Soul Searching (mixtape)

Soul Searching is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter Bazzi, released through Bazzi's imprint, iamcosmic, and Atlantic on August 9, 2019. It was preceded by the singles "Paradise", "Focus" and "I.F.L.Y.". it is a follow-up to his 2018 release Cosmic (2018)

Soul Searching
Mixtape by Bazzi
Released	August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Genre	Pop[1] R&B[1]
Length	28:23
Label	iamcosmic Atlantic
Producer	Andrew Bazzi Rice N Peas
Bazzi chronology
Cosmic (2018) Soul Searching (2019) Infinite Dream (2022)
Singles from Soul Searching
"Paradise" Released: April 4, 2019 "Focus" Released: June 13, 2019 "I.F.L.Y." Released: July 8, 2019

Background

Bazzi called the mixtape a "journey of love, pain and growth" and said his intention was to "make a record that felt like summer and make people want to put their windows down and just enjoy it".^[2] Prior to its release, Bazzi said he wanted to release more music to his fans and "continue to build a connection with people".^[1] According to Bazzi in an interview with Billboard, the mixtape is his most personal work to date.^[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Humble Beginnings"	Andrew Bazzi Kevin White Michael Woods	3:04
2.	"Soul Searching"	Bazzi JaVale McGee White Woods	2:28
3.	"No Way!"	Bazzi White Woods	1:52
4.	"Fallin" (featuring 6lack)	Bazzi Ricardo Valentine, Jr. White Woods	2:30
5.	"Can We Go Back to Bed?"	Bazzi White Woods	2:57
6.	"Live Forever"	Bazzi White Christopher Comstock Woods	2:32
7.	"I.F.L.Y."	Bazzi White Woods	2:46
8.	"Focus" (featuring 21 Savage)	Bazzi Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph David Guy White Leon Michels Woods Thomas Brenneck	2:35
9.	"Paradise"	Bazzi White Woods	2:49
10.	"Conversations with Myself"	Bazzi White Woods	1:59
11.	"Who Am I?"	Bazzi White Woods	2:51
Total length:			28:23

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	147
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7]	18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	73
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	47
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10]	63
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[11]	10
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[12]	4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	42
US Billboard 200[16]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.