Amala

## ***Amala*** by Doja Cat

* Standard
* Deluxe

### Producer(s)

Doja Cat, Yeti Beats, tizhimself, Rogét Chahayed, The ArcadeTROY, NōKACambo, BudoAdrian, XAlizzzRichie BeatsKurtis, McKenzieTyson & Trax

## Singles from *Amala*

1. Roll With Us
Released: February 1, 2018
2. Go To Town
Released: March 9, 2018
3. Candy
Released: March 23, 2018
4. MOOO!
Released: August 31, 2018
5. Tia Tamera
Released: February 20, 2019

**Amala** is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Doja Cat. It was released on March 30, 2018, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The album's deluxe version was released on March 1, 2019 and featured her breakthrough singles "Juicy", "Tia Tamera", and "MOOO!". Her first commercial release in four years, Doja Cat has expressed strong disdain toward the record for a number of reasons.

Upon its release, **Amala** was initially a critical and commercial failure and was largely ignored by critics In August 2018, the album and Doja Cat gained attention when her novelty song "Mooo!" became an internet meme. As a result, songs "Candy" and "Juicy" became sleeper hits, and the album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart in August 2019. Amala would eventually peak at number 138 on the chart in November 2019, coinciding with the release of her second studio album, Hot Pink.

## Background

On March 27, 2018, Doja Cat's label announced the album via their Twitter. In addition to announcing the release date of the album, they also revealed the title of the project and its cover.

## Artwork

Her label said that the album "unlocks a sweetly sexy world soundtracked by wild hip-hop, twisted pop, and smoked-out R&B. Asserting a feline-esque dominance, her unapologetic charisma, charm, and confidence immediately take center stage."

## Singles

The album's lead single, titled "Go to Town", was released on March 9, 2018 along with a music video. The single "Mooo!" was released on August 10, 2018 along with a music video as a non-album single, but it was later announced that it was the first single of the deluxe edition of the album. Another single for the deluxe edition, titled "Tia Tamera", was released on January 31, 2019 as a collaboration with American rapper Rico Nasty and its music video was released on February 21, 2019. The third and final song of the deluxe edition, titled "Juicy", was originally released on March 1, 2019 for the deluxe edition of *Amala*, but on August 15, 2019 a remix of the song was released with American rapper and singer Tyga as a single along with a music video. The version with Tyga was included on Doja Cat's second studio album, "Hot Pink."

### Promotional Singles

the Promotional single "Casual" was released in 2016, the second Promotional single "All Nighter" was released in 2017, and the third and final promotional single "Roll With Us" was released February 11, 2018.

## Track Listing

### Amala — Deluxe version (bonus tracks)

* Sprecher
* Lukasz Gottwald
* Lydia Asrat
* Tyson Trax
* Maria-Cecilia Kelly
* McKenzie
* Sprecher
* Asrat
* Kurtis McKenzie
* Yeti Beats
* Collins
* Sprecher
* Pharrell Williams
* Chad Hugo
* Jonathan Smith
* Michael Tyler
* Bobby Sandimanie
* Craig Lawson
* Troy Nöka
* Yeti Beats
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## Trivia

* MOOO!" contains portions of "Milkshake", as performed by Kelis from her 2003 album Tasty and "Move Bitch", as performed by Ludacris from his 2001 album Word of Mouf.
* This is the longest album of Doja Cat's discography excluding the Japan version of Hot Pink.
* "Go To Town" is only song from the standard album that received a music video.