Spiral (Brooke Candy album)

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Spiral
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ReleasedOctober 25, 2024
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Length27:40
Producer
Brooke Candy chronology
Candyland
(2024)
Spiral
(2024)
Singles from Spiral
  1. "Next Bitch"
    Released: September 6, 2024

Spiral is the third album by American musician Brooke Candy, released on October 25, 2024. [1] [2] It serves as a companion piece to her sophomore studio album Candyland (2024), consisting largely of songs originating from recording sessions of the album. [3]

Contents

Spiral has been described as Brooke Candy's last fully pop album, incorporating themes inspired by Candy's mental health and leaning into a noisier sound than showcased in her previous outputs. [1]

Background

Amidst a nearly three-year long hiatus from releasing music, Candy revealed in a November 2021 interview with Inked that she had been invited back into the studio by producers and old collaborators and was preparing a follow-up to her debut album Sexorcism (2019). [4] [5] After the release of four songs dubbed "a string of horny singles" throughout 2022 and 2023, Candy released her second studio album Candyland on July 25, 2024 and embarked on an accompanying tour throughout North America in promotion of the album. [6] [7] Upon the release of the third single from the album "Block", Candy revealed that she was planning on releasing Candyland as a double album, with the second volume releasing later in the year. [6] On August 15, 2024, she clarified that the aforementioned second half would instead be released as her third studio album, Spiral, initially slated for release on October 4, 2024. [8]

In September 2024, Candy posted a series of tweets on X (formerly known as Twitter) detailing her frustrations with her role in the music industry and how it had impacted her health and relationships. She also shared her desire to create music that was "more experimental and alternative" and announced that Spiral would be her final pop album, cryptically posting "No more pop" [9] and naming Lil Peep and Lords of Acid as inspirations for her future musical direction. [10] [11] Many of these frustrations inspired the thematic elements of Spiral, with The Washington Post highlighting "a newfound glimmer of vulnerability" in both Candyland and Spiral. [1] "I've only scratched the surface of what I'm going to show the world of my actual brain and my actual heart and what I have to give, which is much more than just sex", Candy said of Spiral and her future musical endeavors. [1]

The release date of Spiral was later pushed back to October 25, 2024 to coincide with the end of her North American tour in promotion of Candyland, where the album was released as Candy performed her final tour date at Zebulon in Los Angeles. [12] Despite her lack of interest in continuing to release pop music in the following years, Candy remained "extremely proud" of the album, stating "I put everything I have into Spiral and I've never been so proud of anything in my life" in an Instagram post accompanying the album's release. [13]

Singles

The lead and sole single off of Spiral "Next Bitch" was released on September 6, 2024. [14]

A planned second single entitled "Pogo" [15] was reportedly meant to appear on the album, although it was absent from the final tracklist upon the album's release. [2]

Track listing

Spiral
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Angel Tattoo"2:12
2."Wreck Me"
  • Candy
  • Samuel Catelano
  • Liam Benayon
  • Slush Puppy
  • Liam Benayon
2:17
3."Spiral"
  • Candy
  • Catelano
  • Benayon
Liam Benayon2:27
4."Naked" (featuring BbyAfricka)
Cole M.G.N.2:52
5."Hysteria" (featuring Alma)
  • Candy
  • Alma-Sofia Miettinen
Leo Jupiter 2:16
6."Blackout" (featuring River Moon and Chi)
  • Candy
  • Catelano
  • Sean Ellmore
  • River Moon
  • Chi Virgo
  • Edwin Loftjet
  • Slush Puppy
  • 444BOY
2:09
7."Glamorous" (featuring Isabella Lovestory and Urias)
Jordan Palmer2:51
8."Next Bitch"
  • Candy
  • Benayon
  • Jon Santana
Jon Santana2:04
9."Gag"
  • Candy
  • Geller
  • Greif-Neill
Cole M.G.N.2:36
10."Rumor"
  • Candy
  • GiGi Grombacher
  • Jason Hahs
  • Mads Mason
  • Phil Bentley
  • Jahs
  • Mads Mason
2:03
11."Fix It"
  • Candy
  • Benayon
  • Santana
Jon Santana1:59
12."Sensual (I Want a Love)"
  • Candy
  • Catelano
  • Benayon
  • Slush Puppy
  • Liam Benayon
2:00
Total length:27:40

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