How I'm Feeling

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How I'm Feeling
Lauv - How I'm Feeling.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Genre Pop [1] [2]
Length66:21
Label AWAL
Producer
Lauv chronology
I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)
(2018)
How I'm Feeling
(2020)
Without You
(2020)
Singles from How I'm Feeling
  1. "I'm So Tired..."
    Released: January 24, 2019
  2. "Drugs & the Internet"
    Released: April 25, 2019
  3. "Sad Forever"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  4. "Fuck, I'm Lonely"
    Released: August 2, 2019
  5. "Feelings"
    Released: September 19, 2019
  6. "Sims"
    Released: October 3, 2019
  7. "Mean It"
    Released: November 14, 2019
  8. "Changes"
    Released: January 2, 2020
  9. "Tattoos Together"
    Released: January 16, 2020
  10. "Modern Loneliness"
    Released: February 20, 2020
  11. "El Tejano"
    Released: May 19, 2020

How I'm Feeling (stylized as ~how i'm feeling~) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lauv. It was released on March 6, 2020, by AWAL. The album was supported by eleven singles, with three featuring artists such as Australian singer Troye Sivan, English singer Anne Marie, and American pop band LANY, with the single with Sivan peaking at number eighty one on the Billboard Hot 100. Upon release, new tracks featured collaborations with Canadian singer Alessia Cara, Mexican singer Sofía Reyes and South Korean boy band BTS. How I'm Feeling received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.

Contents

Commercially, the album debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 in the US, number nine on the UK Albums Chart in the UK and number eleven on the Canadian Albums Chart in Canada. In October 2021, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units. [3]

Cover art

The cover depicts miniature versions of Lauv standing and sitting on him wearing colorful outfits. According to Lauv, these characters are "represented by purple (existential Lauv), blue (hopeless romantic Lauv), green (goofy Lauv), yellow (positive Lauv), orange (fuckboy Lauv) and red (spicy Lauv), all of which make up [his] identity." [4] The music video for "Sims" would "bring the album concept and characters to life for the first time", [4] and allowed viewers to get a glimpse inside Lauv's mind and learn about the concept behind the album.

Singles

The lead single from the album, called "I'm So Tired..." with Troye Sivan was released on January 24, 2019. The music video was released on February 14, 2019. The song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

How I'm Feeling debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200. [5] On October 18, 2021, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10 [6]
Metacritic 67/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Exclaim! 9/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 5.1/10 [10]

How I'm Feeling received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]

Track listing

How I'm Feeling
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Drugs & the Internet"
2:58
2."Fuck, I'm Lonely" (with Anne-Marie)
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Matosic
Lauv3:18
3."Lonely Eyes"3:16
4."Sims"
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
2:35
5."Believed"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Matosic
  • Simpson
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
2:49
6."Billy"
  • Leff
  • S. Johnson
  • J. Johnson
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
3:00
7."Feelings"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Andrea Rosario
  • Simpson
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
3:09
8."Canada" (featuring Alessia Cara)
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
  • Babygirl
  • Father Moth
3:04
9."For Now"
Lauv3:09
10."Mean It" (with LANY)
3:52
11."Tell My Mama"
  • Lauv
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
2:46
12."Sweatpants"
  • Leff
  • Simpson
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
3:16
13."Who" (featuring BTS)
3:00
14."I'm So Tired..." (with Troye Sivan)
  • Lauv
  • Görres
2:42
15."El Tejano" (featuring Sofia Reyes)
  • Lauv
  • Carlsson
3:11
16."Tattoos Together"Lauv3:06
17."Changes"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Matosic
Lauv2:40
18."Sad Forever"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Jacob Torrey
  • Koehlke
  • Lauv
  • DallasK
  • Halatrax
3:23
19."Invisible Things"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • S. Johnson
  • J. Johnson
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
3:17
20."Julia"
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • S. Johnson
  • J. Johnson
  • Lomax
Lauv3:38
21."Modern Loneliness"
  • Lauv
  • Simpson
  • Elizondo
4:12
Total length:66:21
Japanese edition (bonus track) [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
22."I'm So Tired..." (Stripped Live in LA)
  • Leff
  • Pollack
  • Mellet
  • McLaughlin
  • Görres
  • Lauv
  • Görres
3:11
Total length:69:32
How I'm Feeling (The Extras) [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Love Like That"3:04
2."Modern Loneliness" (acoustic)4:12
3."Drugs & the Internet" (stripped – a one-take vibe)3:10
4."Drugs & the Internet" (Chvrches Remix)3:53
5."Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie)3:18
6."Fuck, I'm Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie) (stripped)3:07
7."Fuck, I'm Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie) (Ofenbach Remix)2:58
8."Sims" (Miquela Remix)2:37
9."Mean It" (with LANY) (stripped)4:01
10."I'm So Tired..." (Stripped – Live in LA)3:07
11."I'm So Tired..." (MNEK Remix)3:20
12."Modern Loneliness" (Lvndscape Remix)3:14
13."Modern Loneliness" (Ghostt Remix)3:17
14."Modern Loneliness" (Merk & Kremont Remix)2:09
15."Modern Loneliness" (Ritviz Remix)3:37
16."Modern Loneliness" (Vaundy Remix)3:30
17."Modern Loneliness" (Zakes Bantwini Remix)3:29
18."Modern Loneliness" (Diskover Remix)3:44
19."Modern Loneliness" (Mygal Remix)3:30
20."Modern Loneliness" (Sihan Remix)3:11
Total length:66:28

Notes

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for How I'm Feeling
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [44] Gold40,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [45] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [47] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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