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| Released | May 3, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 32:00 | |||
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| Singles from Empathogen | ||||
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| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.3/5 [3] |
Empathogen is the sixth studio album by American singer Willow. [4] It was released through Three Six Zero and Gamma on May 3, 2024.
Willow released the song "Symptom of Life" on March 12, 2024. A music video directed by the artist herself accompanied the song's release. [5] Willow announced Empathogen on April 11, with a scheduled release date of May 3. Alongside the announcement, she released the second single "Big Feelings", which also featured a self-directed music video. [6] [7] On May 1, NPR Music featured Willow in a Tiny Desk Concert ahead of the album's release, where she performed "Symptom of Life", "Big Feelings", and another track from the album, "Run!". [8] Empathogen was released on May 3, through Three Six Zero and Gamma. [2] A deluxe edition titled Ceremonial Contrafact was released on September 27, with three additional tracks. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Home" (featuring Jon Batiste) |
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| 3:03 |
| 2. | "Ancient Girl" | Smith | Smith | 1:30 |
| 3. | "Symptom of Life" |
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| 3:09 |
| 4. | "The Fear is Not Real" |
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| 3:38 |
| 5. | "False Self" |
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| 2:52 |
| 6. | "Pain for Fun" (featuring St. Vincent) |
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| 3:26 |
| 7. | "No Words 1 & 2" |
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| 1:24 |
| 8. | "Down" |
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| 1:11 |
| 9. | "Run!" |
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| 3:08 |
| 10. | "Between I and She" |
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| 2:34 |
| 11. | "'I Know That Face.'" |
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| 1:50 |
| 12. | "Big Feelings" |
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| 4:24 |
| Total length: | 32:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Wanted" (featuring Kamasi Washington) |
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| 2:39 |
| 14. | "Layers" |
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| 2:37 |
| 15. | "To You" |
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| 1:30 |
| Total length: | 39:03 | |||
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| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [10] | 3 |
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