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Released | March 18, 2016 | |||
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Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 41:37 | |||
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This Is What the Truth Feels Like is the third studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on March 18, 2016, by Interscope Records. Initially, the album was scheduled to be released in December 2014 with Stefani working with a handful of high-profile producers, and Benny Blanco serving as executive producer. However, after the underperformance of her 2014 singles and the writer's block Stefani suffered, she did not feel comfortable curating an album and scrapped the whole record in favor of starting again. The album's release was scheduled after Stefani hinted at it on her Twitter account.
Inspired by both the end of her marriage and eventual newfound romance, Stefani returned to writing new songs. With the help of producers J.R. Rotem, Mattman & Robin, and Greg Kurstin, as well as songwriters Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels, Stefani wrote the album in a few months. Describing it as a breakup record, she created songs with a sarcastic and dark-humor vibe, in addition to ones that felt real, joyful, and happy. Musically, This Is What the Truth Feels Like is a pop record that is similar to the material on Stefani's previous studio albums. The record includes a guest appearance by rapper Fetty Wap.
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its honest and vulnerable nature and considered it her most personal album. However, some thought the album was too calculated and did not capture the essence of a breakup album because it lacked a clear focus. Commercially, the album was moderately successful, becoming Stefani's first number one on the Billboard 200; in several other major music markets, it peaked within the top 40 on the charts. To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her third concert tour, the This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in North America and headlined the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Final Shows with opening act Young the Giant.
The album's official lead single, 'Used to Love You', was released on October 20, 2015, to a positive response and had moderate success on the charts. Its second single, 'Make Me Like You', was released on February 12, 2016, with a similar reception. The accompanying music video was the first to be created live on television, and was broadcast during a commercial break for the 2016 Grammy Awards. 'Misery' was originally issued as a promotional single before being released as the album's third single on May 23, 2016.
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Background[edit]
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After giving birth to her third son on February 28, 2014, Stefani made her first public appearance at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2014, performing 'Hollaback Girl' at the request of her longtime collaborator and friend Pharrell Williams, who was one of the festival's headliners.[2] After the performance, Williams hinted at a possible return for the singer.[2] In September 2014, she revealed she was writing for two records: her third solo studio album and her band No Doubt's seventh studio album. She told MTV News: 'At this point I'm thinking about both, I can do both. [..] And it's just an amazing time; so many opportunities. I'm going into the studio tonight with Pharrell [Williams], I'm going to be writing and also just seeing what comes along my way. I've been recording a few things.'[3] In the same month, Stefani's manager Irving Azoff confirmed she was finishing the record with Williams, as well as planning to perform its lead single live on The Voice. Interscope Records chairman John Janick also revealed that producer Benny Blanco would be the album's executive producer and that it was slated to be released sometime in December 2014.[4]
On October 20, 2014, Stefani released 'Baby Don't Lie', produced by Blanco and Ryan Tedder, as the album's tentative lead-single.[5] The song met with a mixed response from critics[6] and saw moderate success on the charts.[7] Soon after it was announced that a new song titled 'Spark the Fire' would be released;[8] produced by Pharrell Williams, it was released on December 1, 2014.[9] She revealed to Spin in December 2014 that she worked with Calvin Harris, Charli XCX, and Sia on the album, and her desire to work with Chris Martin and Diplo at some point in the future.[10] Despite performing the Sia-penned track 'Start a War' during a concert,[11] and registering two Charli XCX tracks ('Hard 2 Love' and 'Hell Yeah Baby') with the BMI,[12][13] they were never released physically. In January 2015, the singer revealed she had decided to slow the album's recording process because she felt it was not complete.[14] In May 2015, rapper LunchMoney Lewis told Ryan Seacrest he was working with Stefani on the record.[15]
In August, Stefani filed for divorce from her husband Gavin Rossdale after almost thirteen years of marriage.[16] In October, Stefani revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she scrapped the album and started again, since '[i]t didn't feel right. [..] I didn't feel fulfilled. That record with Benny was done that way because I had just given birth and had just started on The Voice and felt like I should do something in music, but what was I going to do? There wasn't enough time. So I tried to make a record where I was just kind of involved—which is how a lot of people do it, but it didn't work for me'.[17] She later told Zane Lowe that she had attempted to curate an entire album, but it did not feel right and she needed to write her own material.[18] She also revealed that she felt inspired again and started writing a lot of songs in a rapid progression, revealing: 'I think I have enough for probably two albums. [..] I have to write a few more songs, because I feel like, might as well keep going while it's there. [..] I got 20 songs. I have a whole record in eight weeks, but I want to keep writing.'[19][20] Stefani also revealed she had worked with musicians Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Greg Kurstin,[21] in addition to production duo Mattman & Robin and the Stargate production team.[22] The album was completed in January 2016. Stefani revealed in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on February 25 that 'four of five' songs' were written in the previous month.[23]
Writing and inspiration[edit]
There's this crazy thing where I was given this gift – which I didn't know about until it happened – that I could write these songs. But I was always so not confident about it and worried about it, and like writer's block, and all these things, and I was like that, I was so blocked for so long [..] But now it's happening again, and it's like the most incredible thing ever. It's so incredible to be able to use my gift again.
