Subconsciously

{{for|the part of the mind|Subconscious}} {{Use mdy dates | date=January 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Subconsciously | type = Studio | artist = [[Black Coffee (DJ)|Black Coffee]] | cover = Subconsciously.webp | alt = | released = {{start date|2021|02|05|df=yes}} | recorded = 2018{{endash}}2021 | studio = | genre ={{hlist| [[Funk]]<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|title=Black Coffee – Subconsciously (2021, File) - Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/17272786-Black-Coffee-Subconsciously|publisher=Discogs|access-date=2022-04-04|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224633/https://www.discogs.com/release/17272786-Black-Coffee-Subconsciously|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Electronic music|electronic]]<ref name="Discogs"/>| [[Dance music|dance]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Coffee "Subconsciously" Drops Much Anticipated Album|first=John|last=Israel A|url=https://www.ubetoo.com/music/black-coffee-subconsciously/|publisher=Ubetoo|access-date=2022-04-04|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224637/https://www.ubetoo.com/mp3-download/black-coffee-subconsciously/|url-status=live}}</ref> }} | length = {{duration|m=60|s=01}} | label = Soulstic Music | producer = * [[Black Coffee (DJ)|Black Coffee]] * [[Diplo]] * [[Sun-El Musician]] | prev_title = Music Is King | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Subconsciously | type = studio | single1 = [[Drive (Black Coffee and David Guetta song)|Drive]] | single1date = 24 August 2018 }} }} '''''Subconsciously''''' is the sixth studio album by South African DJ and music producer [[Black Coffee (DJ)|Black Coffee]], released on 5 February 2021, by Soulstic Music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Coffee releases new album Subconsciously {{!}} Music In Africa|url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/black-coffee-releases-new-album-subconsciously|publisher=Music In Africa|first=Butchie|last=Seroto|date=2021-02-05|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224640/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/black-coffee-releases-new-album-subconsciously|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pharrell Williams]], [[David Guetta]], [[Diplo]] and [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] appear as guest artists.

The album won the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|Best Dance/Electronic]] at the [[64th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Black Coffee becomes first African DJ to win Grammy award - plus other big winners {{!}} Truelove|url=https://www.news24.com/amp/truelove/celebrity/black-coffee-becomes-first-african-dj-to-win-grammy-award-plus-other-big-winners-20220404|publisher=News24|location=South Africa|language=en|first=Mahlohonolo|last=Magadla|date=2022-04-04|access-date=2022-04-04|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224642/https://www.snl24.com/truelove/celebrity/black-coffee-becomes-first-african-dj-to-win-grammy-award-plus-other-big-winners-20220404|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Background== Black Coffee began recording the album in the third quarter of 2018.<ref name="OkayAfrica">{{cite web|title=Interview: Black Coffee Remains at the Top of His Game - OkayAfrica|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/interview-black-coffee-remains-at-the-top-of-his-game/189518|publisher=OkayAfrica|access-date=2022-04-06|first=Palesa|last=Buyeye|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224638/https://www.okayafrica.com/amp/black-coffee-album-subconsciously-interview-2650598669|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Title== The album's title was inspired by "SBCNCSLY", a song which features Sabrina Claudio.<ref name="OkayAfrica"/>

== Release and singles == "[[Drive (Black Coffee and David Guetta song)|Drive]]" featuring French DJ [[David Guetta]] and Delilah Montagu was released in August 2018, as the album's lead single.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Guetta, Black Coffee & Delilah Montagu's 'Drive': Listen |work=Billboard |access-date=2022-04-06 |first=Kat |last=Bein |date=2018-08-24 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/david-guetta-black-coffee-drive-delilah-montagu-8472087/ |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224639/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/david-guetta-black-coffee-drive-delilah-montagu-8472087/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to Black Coffee and David Guetta's New Song ‘Drive’ - OkayAfrica|publisher=OkayAfrica|access-date=2022-04-06|first=Sabelo|last=Mkhabela|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/listen-to-black-coffee-and-david-guettas-new-song-drive/243215|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901225653/https://www.okayafrica.com/amp/black-coffee-david-guetta-drive-2599416765|url-status=live}}</ref> The song debuted on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance/Electronic Songs]] at number 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8473843/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-black-coffee-david-guetta-max-styler|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Black Coffee & David Guetta, Max Styler, Andrew Bayer|author=Murray, Gordon|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=6 September 2018|access-date=2022-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910221130/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8473843/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-black-coffee-david-guetta-max-styler|archive-date=10 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Subconsciously'' was released on February 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Coffee Releases Career-Defining Album ‘Subconsciously’|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2021/02/05/black-coffee-releases-career-defining-album-subconsciously/|work=Forbes|first=Lisa|last=Kocay|access-date=2022-02-04|date=2021-02-05|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901225654/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2021/02/05/black-coffee-releases-career-defining-album-subconsciously/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== The album broke Apple Music and Spotify 2021 records for highest streams, with over 100 million streams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Coffee's new album has scored 100 million streams, and it hasn't even officially dropped yet|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2021-01-20-black-coffees-new-album-has-scored-100-million-streams-and-it-hasnt-even-officially-dropped-yet/|work=TimesLIVE|date=2021-01-20|first=Unathi|last=Nkanjeni|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901225654/https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2021-01-20-black-coffees-new-album-has-scored-100-million-streams-and-it-hasnt-even-officially-dropped-yet/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev1score = 7.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork" /> }}

