“ | I don't really want to tell people stories. I want to show them. I want them to feel. There’s 10 stories, 10 moments. It ended up serving the album really well because it gave me time to see which songs stuck around. I've felt very hopeful and joyous and connected, but there’s a lot of vulnerability as well. | ” |
— Troye Sivan[1]
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Something to Give Each Other is the third studio album by Australian singer Troye Sivan. It released through EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records on 13 October 2023. It is his first album in five years, following 2018's Bloom.
Background[]
Sivan teased the release of the album on June 9, 2023 on Instagram alongside a clip showcasing him throughout different years on a television starting from his first ever upload to YouTube and ending with a teaser for the music video of the album's then upcoming lead single "Rush". Sivan stated in the post caption that he had been making the album for over five years in between various commitments, such as his Bloom tour and the television series The Idol, in which he had a starring role.[2]
Sivan announced the album name and release date and unveiled the cover art on 13 July 2023 on social media.[3]
This album is my something to give you - a kiss on a dancefloor, a date turned into a weekend, a crush, a winter, a summer. Party after party, after party after after party. Heartbreak, freedom. Community, sisterhood, friendship. All that.
- — Sivan describing the album[3]
Singles[]
Artwork[]
The album cover features Sivan smiling with his head between a friend's legs. Sivan stated that he wanted to smile for the album cover but did not smile throughout the day of the album cover photoshoot because he felt awkward smiling and did not want his smile to look fake. The shot used for the album cover captured when Sivan's friend kneeled down and tickled Sivan's, ribs which provoked a genuine smile.[4]
Commercial performance[]
Something to Give Each Other debuted at number one in Australia, making it Sivan's highest-charting studio album in his home country. It opened at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units, including 16,000 pure album sales. In addition to the album's singles charting internationally, three album tracks ("What's the Time Where You Are?", "In My Room", and "Still Got It") all charted on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, and additional songs ("Silly", and "Honey"), alongside "What's the Time Where You Are?" placed on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Gallery[]
Merchandise[]
- Main article: Merchandise/Something to Give Each Other
Physical releases[]
- Main article: Merchandise/Physical Music#Something to Give Each Other
Track listing[]
- 🅴 indicates the song is explicit, but also has a clean version.
Something to Give Each Other track listing | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Rush 🅴" | Troye Sivan ⋅ Brett McLaughlin ⋅ Adam Novodor ⋅ Alex Chapman ⋅ Kaelyn Behr ⋅ Kevin Hickey | Zhone ⋅ Novodor ⋅ Styalz Fuego | 2:36 |
2. | "What's the Time Where You Are? 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Oscar Görres | Görres | 3:23 |
3. | "One of Your Girls" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Görres | Görres | 3:01 |
4. | "In My Room (featuring Guitarricadelafuente) 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Görres ⋅ Álvaro Lafuente Calvo | Görres | 3:13 |
5. | "Still Got It 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ Görres | Görres | 3:28 |
6. | "Can't Go Back, Baby" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Görres ⋅ Jessica Pratt ⋅ Nick Ward | Görres | 3:21 |
7. | "Got Me Started 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ Behr ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Chris Stracey ⋅ Ian Kirkpatrick ⋅ Jack Glass ⋅ Tayla Parx | Kirkpatrick ⋅ Styalz Fuego | 3:18 |
8. | "Silly 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Kirkpatrick | Kirkpatrick ⋅ Styalz Fuego | 3:38 |
9. | "Honey 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Görres ⋅ Behr | Görres ⋅ Fuego | 3:26 |
10. | "How to Stay with You 🅴" | Sivan ⋅ McLaughlin ⋅ Görres ⋅ Alexander Cook | Görres ⋅ Cook | 3:16 |
Total length: | 32:40 |
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Troye Sivan – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), vibraphone (6)
- Zhone – vocals, background vocals (1, 9)
- Adam Novodor – background vocals (1, 9)
- Alex Chapman – background vocals (1, 9)
- Oscar Görres – bass, drums, percussion, programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10); guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), keyboards (2, 3, 6, 9, 10), background vocals (2, 3, 6), timpani (3), string arrangement (4); organ, piano (5)
- Jason Minnaar – spoken word (2)
- Santa Ouhamou Portillo – spoken word (2)
- Sofia Gallini – spoken word (2)
- David Bukovinszky – cello (4)
- Mattias Bylund – string arrangement, synthesiser (4)
- Karl Guner – synthesiser (4)
- Hanna Helgegren – violin (4)
- Mattias Johansson – violin (4)
- Guitarricadelafuente – vocals (4)
- Styalz Fuego – keyboards, programming (9)
- A. G. Cook – keyboards (10)
- Henki Skidu – saxophone (10)
Technical[]
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Alex Ghenea – mixing (1, 4, 7–9)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
- John Hanes – immersive mix engineering
- Bryce Bordone – engineering (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
References[]
- ↑ Something to Give Each Other - Album by Troye Sivan - Apple Music
- ↑ Mier, Tomás (June 9, 2023). "'Enough Excuses': Troye Sivan Teases First Album in 5 Years With Single Announcement". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul, Larisha (July 13, 2023). "Troye Sivan's New Album Is on the Way and He's Already Feeling the 'Rush'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ (August 28, 2023). "Troye Sivan Reveals The Secret Behind His New Album Cover". The Project.
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