—Stefani about being inspired again to write songs for the album.[20]
Thematically, Stefani considered the album to be mainly 'a breakup record',[24] declaring: 'I would consider it a breakup record. [..] It just makes me believe in God and my journey. My cross to bear was to go through these heartbreaks and write these songs and help people.'[25] The singer also told Ryan Seacrest that while writing the songs for the album during her personal struggles with the end of her marriage, she felt the process was therapeutic. She commented: 'The record company was like, 'Listen, we really think your record is too personal and no one is going to relate to this record and maybe you should just put it out as an artistic body of work—don't even think about radio'.' She described the sensation of hearing this was like being punched in the stomach.[18]
According to Stefani, the various emotions she had experienced in the past year would be reflected on the album. The first songs written for the album had a sarcastic and humorous vibe, while she later described the other songs as having a 'realness' to them.[26] The first song written for the album was 'You Don't Know Me', a personal song penned with Rick Nowels.[20][26] According to the singer, the song was 'the first opening of the channel' of her songwriting inspiration.[26] In the early stages, she also wrote a song with Linda Perry called 'Medicine Man' while flying to No Doubt's Jazz Festival show in New Orleans.[20] Another song, 'Red Flag', was the first song she wrote with J.R. Rotem, Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels. She described it as a 'work of art' for 'express[ing] so clearly what [she] was [going through] at the time'.[26][27] They also worked on other songs, such as 'Naughty', 'Misery', which she considered a 'really happy song,' and 'Make Me Like You', produced by Mattman & Robin,[28] which, having been surprised by the result, she called 'so good'![29]
Themes[edit]
This Is What the Truth Feels Like focuses on several themes, including 'moving on from a broken relationship' to 'falling in love again'.[30] Her divorce from Gavin Rossdale served as the main source of inspiration for the former,[31] while her subsequent romance with Blake Shelton served as an inspiration for the latter.[32] The singer intended the album to show her desire for 'forgiveness' instead of 'revenge'.[33] Stefani's take on her 'messy divorce' is evident in the single 'Used to Love You',[1] while tracks like 'Send Me a Picture' and 'Rare' find her embracing a new love.[34] She kept the news of her divorce hidden from her writing and production teams during the recording sessions, however, Stefani 'suspect[ed] her collaborators knew she was in crisis because of her lyrics'.[35] When asked in a GQ interview: 'Did you think this project was going to be a heartbreak album? It seems like a falling-in-love album. Was that a surprise?' Stefani responded:
You are right. I did not think anything. I wasn't thinking. I was feeling and I was dying. And then I was just like, You can't go down like this! You have to turn this into music. You have to try, at least. I was so embarrassed by just everything. I just didn't want to be that person that just went down after all of that. A lot of the time in the sessions, they weren't letting me write. They were giving me tracks and doing it all. I was like, Why am I here? Then I got the perfect combination of people to really support me and make me feel confident. It was an amazing awakening. I walked into the session and I was like, You gotta know, I don't care about anything except the truth right here.[36]
John Janick, the chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records,[37] told Stefani that he was unsure of her songs 'connect[ing] with people', encouraging her to create an 'artistic record' and to skip radio altogether. Janick later changed his mind and got in touch with Stefani after listening to 'Used to Love You'.[21] She called it 'the most personal song' she had ever written and appreciated Janick's decision commenting: 'That's never happened in my entire career.'[21] After writing 'Truth', she was inspired to title the album with something similar.[35] By the time several personal themed tracks were completed, Stefani began creating songs dealing with her newfound relationship with Shelton; 'Make Me Like You' details 'the early stage of their romance', while the title track suggests what the public might think of their romance, with lyrics such as: 'They're all gonna say I'm rebounding, so rebound all over me'.[35]
This Is What the Truth Feels Like features a range of genres; including pop,[1]reggae,[38][39]disco and dancehall,[40]R&B, hip hop and 'punky' electro-pop music.[41] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly viewed it as 'an album so directly torn from Stefani's recent, much-documented romantic upheavals that it could be called 'The Ballad of Blake and Gavin''.[38]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic added that: 'Stefani spends roughly half of the record singing breezy songs of liberation.'[42] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine commented: 'While an artist converting personal tragedy into creative capital is hardly new, the nakedness with which Stefani assesses the ruins of her relationship is stark, especially compared to the self-proclaimed guilty pleasures of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and The Sweet Escape.'[43] On writing about both relationships, Stefani claimed: 'I don't have any secrets; I don't have anything to hide. I haven't done anything wrong. I'm happy to share my story. [This] is really the only record I've written that's mostly happy; all the others are about heartbreak. And there's some of that on here—it needed that, to make the rest feel as good as it feels.'[44]
Music and lyrics[edit]
This Is What the Truth Feels Like begins with 'Misery'. An electropop song[45] with 'future-disco beats',[40] the album's third single 'captures the highs and lows of being gobsmacked in love'.[39] According to Nicki Gostin, writing for the New York Daily News, the song's lyrics are unclear and either detail Stefani's former relationship with Rossdale, or her current relationship with Shelton.[46] The track makes several references to love and drugs through the use of hyperbole and cliches.[47] 'You're My Favorite' has 'Super Mario 64 cave synths and [a] tinny, trap-adjacent percussion'.[48] The song was dubbed 'the most 'Stefani-esque' by Nicholaus James Jodlowski of Reporter magazine,[49] while Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork found it comparable to Top 40 music.[1] It was compared to her earlier songs, 'Simple Kind of Life', 'Underneath It All' and 'Serious' by Theon Weber of Spin magazine.[34] The third track, 'Where Would I Be?', produced by Kurstin, is a reggae-flavored[38][39]ska song.[50] Its bridge has a 'cheerleader taunt'[34] and, according to Leonie Cooper of NME, it 'sounds like she doesn't give a shit'.[40] Lyrically it mentions the possibilities of finding love, particularly in the line 'Fill up my Solo Cup when I'm feeling so lonely.'[51] Weber found similarities between 'Where Would I Be?' and Kurstin's earlier work with Lily Allen.[34] The album's second single, 'Make Me Like You', is a pop and disco song,[39][43] written by Stefani, Tranter, Michaels, Mattias Larsson, and Robin Fredikkson.[52] After the group completed the track, Stefani commented: 'We were losing our minds.'[29] Its lyrics detail the 'complicated feeling of falling hard when [one] least expect[s]',[1] as well as reflecting Stefani's personal life.[53]
Greg Kurstin produced tracks 'You're My Favorite', 'Where Would I Be?', 'Send Me a Picture' and 'Rare'.
