Heart on My Sleeve (album)

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Heart on My Sleeve
Ella Mai - Heart on My Sleeve.png
Studio album by
Released6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Recorded2019–2021
Genre R&B [1]
Length54:43
Label
Producer
Ella Mai chronology
Ella Mai
(2018)
Heart on My Sleeve
(2022)
Singles from Heart on My Sleeve
  1. "Not Another Love Song"
    Released: 2 October 2020
  2. "DFMU"
    Released: 28 January 2022
  3. "Leave You Alone"
    Released: 31 March 2022
  4. "How"
    Released: 7 June 2022
  5. "This Is"
    Released: 14 March 2023
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [4]

Heart on My Sleeve is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Ella Mai, released on 6 May 2022 through 10 Summers and Interscope Records. [5] The album was executive-produced by Mustard and Meko Yohannes, and features guest appearances from Latto, Roddy Ricch, and Lucky Daye. [5] It serves as the follow-up to Mai's 2018 self-titled debut album. [6]

Contents

A deluxe edition of the album featuring three additional songs was released on 2 February 2023 in conjunction with the announcement of Mai's Heart on My Sleeve North American tour. [7]

Promotion

"Not Another Love Song" was released as the lead single on 2 October 2020. [8] Its music video was released on 20 October 2020. [9] "DFMU" was released on 28 January 2022, as the second single, alongside a music video. [10] "Leave You Alone" was released on 31 March 2022, as the third single. [11] "How" featuring Roddy Ricch was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on 7 June 2022, as the fourth single. [12] Its music video was released on 28 July 2022. [13] "This Is" from the deluxe edition was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on 14 March 2023, as the fifth single. [14]

Commercial performance

Heart On My Sleeve debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200, number nine on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number two on the Top R&B Albums chart, earning 20,000 album-equivalent units (15,000 being pure album sales) in its first week. [15]

Track listing

Heart on My Sleeve track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trying"
3:17
2."Not Another Love Song"
  • Mai
  • Varren Wade
4:15
3."Didn't Say" (featuring Latto)
  • Mustard
  • Gylttryp
4:06
4."Break My Heart"
  • Mai
  • Hinshaw Jr.
D'Mile 3:15
5."Fallen Angel"
4:22
6."How" (featuring Roddy Ricch)
  • Mustard
  • Nic Nac
  • Bass Charity
3:38
7."Pieces"
  • Mai
  • Wade
3:19
8."DFMU"
  • Mai
  • Hinshaw Jr.
  • Daemon Landrum
  • Jonathan Sanders
  • Tyus Strickland
  • Donell Jones
  • Kyle West
  • Mustard
  • J. Holt
3:18
9."Hide"
  • Mai
  • Hinshaw Jr.
  • Sean Momberger
  • Leigh Elliott
3:28
10."Power of a Woman"
  • Mai
  • Wade
  • Mustard
  • Cam Griffin
  • J.LBS
3:34
11."A Mess" (featuring Lucky Daye)
  • Boi-1da
  • SMPLGTWY
  • Peter Iskander
  • Cameron Joseph
3:54
12."Feels Like"
Jorgen Odegard3:20
13."Leave You Alone"
  • Mai
  • Wade
3:29
14."Sink or Swim"
  • Mai
  • Hinshaw Jr.
D'Mile3:55
15."Fading Out"
  • Mai
  • Wade
Sweet3:35
Total length:54:43
Japanese edition bonus track [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."She Don't" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
  • Mustard
  • Twice as Nice
4:24
Total length:59:07
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."2 O'Clock"
Kaytranada 3:50
17."This Is"
  • Mai
  • Dana Meyers
  • Grace Redway
  • Howard Hewett
  • LaDamon "Fatboi" Douglas
  • Mustard
  • LaDamon "Fatboi" Douglas
  • Mustard
3:26
18."Our Song"
3:19
Total length:65:21

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Heart on My Sleeve
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 15
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) [17] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 9

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