On May 3, 2023, Lil Tecca shared the title of the album and announced that it would be released in the summer before later pushing it back to the fall.[ 1] He shared its cover art and release date on September 7 and shared its tracklist five days later.
The lead single of the album, "Need Me", was released on May 11, 2023.[ 2] The second single, "500lbs ", was released on July 21.[ 3] The third single, "Hvn on Earth ", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Kodak Black , was released on August 18.[ 4] The fourth single, "Dead or Alive ", was released on September 20, two days before the album was released.[ 5] On January 4, 2024, the fifth and final single, "Down with Me ", was released as a bonus track.
TEC debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 with 41,000 sales in its first week. This is Lil Tecca's fourth Top 15 album with 3 top ten albums.
Tec track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Yves" 2:17 2. "Hvn on Earth " (with Kodak Black ) 3:08 3. "Gist" 2:10 4. "500lbs " Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva John Darden IV 2:24 5. "Fell in Love" (with Ken Carson ) 2:53 6. "TEC" Sharpe Snodgrass Kim Candilora II Eli Kahler Taz Taylor KC Supreme Eli.yf Dreamz 2:11 7. "Salty" 2:15 8. "Real Discussions" 1:58 9. "Dead or Alive " Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Darden 2:02 10. "Want It Bad" 2:10 11. "U Don't Know Tec" Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Lambert Lamarche Leyva Taz Taylor ThankYouWill Nash Beats 1:50 12. "Used2This" Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Dorien Theus 2:25 13. "Trippin on U" 2:00 14. "Either Way" Sharpe Mike Hector Gray Toomey Nathan Chen Michael Oatman Hector Toomey Ninetyniiine Falcons 3:10 15. "Need Me" Ronio 2:20 16. "Monday to Sunday" Sharpe Snodgrass Dilip Venkatesh Othello Houston Campbell Rolston-Clemmer Noah Mejia Taz Taylor Dilip Otxhello Spaceman Mejia 2:50 Total length: 38:00
Bonus edition track listing Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 17. "Down with Me " jk8 2:00 Total length: 40:00
Lil Tecca – lead vocals (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 2, 9, 14–16)
Tom Norris – mixing (all tracks), mastering (all tracks)
Patrick "MixedByTheBeast" Rosario – mixing (15), engineering (10)
Edgard "Young Era" Herrera – engineering (3, 4, 7, 8, 11–13)
Derek "Dyryk" Garcia – engineering (2)
DJ Moon – engineering (5)
Ben Lidsky – engineering (6)
Victor "Prod" Agbugba – engineering (14, 16)
Michael Deano – engineering assistance (6)
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^ Cole, Alexander (September 20, 2023). "Lil Tecca Readies New Album With Fresh Single "Dead Or Alive" " . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved September 21, 2023 .
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