'Truth', the album's title track, is an electropop composition with a guitar hook.[32] According to Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe, Shelton was the source of inspiration for the track, which reveals Stefani's 'giddy new-crush enthusiasm'.[50] Both 'Truth' and lead single 'Used to Love You' are described as 'truth-telling' songs by Kitty Empire of The Observer.[54] With 'Used to Love You', Stefani comes to terms with herself, dealing with the aftermath of her divorce,[55] and realizing that her relationship with Rossdale is over.[51] Produced by Rotem, the track is a 'vulnerable' and 'emotional' midtempo synth-pop ballad,[56][57] designed to 'showcase her passionate, conflicted vocals'.[31] In an interview with Today's Matt Lauer, Stefani confirmed that the track was inspired by the end of her marriage, and claimed that the song was only written a few weeks before its release.[58] The seventh track, 'Send Me a Picture', has dancehall elements,[40] and was described as a sexting ode by several publications;[1][59] furthermore, Mapes stated the song has a 'Bieber-hits-the-islands vibe', while Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club summarized its meaning as 'captur[ing] the delicious anticipation of a crush potentially texting a snap'.[51] 'Red Flag' begins with 'an intro that sounds like a melting violin',[60] followed by Stefani scorning her ex: 'This is what happens when you don't listen to what your mother say.'[30] Amanda Dykan of AltWire found it reminiscent of 2000's 'Ex-Girlfriend' and compared Stefani's rapping style to that of Lady Gaga's.[61]
Track nine, 'Asking 4 It', features rapper Fetty Wap.[62] The composition consists of a 'bopping, hip hop tinged beat flecked with dancey synths',[63] while lyrically Stefani 'asks a crush if they're sure about being with her'.[51] Stefani felt Fetty Wap had 'a voice with so much character', so she told her team that she wanted to collaborate with him.[44] Due to several scheduling conflicts with Fetty, the collaboration barely occurred, with Stefani calling it 'a miracle' that it even happened.[64] 'Naughty's lyrics serve as a 'kiss-off to a no-good guy who's been 'shady'.[30] A 'sly'[38] and 'bratty new wave' track, Stefani 'chides someone for keeping secrets'.[51] In addition, the song has 'piano swagger, Radiohead references, and a finger-wagging cheerleader chant'.[48] The next track, 'Me Without You', finds Stefani 'embrac[ing] a new life without a toxic partner'[51] and 'capturing the sense of relief and possibility' that follows a 'painful breakup'.[43] Influenced by hip hop,[51] it is primarily a ballad.[55] The standard edition album closer, 'Rare', is a folk song accompanied by an acoustic guitar and galloping beat.[60] Several critics speculated that a particular lyric may have been aimed at Shelton's ex-wife, Miranda Lambert;[65][66] an article from Fox News reported that 'the lyrics appear to be a slam at Lambert for letting Shelton go', particularly: 'You're rare / And only a stupid girl would let it go.'[67] Chuck Campbell of Go Knoxville compared Stefani's vocals in 'Rare' to Ariana Grande's.[68]
On the Target deluxe edition of This Is What the Truth Feels Like, 'Rocket Ship' is the thirteenth track.[69] It is a 'chorus-less' song[34] with a 'solid hip hop arrangement' and a 'melodic use of vocal samples'.[70] 'Obsessed' contains 'batty vocals' and the 'hip hop style' that was displayed before on 'Rocket Ship'.[70] The sixteenth track, 'Splash', is the last song on the Target edition.[69] The international edition of the album features bonus track 'Loveable', while Japan-exclusive 'War Paint' is a tribal song,[71] with a critic from Est. '97 thinking of it as 'an anti bully jam where confidence is key to protecting oneself'.[72]
Release[edit]
During promotional interviews about 'Used to Love You', Stefani confirmed the album was to be released in 2016.[24] Since the release of 'Baby Don't Lie' and 'Spark the Fire', her then-untitled album was among many magazine's lists of The Most Anticipated Albums, for both 2015[73][74] and 2016.[75][76][77] On February 9, 2016, she posted the album's track list through her Twitter account with the caption 'This Is What the Truth Feels Like..', which was later confirmed as the album's title.[78][79][80] A day later, the album's art cover was released, along with the titles of four bonus tracks exclusive to the Target edition.[80] The release date was scheduled for March 18, 2016.[81] The cover features a close-up shot of Stefani with 'hand drawn hearts, tears and flowers', which according to Carolyn Menyes of Music Times, 'giv[es] the record a sense of femininity and raw emotion'.[82] Using Stefani's official website, fans were able to create their own album cover with the same doodles on it by uploading a picture of their face to the site.[83] Regarding the deluxe edition cover of the album, Christina Marfice from SheKnows Media speculated that it 'includes a secret dis aimed at' her ex-husband; she stated: 'And, in the corner, a ring drawn on her finger with a frowny face [is] connected to it by an arrow.'[84] However, the drawing was ultimately covered up by a sticker on this edition.[84] Prior to the release of Shelton's tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016), several publications compared the cover to Stefani's,[85] with Maeve McDermott of USA Today calling them 'eerily similar'.[86] https://lgrenew165.weebly.com/blog/unsolved-mysteries-complete-series-download-torrent.
Promotion[edit]
Live performances[edit]
'Make Me Like You' sung live during a show in 2016.
On October 17, 2015, Stefani performed 'Used to Love You' at her first concert in over eight months at a MasterCard Priceless Surprises concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.[87] The singer wore a black turtle neck and striped skirt for the rendition; the performance was deemed 'heart-wrenching',[88] 'powerful',[31] and 'emotional' by critics.[89] Following the performance, it was announced that it would be released as the lead single from her upcoming album.[90] She also sang the single at the 2015 American Music Awards accompanied by a group of backup dancers who dressed and acted like ninjas while on stage.[91] Stefani also performed 'Used to Love You' on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[92]The Voice,[93] and immediately after midnight on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.[94]
Stefani announced in February 2016 that 'Make Me Like You' was the album's second single and that its music video would be filmed on live television, the first video produced this way, and aired during the Grammys.[95] She partnered with Target for the event. It cost $12 million to produce, making it one of the most expensive music videos ever made.[96] The performance went as planned, with a body double of Stefani taking a fake tumble towards the end of the video, leading several critics to believe Stefani herself messed up on live television.[97][98] The following evening, Stefani appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and confirmed that the tumble was planned.[99] At another MasterCard concert in Tokyo on March 16, 2016, 'Misery' was performed live for the first time.[100] Her outfit consisted of 'cropped red track pants and a red sequined cage top over a black bra' as the lyric video was displayed as the backdrop; the track was followed by 'Make Me Like You'.[101]
Following the album's release, Stefani continued promoting This Is What the Truth Feels Like with several more television appearances. She performed 'Misery' and 'Make Me Like You' during a Saturday Night Live episode on April 2, 2016.[102][103] She wore torn jeans and a high-waisted top, and was accompanied by several backup singers, including No Doubt touring members Gabrial McNair and Stephen Bradley.[104] Two weeks later, she sang 'Misery' on The Voice where it was announced as the album's third commercial single. On stage, Stefani and her backup dancers wore 'colorful, tribal style ensembles' and performed using 'a trippy, psychedelic lighting scheme'.[105] On July 1, 2016, it was revealed that the singer would be joining Today's 'Summer Concert Series' on the fifteenth of the same month.[106] For that show, she performed 'Make Me Like You' and 'Misery' from the parent album, in addition to earlier solo singles 'The Sweet Escape' and 'Hollaback Girl'.[107]
Singles[edit]
Stefani performing 'Rare' during the This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour.
