Inner Monologue Part 2

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Inner Monologue Part 2
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EP by
ReleasedJune 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) [1]
Recorded2018-2019
Genre Pop
Length25:13
Label Republic
Producer
Julia Michaels chronology
Inner Monologue Part 1
(2019)
Inner Monologue Part 2
(2019)
Not in Chronological Order
(2021)
Singles from Inner Monologue Part 2
  1. "Hurt Again"
    Released: June 28, 2019 [2]

Inner Monologue Part 2 is the fifth extended play by American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels, released on June 28, 2019, through Republic Records. [1] The EP features eight songs, including a collaboration with singer and songwriter Role Model. It is the follow-up to her previous extended play released earlier the same year, titled Inner Monologue Part 1 .

Contents

Background and release

On June 6, 2019, Michaels announced the release date of the EP. [3] [4] She released the EP on June 28, 2019. It serves as a follow-up to her EP Inner Monologue Part 1 , released in January 2019. [5] Michaels views both parts as one cohesive and connected album. Originally Michaels intended for Inner Monologue Part 1 to be full of love songs and for Inner Monologue Part 2 to be full of break-up songs, to distinct where she was from where she is now. [6]

Promotion

The EP was promoted with VEVO live performance videos for "Falling for Boys" and "Hurt Again" on July 10, as well as the release of the music videos for "Body" on August 7, [7] "17" on August 27 [8] and "Priest" on September 4.

Artwork

The artwork was revealed along with the EP's release date on June 7, 2019.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."17" Julia Michaels 3:03
2."Falling for Boys"Michaels Benjamin Miller 3:04
3."Hurt Again" Ian Kirkpatrick 3:22
4."Work Too Much"MichaelsMiller3:17
5."Body"Michaels
  • Bell
  • Shatkin [c]
3:00
6."Priest"
3:14
7."Fucked Up, Kinda" (featuring Role Model)
Miller2:34
8."Shouldn't Have Said It"
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
Jorgen Odegard3:39
Total length:25:13

Note

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 91
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [12] 14

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJune 28, 2019 Digital download, streaming Republic

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