<P> Man on the Moon: The End of Day is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Cudi . It was released on September 15, 2009, by Dream On, GOOD Music and Universal Motown . A concept album, narrated by fellow American rapper Common, it follows the release of his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Production for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 and was handled by several record producers, including Cudi, Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Plain Pat, No I.D., Dot da Genius and Jeff Bhasker, among others . </P> <P> Man on the Moon: The End of Day spawned three singles--"Day' n' Nite", "Make Her Say" and "Pursuit of Happiness"--that attained chart success, the former of which became a US platinum - certified hit single . To further promote the album, he toured with Asher Roth and Lady Gaga, respectively . Man on the Moon: The End of Day received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it for its music composition and different approach to being a hip - hop record . Aside from being included on critics list of the best albums of the year, Man on the Moon: The End of Day received three Grammy Awards nominations . </P> <P> The album debuted at number four on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart, selling 104,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States . It later became certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Outside of the US, the album was less commercially successful, generally peaking outside of the top fifty positions of album charts . </P> <P> According to AllMusic, soon after it was announced that Cudi would release this album it became "deep in the category of' much anticipated"'. Prior to the album being picked up by the likes of Universal Motown and GOOD Music, he had previously worked with mentor and fellow rapper Kanye West on his 2008 record 808s & Heartbreak, co-writing four hits for it . He said that without those song successes Man on the Moon: The End of Day would not have been picked up by any major labels . Cudi, who became West's protege and collaborator, hoped Man on the Moon: The End of Day would show people that he had his own voice and set him apart . The record was originally titled Man on the Moon: The Guardians, but its subtitle was later changed to The End of Day . Performance artist Andy Kaufman partly inspired the new title . He planned for this record to be the first in a trilogy, with the next edition being entitled The Ghost and the Machine . </P>

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