The album's lead single 'Used to Love You' was released on October 20, 2015, three days after its live premiere.[108][109] It was sent for radio airplay in the US on October 27.[110] The song was critically acclaimed, with USA Today awarding it 'Song of the Week' in late October, calling it the 'spiritual sibling' of No Doubt's 1996 single 'Don't Speak'.[111] An accompanying music video was released on the same day as the song. It consists in a single shot of Stefani in a white tank top, blue brassiere and gold necklace on a black background, emoting, and occasionally mouthing some of the song's words.[112] The song performed moderately on the charts, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100,[113] and number 10 on the Adult Pop Songs, where it became Stefani's second highest entry on the chart.[114] Elsewhere, it reached the lower regions of charts in Australia,[115] Canada,[116] and Scotland.[117] Coinciding with her New Year's Eve performance, a MAIZE remix of the single was released on December 31.[118] On March 11, 2016, 'Used to Love You' was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying sales of 500,000 copies.[119]
'Make Me Like You' was released as the album's second single on February 12, 2016.[120] It was first sent to mainstream radio in the United States on February 16, 2016,[121] followed by an Italian radio release on March 25, 2016.[122] Its music video was directed by Sophie Muller, and filmed on live television during the 2016 Grammy Awards, the first to be produced this way.[95] Several easter eggs appear in the video, including references to her relationship with Shelton, in addition to cameos from her hairstylist, makeup artist, and various celebrities.[123] The finished project was later posted on Vevo.[95] The single was also moderately successful, peaking at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100,[113] and in the mid-regions of charts in Canada,[116] France,[124] and Japan.[125] A remix EP featuring three different renditions of the track was made available on April 22, 2016, as a digital download.[126] They were uploaded to Stefani's Vevo account the same day.[127]
One week before the album's release, 'Misery' was issued as a promotional single on March 11, 2016,[128] followed by the release of a lyric video including hand-drawn lyrics and illustrations created by Stefani herself.[129] The then-promo single charted in the lower regions of several countries. In Scotland it peaked at number 72,[130] in Australia it peaked at number 74,[131] and in the United States it peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.[132] Stefani announced on Instagram that 'Misery' would be the album's third single in April 2016.[133] The song was sent to hot adult contemporary radio stations on May 23, 2016,[134] and peaked at number 34 on the Adult Top 40 chart in the US, becoming her third consecutive entry from the parent album.[114] As had been done with 'Make Me Like You', a 'Misery' three-track remix EP was released on June 24.[135]
Tour[edit]
Stefani performing No Doubt's 'Hella Good' during the This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour.
To further promote the album, Stefani announced on April 18, 2016, that she would embark on her third solo concert tour, the This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour, visiting 28 venues the United States and Canada, beginning July 12, 2016. American rapper Eve toured with the singer as a guest artist.[136] The concert series ended on October 15–16, 2016, with a two-night performance at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[137] The This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour marked Stefani's first solo tour since The Sweet Escape Tour (2007) and first overall tour since the No Doubt 2009 Summer Tour. Through a partnership between Live Nation Entertainment and Yahoo! Music, a live feed was generated for the opening show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.[138] Several costume designers and stylists were commissioned for the tour's entirety, including The Blonds fashion house, and Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi.[139]Corsets were a centerpiece of her wardrobe, with three originally designed pieces created for the singer.[139] Her costumes generated positive reviews from critics, with Michelle Amabile Angermiller from Billboard nothing that her presence was 'incredibly fun to watch'.[140]
In March 2016, the Los Angeles Times announced that the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre would close in the fall, during its thirty-fifth year of seasonal performances.[141] Prior to the news of the closure, City of Irvine officials discussed continuing the expansion of a local apartment development, which would be built atop the site.[142] Representatives working with Stefani announced on September 9, 2016, that she would be the final act to perform in the theater in an event called Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Final Shows, before deconstruction of the facilities began. She spoke of its closure: 'I have so many memories at Irvine Meadows [..] It has been such an important part of my life both as an artist and as a fan and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I am humbled to perform there once again as it comes to a close.'[143] In an interview earlier in the week on a California radio show, she expressed her devastation at the closure. It was the venue for her first live performance with her band No Doubt opening for Ziggy Marley in 1990.[144]
Critical reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[145] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [42] |
The A.V. Club | C+[51] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[38] |
NME | 3/5[40] |
The Observer | [54] |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10[1] |
Rolling Stone | [32] |
Slant Magazine | [43] |
Spin | 5/10[34] |
USA Today | [39] |
This Is What the Truth Feels Like received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on 16 reviews.[145] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly stated that Stefani's material 'feels truer—and sounds stronger—than it has in years'.[38] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times was very positive in his review, highlighting that '[h]er singing—and, more important, what her singing is saying—is always front and center, which gives the music an intimate quality even at its most polished'.[30] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe called it 'the best and most personal of her three solo releases'.[50] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine discussed its urban-leaning beats, saying: 'It's easy to chastise aging pop stars for chasing trends or trying to recapture past glories, but those efforts here are thrown into sharp relief by the maturity of the album's first half.'[43] Leoni Cooper of NME called it 'an altogether glossier and more redemptive affair' than her first breakup record on her band's album Tragic Kingdom (1995).[40] Kitty Empire of The Observer noted that the album gives emphasis on 'bouncy, sonically unadventurous pop and fixated on Stefani's new relationship with Blake Shelton,' but felt that: 'A little more courage would not have gone amiss.'[54] Reviewing for The A.V. Club, Annie Zaleski observed that 'Stefani never gets too juicy with the details, but her zings and observations are subtle enough to make these songs resonate deeply. [..] While the album has its flaws, it is undeniably compelling when its glimmers of vulnerability push to the forefront.'[51]
