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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Top Dawg Entertainment
Copyright © – Top Dawg Entertainment
Licensed To – RCA Records
Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
Record Company – RCA Trademark Management S.A.
Recorded At – No Excuses Studios
Recorded At – Lakehouse Studios
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Dayna's Day Publishing
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Published By – Funky Noble Productions Inc.
Published By – CLR, Inc.
Licensed From – Universal Music Enterprises
Published By – Universal - Polygram International Publishing, Inc.
Published By – E.P.H.C.Y. Publishing
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Published By – T'Ziah's Music
Recorded At – Engineears Studios
Recorded At – Platinum Sound Studios
Published By – W.B.M. Music Corp.
Published By – Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC
Published By – Tenman Tunes
Published By – Ole
Published By – Virginia Beach Music
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Nyankingmusic
Published By – Arts & Crafts Music, Inc.
Published By – GalleryAC Music
Recorded At – Top Dawg House Of Pain
Published By – Sweet Summer Night Music
Recorded At – 1500 Or Nothin Studios
Recorded At – Josef's Studio
Recorded At – Windmark Studios (2)
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed By – Celebrate Records GmbH – 121970
Pressed By – Celebrate Records GmbH – 121971

Credits

A&R – SZA (2), Terrence 'Punch' Henderson*
Coordinator [A&R] – Joshua Patrick
Creative Director [Visual Direction] – SZA (2), Sage Adams
Design [Graphic Design & Packaging] – Robert 'Ret One' Reyes*, Vlad Sepetov
Executive-Producer – Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith*
Executive-Producer [Associate Producer] – Dave 'Miyatola' Free*, Terrence 'Punch' Henderson*
Lacquer Cut By – KM (5)
Legal – Joshua Binder*
Management – Miyatola, Moosa, Punch (16), Ret One
Mastered By – Mike Bozzi
Mixed By – Derek 'MixedByAli' Ali*, Hector Castro (5) (tracks: B4)
Other [Styling] – Dianne Garcia, SZA
Photography By – Christopher Parsons (2), Jason Chandler (3), Sage Adams
Product Manager [Publicity] – 42West*
Recorded By – Blake Harden, Chris Classick, Cyrus Taghipour, Hector Castro (5), Ivan Corpening, James Hunt (7), Jared Gagarin, Juan Corales, Lukasz Plas, Tyler Page

Notes

Gatefold sleeve. Includes an 8-page booklet. Download code printed on the booklet.

Track A1
Recorded at No Excuses
Pharrell Williams appears courtesy of I.Am.Other / Columbia

Track A2
Travis Scott recorded at home studio
Recorded at The Lake House in Michigan
Travis Scott appears courtesy of Epic Records

Track A3
Kendrick Lamar recorded at No Excuses
Recorded at No Excuses
Contains a sample of the recording "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)" written by Reggie Noble, John Bowman and Dana Stinson as performed by Redman, published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Dayna's Day Publishing (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Funky Noble Productions, Inc. (ASCAP) & CLR, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Contains an interpolation from "Turn Me Up Some" written by Trevor Smith and James Yancey, published by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc. o/b/o itself and E.P.H.C.Y. Publishing (ASCAP)/Kobalt Music Publishing/T'Ziah Music (BMI)
Kendrick Lamar appears courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records

Tracks A4, B1
Recorded at Engineears Studios

Track B2
Recorded at Platinum Sounds Studios
Contains elements of "Set The Mood (Prelude)" written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley and Floyd Hills as performed by Justin Timberlake. Published by W.B.M. Music Corp. (SESAC). All rights administered by W.B.M. Music Corp. (SESAC)/Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC o/b/o Tenman Tunes (ASCAP)/Ole Virginia Beach Music (ASCAP)

Tracks B3, B4, D1
Recorded at No Excuses

Track C1
Recorded at The Lake House in Michigan
Embodies portions of "West" written by Thomas Paxton-Beesley, Adam Feeney and Ashton Simmons as performed by River Tiber, published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Nyankingmusic/Arts & Crafts Music, Inc. d/b/a GalleryAC Music (SOCAN)

Track C2
Recorded at Top Dawg House Of Pain
Contains a sample of the recording "Spring Affair" written by Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte and Donna Summer as performed by Donna Summer. Published by WB Music Corp./Sweet Summer Nights Music (ASCAP) courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Track C3
James Fauntleroy recorded at 1500 Or Nothin' Studios
Recorded at Engineears Studios

Track D2
Isaiah Rashad recorded at Josef's Studio
Recorded at Josef's Studio
Isaiah Rashad appears courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment

Track D3
Recorded at Windmark Studios

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

℗ & © 2017 Top Dawg Entertainment under exclusive license to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 889854491918
Barcode (Text): 8 8985-44919-1 8
Label Code: LC00316
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, etched): 121970 A1 KM
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, etched): 121970 B1 KM
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, etched): 121971 C1 KM
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, etched): 121971 D1 KM

Other Versions (5 of 14)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Ctrl (14×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps)	Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA	none		2017
New Submission	Ctrl (CD, Album)	Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA	88985-44919-2	US	2017
	Ctrl (CD, Album)	Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA, Sony Music	88985449192	Europe	2017
New Submission	Ctrl (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Teal Marbled)	Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA	88985-46523-1, 8985-44919-1	US	2017
	Ctrl (2×LP, Album, Green Translucent)	Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA	8985-44919-1, 88985-44919-1	US	2017

notes

Gatefold sleeve. Includes an 8-page booklet. Download code printed on the booklet.

