As of August 2012, the album has sold 344,000 copies. Despite not being released as a single, the track "Smile Back" became Miller's highest-charting song at the time, reaching number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 26, 2011. In its second week, the album fell to number 24 with 25,000 sales, one of the largest drops from number one at the time. Commercial performance īlue Slide Park debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 144,000 copies in its first week, making it the first independently-distributed debut album to top the chart since Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Food (1995). Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork gave the album a 1.0 out of 10 rating, and wrote "Miller's world is a hermetic one, and unless it's one you inhabit, the album holds no appeal", and "he's mostly just a crushingly bland, more intolerable version of Wiz Khalifa".
XXL viewed the album's production more positively, but noted that Miller still has "room to evolve". Jon Garcia of gave the album a rating of 6.5 out of 10, criticising the production and claiming that "it's as if he hasn't found his sound yet".
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At Metacritic, a site that calculates an aggregate score based on a number of professional reviews, the album has received a score of 58/100 (based on 12 articles) which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīlue Slide Park received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Up All Night" was released as the third single digitally via iTunes on November 15, 2011. The song debuted at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, " Party on Fifth Ave.", also produced by ID Labs, was released on October 28, 2011, with an accompanying music video. At the time, it was Miller's highest charting single, surpassing " Donald Trump", which charted at number 75.
The song peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's first single, " Frick Park Market", was produced by ID Labs, and released alongside an accompanying music video on August 18, 2011. Blue Slide Park was released by Rostrum Records on November 8, 2011. The album cover art was designed by his older brother, Miller McCormick. The latter track was released to commemorate the album surpassing 25,000 pre-orders. The tracks "Smile Back" and "Blue Slide Park" were released as non-singles on September 23 and October 13, respectively.
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On July 5, 2011, Mac Miller announced Blue Slide Park on his YouTube channel.
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Approach it unfettered and Blue Slide Park is like winning the lotto, where all of a sudden “frat” means “Animal House” and “backpacker” means “guy sneaking booze into the dorms.” This kid even has the audacity to grab the “45 Number”/”Let Me Clear My Throat” beat for “Party on Fifth Ave.” and the talent to turn the track into a highlight, plus his hedonism is anchored by daytime playfulness, believable respect (“Thinkin’ bout my people murdered in the Holocaust” comes off just fine), and a true understanding of hip-hop that attracts revered folks like Clams Casino to contribute beats. This blast of college-kid enthusiasm that doubles as Miller’s official debut does come with some slight issues though, and if you don’t feel like poppin’ bottles or mackin’ on the honeys, it seems caught in a redundant loop of wine, women, and bong. Think Asher Roth with madder skills or Eminem without spite or baggage and you’ve got Miller in a nutshell, with some extra details being his charming, Pittsburgh-loving attitude along with his affiliation with a killer hometown production team called ID Labs, who help make Blue Slide Park sound like the old-school party rocking with the new school. Throw a joint, bong, or bottle of booze in rapper Mac Miller’s hands and he’ll mug for the camera while taking the party to another level, and if there’s such a thing as slacker hoodie grace, his chalice overflows with it.
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