Imagination & the Misfit Kid

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Imagination & the Misfit Kid
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Studio album by
Labrinth
Released22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Length38:49
Label
Producer
Labrinth chronology
Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
(2019)		Imagination & the Misfit Kid
(2019)		 Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From the HBO Original Series)
(2022)
Singles from Imagination & the Misfit Kid
  1. "Misbehaving"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  2. "Miracle"
    Released: 7 June 2019
  3. "Mount Everest"
    Released: 21 June 2019
  4. "All for Us"
    Released: 30 June 2019
  5. "Something's Got to Give"
    Released: 16 August 2019
  6. "Where the Wild Things"
    Released: 31 October 2019 [2]
  7. "Like a Movie"
    Released: 8 November 2019 [3]
  8. "Oblivion"
    Released: 22 November 2019

Imagination & the Misfit Kid is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Labrinth, released on 22 November 2019. The album was recorded in London and New York City and features vocals by singers Sia and Zendaya. While the album did not chart upon release, it entered the charts in 2022 when the single "Mount Everest" was featured in Euphoria , and was included in both of Labrinth's scores for the show.

Contents

Background

In an October 2019 interview, Labrinth described Imagination & the Misfit Kid as a "concept collection about a child who sells his imagination to a businessman in exchange for success", [4] while the album announcement called it an "adventure is laced together by the story of a journey through art, commerce, and imagination." [5] The album was released for digital download and streaming on 22 November 2019, with the LP released on 28 February 2020. [6]

"Misbehaving" was released as the first single from the record on 15 September 2017. "Miracle", "Mount Everest", "All for Us", "Something's Got To Give", "Where the Wild Things" and "Like a Movie" were released as singles prior to the album release in 2019. "Oblivion" served as the album's eighth single. Imagination & the Misfit Kid was written and produced entirely by Labrinth, with additional writing by Darren Poole, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Ammar Malik, Jason Evigan and Cass Lowe on select tracks. Labrinth wrote "Oblivion" with featured artist Sia, and the song was later re-recorded and featured on her 2021 album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture . [7]

The album's music is influenced by hip-hop, electro, gospel, video game music, and the sounds of the '70s and '80s. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [8]
The Observer Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

In her review for Clash , Narzra Ahmed stated that Labrinth has "plenty of fun with his sound" and scored the album seven out of ten. [8] Alex Green of the Belfast Telegraph , who positively reviewed the album, stated that it was "simultaneously more experimental and more jam-packed with potential pop hits than his debut", [10] while Damien Morris of The Observer gave the album one out of five stars, opining that Labrinth's "inventive music is decent in tiny bursts, but wearying at album length". [9] The track "Where the Wild Things" was included on Time magazine's five best songs of the week of 1 November 2019. The list's curator, Raisa Bruner praised the song as "consistently compelling". [11]

Appearances in other media

The song "All for Us" was performed by American singer Zendaya in the first season finale of the drama series Euphoria . [12] It garnered the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics in 2020. [13]

The song "Mount Everest" was added to the soundtrack of the video game "UFC 4" "Like a Movie" appears in Apple's iPhone 13 Pro 'Hollywood in your pocket' TV ad campaign, [14] while "Dotted Line / Juju Man" is featured in the Netflix fantasy comedy film We Have a Ghost (2023).

Track listing

Imagination & the Misfit Kid track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Imagination" Timothy McKenzie Labrinth 1:30
2."Misbehaving" (The Misfit version)McKenzie
  • Labrinth
  • Nathaniel Ledwidge
3:13
3."Miracle"
3:49
4."Juju Woman"McKenzieLabrinth0:48
5."Dotted Line / Juju Man"McKenzieLabrinth3:02
6."All for Us" (with Zendaya)McKenzieLabrinth3:11
7."The Producer"McKenzieLabrinth2:43
8."Something's Got to Give"
  • Labrinth
  • Poole [a]
  • Ledwidge [a]
3:50
9."I'm Blessed"McKenzieLabrinth0:50
10."Like a Movie"McKenzieLabrinth2:20
11."Sexy MF"McKenzie
  • Labrinth
  • Ledwidge
2:58
12."Where the Wild Things"
Labrinth3:18
13."Mount Everest"McKenzieLabrinth2:37
14."The Finale"McKenzieLabrinth0:27
15."Oblivion" (featuring Sia)
  • Labrinth
  • Ilya
4:13
Total length:38:49

Charts

Chart performance for Imagination & the Misfit Kid
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] 77
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 194
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [17] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 32
US Billboard 200 [19] 151

Certifications

Certifications for Imagination & the Misfit Kid
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] Gold20,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [21] Gold10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Imagination & the Misfit Kid
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various22 November 2019 Syco [12]
Europe28 February 2020 LP [6] [22]

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