This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway

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This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway - Cover.png
Studio album by
Released21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Length38:07
Label Island
Producer
Lola Young chronology
My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely
(2023)
This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
(2024)
Singles from This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
  1. "Conceited"
    Released: 29 September 2023
  2. "Wish You Were Dead"
    Released: 12 January 2024
  3. "Intrusive Thoughts"
    Released: 23 February 2024
  4. "Big Brown Eyes"
    Released: 5 April 2024
  5. "Fuck"
    Released: 3 May 2024
  6. "Messy"
    Released: 30 May 2024

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Lola Young. It was released on 21 June 2024 via Island Records. It follows her 2023 debut album My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 91/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Track listing

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Books"
  • Buddy Ross
  • Carter Lang
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka [a]
4:14
2."Wish You Were Dead"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Matt Zara
  • Matt Zara
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:14
3."Big Brown Eyes"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:38
4."Conceited"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka [a]
3:59
5."Messy"
  • Young
  • Dickinson
  • Lang
  • Monsune
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:44
6."Walk on By"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:34
7."You Noticed"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:30
8."Crush"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Lang
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:46
9."Fuck"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka [a]
2:44
10."Intrusive Thoughts"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Cass Lowe
2:31
11."Outro"YoungYoung1:13
Total length:38:07

Note

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Chart (2024–2025)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 38
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [6] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 70
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 80
US Billboard 200 [9] 64
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 8

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