This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Studio album by Lola Young
Released	21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Recorded	2023–2024
Length	38:07
Label	Island
Producer	Carter Lang Cass Lowe Manuka Monsune Buddy Ross Solomonophonic Matt Zara
Lola Young chronology
My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely (2023) This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway (2024) I'm Only F**king Myself (2025)
Singles from This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
"Conceited" Released: 29 September 2023 "Wish You Were Dead" Released: 12 January 2024 "Intrusive Thoughts" Released: 23 February 2024 "Big Brown Eyes" Released: 5 April 2024 "Fuck" Released: 3 May 2024 "Messy" Released: 30 May 2024 "Good Books" Released: 18 June 2024

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	91/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[2]
NME	[3]

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. ^[4] The album contains her UK number-one single "Messy", which was the sixth single, and was met with acclaim from critics; it reached number sixteen on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Books"	Lola Young William Brown Conor Dickinson Carter Lang Buddy Ross Jared Solomon	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"	Young Cass Lowe	Solomonophonic Cass Lowe	2:31
11.	"Outro"	Young	Young	1:13
Total length:				38:07

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[5]

Musicians

• Lola Young – vocals
• Jared Solomon – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8), synthesizer (1–3, 6, 9), programming (1, 5, 6, 9), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), drums (2, 3, 9), acoustic bass guitar (7)
• Conor Dickinson – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9), percussion (4), acoustic guitar (5, 7), bass guitar (5), bass (9)
• Will Brown – keyboards (tracks 1, 5), organ (1, 7), synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 9), drums (2, 4, 6, 9); bass, electric guitar (2); piano (3, 6)
• Carter Lang – bass, drums (track 1); electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (5)
• Buddy Ross – programming, sampler, synthesizer (track 1)
• Matt Zara – electric guitar, piano, programming, synthesizer (track 2)
• Monsune – keyboards, programming (track 5)
• Cass Lowe – electric guitar, programming (track 10)

Technical

• Dale Becker – mastering (tracks 1–10)
• Jasper Ward – mastering (track 11)
• Nathan Phillips – mixing (tracks 1–9)
• David Wrench – mixing (track 10)
• Jared Solomon – engineering (track 2)
• Nate Mingo – mastering assistance (track 4)

Visuals

• Studio Island – artwork
• Sophie Jones – photography

Charts

Chart performance for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway

Chart (2024–2025)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6]	43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8]	27
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [9]	38
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [10]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11]	12
French Albums (SNEP) [12]	41
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [13]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	12
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	53
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	16
US Billboard 200 [18]	64
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [19]	8

Certifications

Certifications for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [20]	Gold	10,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway by Lola Young". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. "Lola Young: This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway review – winningly messy mix of zingers and vulnerability". The Guardian . 21 June 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
3. Williams, Sophie (21 June 2024). "Lola Young – 'This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway' review: essential, captivatingly messy pop". NME . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
4. Kelly, Tyler Damara (31 May 2024). "Lola Young announces her new album, This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
5. "This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway / Lola Young / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
7. "Ultratop.be – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
8. "Ultratop.be – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
9. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
10. "Album Top-40 Uge 1, 2025". Hitlisten . Retrieved 15 January 2025.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
12. "Top 100 Albums du semaine 8, 2025". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
13. "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 10, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
18. "Billboard 200: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
19. "Top Rock & Alternative Albums: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
20. "Norwegian album certifications – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 9 August 2025.