Poster Girl (album)

Poster Girl
Standard edition cover
Studio album by Zara Larsson
Released	5 March 2021 (2021-03-05)
Recorded	2018–2020
Genre	Pop scandipop R&B dance-pop disco funk dance
Length	37:41
Label	TEN Epic
Producer	Jason Gill Mike Sabath Mattman & Robin Marshmello the Roommates Starsmith Steve Mac the Monsters & Strangerz Jackson Foote the Struts Ian Kirkpatrick Mr. Franks Tommy Brown
Zara Larsson chronology
So Good (2017) Poster Girl (2021) Honor the Light (2023)
Alternative cover
Summer Edition cover

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Me Land"	Zara Larsson Julia Michaels Justin Tranter Jason Gill	Gill	2:40
2.	"Talk About Love" (featuring Young Thug)	Amy Allen Mike Sabath Dewain Whitmore Jr. Jeffery Lamar Williams	Sabath	3:19
3.	"Need Someone"	Sarah Aarons Noonie Bao Mattias Larsson Robin Fredriksson	Mattman & Robin	2:57
4.	"Right Here"	Michaels Tranter M. Larsson Fredriksson	Mattman & Robin	3:46
5.	"Wow"	Brittany Amaradio Christopher Comstock Thomas Eriksen Joakim Haukaas Madison Love	Marshmello	2:59
6.	"Poster Girl"	Z. Larsson Michaels Tranter David Pramik Jon Wienner Sam Homaee	The Roommates Gill	2:57
7.	"I Need Love"	Camille Purcell Joseph Kearns Finlay Dow-Smith	Starsmith	3:02
8.	"Look What You've Done"	Z. Larsson Max Wolfgang Purcell Ammar Malik Steve Mac	Mac	3:01
9.	"Ruin My Life"	Amaradio Michael Pollack Stefan Johnson Jordan K. Johnson Jamie Sanderson Jackson Foote	The Monsters & Strangerz Foote	3:10
10.	"Stick with You"	Z. Larsson Max Martin Savan Kotecha Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Wolfgang	The Struts	2:59
11.	"FFF"	Z. Larsson Michaels Tranter Ian Kirkpatrick	Kirkpatrick	3:32
12.	"What Happens Here"	Z. Larsson Theron Thomas Anton Göransson Steven Franks Tommy Brown	Mr. Franks Brown	3:19
Total length:				37:41

Target edition ^[44]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Famous"	Jason Evigan Aarons Z. Larsson	Evigan	3:37
14.	"When I'm Not Around"	Z. Larsson Kaj Hassle Madison Love James Wong	Gladius	3:29
Total length:				44:47

Japanese deluxe edition ^[45]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Don't Worry Bout Me"	Z. Larsson Linnea Soddahl Whitney Philips Ebba Tove Nilsson Rami Yacoub Jerlstrom Soderberg	The Struts	3:30
16.	"All the Time"	Z. Larsson Ilsey Juber Bao Linus Wiklund	Lotus IV	3:48
Total length:				52:05

Summer edition ^[46]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Morning"	Caroline Ailin Emily Warren Guy James Robin Alexander Shuckburgh	Al Shux	2:54
14.	"Last Summer"	Rachel Keen Fred Ball	Keen Ball	2:55
15.	"I Need Love" (featuring First Aid Kit; live version)	Purcell Kearns Dow-Smith	Lindvall	3:20
16.	"Ruin My Life" (orchestral version)	Amaradio Michael Pollack Stefan Johnson Jordan K. Johnson Jamie Sanderson Jackson Foote		4:43
17.	"Never Forget You" (orchestral version featuring Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester)	Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike Z. Larsson Aaron Davey		3:49
18.	"Right Here" (Alok remix)	Michaels Tranter M. Larsson Fredriksson	Alok Fredriksson	2:35
Total length:				57:49

Swedish Summer edition ^[47]

No.	Title	Length
19.	"Säg Mig Var Du Står" (Carola featuring Zara Larsson)	3:25
Total length:		1:01:14

Summer edition reissue ^[48]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Morning" (Billen Ted remix)	Ailin Warren Robin Shuckburgh	Al Shux	2:26
20.	"I Need Love" (featuring Trevor Daniel)	Purcell Kearns Dow-Smith	Lindvall	3:06
Total length:				1:03:21

Personnel

Performers

• Zara Larsson – vocals
• Jason Gill – all instruments (1)
• Mattman & Robin – all instruments (3, 4)
• Noonie Bao – background vocals (3)
• Sarah Aarons – background vocals (3)
• Julia Michaels – background vocals (4)
• Marshmello – programming (5)
• Starsmith – all instruments (7)
• Chris Laws – drums (8)
• John Parricelli – guitar (8)
• Steve Mac – keyboards (8)
• Brittany Amaradio – background vocals (9)
• Jackson Foote – programming (9)
• Michael Pollack – piano (9)
• The Monsters & Strangerz – programming (9)
• A Strut – all instruments (10)
• Max Martin – background vocals (10)
• Fatmax Gsus – guitar (10)
• James Wong – synthesizer, guitar and drum programming (14)

Technical

• Emerson Mancini – mastering engineer
• Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer (1–4, 6, 7, 10, 15–16)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer (5, 14)
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer (8)
• Tony Maserati – mixing engineer (9)
• Rafael Fadul – mixing engineer (13)
• Lotus IV – mixing engineer (16)
• John Hanes – engineer (1–4, 6, 7, 10, 15–16)
• Jonathan Winner – engineer (6)
• Sam Homaee – engineer (6)
• Chris Laws – engineer (8)
• Dann Pursey – engineer (8)
• Ian Kirkpatrick – engineer (11)
• Bart Schoudel – vocal engineer (2, 3), recording engineer (4)
• Mattman & Robin – vocal engineer (3, 4)
• Hampus Lindvall – vocal engineer (7), recording engineer (9)
• Billy Hicks – recording engineer (12)
• Gian Stone – recording engineer (13)
• DJ Riggins – assistant engineer (2)
• Jacob Richards – assistant engineer (2)
• Mike Seaberg – assistant engineer (2)
• Robert N. Johnson – assistant engineer (5)

Artwork

• Ryder Ripps – creative and art direction
• Michaela Quan – photographer
• Jordan Rossi – photographer
• Karen Clarkson – stylist
• Sofia Sinot – make-up
• Ali Pirzadeh – hair

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Poster Girl Chart (2021) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [49] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [50] 117 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [51] 118 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [52] 64 French Albums (SNEP) [53] 182 Irish Albums (IRMA) [54] 54 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [55] 169 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [56] 82 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [57] 11 Scottish Albums (OCC) [58] 13 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [59] 59 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [60] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [61] 67 UK Albums (OCC) [62] 12 US Billboard 200 [63] 170

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Poster Girl Chart (2021) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [64] 30

Certifications

Certifications for Poster Girl

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [65]	Gold	20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [66]	Platinum	80,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [67]	Gold	10,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [68]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Poster Girl

Region	Date	Version	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	5 March 2021	Standard	CD cassette digital download streaming	TEN Epic	[69] [70] [71]
United Kingdom			CD	Black Butter	[72]
United States		Target edition		Epic	[73]
Japan	10 March 2021	Japanese edition		Epic Sony	[31]
Germany	26 March 2021	Standard	Vinyl		[74]
Various	23 April 2021			Sony	[75]
Various	21 May 2021	Summer edition	Digital download streaming	TEN Epic	[46]
Sweden		Swedish summer edition		TEN	[76]
Various	9 July 2021	Summer edition re-issue		TEN Epic	[77]
Sweden		Swedish summer edition re-issue		TEN	[78]

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