Lately I Feel Everything

Lately I Feel Everything
Studio album by Willow
Released	July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
Recorded	2020 [1]
Studio	Conway Recordings Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop-punk alternative rock pop rock grunge emo indie rock nu metal
Length	26:04
Label	MSFTS Roc Nation Polydor
Producer	Willow Tyler Cole
Willow chronology
The Anxiety (2020) Lately I Feel Everything (2021) Coping Mechanism (2022)
Singles from Lately I Feel Everything
"Transparent Soul" Released: April 27, 2021 "Lipstick" Released: June 25, 2021 [2] "Gaslight" Released: November 23, 2021 [3]

Lately I Feel Everything (stylized as lately I feel EVERYTHING) is the fourth solo studio album by American singer Willow. It was released through MSFTSMusic, Roc Nation and Polydor Records on July 16, 2021. ^{[4] [5] [6]} A departure from the experimental alt-R&B sound of her early works and instead her pop-punk and indie rock debut, ^[7] it features guest appearances from Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Tierra Whack, Cherry Glazerr, and Ayla Tesler-Mabe. ^[8]

The album has spawned three singles, "Transparent Soul", "Lipstick", and "Gaslight", the first of which entered the top 40 in the United Kingdom, ^[9] Ireland, ^[10] and New Zealand, ^[11] as well as becoming Willow's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in a decade, where it peaked at number 76. ^[12]

Composition

Lately I Feel Everything, the fourth album by singer Willow, poses another wide musical leap for the musician. Where 2019's self-titled record leapt into psychedelic soul,^{[ citation needed ]}Lately dives head on into alternative rock, ^[13] pop-punk, ^{[14] [15] [7] [16] [17]} indie rock, ^[14] emo, ^[18] grunge, ^[19] nu metal, and pop rock, ^[15] with elements of power pop. ^[20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10 [21]
Metacritic	79/100 [22]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[23]
The Arts Desk	[20]
Clash	7/10 [24]
Exclaim!	7/10 [25]
The Forty-Five	[19]
Gigwise	7/10 [26]
iNews	[27]
Kerrang!	4/5 [14]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10 [18]
Pitchfork	6.6/10 [15]

Year-end lists

Critical rankings for Lately I Feel Everything

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List	41	[28]
CED Radio	Top Albums of 2021	5	[29]

Commercial performance

Lately I Feel Everything debuted at number 46 on the US Billboard 200. The album entered the UK Album Sales chart at number 85. ^[30]

Track listing

Lately I Feel Everything track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Transparent Soul" (featuring Travis Barker)	Willow Smith Barker Tyler Cole	Cole	2:48
2.	"Fuck You"	Smith	Cole	0:36
3.	"Gaslight" (featuring Travis Barker)	Smith Cole	Cole	1:49
4.	"Don't Save Me"	Smith	Willow	1:53
5.	"Naïve"	Smith Cole	Cole	2:49
6.	"Lipstick"	Smith	Willow	3:11
7.	"Come Home" (featuring Ayla Tesler-Mabe)	Smith Cole Tesler-Mabe	Cole	3:37
8.	"4ever"	Smith Cole	Cole	2:41
9.	"Xtra" (featuring Tierra Whack)	Smith Cole Whack	Cole	2:21
10.	"Grow" (with Avril Lavigne featuring Travis Barker)	Smith Cole Lavigne Barker	Cole	2:09
11.	"Breakout" (featuring Cherry Glazerr)	Smith Cole Clementine Creevy	Cole	2:10
Total length:				26:04

Notes

• "Transparent Soul" is stylized as "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
• "Fuck You" is stylized as "F**K You"
• "Don't Save Me" is stylized as "don't SAVE ME"
• "Naïve" is stylized in lowercase
• "Xtra" is stylized in all caps
• "Grow" is stylized as "G R O W"
• "Breakout" is stylized as "¡BREAKOUT!"

Personnel

• Willow Smith – vocals
• Zach Brown – engineering (all tracks), mixing (2–4, 6–7, 9, 11)
• Emerson Mancini – mastering (all tracks)
• Tyler Cole – drums, guitar, programming (6)
• Travis Barker – drums, programming (1, 3, 10)
• Mario McNulty – mixing (1, 3–4, 6–11)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (2, 4–11)
• Ayla Tesler-Mabe – vocals (7)
• Tierra Whack – vocals (9)
• Avril Lavigne – vocals (10)
• Cherry Glazerr – vocals (11)

Charts

Chart performance for Lately I Feel Everything

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [31]	49
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32]	84
UK Albums (OCC) [33]	85
US Billboard 200 [34]	46
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [35]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [36]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [37]	10

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