Bando Stone and the New World is the fifth and final studio album by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), released on July 19, 2024 through RCA Records. The album served as the companion soundtrack to a film directed by Glover, extending his long-standing approach of treating music and visual narrative as inseparable. With 17 tracks and an eclectic roster of collaborators (including Ludwig Göransson, Chlöe, Jorja Smith, Amaarae, Flo Milli, Yeat, Fousheé, John Legend, and Kamasi Washington), the record moves across funk, hip-hop, ambient soul, R&B, and experimental pop without settling into any single genre. Sample credits on 'Got to Be' reach into the catalogs of KC and the Sunshine Band and The Prodigy, grounding moments of the album in pop-cultural touchstones from different eras. Glover announced that this album would retire the Childish Gambino stage name, framing it as a deliberate final chapter rather than an open-ended continuation. The album's authorship credits reflect the same deep creative control that has defined his career, Donald Glover holds writing credit on 16 of 17 tracks, with the sole exception being the Khruangbin-led interlude 'Happy Survival.'
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Hearts Were Meant to Fly | Donald Glover, Ama Genfi | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Brittney Orinda, Kurtis McKenzie | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Brittney Orinda, Kurtis McKenzie |
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| 2 | Lithonia | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Riley Mackin, Max Martin, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Riley Mackin, Max Martin, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 3 | Survive | Chloe Bailey, Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Stephen Glover, Dacoury Natche, Michael Uzowuru | Chloe Bailey, Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Stephen Glover, Dacoury Natche, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Dahi, Ludwig Göransson, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 4 | Steps Beach | Donald Glover, Brittany Foushée, Steve Lacy | Donald Glover, Brittany Foushée, Steve Lacy | Donald Glover, Steve Lacy |
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| 5 | Talk My Shit | Donald Glover, Tamia Carter, Ama Genfi | Donald Glover, Tamia Carter, Ama Genfi | Donald Glover |
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| 6 | Got to Be | Donald Glover, Luther Campbell, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Keith Flint, Liam Howlett, Tyler Johnson, Keith Palmer, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Luther Campbell, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Keith Flint, Liam Howlett, Tyler Johnson, Keith Palmer, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Tyler Johnson, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 7 | Real Love | Donald Glover, Jordan Brown, Juan Contreras, Dylan Wiggins, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Jordan Brown, Juan Contreras, Dylan Wiggins, Michael Uzowuru | Dylan Wiggins, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 8 | In the Night | Donald Glover, Jayla Darden, Ama Genfi, Chukwudi Hodge, Kurtis McKenzie, Dacoury Natche, Ely Rise, Tierra Whack | Donald Glover, Jayla Darden, Ama Genfi, Chukwudi Hodge, Kurtis McKenzie, Dacoury Natche, Ely Rise, Tierra Whack | Donald Glover, Kurtis McKenzie, Dahi |
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| 9 | Yoshinoya | Donald Glover, Scott M. Carter, Vanessa D. Wood | Donald Glover, Scott M. Carter, Vanessa D. Wood | Donald Glover, Triangle Park |
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| 10 | Can You Feel Me | Donald Glover, Joseph Raposo, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Joseph Raposo, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 11 | No Excuses | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Brittney Orinda, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Brittney Orinda, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Michael Uzowuru |
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| 12 | Cruisin' | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Dacoury Natche, Noah Smith, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Dacoury Natche, Noah Smith, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Dahi, Caroline Whitaker, Michael Uzowuru, Tyler Johnson |
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| 13 | We Are God | Donald Glover, Dacoury Natche | Donald Glover, Dacoury Natche | Donald Glover, Dahi |
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| 14 | Running Around | Donald Glover, Brittany Foushée, Tyler Johnson, Riley Mackin, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Brittany Foushée, Tyler Johnson, Riley Mackin, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Michael Uzowuru, Tyler Johnson, Riley Mackin |
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| 15 | Dadvocate | Donald Glover, Dylan Wiggins, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Dylan Wiggins, Michael Uzowuru | Donald Glover, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins |
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| 16 | Happy Survival | Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, Donald Ray Johnson Jr., Eddie Okwedy | Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, Donald Ray Johnson Jr., Eddie Okwedy | Khruangbin |
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| 17 | A Place Where Love Goes | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Dacoury Natche | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Dacoury Natche | Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Dahi, Oscar Holter, Riley Mackin |
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