# Blue Slide Park

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For the park in Pittsburgh nicknamed "Blue Slide Park", see [Frick Park](/source/Frick_Park).

***Blue Slide Park*** is the debut [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American rapper [Mac Miller](/source/Mac_Miller). It was released on November 8, 2011, by [Rostrum Records](/source/Rostrum_Records). The album is named after a section of [Frick Park](/source/Frick_Park) (known as "Blue Slide Park") in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), near where Miller lived. Much of the production was handled by [ID Labs](/source/ID_Labs), and the album has no guest appearances.

Despite *Blue Slide Park* receiving mixed reviews from critics, it debuted at number one on the US [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) with 144,000 sales, making it the first independently distributed debut album to top the chart since 1995.

## Background and release

On July 5, 2011, [Mac Miller](/source/Mac_Miller) announced *Blue Slide Park* on his [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel.[1] The tracks "Smile Back" and "Blue Slide Park" were released as non-singles on September 23 and October 13, respectively.[2][3] The latter track was released to commemorate the album surpassing 25,000 pre-orders.[3] The [album cover](/source/Album_cover) art was designed by his older brother, Miller McCormick.[4] *Blue Slide Park* was released by [Rostrum Records](/source/Rostrum_Records) on November 8, 2011.[5]

## Singles

The album's first single, "[Frick Park Market](/source/Frick_Park_Market)", was produced by [ID Labs](/source/ID_Labs), and released alongside an accompanying [music video](/source/Music_video) on August 18, 2011.[6][7] The song peaked at number 60 on the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart. At the time, it was Miller's highest charting single, surpassing "[Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump_(song))", which charted at number 75.[8]

The second single, "[Party on Fifth Ave.](/source/Party_on_Fifth_Ave.)", also produced by ID Labs, was released on October 28, 2011, with an accompanying music video.[9][10] The song debuted at number 64 on the *Billboard* Hot 100.[8]

"Up All Night" was released as the third single digitally via [iTunes](/source/ITunes_Store) on November 15, 2011.[11] The song peaked at number 23 on the *Billboard* [Bubbling Under Hot 100](/source/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100) chart.[12]

## Critical reception

*Blue Slide Park* received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), a site that calculates an aggregate score based on a number of professional reviews, the album has received a score of 58/100 (based on 12 articles) which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[13] Jon Garcia of AllHipHop.com gave the album a rating of 6.5 out of 10, criticising the production and claiming that "it's as if he hasn't found his sound yet".[14] *[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine))* viewed the album's production more positively, but noted that Miller still has "room to evolve".[15] Jordan Sargent of *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))* gave the album a 1.0 out of 10 rating, and wrote "Miller's world is a hermetic one, and unless it's one you inhabit, the album holds no appeal", and "he's mostly just a crushingly bland, more intolerable version of [Wiz Khalifa](/source/Wiz_Khalifa)".[16]

## Commercial performance

*Blue Slide Park* debuted at number one on the US [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) chart, selling 144,000 copies in its first week, making it the first independently-distributed debut album to top the chart since [Tha Dogg Pound](/source/Tha_Dogg_Pound)'s *[Dogg Food](/source/Dogg_Food)* (1995).[17] In its second week, the album fell to number 24 with 25,000 sales, one of the [largest drops from number one](/source/Billboard_200#Largest_drops_from_No._1) at the time.[18] Despite not being released as a single, the track "Smile Back" became Miller's highest-charting song at the time, reaching number 55 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart dated November 26, 2011.[8] As of August 2012, the album has sold 344,000 copies.[19]

On May 14, 2018, the album was certified [gold](/source/RIAA_Certification) by the [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) (RIAA) for combined sales and streams in excess of 500,000 units in the United States.[20] *Blue Slide Park* earned 12,000 [album-equivalent units](/source/Album-equivalent_unit) in the week following Miller's death on September 7, 2018, allowing the album to re-enter the *Billboard* 200 at number 49.[21]

In Canada, the album debuted at number eight on the [Canadian Albums Chart](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart).[22] On December 18, 2012, the album was certified gold by [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada) (MC) for shipments exceeding 40,000 units in Canada.[23]

## Track listing

Credits adapted from [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)).[24]

## Tour

### Europe – The Incredibly Dope Tour

Miller toured Europe in early September 2011 to promote the album. The United Kingdom leg of The Incredibly Dope Tour ran from September 1 to 4, making up four dates in London, [Manchester](/source/Manchester), Birmingham, and [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow).[25] The tour also extended to mainland Europe, beginning in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam) on September 6.[26] Two dates in Paris were also announced, as well as [Opwijk](/source/Opwijk) before Mac's return to the United States to perform at the 2011 edition of [Rock the Bells](/source/Rock_the_Bells) in Boston. Later dates also saw Miller performing in Germany, and [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia).[27] He also performed at The National and other famous venues.

### United States – Blue Slide Park Tour

Miller's tour of the United States ran from September to December 2011. The Blue Slide Park Tour began on September 22, 2011, at the [Irving Plaza](/source/Irving_Plaza) in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), New York City. The final date was on December 9, with Miller performing in his hometown of [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh).[28]

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak position

### Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position US Billboard 200[29] 179 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 27 Chart (2013) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 97

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