“ | With my first album I felt the need to educate people a little more. I wanted to hold the hand of someone who isn’t queer and gently ease them into a queer love story that was super-PG. This time around, I wanted to write music for people like me—honest music. And real music. | ” |
— Troye Sivan[1]
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Bloom is Troye Sivan's sophomore studio album. which was released on August 31, 2018 by EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records. The album follows up his 2015 debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, and features guest appearances from Gordi and Ariana Grande. It was preceded by the release of the singles "My My My!", "The Good Side", "Bloom", "Dance to This" and "Animal".
Release and promotion[]
On 10 January 2018, "My My My!" was released as the album's lead single, accompanied by a music video directed by Grant Singer. Nine days later, the second single, "The Good Side," was released. It's an acoustic song about a breakup. The third single was the title track "Bloom". The album's fourth single, "Dance to This," featuring American singer Ariana Grande, was released on June 13th. On August 9, the fifth single, "Animal," was released. On June 14, Sivan announced the release of a Target special edition featuring two new songs, "This This" and "Running Shoes." EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records released the album on August 31, 2018.
Sivan promoted the album via the The Bloom Tour, which began on 21 September in Irving, Texas, and ended on 30 November 2019 in Chengdu, China.
Track listing[]
Standard edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Seventeen" | Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, Alexandra Hughes, Bram Inscore | Inscore, McLaughlin | 3:28 |
2. | "My My My!" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Oscar Görres, James Alan Ghaleb | Görres | 3:24 |
3. | "The Good Side" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Inscore, Hughes, Jack Latham, Ariel Rechtshaid | Rechtshaid, Inscore, Jam City, McLaughlin | 4:28 |
4. | "Bloom" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Oscar Holter, Peter Svensson | Holter | 3:42 |
5. | "Postcard" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Sophie Payten | Inscore, McLaughlin | 3:36 |
6. | "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) | Sivan, McLaughlin, Holter, Noonie Bao | Holter | 3:51 |
7. | "Plum" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Görres, Ghaleb, Hughes | Görres | 3:06 |
8. | "What a Heavenly Way to Die" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Inscore, Hughes | Inscore, McLaughlin | 3:07 |
9. | "Lucky Strike" | Sivan, Alex Hope | Hope | 3:28 |
10. | "Animal" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Inscore, Hughes, Rechtshaid, Latham, Josiah Sherman | Rechtshaid, Inscore, Buddy Ross, Jam City, McLaughlin, Bobby Krlic | 4:25 |
Total length: | 36:49 | |||
Target (US), HMV (UK) and Japan deluxe edition bonus tracks | ||||
11. | "This This" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Inscore, Hughes | Inscore | 3:33 |
12. | "Running Shoes" | Sivan, McLaughlin, Michael Uzowuru, Jeff Kleinman | Uzowuru, Kleinman | 3:46 |
Total length: | 44:07 | |||
LP version – Side A hidden track | ||||
6. | "Seventeen (Reprise)" | 1:11 | ||
Total length: | 37:58 | |||
Spotify alternate track listing | ||||
1. | "My My My!" | 3:25 | ||
2. | "Bloom" | 3:42 | ||
3. | "Lucky Strike" | 3:28 | ||
4. | "Seventeen" | 3:38 | ||
5. | "The Good Side" | 4:29 | ||
6. | "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) | 3:51 | ||
7. | "Plum" | 3:06 | ||
8. | "Postcard" (featuring Gordi) | 3:36 | ||
9. | "What a Heavenly Way to Die" | 3:07 | ||
10. | "Animal" | 4:25 | ||
Total length: | 36:47 |