Everything Means Nothing
2020 studio album by Blackbear
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Everything Means Nothing (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Blackbear. It was released in full on August 21, 2020, through Beartrap, Alamo Records and Interscope Records and follows his previous studio album Anonymous (2019).[3][4] The album features appearances from singers Lauv and Trevor Daniel and was entirely produced by Blackbear and frequent collaborator Andrew Goldstein, alongside additional producers Aaron Harmon, Jordan Reyes and Marshmello.
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| Released | August 21, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–20 | |||
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| Length | 37:09 | |||
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Background and composition
Blackbear described the background of the album in an interview with Paper:[3]
The previous album titles are odes to the internet, but this one in particular is an ode to my real life. Because the album has so much to do with the internet, with the age of social media, I wanted to title it after something real in my life. I realized the real, good things in my life, the real hit records, are my son and my family who loves me, and my team around me that works hard every day. Those are the real things in my life, everything else means nothing. And it's obviously a breakup album, so everything that once was means nothing now, so it's kind of an emo title as well.
— Blackbear
Singles
The album was preceded by three singles: "Hot Girl Bummer", "Me & Ur Ghost", and "Queen of Broken Hearts". Those singles were included on the first half of the album released on July 17, 2020 alongside the promotional singles "I Feel Bad", "I Feel 2 Much", and "I Felt That". "If I Were U" with Lauv was also released as the final promotional single on August 19.[5]
Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Musto and Andrew Goldstein, except where noted. All tracks produced by Blackbear and FRND, except "I Felt That", produced alongside Jordan Reyes and Aaron Harmon, and "Half Alive", produced alongside Marshmello.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hot Girl Bummer" |
| 3:08 |
| 2. | "Me & Ur Ghost" | 3:21 | |
| 3. | "Queen of Broken Hearts" | 2:51 | |
| 4. | "I Feel Bad" |
| 2:55 |
| 5. | "I Feel 2 Much" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "I Felt That" |
| 3:22 |
| 7. | "Sobbing in Cabo" | 3:07 | |
| 8. | "Clown" (with Trevor Daniel) |
| 2:28 |
| 9. | "Half Alive" | 3:15 | |
| 10. | "If I Were U" (with Lauv) |
| 3:06 |
| 11. | "Why Are Girls?" | 3:07 | |
| 12. | "Smile Again" |
| 2:29 |
| Total length: | 37:09 | ||
- All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters.
- "If I Were U" contains samples from "Enchanted" written by Taylor Swift.
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 82 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 185 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 44 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 78 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 37 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] | 23 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 64 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 56 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 15 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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