This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Studio album by
Lola Young
Released21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Length38:07
LabelIsland
Producer
Lola Young chronology
My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely
(2023) 		This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
(2024)
Singles from This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
  1. "Conceited"
    Released: 29 September 2023
  2. "Wish You Were Dead"
    Released: 12 January 2024
  3. "Intrusive Thoughts"
    Released: 23 February 2024
  4. "Big Brown Eyes"
    Released: 5 April 2024
  5. "Fuck"
    Released: 3 May 2024
  6. "Messy"
    Released: 30 May 2024

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Lola Young. It was released on 21 June 2024 via Island Records. It follows her 2023 debut album My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic91/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[3]
NME[4]

Track listing

This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Books"
  • Buddy Ross
  • Carter Lang
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka[a]
4:14
2."Wish You Were Dead"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Matt Zara
  • Matt Zara
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:14
3."Big Brown Eyes"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:38
4."Conceited"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka[a]
3:59
5."Messy"
  • Young
  • Dickinson
  • Lang
  • Monsune
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:44
6."Walk on By"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:34
7."You Noticed"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:30
8."Crush"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Lang
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:46
9."Fuck"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka[a]
2:44
10."Intrusive Thoughts"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Cass Lowe
2:31
11."Outro"YoungYoung1:13
Total length:38:07

Note

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

  • Lola Young – vocals
  • Jared Solomon – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8), synthesizer (1–3, 6, 9), programming (1, 5, 6, 9), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), drums (2, 3, 9), acoustic bass guitar (7)
  • Conor Dickinson – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9), percussion (4), acoustic acoustic guitar (5, 7), bass guitar (5), bass (9)
  • Will Brown – keyboards (tracks 1, 5), organ (1, 7), synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 9), drums (2, 4, 6, 9); bass, electric guitar (2); piano (3, 6)
  • Carter Lang – bass, drums (track 1); electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (5)
  • Buddy Ross – programming, sampler, synthesizer (track 1)
  • Matt Zara – electric guitar, piano, programming, synthesizer (track 2)
  • Monsune – keyboards, programming (track 5)
  • Cass Lowe – electric guitar, programming (track 10)

Technical

  • Dale Becker – mastering (tracks 1–10)
  • Jasper Ward – mastering (track 11)
  • Nathan Phillips – mixing (tracks 1–9)
  • David Wrench – mixing (track 10)
  • Jared Solomon – engineering (track 2)
  • Nate Mingo – mastering assistance (track 4)

Visuals

  • Studio Island – artwork
  • Sophie Jones – photography

Charts

Chart performance for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Chart (2024–2025) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 38
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 62
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 80
US Billboard 200[9] 64
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

References

  1. ^ "Lola Young announces her new album, This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway". The Line of Best Fit. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ "This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway by Lola Young". Metacritic. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lola Young: This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway review – winningly messy mix of zingers and vulnerability". The Guardian. June 21, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Williams, Sophie (21 June 2024). "Lola Young – 'This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway' review: essential, captivatingly messy pop". NME. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 1, 2025". Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lola Young – This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Albums du semaine 5, 2025". SNEP. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Top Rock & Alternative Albums: Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2025.