Glitch Princess

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Glitch Princess
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
Genre Glitch pop [1]
Length327:18
Label Bayonet
Producer
Yeule chronology
Serotonin II
(2019)
Glitch Princess
(2022)
Softscars
(2023)
Singles from Glitch Princess
  1. "My Name is Nat Ćmiel"
    Released: December 31, 2020
  2. "The Things They Did for Me Out of Love"
    Released: September 28, 2021
  3. "Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty"
    Released: October 7, 2021
  4. "Friendly Machine"
    Released: November 4, 2021
  5. "Too Dead Inside"
    Released: January 13, 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 9/10 [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [6]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [8]
Sputnikmusic5/5 [1]

Glitch Princess is the second studio album by Singaporean musician Yeule, released on February 4, 2022. The digital version of the album clocks in at more than five hours of music, primarily due to the inclusion of the final track, "The Things They Did for Me Out of Love", a four-hour ambient track. [9] The album received critical acclaim from music critics.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by and produced by Yeule, except tracks 2, 4, 8, 9 and 13 produced by Danny L Harle, track 9 co-produced by Mura Masa, and track 6 produced by Kin Leonn

Glitch Princess track listing
No.TitleLength
1."My Name Is Nat Ćmiel"2:51
2."Electric"3:16
3."Flowers Are Dead"4:16
4."Eyes"4:09
5."Perfect Blue" (featuring Tohji)2:59
6."Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty"3:12
7."Fragments"4:14
8."Too Dead Inside"3:26
9."Bites on My Neck"4:49
10."I <3 U"3:59
11."Friendly Machine"3:47
12."Mandy"2:20
Total length:43:18
Digital version
No.TitleLength
13."The Things They Did for Me Out of Love"284:00
Total length:327:18
Japanese edition bonus tracks [10]
No.TitleLength
13."Fragments" (instrumental)4:44
14."Electric" (instrumental)3:17
15."I <3 U" (instrumental)4:00
16."Too Dead Inside" (instrumental)3:25
17."Bites on My Neck" (instrumental)4:49
18."Friendly Machine" (instrumental)4:08
Total length:67:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Art

Charts

Chart performance for Glitch Princess
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 96
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 22

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