Sunset Season is the debut extended play by American singer-songwriter and social media personality Conan Gray. It was released under Republic Records on November 16, 2018. Sunset Season was primarily produced by Dan Nigro and co-produced by Conan Gray, who also wrote and composed the five-track EP. Gray released "Idle Town", "Generation Why", and "Crush Culture" as singles. The EP peaked at number two on the US Heatseeker Albums.
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| Released | November 16, 2018 | |||
| Length | 18:36 | |||
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| Producer | Dan Nigro | |||
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Background
editGray has cited Lorde's debut album, Pure Heroine, as a major inspiration for the EP because of its small-town nostalgia.[1]
In October 2018, Gray began the Sunset Shows tour in support of the project. The tour ran until May 2019.
In November 2019, Gray took to Twitter to celebrate the one year anniversary of the EP's release, stating "can't even begin to explain how much these five songs changed my life, so i’m not even going to try to. just. i'm happier now than i've ever been my whole entire life. so thank u." The tweet featured a screenshot of the EP's growth on Spotify, showing that it had gained over 145 million streams in one year.[2]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[3]
- Conan Gray – vocalist (all tracks), lyricist (all tracks), producer (track 1), keyboard (track 1), additional vocals (all tracks)
- Daniel Nigro – producer (tracks 2–5), bass (tracks 2–4), guitar (tracks 2–3), drum programming (tracks 2–4, mellotron (tracks 2–3), mixing (track 2)
- Rob Kinelski – mixing (tracks 3–5)
- Ryan Linvil – drum programming (tracks 2–4)
- Kate Brady – additional vocals (track 2)
- Yves Rothman – drum programming (track 3)
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Conan Gray
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Idle Town" | Conan Gray | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Generation Why" | Daniel Nigro | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Crush Culture" | Nigro | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Greek God" | Nigro | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Lookalike" | Nigro | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 18:36 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| UK Download Albums (OCC)[4] | 57 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Wetmore, Brendan (April 9, 2019). "Conan Gray Hits a Small Town Crescendo". Paper. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Conan Gray [@conangray] (November 19, 2019). "this week my debut ep turned one year old. can't even begin to explain how much these five songs changed my life, so i'm not even going to try to. just. i'm happier now than i've ever been my whole entire life. so thank u. can't wait for y'all to hear my debut album. shit :,)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sunset Season / Conan Gray". Tidal. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100: 23 November 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Conan Gray Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.