| Crybaby | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 40:08 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop | |||
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| Singles from Crybaby | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [4] |
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| Source | Rating |
| And It Don't Stop | B+ [5] |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [7] |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [9] |
Crybaby is the tenth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Mom + Pop Music on October 21, 2022. It is their first full-length studio album release since 2019's Hey, I'm Just Like You . [10] [11] [12] [13]
Tegan and Sara wrote the majority of the songs for the album in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [14]
In 2021, during production and script writing for the then-upcoming TV series High School , based on their 2019 memoir of the same name, Tegan and Sara entered the studio with producer John Congleton to record demos of "I Can't Grow Up" and "All I Wanted". The songs were initially intended as standalone singles, but during the first day of recording with Congleton, the duo became inspired to pivot the one-off studio session into the creation of their tenth studio album. [15] [8]
Before the album's release, part of the song "Faded Like a Feeling" was featured in the 2022 Hulu film Crush . [16]
Tegan and Sara announced the album on July 12, 2022. [10]
On September 7, 2022, the duo appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers , where they were interviewed about their TV show High School and the then-upcoming album, Crybaby. They performed the single "Yellow" live on the show. [17]
On October 27, 2022, Tegan and Sara were musical guests on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , performing the single "I Can't Grow Up" live. [18]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can't Grow Up" |
| 3:20 |
| 2. | "All I Wanted" |
| 3:17 |
| 3. | "Fucking Up What Matters" |
| 2:52 |
| 4. | "Yellow" |
| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Smoking Weed Alone" |
| 3:11 |
| 6. | "Faded Like a Feeling" |
| 3:22 |
| 7. | "I'm Okay" |
| 3:21 |
| 8. | "Pretty Shitty Time" |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Under My Control" |
| 3:14 |
| 10. | "This Ain't Going Well" |
| 2:58 |
| 11. | "Sometimes I See Stars" |
| 3:32 |
| 12. | "Whatever That Was" |
| 3:40 |
| Total length: | 40:08 | ||
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| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [19] | 47 |
| US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [20] | 24 |