How I'm Feeling (stylized as ~how i'm feeling~) is the debut studio album by American singer Lauv. It was released on March 6, 2020. To promote the album Lauv embarked on the How I'm Feeling Tour in support of the album, beginning on October 5, 2019.[3] Special guests for the tour include bülow, Chelsea Cutler, and Carlie Hanson.[4][5] He should have to be supported by American singer-songwriter mxmtoon when he planned to tour Asia in the summer of 2020.[6]
The cover depicts miniature versions of Lauv standing and sitting on him wearing colorful outfits. According to Lauv, these characters are "represented by purple (existential Lauv), blue (hopeless romantic Lauv), green (goofy Lauv), yellow (positive Lauv), orange (fuckboy Lauv) and red (spicy Lauv), all of which make up [his] identity."[7] The music video for "Sims" would "bring the album concept and characters to life for the first time",[7] and allowed viewers to get a glimpse inside Lauv's mind and learn about the concept behind the album.
How I'm Feeling received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Track listing[edit]
How I'm Feeling
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Drugs & the Internet"
Ari Leff
Michael Pollack
Michael Matosic
Jonathan Bellion
Jonathan Simpson
Lauv
Jon Bellion
Simpson
2:58
2.
"Fuck, I'm Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie)
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Lauv
3:18
3.
"Lonely Eyes"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Nick Long
Stefan Johnson
Jordan K. Johnson
Marcus Lomax
Lauv
The Monsters & Strangerz
3:16
4.
"Sims"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Brandon Lowry
Simpson
Lauv
Simpson
2:35
5.
"Believed"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Simpson
Lauv
Simpson
2:49
6.
"Billy"
Leff
S. Johnson
J. Johnson
Lauv
Simpson
The Monsters & Strangerz
3:00
7.
"Feelings"
Leff
Pollack
Andrea Rosario
Simpson
Lauv
Simpson
3:09
8.
"Canada" (featuring Alessia Cara)
Leff
Alessia Caracciolo
Marshall Kenneth Vore
Phoebe Bridgers
Simpson
Lauv
Simpson
Babygirl
Father Moth
3:04
9.
"For Now"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Anthony Rossomando
Lauv
3:09
10.
"Mean It" (with LANY)
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Paul Klein
John Hill
Jordan Palmer
Lauv
LANY
Mike Crossey
3:52
11.
"Tell My Mama"
Leff
Caroline Furoyen
S. Johnson
J. Johnson
Lomax
Lauv
The Monsters & Strangerz
2:46
12.
"Sweatpants"
Leff
Simpson
Lauv
Simpson
3:16
13.
"Who" (featuring BTS)
Leff
Zaylee Kelman
Daniel Seavey
Corbyn Besson
Jonah Marais
Dallas Koelke
Lauv
DallasK
3:00
14.
"I'm So Tired..." (with Troye Sivan)
Leff
Pollack
Troye Sivan Mellet
Brett McLaughlin
Oscar Görres
Lauv
Görres
2:42
15.
"El Tejano" (featuring Sofia Reyes)
Leff
Pollack
Charlie Guerrero
Shari Shorte
Sofia Reyes
Ross Golan
Johan Carlsson
Lauv
Carlsson
3:11
16.
"Tattoos Together"
Leff
Pollack
Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Ammar Malik
Lauv
3:06
17.
"Changes"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Lauv
2:40
18.
"Sad Forever"
Leff
Pollack
Jacob Torrey
Koelke
Lauv
DallasK
Halatrax
3:23
19.
"Invisible Things"
Leff
Pollack
S. Johnson
J. Johnson
Lauv
Simpson
The Monsters & Strangerz
3:17
20.
"Julia"
Leff
Pollack
S. Johnson
J. Johnson
Lomax
Lauv
3:38
21.
"Modern Loneliness"
Leff
Pollack
Matosic
Simpson
Mike Elizondo
Lauv
Simpson
Elizondo
4:12
Total length:
66:21
Japanese edition (bonus track)[13]
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
22.
"I'm So Tired..." (Stripped Live in LA)
Leff
Pollack
Troye Sivan Mellet
Brett McLaughlin
Görres
Lauv
Görres
3:11
Total length:
69:32
How I'm Feeling (The Extras)[14]
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Love Like That"
3:04
2.
"Modern Lonliness" (acoustic)
4:12
3.
"Drugs & the Internet" (stripped – a one-take vibe)
"Fuck, I'm Lonely" and "I'm So Tired..." are stylized in all lowercase.
"Who" only features Jimin and Jungkook of BTS, not the whole group.
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Weekly chart performance for How I'm Feeling
Chart (2019–2020)
Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]
5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]
10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]
8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18]
75
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19]
11
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20]
22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]
13
Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[22]
6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23]
44
French Albums (SNEP)[24]
83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25]
27
Irish Albums (OCC)[26]
11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27]
82
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[28]
5
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[29]
4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30]
6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[31]
29
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[32]
31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33]
37
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34]
39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[35]
58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]
21
UK Albums (OCC)[37]
9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[38]
7
US Billboard 200[39]
16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[40]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
2020 year-end chart performance for How I'm Feeling
Chart (2020)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[41]
64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42]
59
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[43]
97
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[44]
96
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45]
42
Certifications[edit]
Sales certifications for How I'm Feeling
Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[46]
Gold
40,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References[edit]
^ a bDaly, Rhian. "Lauv – '~how i'm feeling~' review: super-relatable quarter-life crisis pop that could do with a tactful trim". NME. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ a bWatson, Elly. "Lauv - ~ how i'm feeling ~". DIY. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^Shaffer, Claire (April 4, 2019). "Lauv Announces 'How I'm Feeling' World Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^"Lauv Announces 'How I'm Feeling' World Tour". Rolling Stone. April 4, 2019.
^"Lauv Announces 'How I'm Feeling World Tour': See The Dates". iHeartRadio. April 4, 2019.
^mxmtoon (confirmed account) [@mxmtoon] (November 18, 2019). "ahhhh i am SO so excited to announce that i will be joining @lauvsongs on the ~how i'm feeling world tour~ summer tour of asia, 2020" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ a bRoth, Madeline (October 3, 2019). "Lauv Wishes He Could Live Inside The 'Sims' On His Wistful New Song". MTV. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ a b"How I'm Feeling by Lauv, Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^"~How I'm Feeling~ by Lauv reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 March 2020.