Track A1
Recorded at No Excuses
Pharrell Williams appears courtesy of I.Am.Other / Columbia

Track A2
Travis Scott recorded at home studio
Recorded at The Lake House in Michigan
Travis Scott appears courtesy of Epic Records

Track A3
Kendrick Lamar recorded at No Excuses
Recorded at No Excuses
Contains a sample of the recording "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)" written by Reggie Noble, John Bowman and Dana Stinson as performed by Redman, published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Dayna's Day Publishing (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Funky Noble Productions, Inc. (ASCAP) & CLR, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Contains an interpolation from "Turn Me Up Some" written by Trevor Smith and James Yancey, published by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc. o/b/o itself and E.P.H.C.Y. Publishing (ASCAP)/Kobalt Music Publishing/T'Ziah Music (BMI)
Kendrick Lamar appears courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records

Tracks A4, B1
Recorded at Engineears Studios

Track B2
Recorded at Platinum Sounds Studios
Contains elements of "Set The Mood (Prelude)" written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley and Floyd Hills as performed by Justin Timberlake. Published by W.B.M. Music Corp. (SESAC). All rights administered by W.B.M. Music Corp. (SESAC)/Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC o/b/o Tenman Tunes (ASCAP)/Ole Virginia Beach Music (ASCAP)

Tracks B3, B4, D1
Recorded at No Excuses

Track C1
Recorded at The Lake House in Michigan
Embodies portions of "West" written by Thomas Paxton-Beesley, Adam Feeney and Ashton Simmons as performed by River Tiber, published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Nyankingmusic/Arts & Crafts Music, Inc. d/b/a GalleryAC Music (SOCAN)

Track C2
Recorded at Top Dawg House Of Pain
Contains a sample of the recording "Spring Affair" written by Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte and Donna Summer as performed by Donna Summer. Published by WB Music Corp./Sweet Summer Nights Music (ASCAP) courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Track C3
James Fauntleroy recorded at 1500 Or Nothin' Studios
Recorded at Engineears Studios

Track D2
Isaiah Rashad recorded at Josef's Studio
Recorded at Josef's Studio
Isaiah Rashad appears courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment

Track D3
Recorded at Windmark Studios

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

℗ & © 2017 Top Dawg Entertainment under exclusive license to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
Made in the EU.

credits

A&R – - SZA (2) , - Terrence 'Punch' Henderson *
Coordinator [A&R] – - Joshua Patrick
Creative Director [Visual Direction] – - SZA (2) , - Sage Adams
Design [Graphic Design & Packaging] – - Robert 'Ret One' Reyes *, - Vlad Sepetov
Executive-Producer – - Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith *
Executive-Producer [Associate Producer] – - Dave 'Miyatola' Free *, - Terrence 'Punch' Henderson *
Lacquer Cut By – - KM (5)
Legal – - Joshua Binder *
Management – - Miyatola , - Moosa , - Punch (16) , - Ret One
Mastered By – - Mike Bozzi
Mixed By – - Derek 'MixedByAli' Ali *, - Hector Castro (5) (tracks: B4)Other [Styling] – Dianne Garcia, SZA
Photography By – - Christopher Parsons (2) , - Jason Chandler (3) , - Sage Adams
Product Manager [Publicity] – - 42West *
Recorded By – - Blake Harden , - Chris Classick , - Cyrus Taghipour , - Hector Castro (5) , - Ivan Corpening , - James Hunt (7) , - Jared Gagarin , - Juan Corales , - Lukasz Plas , - Tyler Page

companies

Phonographic Copyright Top Dawg Entertainment
Copyright Top Dawg Entertainment
Licensed To RCA Records
Record Company Sony Music Entertainment
Marketed By Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment
Record Company Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
Record Company RCA Trademark Management SA
Recorded At No Excuses Studios
Recorded At Lakehouse Studios
Published By WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp
Published By Daynax27s Day Publishing
Published By WB Music Corp
Published By Funky Noble Productions Inc
Published By CLR, Inc
Licensed From Universal Music Enterprises
Published By Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc
Published By EPHCY Publishing
Published By Kobalt Music Publishing
Published By Tx27Ziahx27s Music
Recorded At Engineears Studios
Recorded At Platinum Sound Studios
Published By WBM Music Corp
Published By Universal Music Z Tunes LLC
Published By Tenman Tunes
Published By Ole
Published By Virginia Beach Music
Published By EMI April Music Inc
Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Published By Nyankingmusic
Published By Arts amp Crafts Music, Inc
Published By GalleryAC Music
Recorded At Top Dawg House Of Pain
Published By Sweet Summer Night Music
Recorded At 1500 Or Nothin Studios
Recorded At Josefx27s Studio
Recorded At Windmark Studios 2
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed By Celebrate Records GmbH
121970Pressed By Celebrate Records GmbH
121971

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