Rob Sheffield wrote for Rolling Stone that the album 'has a rushed feel – a likable but low-personality version of her familiar bubble-pop solo mode'.[32] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found the album 'a bit of mess' since 'there's a lot of ground for her to cover'. He also noted that, 'By pursuing the twin inclinations to spill her heart while pushing musically forward, Stefani often mangles the mood.' However, Erlewine noted that despite the 'moments of emotional bloodletting or thirsty appeals to the top of the charts,' the album 'manages to be as fleet, giddy, and charming as Gwen Stefani ever is'.[42] Patrick Ryan of USA Today felt that '[d]espite the album title and Stefani's refreshingly candid press tour, it's sometimes hard to believe this is what her truth actually sounds like. But even if she's not being totally honest here, it's still more so than many of her pop peers.'[39] Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork criticized the songs she perceived were tailor-made for Top 40 radio, calling them 'unremarkable' saying they 'fail to match the unique specificity of her early solo hits'. But she praised 'the ones in which she is audibly upset—sometimes pissed off, sometimes sad, but best-case scenario, both. [..] [I]t's the fleeting moments like this—where she reminds us why we used to love her—that redeem 'This Is What the Truth Feels Like'.'[1] In a mixed review, Theon Weber of Spin commented, '[I]n creating a schism between her punkish pep and her new-wave nostalgia, it leaves the former stranded and the latter generic.'[34] Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian found the album to be 'calculated' and a 'little more than careerist chart fodder'.[146]
Commercial performance[edit]
In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 84,000 album-equivalent units in the week ending March 24, according to Nielsen Music.[147] In addition, This Is What the Truth Feels Like was also the best-selling album of the week, ranking number one on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, with pure album sales of 76,000 copies (90% of overall units).[147] It became Stefani's first number-one and third top-five album as a solo artist. The only time she previously reached the top was with her band No Doubt with their third record Tragic Kingdom (1995). With this feat, she became the fifth woman to first reach number one as part of a band or group, and then later earn their own solo leader.[147] However, it also marked the lowest first week sales for one of her albums, with Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and The Sweet Escape selling 309,000 copies and 243,000 copies in their first weeks, respectively.[148][149] With the release Stefani peaked at number four on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, up approximately 557% from her previous peak of 53, the chart's fourth-highest jump ever.[150] The following week, Billboard reported that the album dropped 16 places on the Billboard 200, with sales decreasing 78% to 17,700 copies.[151] For the next five weeks, the album continued to drop down the charts. In its seventh week, it jumped from number 82 to number 59, the same week she appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[152] The record was on the chart for 13 weeks; its final position for the week ending August 6, 2016, was number 114.[153] On May 27, 2016, This Is What the Truth Feels Like was made available on vinyl exclusively at Barnes & Noble in the United States;[154] after its release, it debuted and peaked at number 23 on the Vinyl Albums component chart.[155]
On the Canadian Albums Chart compiled by Billboard, the record debuted and peaked at number three,[156] becoming her third consecutive album to do so.[157] The album sold 4,400 copies in its first week, and was held back from the top spot by compilation album La Voix IV, and Justin Bieber's Purpose.[158] In the week ending April 16, 2016, the album dropped to number 18, before dropping off the charts altogether seven weeks later.[157] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 14, becoming the week's fifth highest debut.[159] Stefani's two earlier albums coincidentally also made their first appearance on the UK chart at number 14.[160] The following week, This Is What the Truth Feels Like dipped 54 positions, the week's largest drop.[161] In Australia, the album debuted at number six, becoming her third consecutive top-ten solo album.[162]This Is What the Truth Feels Like was the week's second highest debut,[163] and was present for two weeks before departing the chart.[162] On France's SNEP albums chart, it entered at number 44,[164] becoming her lowest debut behind The Sweet Escape's peak at number 33.[165]
The album fared moderately well on Switzerland's Hitparade, where it became her second highest performing album, peaking at number 10.[166] Similarly in Spain, the album peaked at number 42, lasting a total of two weeks on the chart. Stefani's 2006 release, The Sweet Escape, did not chart.[167] On Belgium's Ultratop Wallonia chart, it became her highest peaking album, where it debuted at number 21 and charted for four consecutive weeks.[168] On Belgium's Flanders chart, it peaked at number 32 and lasted six consecutive weeks.[169] In Scotland and Ireland, the album debuted at numbers 13 and 17 respectively.[170][171] Elsewhere, This Is What the Truth Feels Like peaked in the lower regions of the charts. In Italy, the album peaked at number 56 before dropping off the chart the next week.[172] In Japan and South Korea, it peaked at numbers 74 and 75, respectively, despite Stefani's promotional efforts in the former country.[173][174]
Accolades[edit]
During a midyear report of albums released in 2016, Entertainment Weekly critics ranked This Is What the Truth Feels Like at number 11; a selected review by Greenblatt reads: 'Loves lost and found provide the twin poles for Stefani's gorgeously honest chronicle of a very complicated year—and inspired some of her most purely satisfying pop songs in years.'[175]Newsday also ranked it in their midyear list at number 16. A Newsday critic called the album 'a return to form', and compared it to her 'fearless, boundary-pushing pop days of [..] Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'.[176]
