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Things Fall Apart is the fourth studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released on February 23, 1999, by MCA Records.Recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady during 1997 to 1998, coinciding with recording for other projects of the Soulquarians collective, including D'Angelo's Voodoo (2000), Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun (2000), and Common's Like Water for Chocolate (2000).
In 1999, the Roots' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band's biggest success. The album was certified gold in the US, [4] and its single "You Got Me" peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nineteen on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. [5] "You Got Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in ...
The group released Things Fall Apart in 1999 (named after Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe, which in turn was named after a line from "The Second Coming" by W.B. Yeats). This was their breakthrough album, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 charts and earning a gold record , signifying U.S. sales of at least 500,000 units. [ 13 ]
"'Things Fall Apart' is dedicated to the late Lizzy Mercier Descloux, ma chère copine in adversity ... In loving memory of her talent, her courage, and her kindness. Cristina" (Dedication in 2004 CD notes; Descloux had died that year.) Tracks 11–12 and 15 are from the Sleep It Off album sessions.
Phrases in the poem have been adopted as the title in a variety of media. The words "things fall apart" in the third line are alluded to by Chinua Achebe in his novel Things Fall Apart (1958), [1] The Roots in their album Things Fall Apart (1999), [15] and Jon Ronson in his podcast series Things Fell Apart (2021). [16]
Following the breakthrough success of Things Fall Apart (1999), its release was highly anticipated and delayed, as recording took two years. [1] [5] The album is named after the discredited pseudoscience of phrenology, the study of head shapes to determine intelligence and character, which was used to rationalize racism during the 19th century in the United States. [6]
Tracks 1-5 originally appeared on the "Things Fall Apart" EP. Tracks 6-7 originally appeared on the split EP with R'N'R. Tracks 8-9 originally appeared on the split EP with The Hope Conspiracy. Tracks 10-15 originally appeared on "The Suicide File" EP. Tracks 16-18 originally appeared on the band's demo.
Things Fall Apart (1999) The Legendary (1999) The Roots Come Alive (1999) The Legendary is an EP released by the Roots on July 20, 1999. Track listing.