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Inner Monologue Part 2

Inner Monologue Part 2 is the fifth extended play by American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels, released on June 28, 2019, through Republic Records.[1] The EP features eight songs, including a collaboration with singer and songwriter Role Model. It is the follow-up to her previous extended play released earlier the same year, titled Inner Monologue Part 1.

Inner Monologue Part 2
EP by
ReleasedJune 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)[1]
Recorded2018–2019
GenrePop
Length25:13
LabelRepublic
Producer
Julia Michaels chronology
Inner Monologue Part 1
(2019)
Inner Monologue Part 2
(2019)
Not in Chronological Order
(2021)
Singles from Inner Monologue Part 2
  1. "Hurt Again"
    Released: June 28, 2019[2]

Background and release

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On June 6, 2019, Michaels announced the release date of the EP.[3][4] She released the EP on June 28, 2019. It serves as a follow-up to her EP Inner Monologue Part 1, released in January 2019.[5] Michaels views both parts as one cohesive and connected album. Originally Michaels intended for Inner Monologue Part 1 to be full of love songs and for Inner Monologue Part 2 to be full of break-up songs, to distinct where she was from where she is now.[6]

Promotion

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The EP was promoted with VEVO live performance videos for "Falling for Boys" and "Hurt Again" on July 10, as well as the release of the music videos for "Body" on August 7,[7] "17" on August 27[8] and "Priest" on September 4.

Artwork

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The artwork was revealed along with the EP's release date on June 7, 2019.

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."17"Julia Michaels3:03
2."Falling for Boys"MichaelsBenjamin Miller3:04
3."Hurt Again"Ian Kirkpatrick3:22
4."Work Too Much"MichaelsMiller3:17
5."Body"Michaels
3:00
6."Priest"
3:14
7."Fucked Up, Kinda" (featuring Role Model)Miller2:34
8."Shouldn't Have Said It"
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
Jorgen Odegard3:39
Total length:25:13

Note

  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer.

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Julia Michaels – vocals (all tracks), ukulele (track 2)
  • Jesse Shatkin – bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming, synthesizer (tracks 1, 5); additional vocals, drum programming (1), strings (5)
  • Simon Katz – additional vocals (track 1)
  • Samuel Dent – string arrangement (tracks 1, 5)
  • Benjamin Miller – background vocals, keyboards, strings, synthesizer (tracls 2, 4, 7); drums, percussion (4)
  • Ian Kirkpatrick – programming (track 3)
  • Mike Sonier – guitar (track 6)
  • Role Model – background vocals (track 7)
  • Jorgen Odegard – programming (track 8)

Technical

  • Serban Gheneamixing (track 1)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 2–7)
  • Jesse Shatkin – engineering (tracks 1, 5)
  • Louis Bell – engineering (tracks 1, 5)
  • Benjamin Miller – engineering (track 2)
  • Benjamin Rice – engineering (track 2)
  • Ian Kirkpatrick – engineering (track 3)
  • Ray Charles Brown Jr. – engineering (track 8)
  • Samuel Dent – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5)

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 91
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 14

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Various June 28, 2019 Digital download, streaming Republic

References

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  1. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (June 28, 2019). "Julia Michaels discusses 'Inner Monologue Part 2' & the scariest part of songwriting". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (June 28, 2019). "Watch Julia Michaels Showcase New Single 'Hurt Again' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Annie, Reuter (June 6, 2019). "Julia Michaels Talks New Music & 'Incredible' Country Music Community at 2019 CMT Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Gilke, Chloe (June 6, 2019). "Julia Michaels' 'Inner Monologue: Part 2' Has A Release Date". Uproxx. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Wass, Mike (June 27, 2019). "Julia Michaels Announces Release Date Of 'Inner Monologue Part 2'". Idolator. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Julia Michaels on 'Inner Monologue Part 2' and fans getting tattoos of her lyrics". EW.com.
  7. ^ "Julia Michaels - Body". YouTube. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Julia Michaels - 17". YouTube. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Inner Monologue Part 2 Julia Michaels". Tidal. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #532". auspOp. July 6, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Julia Michaels – Inner Monologue Part 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 27, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved July 6, 2019.