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Mint
Studio album by
Alice Merton
Released18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length38:11
LabelPaper Planes, Mom + Pop Music
ProducerNicolas Rebscher, John Hill, Alice Merton
Alice Merton chronology
No Roots
(2017) 		Mint
(2019) 		S.I.D.E.S.
(2022)
Singles from Mint
  1. "No Roots"
    Released: 2 December 2016
  2. "Lash Out"
    Released: 30 May 2018
  3. "Why So Serious"
    Released: 7 September 2018
  4. "Funny Business"
    Released: 30 November 2018
  5. "Learn to Live"
    Released: 15 January 2019
  6. "Easy"
    Released: 2019[2]

Mint is the debut studio album by German-Canadian singer Alice Merton, released on 18 January 2019 through Paper Planes and Mom + Pop Music.[3] It includes the singles "No Roots" and "Lash Out, which were previously included on the No Roots EP, "Why So Serious", released on 7 September 2018,[4] "Funny Business", released on 30 November 2018, and “Learn to Live” released on 15 January 2019.

Merton re-released the album in late 2019 under the title "Mint +4", with the addition of 4 new songs, including the sixth single "Easy".[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Exclaim7/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]

The New York Times called the album a "rousing take on centrist 1980s pop with a disco tempo and the faintest texture of Southern rock. Which is to say: Haim, watch out."[9]

Singles

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In addition to "No Roots", which reached number one on the US Alternative Songs chart,[3] Merton spoke to Billboard about an additional single to be included on the album: "It's one of my favorites at the moment. I could listen to it all the time... We'll probably be releasing it in November. When I wrote it, I was like, yeah this is fun."[3]

The album's third single is "Why So Serious", which was accompanied by a video of Merton seeing strange things as she walks down a street.[10] Merton has stated that the song came about as a "response to the press' questions about being a one-hit wonder [after 'No Roots'] and embracing her individuality through music and a small team".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Nicolas Rebscher, except "Lash Out", produced alongside Dave Bassett and "Funny Business" produced by John Hill.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Learn to Live"
3:56
2."2 Kids"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:31
3."No Roots"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:55
4."Funny Business"
  • Merton
  • John Hill
3:05
5."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
6."Lash Out"
3:14
7."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
8."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
9."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
10."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
11."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
Total length:38:11
+4 Edition[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Easy"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:10
6."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
7."Lash Out"
3:14
8."Keeps Me Awake"
  • Merton
  • David Vogt
  • Hannes Büscher
  • Laila Samuels
  • Philip Böllhoff
  • Sipho Sililo
3:11
9."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
10."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
11."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
12."PCH"
  • Merton
  • Bassett
3:32
13."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
14."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
15."Back to Berlin"Merton4:22
Total length:52:26

Charts

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Chart performance for Mint
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 62
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 21
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[18] 63
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[19] 25
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[21] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 13

References

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  1. ^ "Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'". PopMatters. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Alice Merton shares new single Easy off deluxe album 'Mint +4'". OriginalRock.net. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Payne, Chris (7 September 2018). "Alice Merton Interview: Previewing Debut Album 'Mint'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Why So Serious – Single by Alice Merton on iTunes". iTunes Store. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Mint - Alice Merton". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ Yuyitung, Matt (15 January 2019). "Alice Merton - Mint". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. ^ Woronzoff, Elisabeth (17 January 2019). "Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. ^ Caramanica, Jon (14 September 2018). "The Playlist: Lana Del Rey's Smoldering Return, and 12 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Alice Merton debuts new song, "Why So Serious" – Music News". ABC News Radio. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ Scott, Clara (11 October 2018). "Alice Merton Talks About Life After Having a Smash Hit". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  12. ^ Mint +4 by Alice Merton, retrieved 11 January 2021
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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