Dopamine (Lil Tecca album)
Dopamine | ||||
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Released | June 13, 2025 | |||
Recorded | c. October 2024–2025[1] | |||
Studio | Tecca's apartment (New York City)[1] | |||
Length | 41:41 | |||
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Lil Tecca chronology | ||||
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Dopamine: The Rush cover | ||||
Singles from Dopamine | ||||
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Dopamine is the fifth studio album by the American rapper and singer Lil Tecca. It was released on June 13, 2025, through Galactic and Republic Records.[2] The album contains a sole guest appearance from Ken Carson. It serves as the follow up to his previous album, Plan A (2024).[3][4] The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Dark Thoughts" and "Owa Owa", with "Half the Plot" receiving a music video upon its release.
Singles
The lead single from the album, "Dark Thoughts", was released on March 14, 2025.[5] "Dark Thoughts" charted number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, 22 on the ARIA Charts, 22 on the Canadian Hot 100, 34 on the Irish Singles Chart, 11 on the Official Aotearoa Music Charts, 7 on the NZ Hot Chart and number 20 on the UK singles chart. "Dark Thoughts" was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 9, 2025.
The second single from the album, "Owa Owa", was released on May 30.[6] "Owa Owa" charted number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, 11 on the Hot Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, 46 on the Canadian Hot 100, 86 on the Irish Singles Chart, 4 on the NZ Hot Chart and number 76 on the UK singles chart.
Commercial performance
Dopamine debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 48,000 units in its first week. This is Tecca's highest charting album.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dark Thoughts" |
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| 2:16 |
2. | "Owa Owa" |
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| 2:12 |
3. | "Half the Plot" |
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| 2:45 |
4. | "The Truth" |
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| 2:24 |
5. | "Favorite Lie" |
| Nautilux | 2:49 |
6. | "Hollywood" |
| Dallas | 2:53 |
7. | "X Factor" |
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| 2:11 |
8. | "Don't Rush" |
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| 2:24 |
9. | "Boys Don't Cry" |
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| 2:31 |
10. | "Sure of It" |
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| 2:12 |
11. | "LYK" |
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| 2:43 |
12. | "On Your Own" |
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| 2:14 |
13. | "One Night" |
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| 2:07 |
14. | "Irish Goodbye" |
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| 2:18 |
15. | "Wake Up" |
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| 2:11 |
16. | "Malibu's Most Wanted" |
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| 2:24 |
17. | "Tic Tac Toe" (with Ken Carson) | Perto | 2:57 | |
Total length: | 41:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "Catch Me If You Can" | |
19. | "Not Too Much" | |
20. | "Sold Not Told" | |
21. | "L.A.N." |
Notes
- "Owa Owa" contains a sample of "Video Killed the Radio Star", written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley, as performed by the Buggles.
Personnel
Adapted from Tidal.[9] Programming is credited to each track's producer; technical credits below are for additional contributions.
- Lil Tecca – vocals
- Ken Carson – vocals (track 17)
- Aneta Gocmanac – additional vocals (tracks 2, 3)
Musicians
- Sabb3y_ – bass, drum, percussion, co-arranger (track 12)
- Perto – synthbass (track 17)
Technical
- Tom Norris – mixing, mastering
- Lil Tecca –recording engineer
Charts
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 28 |
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[11] | 5 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 16 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 43 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 86 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 2 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 20 |
French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 64 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 55 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] | 21 |
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[20] | 33 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[21] | 26 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[22] | 30 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[24] | 20 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[25] | 24 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26] [27] |
15 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 17 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30] | 22 |
US Billboard 200[31] | 3 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Lil Tecca's rewarding transmissions". The FADER. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (June 13, 2025). "Lil Tecca Has Plenty Hits Of "DOPAMINE" On His Latest Album". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Lil Tecca Hits Reward Center with Dopamine Release Date". Hits Daily Double. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Quincy (June 9, 2025). "Lil Tecca Unveils Dopamine Tracklist Ahead of June 13 Release". Ratings Game Music. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Morton, Devin (March 14, 2025). "Lil Tecca Delivers Catchy, Pharrell-Sampling Single "Dark Thoughts"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ Paul, Bryson "Boom" (May 30, 2025). "Lil Tecca Revives The Radio Star In Potential Song Of The Summer "Owa Owa"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Rules Billboard 200 for Fifth Straight Week". Billboard.
- ^ "Dopamine : The Rush Digital Album". Lil Tecca. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ "DOPAMINE / Lil Tecca / Credits". Tidal. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lil Tecca – Dopamine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lil Tecca – Dopamine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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- ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Tecca – Dopamine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums du semaine 25, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lil Tecca – Dopamine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 25-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Album topp 100 − Uke 25, 2025" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norge. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 13.06.2025–19.06.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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- ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 25 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
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- ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2025.