Force of Nature (Tank album)

Force of Nature is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Tank. It was released on March 13, 2001 by Blackground Records.^[1] The album debuted atop the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200.

Force of Nature
Studio album by Tank
Released	March 13, 2001
Length	62:03
Label	Blackground
Producer	Barry Hankerson (exec.) Jomo Hankerson (exec.) Bud'da Jeffrey "J. Dub" Walker Rapture Stewart Eric Seats Caviar & Overdose
Tank chronology
Force of Nature (2001) One Man (2002)
Singles from Force of Nature
"Maybe I Deserve" Released: February 10, 2001 "Slowly" Released: May 24, 2001

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Steve Huey of AllMusic rated Force of Nature three out of five stars. He found that "there doesn't seem to be much here that will truly separate Tank from the rest of an already crowded R&B pack, but Force of Nature is well-crafted enough for its Top Ten status to make sense."^[2] Entertainment Weekly's Evan Serpick compared Tank's music on Force of Nature with singer D'Angelo: "But while D'Angelo — with his jazz riffs and vocal subtlety — oozes sexy cool, Tank steamrolls listeners with his leaden beats and showy Mariah-esque gyrations."^[3]

Commercial performance

Force of Nature debuted and peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of March 31, 2001, selling 97,000 copies in its first week.^[4] It also became Tank's first album to debut at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[5] Force of Nature has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). By February 2016, it had sold 775,000 copies in United States.^[6]

Track listing

Force of Nature track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Throw Your Hands Up"	Durrell Babbs Stephen William Anderson	Bud'da	3:10
2.	"My Freak"	Babbs Kannon Cross Elton William Moore	Caviar & Overdose	4:03
3.	"Maybe I Deserve"	Babbs	Tank	5:01
4.	"Can't Get Down"	Rapture Stewart Durrell Babbs Eric Seats	Stewart Seats	5:12
5.	"Designated Driver"	Moore Cross Babbs	Caviar & Overdose	4:14
6.	"What, What, What"	Babbs Stephen Anderson Benjamin Bush	Bud'da	3:15
7.	"Lady on My Block"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	4:46
8.	"Street Life"	Babbs Cross Moore	Caviar & Overdose	3:41
9.	"Slowly"	Babbs Jeffrey Walker	J. Dub	6:07
10.	"Kill 4 You"	Rapture Stewart Durrell Babbs Eric Seats	Stewart Seats	4:30
11.	"Let It Go"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	3:48
12.	"Bounce & Grind"	Babbs Walker	J. Dub	5:12
13.	"I Don't Wanna Be Lovin' You"	Babbs Anderson	Bud'da	4:31
14.	"Maybe I Deserve (Remix)"	Babbs	Bud'da	4:45
Total length:				62:03

Personnel

Credits for Force of Nature adapted from liner notes.^[7]

• Tank – Primary Artist, Vocals
• Tank – Track Performer
• Stevie Blacke – Guitar, Strings
• Lorenzo Pryer – Keyboards
• J. Dub – Multi Instruments
• Caviar – Producer, Percussion, Keyboards
• Budda – Keyboards
• Digital Black – Vocals
• Eric Seats – Multi Instruments
• Overdose – Producer
• Paul Riser – Engineer, String Arrangements
• Scott Wolfe – Engineer
• Stewart – Producer
• Bob Tucker – Engineer
• Carlos Warlick – Engineer
• Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Jomo Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Joe Yannece – Mastering
• Storm Jefferson – Engineer
• J. Dub – Programming, Producer
• Michael Conrader – Engineer
• Scotty Beats – Engineer
• Eric Pitts – Engineer
• Budda – Producer, Engineer, Remixing, Keyboards, Mixing
• Wayne Allison – Engineer
• S.A. Anderson – Composer
• Gabe Chiesa – Mixing
• K. Cross – Composer
• Peter DiRado – Assistant Engineer
• Kevin Jackson – Mixing
• Acar S. Key – Mixing
• W. Prince Moore – Composer
• Durrell Babbs – Composer
• Jonathan Mannion – Photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Force of Nature Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Force of Nature Chart (2001) Position US Billboard 200[10] 125 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 31

Certifications and sales

Certifications of Force of Nature

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	775,000[6]

Release history

Release history for Force of Nature

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)	Ref.
United States	March 13, 2001	Blackground Records	CD cassette digital download	[13]
Germany	April 27, 2001			[14]
United Kingdom	April 30, 2001	Virgin Records	CD cassette	[15]