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| Released | October 15, 2021 | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
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| Producer | Finneas | |||
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Optimist is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Finneas, released on October 15, 2021, through his record label OYOY, distributed by Interscope Records. [1] The album was entirely produced and written by Finneas. It was preceded by the singles "What They'll Say About Us", "A Concert Six Months from Now", and "The 90s". [2]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Dork | [5] |
| Gigwise |   [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10 [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [13] |
On review aggregator Metacritic, Optimist received a score of 72 out of 100 based on ten critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [3]
All tracks are written by Finneas, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A Concert Six Months from Now" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "The Kids Are All Dying" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Happy Now?" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Only a Lifetime" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "The 90s" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Love Is Pain" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Peaches Etude" | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Hurt Locker" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Medieval" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Someone Else's Star" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Around My Neck" | 2:55 |
| 12. | "What They'll Say About Us" | 3:01 |
| 13. | "How It Ends" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 43:01 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "The Kids Are All Dying" (live from Abbey Road Studios) | 2:55 | |
| 15. | "Only a Lifetime" (live from Abbey Road Studios) | 4:16 | |
| 16. | "Love Is Pain" (live from Abbey Road Studios) | 3:32 | |
| 17. | "The Fool on the Hill" (live from Abbey Road Studios) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 57:04 | ||
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| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] | 59 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 127 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] | 60 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 53 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] | 40 |
| US Billboard 200 [20] | 104 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [21] | 9 |
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