Superache

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Superache
Conan Gray - Superache.png
Studio album by
Conan Gray
ReleasedJune 24, 2022
Studio
  • Amusement Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Cirkut City (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop
Length40:22
Label Republic
Producer
Conan Gray chronology
Kid Krow
(2020)		Superache
(2022)		 Found Heaven
(2024)
Singles from Superache
  1. "Astronomy"
    Released: May 7, 2021 [1]
  2. "People Watching"
    Released: July 15, 2021 [2]
  3. "Jigsaw"
    Released: January 21, 2022 [3]
  4. "Memories"
    Released: April 15, 2022 [4]
  5. "Yours"
    Released: May 19, 2022 [5]

Superache is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Conan Gray, released on June 24, 2022, through Republic Records. [6] It is a follow-up to Gray's debut album Kid Krow (2020). Described by Gray as an expansion of his yearning heartbreak, the album touches on themes such as childhood trauma, abuse, friendship, and love, as of his experiences growing up.

Contents

Superache was preceded by the singles "Astronomy", "People Watching", "Jigsaw", "Memories", and "Yours", while standalone singles "Overdrive" and "Telepath" were included as bonus tracks on the Japanese edition. The record been described as a pop album, [7] [8] that contain elements of dance-pop, synth-pop, and indie pop. [9] The album was met with critical acclaim, with critics praising Gray's vocal performance, production, honest lyricism and different style compared to its predecessor. [10] [11] [12] [13] The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 , with 43,000 album-equivalent units and spent twelve weeks on the chart. [14]

Background

Gray told Tomas Mier of Rolling Stone that this album was designed to be centered around the song "Family Line" which was inspired by "childhood trauma and generational trauma [and his] rough upbringing", and the song "Best Friend" about his childhood best friend Ashley. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Clash 9/10 [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Superache was met with critical acclaim from music critics after its release. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a score of 81 based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [15]

Georgia Evans of NME gave the album four out of five stars, and wrote "it may be theatrical, but 'Superache' still feels deep and honest. Cut through the crescendoes and you'll find real tenderness. 'I'll just take a footnote in your life / And you could take my body / Every line I would write for you,' he sings on 'Footnote', inspired by Pride and Prejudice and the realisation that unrequited love doesn't match up to fictional romance. That's OK, though: Gray knows this kind of all-encompassing love is painful –and he's ready to feel it at full force." [8] Gem Stokes of Clash wrote "'Superache' is a definitive evolution for Gray. A matured turn since his debut 'Kid Krow', 'Superache' continues to exemplify Gray's flair for pop bops, but with ripened introspection". [7] Matt Collar of AllMusic wrote "Superache is a bigger, more robust record than 2020's Kid Krow, while still retaining, and in many ways expanding upon, the heartfelt diaristic qualities that made Gray such a poster child for sad Internet teens". [16] Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone wrote "On his second album, the 23-year-old YouTuber turned pop star reveals himself to be an astute observer of the human condition, recounting everyday scenes and highlighting those split-second details in interactions that can make a warm rapport between two people transform into permafrost". [17]

Commercial performance

Superache debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 , with 43,000 album-equivalent units. [18] It marked Gray's second consecutive entry in the top ten of the chart, following his first album, Kid Krow.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Conan Gray and Dan Nigro, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Dan Nigro, except where noted

Superache track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Movies"  3:34
2."People Watching"
 2:38
3."Disaster"
 Cirkut 2:33
4."Best Friend"  2:28
5."Astronomy"  4:03
6."Yours"  3:24
7."Jigsaw"  3:28
8."Family Line"  3:36
9."Summer Child"Gray 3:00
10."Footnote"  3:44
11."Memories"  4:08
12."The Exit"
  • Gray
  • Nigro
  • Michaels
  • Nigro
  • Ryan Linvill [a]
3:41
Total length:40:17
Japanese CD bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Overdrive"
  • Peterhof
  • Stracey
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Jesso
3:03
14."Telepath"
 Ilya 3:14
Total length:46:40

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Superache
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 124
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [24] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 43
French Albums (SNEP) [27] 150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] 13
Irish Albums (OCC) [29] 8
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [30] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [31] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [32] 38
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [33] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC) [34] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [35] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] 20
UK Albums (OCC) [37] 8
US Billboard 200 [38] 9

Certifications

Certifications for Superache
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [39] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Superache
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
VariousJune 24, 2022
Standard Republic [41] [42]
AustraliaCD [43]
Canada [44]
United Kingdom [45]
United States [46]
Target exclusive [47]
JapanBonus tracks [19]
Canada LP Standard [48]
United Kingdom [49]
United States [50]
Target exclusive [47]
Urban Outfitters exclusive [51]
Cassette tape Standard [52]

Notes

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