Back in Black (Cypress Hill album)

Back in Black is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on March 18, 2022.

Back in Black
Studio album by
Cypress Hill
ReleasedMarch 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Length32:29
Label
ProducerBlack Milk
Cypress Hill chronology
Elephants on Acid
(2018)		 Back in Black
(2022)
Singles from Back in Black
  1. "Bye Bye"
    Released: January 21, 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[2]
The Arts Desk[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Gigwise[5]
Kerrang!4/5[6]
musicOMH[7]

The album includes 10 tracks. Unlike Elephants on Acid (2018), the group's previous album, which was produced by DJ Muggs, this album was solely produced by Black Milk.[8]

Reception

Back in Black was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75 based on nine reviews.[1] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 73 out of 100, based on twelve reviews.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Takeover"
3:15
2."Open Ya Mind"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
3:44
3."Certified" (featuring Demrick)
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
3:09
4."Bye Bye" (featuring Dizzy Wright)
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
3:48
5."Come with Me"
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
3:15
6."The Original"
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
2:54
7."Hit Em'"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Cross
2:19
8."Break of Dawn"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
2:54
9."Champion Sound"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Ferm
  • Cross
3:03
10."The Ride"
  • Freese
  • Cross
4:04

Personnel

Cypress Hill

Additional personnel

  • Black Milk – production, mixing
  • Drew Drucker – mastering, engineering (1, 3–10)
  • Aaron Diaz – engineering (1, 3–10), vocal engineering (all tracks)
  • Dominic Thiroux – engineering (1, 3–10), vocal engineering (all tracks)
  • Raphael Lamotta – creative direction
  • Dana Diaz-Tutaan – layout design

Charts
Chart performance for Back in Black
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 195
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 128
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 123
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 12
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[16] 69

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Back in Black". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. Hernandez, Nina (March 16, 2022). "Cypress Hill fires up a return to its original sound". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. Oddy, Guy (March 14, 2022). "Album: Cypress Hill - Back in Black". The Arts Desk. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. Roseblade, Nick (March 16, 2022). "Cypress Hill - Back In Black". CLASH. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. Brown, Gavin (March 17, 2022). "Album Review: Cypress Hill - Back in Black | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. Garner, George (18 March 2022). "Album review: Cypress Hill – Back in Black". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. Devlin, Ben (March 16, 2022). "Cypress Hill - Back In Black | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. Grant, Shawn (March 19, 2022). "Cypress Hill Releases New Album "Back in Black"". The Source.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Back in Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Cypress Hill – Back in Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Cypress Hill – Back in Black" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. "Top Albums (Week 12, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cypress Hill – Back in Black" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Back in Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  16. "Cypress Hill Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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