Flamboyant | ||||
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Released | July 17, 2019 | |||
Studio | Live Nation Studios | |||
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Length | 31:08 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Flamboyant is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Dorian Electra. The album was self-released by Electra on July 17, 2019. [4] A deluxe edition featuring four new tracks and a remix was released on January 17, 2020. It was promoted by the singles "Career Boy", "Man To Man", "Flamboyant", and "Daddy Like". Music videos were released for "Adam & Steve" and "Guyliner". The album received acclaim from critics, who praised the production, LGBTQ related lyrics and Electra’s vocal performances. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Electra released all of the stems for the album for fans to remix on January 17, 2020. [11] An album featuring instrumentals of every song on the deluxe edition was made available on May 1, 2020. [12] An album of voice memo demo recordings of songs from the album was released on May 14, 2020. [13]
Flamboyant was included on multiple critics' "best albums of 2019" lists, including Paper at number 5 [14] and Dazed at number 14. [15]
Flamboyant is an experimental pop, electropop, baroque pop, and hyperpop album that features elements of various genres including EDM, funk, dubstep, trap, R&B, electronica, new wave, and bubblegum pop. [16] [1] [17] The album focuses on themes of masculinity and queerness. [18] Many of their songs deal with gender stereotypes and attempt to view them in a new light. In an interview, Electra said "I wanted to explore different masculine characters or tropes to make the themes accessible and relatable and fun too". [19]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mr. to You" |
| Robokid | 2:06 |
2. | "Career Boy" |
| Will Vaughan | 3:37 |
3. | "Daddy Like" |
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| 2:55 |
4. | "Emasculate" |
| Robokid | 2:18 |
5. | "Man to Man" |
| Social Chair | 3:17 |
6. | "Musical Genius" |
| Brady | 1:55 |
7. | "Flamboyant" |
| ABSRDST | 3:16 |
8. | "Guyliner" |
| Socialchair | 2:55 |
9. | "Live by the Sword" |
| Brady | 2:31 |
10. | "Adam & Steve" |
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| 3:01 |
11. | "Freaky 4 Life" |
| ABSRDST | 3:17 |
Total length: | 31:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Tool for You" |
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| 2:52 |
13. | "Under the Armor" |
| Robokid | 2:22 |
14. | "Guyliner, Pt. 2" |
| Brady | 2:45 |
15. | "Your Kinda Guy" |
| Diveo | 3:10 |
16. | "Adam & Steve" (Count Baldor Remix) |
| 3:13 | |
Total length: | 45:30 |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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Various | July 17, 2019 | Original | Self-released | |
January 17, 2020 |
| Deluxe | ||
May 1, 2020 | Streaming | Instrumentals | ||
May 14, 2020 | Streaming | Voice Memo | ||
April 2, 2021 | CD | Deluxe | ||
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