Finding It Hard to Smile

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Finding It Hard to Smile
Lovelytheband - Finding It Hard to Smile.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
Genre
Length53:46
Label Another Century
Lovelytheband chronology
Everything I Could Never Say...
(2017)
Finding It Hard to Smile
(2018)
Conversations with Myself About You
(2020)
Singles from Finding It Hard to Smile
  1. "Broken"
    Released: April 13, 2017
  2. "These Are My Friends"
    Released: May 11, 2018
  3. "Maybe, I'm Afraid"
    Released: March 2019

Finding It Hard to Smile (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Lovelytheband, released on August 3, 2018. The album was announced on June 29, 2018, along with the release of the track "Alone Time". [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Prior to its release, the band had gained a reputation through their opening performances for several bands, including Awolnation and 5 Seconds of Summer. After said tours, they ventured on a festival tour throughout the summer of 2018. The album was promoted with two singles: "Broken" and "These Are My Friends", as well as two promotional singles: "Alone Time" and "Pity Party".

The tracklist includes the songs released on the band's debut EP, Everything I Could Never Say..., excluding "Strangers" and "Don't Worry, You Will".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Finding It Hard to Smile"
  • Mitchell Collins
  • Christian Medice
Christian Medice1:18
2."Pity Party"
  • Medice
  • Collins
Christian Medice3:10
3."Make You Feel Pretty"
  • Medice
  • Denis Lipari
  • Collins
  • Charlie Park
  • Christian Medice
3:50
4."Broken"
  • Samantha DeRosa
  • Collins
  • Medice
Christian Medice3:24
5."Alone Time"
  • Jordan Greenwald
  • Medice
  • Collins
  • Christian Medice
  • Charlie Park
3:52
6."These Are My Friends"
  • Collins
  • Medice
Christian Medice3:28
7."Coachella"
  • Collins
  • Medice
  • Greenwald
  • Charlie Park
  • Christian Medice
3:46
8."Filling a Void"
  • Medice
  • Collins
  • Christian Medice
  • Sam Price
1:10
9."Your Whatever"
  • Ryan McMahon
  • Lipari
  • Larz Principato
  • Ryan Rabin
  • Medice
  • Berger
  • Collins
Christian Medice3:13
10."Maybe, I’m Afraid"
  • Medice
  • Jason Bell
  • Collins
  • Jordan Miller
Christian Medice3:08
11."Emotion"
  • DeRosa
  • Collins
  • Medice
  • Christian Medice
  • Charlie Park
3:39
12."Walk from Here"
  • Greenwald
  • Samuel Price
  • Medice
  • Collins
Christian Medice3:22
13."Stupid Mistakes"
  • Ariana Gavrilis
  • Medice
  • Collins
Christian Medice3:54
14."Make Believe"
  • Gavrilis
  • Medice
  • Zac Barnett
  • Collins
Christian Medice3:46
15."I Like the Way"
  • Dan Book
  • Medice
  • Collins
  • Dan Book
  • Christian Medice
3:00
16."Everything I Could Never Say... to You"
  • Greenwald
  • Price
  • Medice
  • Collins
Christian Medice5:46
Total length:53:46

Charts

Chart performance for Finding It Hard To Smile

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 168

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