This Is What the Truth Feels Like was also included on year-end lists compiled by several publications. Slant Magazine ranked the album at number 22 on their '25 Best Albums of 2016' list. Sam C. Mac from the magazine highlighted the album's assortment of 'modern, commercially competitive and stylistically diverse pop' and compared Stefani's break from No Doubt to Annie Lennox's hiatus from the Eurythmics with the release of her 1992 solo album Diva.[177]Glamour listed it at number 18 out of the year's 20 best and wrote, 'Stefani has never sounded more vulnerable than she does on This Is What the Truth Feels Like, a vivid assortment of urgent, top 40 goods'.[178]
Track listing[edit]
Standard edition[179] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Misery' | Mattman & Robin | 3:26 | |
2. | 'You're My Favorite' | Kurstin | 2:56 | |
3. | 'Where Would I Be?' |
| Kurstin | 3:18 |
4. | 'Make Me Like You' | Mattman & Robin | 3:36 | |
5. | 'Truth' |
| Mattman & Robin | 3:34 |
6. | 'Used to Love You' |
| Rotem | 3:47 |
7. | 'Send Me a Picture' | Kurstin | 3:35 | |
8. | 'Red Flag' |
| Rotem | 3:20 |
9. | 'Asking 4 It' (featuring Fetty Wap) |
| 3:30 | |
10. | 'Naughty' |
| Rotem | 3:07 |
11. | 'Me Without You' | Rotem | 3:33 | |
12. | 'Rare' |
| Kurstin | 3:55 |
Total length: | 41:37 |
International standard edition[180] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Loveable' | Rotem | 3:18 | |
Total length: | 44:55 |
Target deluxe edition[69] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Rocket Ship' |
| 3:08 | |
14. | 'Getting Warmer' |
| 3:24 | |
15. | 'Obsessed' |
| Rotem | 3:36 |
16. | 'Splash' | Rotem | 3:50 | |
Total length: | 55:35 |
International deluxe edition[181] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
17. | 'Loveable' |
| Rotem | 3:18 |
Total length: | 58:53 |
Japanese deluxe edition[182] | |||
---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
18. | 'War Paint' |
| 3:49 |
Total length: | 62:42 |
Notes
- ^a signifies an executive producer
- ^b signifies a co-producer
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the international deluxe edition of This Is What the Truth Feels Like.[52]
Musicians
- Gwen Stefani – vocals
- Greg Kurstin – drums, keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 7, 12); bass, guitar (tracks 3, 12)
- Teal Douville – additional drum programming (track 6)
- Mikkel S. Eriksen – all instruments (track 9)
- Tor Hermansen – all instruments (track 9)
- Fetty Wap – vocals (track 9)
Technical
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- Mattman & Robin – production, recording (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Juan Carlos Torrado – recording assistance (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Noah Passovoy – recording assistance (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1–7, 12)
- John Hanes – mixing engineering (tracks 1–7, 12)
- Phil Seaford – mixing engineering assistance (tracks 1–7, 12)
- Greg Kurstin – production, recording (tracks 2, 3, 7, 12)
- Alex Pasco – recording (tracks 2, 3, 7, 12)
- Julian Burg – recording (tracks 2, 3, 7, 12)
- Steven Felix – recording assistance (tracks 2, 3, 7, 12)
- Jonathan 'J.R.' Rotem – production (tracks 6, 8, 10, 11, 13–17)
- Samuel Kalandjian – engineering (tracks 6, 8, 10, 11, 13–17)
- Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 8, 10, 11, 13)
- Tyler Scott – mixing assistance (tracks 8, 13)
- Stargate – production (track 9)
- Mikkel S. Eriksen – recording, tracking(track 9)
- Tim Blacksmith – executive production (track 9)
- Danny D – executive production (track 9)
- Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing (tracks 9, 14–17)
- Matty Green – mixing assistance (tracks 9, 14–17)
- Geoff Swan – mixing assistance (tracks 9, 14, 16, 17)
- Miles Comaskey – mixing assistance (tracks 10, 11)
- Teal Douville – co-production (track 13)
- Mike Green – co-production (track 14)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (Sterling Sound, New York City)
- Gwen Stefani – executive production
Artwork
- Gwen Stefani – creative direction, handwritten lyrics, drawings
- Jolie Clemens – art direction, layout
- Jamie Nelson – photography
- Emily Frye – layout
Lamb Clothing By Gwen Stefani
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
|
Release history[edit]
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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Canada | March 18, 2016 | CD | Universal | [195][196] | |
Japan | Deluxe | [197] | |||
United States |
| Interscope | [69][198] | ||
May 27, 2016 | LP | Standard | [199] | ||
Canada | June 10, 2016 | Universal | [200] |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ abcTracks 1, 4 and 5
- ^ abTracks 2, 3, 7 and 12
- ^Tracks 6, 8, 10, 11 and 13–17
- ^Track 9
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External links[edit]
- This Is What the Truth Feels Like at Discogs (list of releases)
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'Misery' is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third solo studio album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016). Initially released as a promotional single, it became the record's third and final single on May 23, 2016, when it was sent to hot adult contemporary radio. Stefani co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Mattias Larsson, and Robin Frediksson, with the latter two serving as the producers. An electropop song, 'Misery' uses digital hand clapping and an upbeat samba to produce a futuristic-sounding melody. The lyrics describe a lover who has recently started a relationship and is confused over what to think about it. Several critics drew comparisons between these lyrics to Stefani's personal and romantic life with her boyfriend, Blake Shelton.
Gwen Stefani This Is What The Truth Feels Like Download Zip
'Misery' received a mixed response from contemporary music critics. Generally, some reviewers found the track to be a standout track among those on This Is What the Truth Feels Like for sounding 'effortless', while others claimed that it was not on a par with Stefani's previously released material. In the United States, it missed entering the Billboard Hot 100, and instead debuted and peaked at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart. Elsewhere, it peaked in the lower regions of charts in Australia, France, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. A remix EP featuring three different remixes of the song was made available as a digital download on June 24, 2016.
Two accompanying music videos were created for 'Misery': The former featured hand drawn illustrations and was directed by Zack Sekuler, while the latter live-action version was directed by the singer's long-time collaborator Sophie Muller. It was filmed at the vacated Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, and features Stefani performing the song while she wears various outfits in the abandoned premises. The video was well-received, especially for Stefani's multiple costume changes. Makeup artist Gregory Arlt and hairstylist Danilo won the Best Hair & Make Up award at the 2016 Ibiza Music Video Awards for their contributions to the video. The singer performed 'Misery' live on various occasions, including on television and during her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour in 2016.
