# So Much Fun
*So Much Fun* is the debut full-length studio album by the Atlanta rapper [Young Thug](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-thug), released on August 16, 2019 by 300 [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment).[1](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/details) The 19-track, 62-minute album reached number one in the United States and, per ChartMasters, is Young Thug's best-selling release with 3.4 million equivalent album sales.[2](https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-young-thug-gunna-ski) • [3](https://chartmasters.org/album/young-thug/so-much-fun/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | Young Thug, Atlanta rapper[1](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/details) |
| Release | August 16, 2019, 300 Entertainment / Atlantic Recording Corporation[1](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/details) • [4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939) |
| Length | 19 songs, 1 hour 2 minutes; a deluxe edition has 24 songs[4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939) |
| Featured guests | 21 Savage, J. Cole, Doe Boy, Future, Gunna, Juice WRLD, Lil Baby, Lil Duke, Lil Keed, Lil Uzi Vert, Machine Gun Kelly, NAV, Quavo, and Travis Scott[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug) |
| Chart peak | Number one in the United States; 63 weeks on the chart as of the week of November 7, 2020[2](https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-young-thug-gunna-ski) • [6](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2020/Billboard-2020-11-07.pdf) |
| Critical score | Metascore 79 ("generally favorable reviews") based on 10 critic reviews[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug) |
| Long-term sales | 3.4 million equivalent album sales, Young Thug's best-selling release[3](https://chartmasters.org/album/young-thug/so-much-fun/) |
## Background
By the time of *So Much Fun*, Young Thug had already released over a dozen mixtapes that influenced a new wave of rappers and trap producers, as well as the [Future](https://www.edgepedia.org/future-rapper) collaboration *Super Slimey* (2017) and the [YSL Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/ysl-records) showcase *Slime Language* (2018), but none had been presented as a proper debut album.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-fun-mw0003310313) • [4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939) The Mic Cheque review argued that earlier projects such as *Jeffery* and *Beautiful Thugger Girls* possessed all the qualities of an album, making *So Much Fun* effectively his third even though it was marketed as the debut.[8](https://miccheque.com/2019/09/03/so-much-fun-review/)
In an interview with *The FADER*, Young Thug described his approach to the record: "I focused on what people really like, instead of myself."[9](https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/28/young-thug-so-much-fun-tidal-crwn-interview) [J. Cole](https://www.edgepedia.org/j-cole), who provided the opening verse to the lead single "The London," is credited as the album's executive producer.[10](https://www.gq.com/story/young-thug-is-giving-you-what-you-want-to-hear)
## Music
The album keeps a deliberately simple, fun-focused formula. Apple Music's editorial review describes Young Thug as sounding "elated to be making music," unloading quirky stream-of-consciousness bars, with production based in trap but "equally indebted to video game scoring and some unplaceable fantasy world."[4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939) Frequent collaborators Wheezy and Southside produced, alongside J. Cole.[4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939)
The vocals carry the stylistic quirks that had become his calling cards: playing with [British slang](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-slang) on "Sup Mate," aping [Louis Armstrong](https://www.edgepedia.org/louis-armstrong)'s singing voice on "Cartier Gucci Scarf," and punctuating bars with [Michael Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-jackson)-reminiscent ad-libs on "Light It Up."[4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939) AllMusic highlights the album's versatility, from the pop-friendly Juice WRLD collaboration "Mannequin Challenge" to the dark "Jumped Out the Window" and the melodic trap of "Hot," built on a horn-heavy Wheezy beat.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-fun-mw0003310313)
**Critical takes.** Reviewers generally characterized the album as more conventional than his earlier work. Mic Cheque wrote that it is "not the eccentric, left-field Thug we are used to," noting that the simplicity of the production and song structure kept him from his artistic peak without producing dull moments across 19 tracks; the review named "The London" the best song on the album and rated it 7/10.[8](https://miccheque.com/2019/09/03/so-much-fun-review/) Ratings Game Music gave it a B, saying it does not have a single bad song and praising catchy hooks, infectious melodies, and solid guest appearances.[11](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/08/16/young-thug-so-much-fun-album-review/)
## Commercial performance
*So Much Fun* peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 63 weeks through the chart week of November 7, 2020.[2](https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-young-thug-gunna-ski) • [6](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2020/Billboard-2020-11-07.pdf) ChartMasters records it as Young Thug's best-selling release, with 3.4 million equivalent album sales accumulated across the album, its singles, streaming, and compilation carryover; as of September 2026 the album had reached 3.4 billion Spotify streams.[3](https://chartmasters.org/album/young-thug/so-much-fun/) Music VF lists "What's the Move" as an August 2019 single from the album, and Apple Music hosts official videos for "What's the Move" (with [Lil Uzi Vert](https://www.edgepedia.org/lil-uzi-vert)) and "The London" (with J. Cole and [Travis Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-scott)).[12](https://musicvf.com/album.php?album=So+Much+Fun&artist=Young+Thug) • [4](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939)
## Reception
The album holds a Metacritic Metascore of 79 from 10 critic reviews, with 9 positive and 1 mixed; the user score is 7.9 based on 82 ratings.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug) AllMusic scored it 80, calling it "strange and exciting as ever" and turning in "some of his best material to date"; HipHopDX gave 80, praising the vocal performance and pacing of the beats; and PopMatters gave 70, faulting the 19 tracks in 62 minutes for lacking the stylistic experiments of *Beautiful Thugger Girls* while remaining dedicated to hard Atlanta rap.[13](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/user-reviews)
## References
1. [So Much Fun Details, Tracks, and Credits – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/details)
2. [Inside Track: Young Thug & Gunna, Ski – Sound On Sound](https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-young-thug-gunna-ski)
3. [So Much Fun by Young Thug – Sales & Streaming Stats – ChartMasters](https://chartmasters.org/album/young-thug/so-much-fun/)
4. [So Much Fun – Album by Young Thug – Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-fun/1476636939)
5. [So Much Fun by Young Thug Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug)
6. [Billboard Artist Certification / Imprint-Distributing Label chart page, week of November 7, 2020](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2020/Billboard-2020-11-07.pdf)
7. [Young Thug: So Much Fun Tracks & Reviews – AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-fun-mw0003310313)
8. [Review: Young Thug, 'So Much Fun' – Mic Cheque](https://miccheque.com/2019/09/03/so-much-fun-review/)
9. [Young Thug on his new album So Much Fun – The FADER](https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/28/young-thug-so-much-fun-tidal-crwn-interview)
10. [Young Thug Is Giving You What You Want to Hear – GQ](https://www.gq.com/story/young-thug-is-giving-you-what-you-want-to-hear)
11. [Young Thug – So Much Fun (Album Review) – Ratings Game Music](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2019/08/16/young-thug-so-much-fun-album-review/)
12. [So Much Fun • Album • Young Thug – Music VF](https://musicvf.com/album.php?album=So+Much+Fun&artist=Young+Thug)
13. [Read Critic and User Reviews for So Much Fun – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-much-fun/young-thug/user-reviews)
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