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2024 studio album by Willow
Empathogen
Released May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03 )
Genre
Rock
[1] Length 32 :00
Label
Producer
"Symptom of Life" Released: March 12, 2024
[2]
"Big Feelings" Released: April 11, 2024
[3]
Empathogen is the sixth studio album by American singer
Willow .
[5] It was released through Three Six Zero and
gamma on May 3, 2024.
Release and promotion
Willow released the song "Symptom of Life" on March 12, 2024. A music video directed by the artist herself accompanied the song's release.
[6] Willow announced Empathogen on April 11, with a scheduled release date of May 3. Alongside the announcement, she released the second single "Big Feelings", which also featured a self-directed music video.
[7] On May 1,
NPR Music featured Willow in a Tiny Desk Concert ahead of the album's release, where she performed "Symptom of Life", "Big Feelings", and another track from the album, "Run!".
[8] Empathogen was released on May 3, through Three Six Zero and
Gamma .
[1]
Track listing
Empathogen track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Home" (featuring
Jon Batiste ) Smith Batiste Zach Brown
[a] 3:03 2. "Ancient Girl" Smith Smith 1:30 3. "Symptom of Life" 3:09 4. "The Fear is Not Real" 3:38 5. "False Self" 2:52 6. "Pain for Fun" (featuring
St. Vincent ) 3:26 7. "No Words 1 & 2" 1:24 8. "Down" 1:11 9. "Run!" 3:08 10. "Between I and She" 2:34 11. "' I Know That Face.' " 1:50 12. "Big Feelings" 4:24 Total length: 32:00
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Musicians
Willow Smith – lead vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1, 2), background vocals (4, 5), electric guitar (4, 9)
Zach Brown – bass guitar, percussion (track 1)
Jon Batiste – drums, piano, vocals (track 1)
Chris Greatti – bass guitar (tracks 3–6, 9, 10, 12), guitar (3, 5), percussion (3–5, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 6, 9, 10), piano (9), electric guitar (10, 12)
Asher Bank – drums (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12)
Brad Oberhofer – piano (track 3)
Zach Tenorio – piano, synthesizer (tracks 5, 6, 12);
strings (5)
Annie Clark – vocals (track 6)
Eddie Benjamin – bass guitar, drums, guitar, synthesizer (tracks 7, 8, 11)
Elijah Rawk – acoustic guitar, bass guitar (track 10)
Technical
Joe LaPorta –
mastering
Mitch McCarthy –
mixing
Zach Brown –
engineering (tracks 1, 2)
Adam Schoeller – engineering (track 3)
Chris Greatti – engineering (track 3)
Oscar Cornejo – engineering (track 11)
References
^
a
b
c Green, Dylan.
"Willow: empathogen" . Pitchfork . Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ Mier, Tomás (March 12, 2024).
"Willow Drops 'Symptom of Life,' a 'Whimsical' Single With a 'Lot of Mystery' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ Avila, Daniela (April 11, 2024).
"Willow Shares 'Darkly Beautiful' Song 'Big Feelings' and Reveals Release Date for New Album empathogen" .
People . Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ A.R.O.
"Review: Willow Smith – Empathogen" . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^
"Empathogen Willow" . AllMusic .
^ Mier, Tomás (March 12, 2024).
"Willow Drops 'Symptom of Life,' a 'Whimsical' Single With a 'Lot of Mystery' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . {{
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^ Paul, Larisha (April 11, 2024).
"Willow Processes 'Darkness and Complexity' on 'Big Feelings' From New Album 'Empathogen' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . {{
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^ Pointer, Ashley (May 1, 2024).
"WILLOW: Tiny Desk Concert" .
NPR Music . Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
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