Red 4 Filth

Red 4 Filth
Red 4 Filth
Studio album by Alaska Thunderfuck
Released	September 23, 2022
Length	38:37
Label	Producer Entertainment Group
Producer	B-Chroma; Skyler Cocco; Tomas Costanza ; Ivan and Peter; Jordan Palmer; Chester Krupa; Zach Miller; Jay Stolar; SWAN;
Alaska Thunderfuck chronology
Singles from Red 4 Filth
	"Red"; Released: September 10, 2021; "Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown"; Released: October 4, 2021; "Without Your Love"; Released: October 4, 2021; "Wow"; Released: October 29, 2021; "XOXOY2K"; Released: November 19, 2021; "Ask Me"; Released: November 19, 2021; "22"; Released: December 22, 2021; "Uh"; Released: January 7, 2022; "I Am Her (She Is Me)"; Released: May 6, 2022; "Girlz Night"; Released: June 3, 2022;

Last updated October 26, 2024

Red 4 Filth is the fourth studio album by American drag queen and recording artist Alaska Thunderfuck, released on September 23, 2022.^[1] The album was promoted by ten pre-release singles, "Red", "Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown", "Without Your Love", "Wow", "XOXOY2K", "Ask Me", "22", "Uh", "I Am Her (She Is Me)", and "Girlz Night". The album will be supported by her first North American headlining tour in Fall 2022.^[2]^[3]Red 4 Filth takes its name from a fake perfume she created on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .

Background and composition

The majority of the album was written during COVID-19 lockdowns.^[4] In an interview with Thrillist, Alaska said that the album was inspired by the sounds of 1990s and 2000s music, citing Weezer, Aqua, Toni Braxton, and Britney Spears as specific touchpoints.^[4] In the music video for "Wow", Alaska performed out of drag with LA-based band the Disciplez as her backing band.^[4] "XOXOY2K" is a Europop track with electronic club beats that is inspired by early 2000s nostalgia.^[5] "Ask Me" is an Ace of Base-inspired pop song.^[5] "22" sees Alaska sing to her younger self and to "any young person who has ever felt like she didn't belong".^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metro Weekly	^[7]

Sean Maunier of Metro Weekly wrote that "as inseparable as camp and comedy are from the Alaska brand, Red 4 Filth feels like it’s trying to be a more straightforward pop record, with some mixed results", and called the Drag Race references featured throughout the album "stale" given that Alaska is "four albums in, and so far removed from her time on the reality series". Maunier concluded that "Alaska managed to make the transition from reality star to recording artist better than most, but having set the bar high for herself, Red 4 Filth can’t help but come up short" and in spite of her "charisma and inimitable attitude", her most recent album lacks "the lightning in a bottle that made Anus work so well".^[7]

Track listing

*Red 4 Filth* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown"	Chester Krupa Ferras Jesse Saint John Jordan Palmer Justin Honard Nick Laughlin Jay Stolar	Ivan and Peter Krupa Stolar	3:32
2.	"All That She Wants"	Jenny Berggren Jonas Berggren Linn Berggren Ulf Ekberg	Tomas Costanza	3:26
3.	"XOXOY2K"	Stolar JBACH Saint John Palmer Honard Laughlin	Ivan and Peter Palmer Krupa Stolar	2:54
4.	"Red"	Andrew Rosario Krupa Stolar JBACH Palmer Honard Skyler Cocco	Ivan and Peter Palmer Krupa Cocco Stolar	2:56
5.	"Ask Me"	Ferras JBACH Saint John Palmer Honard Laughlin Stolar	Ivan and Peter Palmer Stolar	2:32
6.	"Wow"	Stolar JBACH Honard Krupa	Ivan and Peter Palmer Krupa Stolar	2:40
7.	"Uh"	Rosario Palmer Honard Stoler Zach Miller	Ivan and Peter Stolar Miller	2:49
8.	"Without Your Love"	B-Chroma Krupa Ferras Stolar JBACH Palmer Honard SWAN	Ivan and Peter B-Chroma Krupa Palmer Stolar SWAN	3:01
9.	"22"	Rosario Palmer Honard Stolar Miller	Ivan and Peter Stolar Miller	3:45
10.	"Girlz Night" (featuring Stephanie's Child)	Honard Stolar JBACH Jon Buscema Laughlin	Ivan and Peter Stolar	2:30
11.	"I Am Her (She Is Me)" (featuring Ts Madison)	Rocco Giovannoni Laughlin SWAN Vanegas Palmer Saint John Stolar Ferras Rosario Ts Madison	Ivan and Peter Stolar Palmer B-Chroma	2:43
12.	"More Than Enough (2 Me)"	Honard Palmer Saint John JBACH Stolar Krupa	Palmer Stolar Ivan and Peter Krupa	3:00
13.	"Mmm Mmm Mmm"	Noah Longworth McGuire Nathan Irving Flaks Honard JBACH Stolar Krupa Rosario	McGuire Flaks Stolar Ivan and Peter Krupa	2:49
Total length:				38:37

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[releasedate-1] "Alaska Thunderf**k Reveals Official "Red 4 Filth" Album Release Date". Ken Phillips Publicity Group, Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[cosmopolitan-2] "Best Takeaways From Alaska Thunderfuck 5000's New Drag Book". cosmopolitan.com. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[seattlegayscene-3] "Alaska Sees Red As She Takes Over The World With New Album, Book & Tour | Seattle Gay Scene | Your Daily Gay In Seattle". seattlegayscene.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[Thrillist-4] 1 2 3 DeBary, John (December 15, 2021). "The Multi-Talented Alaska Goes Meta". Thrillist. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[culturefix-5] 1 2 "Alaska Thunderfuck Debuts Two New Tracks 'XOXOY2K' and 'Ask Me' Ahead of Upcoming Album 'Red 4 Filth'". Culture Fix. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[6] Uitti, Jacob (December 22, 2021). "Exclusive Premiere: Alaska's New Single, "22"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[Metro_Weekly_review-7] 1 2 Maunier, Sean (24 September 2022). "'Red 4 Filth' Review: Alaska Comes Up Short". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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v t e Alaska Thunderfuck
Solo studio albums	Anus Poundcake Vagina Red 4 Filth
Collaborative albums	Access All Areas Amethyst Journey Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
Singles	"ROY G BIV BBT"
Related	The AAA Girls Access All Areas Tour