People Don't Change

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People Don't Change
People Don't Change.jpg
EP by
PJ Harding and Noah Cyrus
ReleasedApril 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)
Recorded2020–2021
Length16:55
Label
Producer PJ Harding
Noah Cyrus chronology
The End of Everything
(2020)
People Don't Change
(2021)
The Hardest Part
(2022)
Singles from People Don't Change
  1. "Dear August"
    Released: February 12, 2021
  2. "You Belong to Somebody Else"
    Released: March 19, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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People Don't Change is a collaborative extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter PJ Harding and American singer Noah Cyrus. [2] The EP was released on April 23, 2021 by Records, LLC and RCA Records, making it her first release on the later label. It was preceded by the singles "Dear August" and "You Belong to Somebody Else". The duo originally met at a songwriting camp in Bali, and eventually teamed up in 2019 to write songs for Cyrus's second EP The End of Everything [1]

Contents

Singles

The first single from the EP was "Dear August". It was released on February 12, 2021, with its music video. [3] The second single was "You Belong to Somebody Else", released on March 19, 2021 and with a lyric video premiere on April 7, 2021. [4]

Critical reception

Rhian Daly of NME called the EP "Understated and gentle" and "a gorgeous leap forward in the youngest Cyrus’ ever-evolving story." [1]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by PJ Harding and Noah Cyrus, with additional songwriting from Victoria Zaro on "The Worst of You".

No.TitleLength
1."Dear August"3:20
2."You Belong to Somebody Else"3:19
3."Cannonball"2:32
4."The Best of You"1:11
5."Slow Train Comin'"3:01
6."The Worst of You"3:29
Total length:16:55

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Daly, Rhian (April 23, 2021). "PJ Harding & Noah Cyrus – 'People Don't Change' EP: country clan's youngest star breaks out". NME. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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  3. BWW News Desk. "PJ Harding & Noah Cyrus Team on New Single 'Dear August'". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  4. "PJ Harding and Noah Cyrus Release Collaborative Single "You Belong To Somebody Else" in Anticipation of New EP". American Songwriter . 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-05-01.