Butterfly Effect (EP)

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Butterfly Effect
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ReleasedAugust 29, 2025
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Length14:39
Producer
Singles from Butterfly Effect
  1. "Beauty School Dropout"
    Released: July 25, 2025

Butterfly Effect is the debut extended play by American musician and drag queen Shontelle Sparkles released on August 29, 2025. [1] With pop and dark pop beats, it lyrically blends themes of transformation and self-love. [2] [3]

Contents

Composition

Shontelle Sparkles was encouraged to create Butterfly Effect by her drag family following her feature on "Six Six Sex" with Trinity the Tuck, Jewels Sparkles, and Sam Star. [2] [4] The title track "Butterfly Effect" touches on themes of self expression and transformation under the metaphorical lyrics about the butterfly effect. [3] She told The Advocate that the inspiration for the last track "Happy Ending" was her career goals to get on RuPaul's Drag Race, and how she yearns to have her successes to be as celebrated as her peers. [3] Drew Louis oversaw production and writing of the EP, which features songs co-written and produced with Shontelle Sparkles, Coen Hutton, Jayelle, and Phluze. [1] [5] [6]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify. [5] [6]

Butterfly Effect – standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Glow Up"
2:30
2."Beauty School Dropout"
  • Berger
  • Louis
  • Jayelle
  • Louis
2:56
3."Diamond Dust"
  • Berger
  • Louis
  • Hutton
  • Louis
2:50
4."Butterfly Effect"
  • Berger
  • Louis
  • Hutton
  • Louis
2:45
5."Happy Ending"
  • Berger
  • Louis
  • Hutton
  • Filipe Sousa
  • Louis
  • Phluze
3:37
Total length:14:39

Personnel

Drew Louis executive produced and co-wrote the EP. Drew Louis January 2024.jpg
Drew Louis executive produced and co-wrote the EP.

Personnel adapted from Apple Music and Spotify. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Butterfly Effect by Shontelle Sparkles". Genius. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  2. 1 2 "Shontelle Sparkles discusses Jewels Sparkles' Drag Race run". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "How Shontelle Sparkles' drag family influenced her new EP". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  4. admin. "Zeitgeistworld » Watch: Trinity the Tuck "SIX SIX SEX" feat. Jewels Sparkles, Sam Star & Shontelle Sparkles" . Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  5. 1 2 3 Butterfly Effect - EP by Shontelle Sparkles on Apple Music, 2025-08-29, retrieved 2025-08-29
  6. 1 2 3 "Butterfly Effect - Shontelle Sparkles - Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-08-29.