Queen of Me

In 2022, Twain's Netflix documentary, Not Just a Girl, was released which documented her career to date as well as documenting some of the recording for her forthcoming sixth studio album. Tracks previewed in the documentary include "Inhale/Exhale Air" and "Queen of Me".

Twain released "Waking Up Dreaming", the album's lead single on September 23, 2022, following its premiere on BBC Radio 2. A music video for the song, directed by Isaac Rentz, was released on the same day.

"Last Day of Summer", co-written with Jack Savoretti was released as the album's first promotional single on October 28, 2022, along with a lyric video.

The second single, "Giddy Up!" was released on January 5, 2023.^[8]

On October 28, 2022, she announced that she would embark on her Queen of Me Tour to promote the album, which is scheduled to begin in Spokane on April 28, 2023, and will end on November 14, in Vancouver, encompassing 76 dates.^[9][10]

On December 5, 2022, Twain performed the lead single, "Waking Up Dreaming" during a medley of her hits at the 48th People's Choice Awards.^[11] She later performed it on the British Television Talent Series Starstruck on April 1, 2023.^[12]

Twain also promoted the album through her appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on January 5, 2023,^[13] and The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden on February 2, 2023.^[14][15]

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100[16]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[17]
Evening Standard	[18]
Idobi Radio	A[19]
Irish Examiner	[20]
The Irish News	8/10[21]
The Line of Best Fit	6/10[22]
Pitchfork	5.2/10[23]
Riff Magazine	9/10[24]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[25]
The Telegraph	[26]

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On review aggregator Metacritic, Queen of Me received a score of 61 out of 100 based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[16] Imy Brighty-Potts of The Irish News wrote that "the record is a tour of all the best country sounds and tropes climbing the charts over the past few years – with Shania delivering powerful vocals despite undergoing open-throat surgery a few years ago."^[21] According to Ed Power of the Irish Examiner, "the 'Shania-issance' is in full swing", describing the album as "unashamedly pop" yet "Twain’s country roots are not entirely obscured".^[20] Allison Hussey of Pitchfork described the album as "a dozen tracks of optimistic affirmations and pumping electro-pop rhythms", but found the material "ill-suited to Twain's voice" and the lyrics rife with "forcibly modern idioms", concluding that Queen of Me "tries so hard to capture current trends that it already sounds behind the times".^[23] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country summarized that the album "feasts on contagious hooks and repetition",^[27] while Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone defined it as "an uplifting statement about being your own champion in the present".^[28] Annabel Ross of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that Twain is "back to her poppy, peppy self... maintaining an upbeat vibe throughout."^[25] Piper Westrom of Riff Magazine wrote, "Queen of Me is everything fans of Shania Twain could hope for. At the same time, it's a perfect introduction for anyone who's not heard her to this point. Twain is making music that is fun, and she is having fun doing it."^[24]

In a more critical review of the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine claimed that, "There's no question that she's game -- she throws herself into the songs, not hesitating when "Pretty Liar" calls for her to curse—and her spirits are so high they nearly counter the cacophonic cheer of the production. Nevertheless, the end results feel curiously constrained, as if Twain was dancing in front of a mirror instead of underneath a mirrorball."^[17]

In Canada, Queen of Me debuted at number two on the Canadian Album Chart, becoming her sixth top-ten album on the chart and seventh overall in the country.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200, earning 38,000 equivalent album units, with 34,000 of those being album sales, becoming Twain's sixth top-ten album in the country. She joins Madonna and Mariah Carey as the only women with newly-charting Billboard 200 top 10s in the 1990s, 2000s, ’10s and ’20s (Madonna's streak also includes the ’80s).^[29] The album also debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, earning Twain her seventh top-five entry on the chart.^[30]

In the United Kingdom, Queen of Me debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming her third number one album in the country. Elsewhere, Queen of Me peaked within the top five in Australia and Switzerland, and charted in seven additional countries.

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.^[1][34] Track numbers refer to the Royal Edition Extended Version of the album.