This Is What the Truth Feels Like
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Released | March 18, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 41:37 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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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
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, "
Background
After giving birth to her third son on February 28, 2014,
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
Writing and inspiration
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.
Themes
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
This Is What the Truth Feels Like begins with "Misery". An electropop song
"Truth", the album's title track, is an electropop composition with a guitar hook.
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
During promotional interviews about "Used to Love You", Stefani confirmed the album was to be released in 2016.
Promotion
Live performances
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
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
Singles
The album's lead single "Used to Love You" was released on October 20, 2015, three days after its live premiere.
"Make Me Like You" was released as the album's second single on February 12, 2016.
One week before the album's release, "Misery" was issued as a promotional single on March 11, 2016,
Tour
To further promote the album, Stefani announced on April 18, 2016, that she would embark on her third solo concert tour, the
In March 2016, the Los Angeles Times announced that the
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[144] |
Review scores | |
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.[144] 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]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the
On the
The album fared moderately well on Switzerland's Hitparade, where it became her second highest performing album, peaking at number 10.[165] 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.[166] On Belgium's Ultratop Wallonia chart, it became her highest peaking album, where it debuted at number 21 and charted for four consecutive weeks.[167] On Belgium's Flanders chart, it peaked at number 32 and lasted six consecutive weeks.[168] In Scotland and Ireland, the album debuted at numbers 13 and 17 respectively.[169][170] 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.[171] In Japan and South Korea, it peaked at numbers 74 and 75, respectively, despite Stefani's promotional efforts in the former country.[172][173]
Accolades
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."[174] 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.".[175]
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.[176] 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".[177]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Loveable" |
| Rotem | 3:18 |
Total length: | 44:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Rocket Ship" |
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| 3:08 |
14. | "Getting Warmer" |
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| 3:24 |
15. | "Obsessed" |
| Rotem | 3:36 |
16. | "Splash" |
| Rotem | 3:50 |
Total length: | 55:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Loveable" |
| Rotem | 3:18 |
Total length: | 58:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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18. | "War Paint" |
| 3:49 |
Total length: | 62:42 |
Notes
Personnel
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
- 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)
- 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
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref(s) |
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Canada | March 18, 2016 | CD |
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Universal | [195][196] |
Japan | Deluxe | [197] | |||
United States |
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Interscope | [69][198] | ||
May 27, 2016 | LP | Standard | [199] | ||
Canada | June 10, 2016 | Universal | [200] |
See also
Notes
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