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Concept and release[edit]
Immediately following the completion of 'Make Me Like You', Stefani wrote 'Misery' with Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Mattias Larsson, and Robin Frediksson; however, unlike the recording sessions for her previous albums, the songwriting process was significantly shorter, which she opined was because everything should be simple.[1] 'Misery' was recorded by Mattias Larsson and Robin Frediksson of Mattman & Robin at Wolf Cousins Studios and Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and at Interscope Studios in Santa Monica, California. Additional recording was handled by Juan Carlos Torrado and Noah Passovoy, while Serban Ghenea mixed the audio at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[2]
In November 2015, Stefani reported 'Misery' was the second single from her third studio album This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016); however, 'Make Me Like You' was released instead.[3][4] The singer revealed via Twitter that it would actually be serviced as a 'buzz' single,[5] followed by her teasing a ten-second snippet of the finalized recording.[6]Interscope Records released the song for digital consumption on March 11, 2016,[7] before it was released to hot adult contemporary radio on May 23, 2016, as the album's third single.[8] On April 22 of the same year, Interscope issued a digital EP and included three remixes of 'Misery' created by disc jockeys Lincoln Jesser, Steven Redant, and Division 4 accompanied by Matt Consola.[9]
Composition and lyrics[edit]
'Misery' is an electropop song[10] that lasts three minutes and twenty-six seconds.[2] The upbeat composition is accompanied by a samba and heavy percussion, which was compared to the material on No Doubt's 2012 studio album, Push and Shove, by Sarah Grant from Rolling Stone.[11] As described by Dee Lockett of Vulture, 'Misery' contains: 'some synths, a funky bassline, and well-placed hand claps to disguise the pain.'[12] Leoni Cooper of NME stated that 'Misery' has 'future-disco beats', and 'captures the highs and lows of being 'gobsmacked in love,'[13] using the metaphor that 'a love is as irresistible as drugs.'[14] Nicki Gostin, writing for the New York Daily News, questioned the song's subject matter, stating 'it's not clear who she's crooning about — ex Gavin Rossdale or new love Blake Shelton.'[15] Alexis Rhiannon of Bustle claimed that the song 'give[s] an inside look to a painful past relationship.'[16]
Lyrically, 'Misery' details the feelings one receives following a new relationship.[17] Stefani sings: 'Hurry up, come see me / Put me out of my misery', which shows the singer debating whether she wants to relive the pain or experience the pleasure.[18] Elsewhere, she compares her boyfriend to medications: 'You're like drugs to me / You're like drugs to me',[18] and warns him that their newfound relationship is becoming a bit much: 'You're in so much trouble / Yeah, you're in so much trouble'.[19] Additionally, she requests that the lover should come visit her: 'You're at the door / I'm thinking things I never thought before / Like what your love would taste like / Give me more'.[20] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine noted that Stefani's ex-husband Gavin Rossdale was not the track's subject, despite the misleading use of the word 'Misery'.[19]
Critical reception[edit]
Upon its release, 'Misery' received a mixed to positive response from music critics. Thomas Hall of The Japan Times described 'Misery' as 'the type of anthem that could possibly provide Stefani with her comeback hit.'[21]Slant Magazine's Cinquemani called the track a 'standout' on the parent album,[19] and Mashable's Emily Blake agreed, challenging the listener to 'try not to get hooked'.[22] Nicholaus James Jodlowski of Reporter magazine claimed: '[..] you're immediately drawn into Gwen's voice. You can hear classic Gwen but a new side of her as well.'[23] Similarly, Emilee Lindner of fuseTV complimented the singer for her 'bouncy' vocals.[24] Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone applauded the song's lyrics for being 'addictive' and 'catchy'.[25] Regarding the same subject matter, Lucas Villa from AXS praised Stefani for: 'continu[ing] her streak of solid pop tunes by turning her confessional lyrics into completely delectable hooks'. He further stated that 'if this is misery, sign us up for more of it please.'[26] However, Amanda Bell of MTV News was confused by the lyrical meaning, finding it to be less 'straightforward' than the lyrics of her previous single 'Make Me Like You'.[27]
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Leah Greenblatt dubbed the single as a 'come-on disguised as [a] caution'. She also appreciated that it was ready to be played in clubs.[28] A group of critics from PopMatters reviewed the recording in their 'Singles Going Steady' column, with the site's consensus reading: 'Misery' isn't a total misfire, but it's formulaic diva-pop effervescence does little to convince you that music's mainstream was missing Stefani.' Chris Conaton from the publication enjoyed the single and its 'big ass chorus [with] a strong hook', but Chris Ingalls disliked that it was 'not breaking any new ground'. Ingalls, however, congratulated it for being a 'well-produced pop/dance song'.[29] Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound found the track to 'lack an identifiable tone or feeling', but felt its overall sound was 'effortless'.[18] At the end of the year, Entertainment Weekly placed 'Misery' at number 36 on their 100 Best Songs of 2016 list.[30]
Chart performance[edit]
Issued as a promotional single seven days before the release of This Is What the Truth Feels Like, 'Misery' entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which serves as an extension to the Billboard Hot 100, at number eleven.[31] It entered the Digital Songs component chart as the forty-fifth most purchased download for the week ending April 2, 2016.[32] Outside the United States, it peaked at lower positions on various charts. In Australia, the single debuted and peaked at number 74, becoming the third consecutive entry from the parent album.[33] The track entered at number 177 on the UK Singles Chart,[34] and at number 83 on the UK Download component chart.[35] 'Misery' did not peak on the Canadian Hot 100, but managed to take number 42 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart for the week ending April 2.[36] It also appeared on the record charts in both France and Scotland, peaking at numbers 127 and 72, respectively.[37][38] As of October 2016, 'Misery' has sold 9,796 copies in France.[37]
When announced as the album's third official single in April 2016, 'Misery' was shopped to hot adult contemporary radio, starting on May 23 of the same year.[8] The track debuted at number 38 on the Adult Top 40 for the week ending July 2, 2016, becoming her tenth entry as a solo artist on the chart.[39] On July 30, the single reached a new peak at number 34, her second lowest entry on the chart, behind 2005's 'Luxurious' with American rapper Slim Thug.[40] It received 404 radio plays that week, reaching an audience of approximately 1.040 million in the United States.[41] The following week of August 6, 'Misery' lost 16 points total for overall radio adds, but increased its audience to 1.104 million; it lasted six weeks on the chart, departing in its final position at number 38.[42]
Music video[edit]
Background and development[edit]
Alongside the release of 'Misery' as a promotional single, a lyric video featuring hand-drawn illustrations by Stefani was released on March 10, 2016.[43] It displays handwritten lyrics by Stefani on graph paper, index cards, and post-it notes; it also features several photos of her during a photo shoot for This Is What the Truth Feels Like.[44] That particular version of the video was directed by Zack Sekuler, while production was handled by Jared Shelton.[43] The music video for 'Misery' was shot in spring 2016 in the neighborhood of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California.[45] It was filmed at the Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building, which has been vacant since its closure in January 1992.[46] Due to the large scale video project that was created for 'Make Me Like You', the singer wanted to create a more traditional visual for 'Misery', that shared the same artistic vision but was visually different. In an interview with Gary Graff of Music Connection, she spoke of the video's production:
