Writing for Pitchfork, Evan Rytlewski described the album as inducing a feeling of powerlessness and questioned how listeners 'are supposed to respond to an album that often reads like a suicide note'. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĪt Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 58 based on 6 reviews, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. The album was announced along with the second single and title track, which 'express the hard quest been on lately in his life with the help of rapid fire rap verses'.
It serves as a follow-up to his 2017 album Perception(2017). Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the album debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming NF's second US No. NF embarked on a North American tour in September and October 2019 in support of the album. It features a sole collaboration with Sasha Sloan.
It was released on July 26, 2019, through NF Real Music and Caroline, and was preceded by the singles 'Why', ' The Search', ' When I Grow Up' and ' Time'. The Search is the fourth studio album by American rapper NF.
