34 | title4 = [[Psilocybae (Millennial Love)]] | note4 = featuring [[21 Savage]], [[Atia Boggs|Ink]] and [[Kadhja Bonet]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|[[21 Savage|Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph]]|[[Atia Boggs]]|[[Kadhja Bonet]]}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Hodge{{ref|c|[c]}}|Rise{{ref|c|[c]}}|McKenzie{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length4 = 6:32 | title5 = To Be Hunted | writer5 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|Göransson|Hodge|[[James Francies]]|McKenzie}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Göransson|Hodge|McKenzie|Francies}} | length5 = 4:14 | title6 = Sweet Thang | note6 = featuring [[Summer Walker]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Glover|Summer Walker|Natche|Francies|Carlos Muñoz}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Loshendrix|Francies{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length6 = 7:05 | title7 = Little Foot Big Foot | note7 = featuring [[Young Nudy]] | writer7 = {{hlist|Glover|[[Young Nudy|Quantavious Tavario Thomas]]|Natche|Francies|Rise|Sam Sugarman|Irwin Henderson|Curtis Kirk}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Rise|Sugarman|Francies}} | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = Why Go to the Party | writer8 = {{hlist|Glover|Göransson|Francies|Hodge|Mackin}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Göransson|Francies|Mackin}} | length8 = 0:41 | title9 = Human Sacrifice | writer9 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|Rise|[[Christopher Franke]]|[[Edgar Froese]]|[[Johannes Schmoelling]]}} | extra9 = {{hlist|DJ Dahi|Göransson}} | length9 = 5:52 | title10 = The Violence | writer10 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|Göransson|Hodge|Legend Glover}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Göransson|Hodge{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length10 = 6:03 | title11 = Final Church | writer11 = {{hlist|Glover|Natche|Francies|Mackin|[[Nate Smith (musician)|Ira Nathaniel Smith]]}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Glover|DJ Dahi|Francies|Mackin}} | length11 = 3:46 }}
'''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies a co-producer * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
'''Sample credits''' * "Algorhythm" contains samples of "[[Hey Mr. D.J. (Zhané song)|Hey Mr. D.J.]]", written by Anthony Bahr, [[KayGee|Kier Gist]], [[Leon Ware]], Renee Neufville and Zane Grey, as performed by [[Zhané]]. * "Human Sacrifice" contains samples of "Choronzon", written by [[Christopher Franke]], [[Edgar Froese]] and [[Johannes Schmoelling]], as performed by [[Tangerine Dream]].
== Personnel == '''Musicians''' * [[Donald Glover]] – vocals (all tracks), percussion (track 6) * Ely Rise – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 7) * [[Brent Jones (musician)|Brent Jones]] – background vocals (track 2) * The Best Life Singers – background vocals (track 2) * [[James Francies]] – keyboards (tracks 4, 5, 8, 11); [[harpsichord]], organ (6); synthesizer (10) * [[Atia Boggs|Atia "Ink" Boggs]] – background vocals (track 4) * Chukwudi Hodge – drums (track 4) * [[Kurtis McKenzie]] – drums (track 4) * Sam Sugarman – guitar (track 4) * Loshendrix – guitar (tracks 5, 6) * [[Ludwig Göransson]] – bass, guitar (track 10) * Legend Glover – background vocals (track 10) * Alaina Penderhughes – [[Western concert flute|flute]] (track 10) * The Denise Renee Choir – background vocals (track 11) * [[Nate Smith (musician)|Nate Smith]] – drums (track 11) * Dani Markham – percussion (track 11)
'''Technical''' * [[Andrew Dawson (record producer)|Andrew Dawson]] – [[Audio mixing|mixing]] (all tracks) * [[Mike Bozzi]] – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] (all tracks) * Riley Mackin – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Audio engineer|engineering]] (all tracks); mastering (track 9), drum [[Audio editing software|editing]] (11) * Donald Glover – mixing (track 9) * Ruben Rivera – engineering (track 2) * Kyle Stephens – engineering (track 3)
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Atavista'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024–2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2025-01-20|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=January 20, 2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}}</ref> | 40 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart/2025-01-20|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=January 20, 2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}}</ref> | 8 |- {{album chart|Flanders|72|artist=Childish Gambino|album=Atavista|rowheader=true|access-date=May 26, 2024}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|84|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|74|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-3/|title=2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=May 17, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-05-17|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> | 31 |- {{album chart|Portugal|72|artist=Childish Gambino|album=Atavista|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|51|artist=Childish Gambino|album=Atavista|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2024}} |- {{album chart|UKDigital|28|date=20240517|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2024}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|32|date=20240517|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2024}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|62|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2024}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|23|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2024}} |}
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