Reviewing the album for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Tarisai Ngangura stated, "''Subconsciously'' isn't the type of album that offers bangers through and through, but the standout tracks are compelling enough to stay the course".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|title=Black Coffee: Subconsciously Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-coffee-subconsciously/|publisher=Pitchfork|access-date=2022-02-04|date=2021-02-10|first=Tarisai|last=Ngangura|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901225657/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-coffee-subconsciously/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Year-end lists=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="border:none; margin:0;" |+ Select year-end rankings of ''Subconsciously'' ! scope="col"| Critic/Publication ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| List ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] | The 20 Best Dance Albums of 2021 | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web| title=The 20 Best Dance Albums Of 2021: Critics’ Picks – Billboard| url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-20-best-dance-albums-of-2021-critics-picks/| work=Billboard| access-date=2022-05-03| date=2020-12-17| archive-date=April 1, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401214729/https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-20-best-dance-albums-of-2021-critics-picks/| url-status=live}}</ref> }} |}

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard Edition | title1 = Lost | note1 = with DJ Angelo featuring Jinadu | writer1 = Maphumulo Simon Oluyemi Angelos Kotorlos | length1 = 6:04

| title3 = SBCNCSLY | note3 = featuring [[Sabrina Claudio]] | writer3 = Lisa Scinta Michaël Malih Maphumulo Sabrina Claudio | length3 = 6:24

| title4 = I'm Fallin' | note4 = RY X | writer4 = Maphumulo | length4 = 7:42

| title7 = Flava | note7 = featuring Unam Rams and [[Tellaman]] | length7 = 4:29

| title8 = 10 Missed Calls | note8 = featuring [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Jozzy]] | length8 = 3:57

| title11 = [[Drive (Black Coffee and David Guetta song)|Drive]] | note11 = with [[David Guetta]] featuring Delilah Montagu | writer11 = [[Stargate (record producers)|Tor Hermansen]] Maphumulo [[Mikkel Eriksen]] [[Ilsey Juber]] Philip Fender David Guetta Ralph Wegner | length11 = 3:11

| title12 = Never Gonna Forget | note12 = with [[Diplo]] featuring [[Elderbrook]] | length12 = 3:19

| total_length = 60:01 }}

==Awards== ''Subconsciously'' won Dance/Electronic Album at the [[64th Grammy Awards]]. {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| [[64th Grammy Awards|2022]] | [[Grammy Awards]] | Dance/Electronic Album | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ewn.co.za/2021/11/23/sa-s-black-coffee-bags-major-grammy-nomination/amp|title=SA'S BLACK COFFEE BAGS MAJOR GRAMMY NOMINATION|location=South Africa|language=en|publisher=Eye Witness News|access-date=2022-01-04|date=23 November 2021|archive-date=April 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401185147/https://ewn.co.za/2021/11/23/sa-s-black-coffee-bags-major-grammy-nomination/amp|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

==Personnel== ''Subconsciously'' credits are adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Subconsciously - Black Coffee {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/subconsciously-mw0003479297/credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2022-05-03|archive-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503080928/https://www.allmusic.com/album/subconsciously-mw0003479297/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> * Ben Abraham - Composer * Aki - Primary Artist, Vocals * Maxine Ashley - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals * C-Tea - Producer * Cassie - Primary Artist, Vocals * Celeste - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals * Sabrina Claudio - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals * Sasha Cron - Composer * Ry Cuming - Composer, Vocals * Kevin Davis - Mixing * Kevin KD Davis - Mixing, Mixing Engineer * Diplo - Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer * DJ Angelo - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist * Jocelyn Donald - Composer * Elderbrook - Primary Artist, Vocals * Mikkel Storleer Eriksen - Composer * Phillip Fender - Composer * Feli Ferraro - Composer * Gene Grimaldi - Mastering Engineer * David Guetta - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer * Tor Erik Hermansen - Composer * Jinadu - Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals * Shawn Joseph - Mastering Engineer * Jozzy - Primary Artist, Vocals * Ilsey Juber - Composer * King Henry - Producer * Alexander Kotz - Composer * Kwes. - Producer * Lucky Daye - Composer * Michaël Malih - Composer, Producer * [[Black Coffee (DJ)|Nkosinathi Maphumulo]] - Composer, Electronic Percussion, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer * Chris McClenney - Composer * Delilah Montagu - Primary Artist, Vocals * [[Msaki|Asanda Mvana]] - Composer * Thelumusa Owen - Composer * Una Rams - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer * Usher Raymond IV - Composer * RY X - Primary Artist * Lisa Scinta - Composer * Shapiro - Composer * India Shawn - Composer * Stargate - Producer * [[Sun-El Musician|Sanele Sithole]] - Primary Artist, Vocals, Composer, Producer * Tellaman - Primary Artist, Vocals * Usher - Primary Artist, Vocals * Casandra Ventura - Composer * Ralph Wegner - Composer, Producer * Philippe Weiss - Mixing * [[Pharrell Williams]] - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for ''Subconsciously'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| Worldwide | 5 February 2021 | {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}} | Standard | Soulstic Music | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Subconsciously by Black Coffee on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/za/album/subconsciously/1540737975|date=2021-02-05|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204100022/https://music.apple.com/za/album/subconsciously/1540737975|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2021 albums]] [[Category:Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album]]