With Misery we had the luxury of doing a two-day shoot, which is totally luxurious these days. And we got to do what we love the most, which is just fashion and making beautiful images, and not having any rules. It was very much on the fly. We went downtown to the abandoned Sears building; it’s all destroyed and creepy in there. We were there for two days and it was like an art project.[45]
It was directed by Sophie Muller, who had previously directed various videos for Stefani, including those for 'Don't Speak' (1996), 'Cool' (2005), and 'Spark the Fire' (2014),[47][48] while the video's production was handled by Grant Jue of Wondros.[49]
Synopsis[edit]
Stefani's 'black bob wig' look was compared to her previous collaborations with the Harajuku Girls.[50]
The video opens with Stefani standing behind a counter in an abandoned and faintly-lit warehouse.[51] Her attire consists of a golden outfit and spiked crown, reminiscent of that of Lady Liberty.[52] Various scenes of Stefani in a black wardrobe intertwine with other scenes in the video. The singer then wears a garden-inspired sheer dress and a 'flower crown', as darkened shots of her face also are shown among a trio of background dancers.[50] As the song's pre-chorus commences, Stefani is shown in a Gothic, black dress, sitting on a metallic silver couch, where she pretends to faint. For the remainder of the chorus, she wears a red, flowing dress and activates a smoke machine, which slowly starts to flow towards the singer.[50]
The second verse shows her in the garden dress, as she continually rides an elevator through the warehouse; in a separate scene, the background dancers also ride the elevator. In front of a flower wallpaper, Stefani wears a fluffy, pink dress as she gracefully falls to floor. The next chorus shows Stefani in a black bob wig, 'walk[ing] effortlessly down some stairs in patent leather, thigh-high stilettos.'[53] The song's bridge shows Stefani wearing a black and white leotard with thigh-high silver boots, sitting on a stool.[50] A black horse appears alongside Stefani who is in a black and white-striped dress, before she slowly runs away from it. The song's final chorus has Stefani riding a bicycle through a brightly-lit parking garage,[54] before she returns to the smoke machine and, once again, falls to the ground. As the song concludes, the screen fades to black.[50]
Reception[edit]
Welcome back hindi movie download torrent at pirate bay. The video for 'Misery' premiered on Stefani's Vevo account on May 31, 2016.[49] On the same night, it was distributed to iTunes as a paid download in the United States.[55] Outside North America, the video was available for preorder in several countries starting May 11, but was not officially released until May 31, 2016.[56][57][58][59] A majority of critics praised the video for creating glamorous and fashionable surroundings. Bustle's May Sofi ranked the nine outfits the singer wore during the video and listed her pink tulle frock at number one. The publication's consensus on their decision reads: 'This adorable pink frock is not only super wearable, it's also pretty on-trend. The pale pink tulle gives off a ballerina-chic vibe, and we all know how popular that style has been as of late.'[60] The site listed the 'floral co-ords' look in the bottom position, but still claimed that the outfit was 'probably the most costume-like of [them] all.'[60] Seija Rankin of E! Online stated: 'Contrary to the song's title, this tune and the corresponding video is not actually miserable at all; it's quite upbeat.'[50]
Madison Vain of Entertainment Weekly applauded the visual, calling it 'gorgeous' and a 'high-fashion affair',[61][51] while Nate Scott from the USA Today praised the video and exclaimed: 'Good lord, this video. Who is the art director? Come take my life over and make everything this beautiful.'[62]Entertainment Tonight's Antoinette Bueno praised Stefani for pulling off her fashion, despite the outfits being difficult to achieve successfully.[63] The editors of Vogue, and columnist Patricia Garcia, were also appreciative of them. In her review, she called the outfits 'eye-catching' and 'quirky', in addition to the video as a whole which she felt was 'stunning'.[64] Grant, writing for Rolling Stone, compared Stefani's portrayal in the video to that of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, and commented positively that it fits Stefani's catalog well.[11] At the 2016 Ibiza Music Video Festival held in the city of the same name, makeup artist Gregory Arlt and hairstylist Danilo won the award for Best Hair & Make Up.[65]
Live performances[edit]
Stefani performing 'Misery' during the This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour in 2016.
Stefani performed the track live during various public appearances. She performed it during her headlining tours, including the MasterCard Priceless Surprises Presents Tour (2015–16) and This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour (2016). During the former promotional tour, 'Misery' was only performed at the final show in Tokyo, Japan, before performances of 'Cool' and 'Make Me Like You'. The choreography and costumes continued into these succeeding performances.[66] During the rendition, Stefani wore 'red track pants' and a 'red sequined cage top' that revealed a black bra underneath.[67] The promotional lyric video for 'Misery' appeared as part of a backdrop for the performance, while an accompanying band provided live instrumentation. For the version on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour, she wore a red corset designed by The Blonds, Mariel Haenn, and Rob Zangardi. The performance included the same visuals from her show in Tokyo, and contained similar choreography.[68]
Outside her promotional concert tours, Stefani sang 'Misery' on numerous television programs. Its first televised performance occurred on Saturday Night Live, where her No Doubt bandmates Stephen Bradley and Gabrial McNair accompanied her. Her attire consisted of torn jeans and a high-waisted top, which is comparable to her clothing on previous performances.[69][70] On the April 19, 2016, episode of The Voice, the song was sung live by the singer, who created an Indian-inspired atmosphere. Backup singers and dancers, in addition to a 'psychedelic lighting scheme', joined Stefani as she sang it in front a live audience. At the end of the performance, her boyfriend Shelton welcomed her with a standing ovation and continuous applause.[71] The single's most recent performance occurred on July 15, 2016, during Today, where she also sang her singles 'Make Me Like You', 'Hollaback Girl', and 'The Sweet Escape'.[72]
Track listing[edit]
Digital download[73] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Misery' | 3:26 |
Digital download - Misery (Remixed)[9] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Misery (Lincoln Jesser Remix)' | 3:50 |
2. | 'Misery (Division 4 & Matt Consola Extended Remix)' | 6:24 |
3. | 'Misery (Steven Redant Club Mix)' | 4:23 |
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of This Is What the Truth Feels Like, Interscope Records.[2]
- Recording
- Recorded at Wolf Cousins Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Maratone Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; and Interscope Studios, Santa Monica, California
- Personnel
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Charts[edit]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[33] | 74 |
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[36] | 42 |
France (SNEP)[37] | 127 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[38] | 72 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] | 171 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[31] | 11 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[40] | 34 |
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[32] | 45 |
Release history[edit]
Country | Date | Format | Label | Notes |
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Worldwide | March 11, 2016[74] | Digital download | Interscope | Promotional single |
United States | May 23, 2016[8] | Hot adult contemporary | Official single | |
Worldwide | June 24, 2016[9] | Digital download | Misery (Remixed) |
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External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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