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"Art Rave" is the third studio album by American alternative pop singer Melanie Martinez. It was released on November 25th, 2022 by Atlantic Records through CD, cassette, vinyl, and digital download. "Art Rave" gained big public attraction because of its high rates on sites like Pitchfork and Metacritic.
A deluxe version of the album was released on the following day and a reissue including one bonus track was released on December 9th.
The album debuted at the first position of the Billboard Hot 200 Albums, then it dropped at #13 and stayed on the charts for 29 consecutive weeks. The album sold 63,000 copies in its first week.
Background and Promotion[]
On June 17th,2022 Melanie said in an interview for Alternative Press that she would put out some music soon, and revealed that she had two collaborations ready.
On June 19th, a fan asked Melanie under an Instagram post if her album would have new music genres. She responded by saying that country music produced by herself will be on her upcoming album.
On July 1st, Melanie stated on an Instagram story that she and "some extraordinary people" were finishing the mixes for her album.
On July 15th, 2022 Jack Antonoff posted a photo of him and Melanie Martinez on his Instagram captioning "love u @littlebodybigheart.".
On July 24th, Melanie met Grimes at a party and started hanging out with her for a week near Los Angeles. Grimes herself confirmed that she and Martinez were friends on a tweet.
On July 25th, Melanie was papped outside of a recording studio in Los Angeles and was stopped by a web journalist asking her if she finished any song there. She replied with "I finished two songs! Now I have to go, bye!".
On August 21st, Melanie was spotted talking confidentially with Lana Del Rey at a party hosted by Katy Perry. Fans started thinking that the two were collaborating. The two were spotted again the day after at a bookshop in Los Angeles.
On September 1st, Melanie tweeted "finished. thank you to everyone who helped me create this insane thing! my third album is coming!". The tweet now has over 150K likes.
On September 9th, 2022 Melanie announced that the first single off the album "Apart" featuring the American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey was released on September 16th.
On September 16th, "Apart" was released along with its music video and a merch drop on her store. The same day Melanie revealed that the album wouldn't follow the story of Cry Baby, but that it would talk about her personal experiences.
On September 23rd, Melanie announced the release of the title track and the music video for "Art Rave", the second single off the upcoming album.
On September 30th, "Art Rave" came out and debuted at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, leaving the chart the following day. The music video gained 13 million views on its first week. The same day she stated on an Instagram story that her third album would release in November
On October 28th, the single "Blessings" featuring british singer Hannah Diamond was released without any pre-announcement. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 and stayed on the charts for five days. On the following day a music video for the song was released.
On October 31st, 2022 Melanie Martinez's fourth studio album "Art Rave" with its cover and tracklist was announced on every social media platform, along with pre-orders for new merch and for the albums' CDs, vinyl records and cassettes. It gained 160,000 pre-saves on Spotify.
On November 2nd, FKA Twigs was spotted at Melanie's home through an Instagram story of hers. After some hours Twigs revealed on an interview for a local Los Angeles' radio that she and Melanie would release a collaboration song, and maybe something more.
On November 5th, Melanie Martinez posted a picture of her and Twigs, captioning "I love @fkatwigs so much, she has been one of my favorite artists from years now and fortunately earlier this year we had the opportunity to know each others through some friends. we registered a collaboration you'll hear very soon! stay tuned 🌷".
On November 7th, the last single off the album, "Unholy", in collaboration with british singer-songwriter FKA Twigs was announced and setted to be released with a music video on November 18th.
On November 25th, 2022 "Art Rave", Melanie Martinez's fourth album was released. It gained big critical acclaim because of its outstanding sounds, with Melanie being defined as "one of the most versatile artists of this last years, that can mix R&B, pop and experimental music making angelic sounds that blend extremely well with her incredible voice".It, in fact, got a 9.1 score on Pitchfork. It debuted at #1 on Billboard Hot 200 Albums, then it dropped at #3, #7, #26 and #43 and stayed on the charts for 19 consecutive weeks. "Art Rave" also gained big public attention because of the songs "my hair" and "art rave" becoming radio hits.
Tracklist[]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | intro | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | 0:21 |
| 2. | unholy (ft. FKA Twigs) | Melanie Martinez
FKA Twigs |
Melanie Martinez
FKA Twigs Jack Antonoff |
FKA Twigs
Jeff Kleinman Michael Uzowuru |
3:47 |
| 3. | just like magic | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Max Martin | 3:34 |
| 4. | apart | Melanie Martinez
Lana Del Rey |
Melanie Martinez
Lana Del Rey FKA Twigs |
FKA Twigs
Jack Antonoff Grimes |
3:22 |
| 5. | holy hell | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez
FKA Twigs Jack Antonoff |
FKA Twigs
Jack Antonoff |
1:17 |
| 6. | blessings | Melanie Matinez
Hannah Diamond |
Melanie Martinez
FKA Twigs Hannah Diamond |
A.G. Cook
Mr. Franks |
3:12 |
| 7. | my hair | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Mr. Franks | 2:56 |
| 8. | art rave | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez
Michael Keenan |
Michael Keenan | 3:10 |
| 9. | ρθοφχγηγγγγγγγωψδψφηγ | Melanie Martinez
Grimes |
Melanie Martinez
Grimes |
Grimes | 1:01 |
| 10. | schadenfreude | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | 4:01 |
| 11. | outro | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Grimes | 8:09 |
Deluxe Edition
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | ρθοφχγηγ | Melanie Martinez
FKA Twigs |
Melanie Martinez
Jack Antonoff |
Grimes
FKA Twigs |
1:29 |
| 13. | ρθοφχγηγ pt. II | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Grimes | 1:49 |
| 14. | ρθοφχγηγ pt. III | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Grimes | 2:16 |
Reissue
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | painted sky | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Jack Antonoff | 3:27 |
Japanese Edition
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | the man (cover) | Melanie Martinez | Taylor Swift
Joel Little |
Michael Keenan (coord.) | 3:11 |
| 13. | art rave (umuru Edit) | Melanie Martinez
umuru |
Melanie Martinez
Michael Keenan |
Michael Keenan
umuru |
3:19 |
| 14. | art rave (Stripped) | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Michael Keenan | 3:16 |
Extended Edition
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | the man (cover) | Melanie Martinez | Taylor Swift
Joel Little |
Michael Keenan | 3:11 |
| 13. | art rave (umuru Edit) | Melanie Martinez
umuru |
Melanie
Martinez Michael Keenan |
Michael Keenan
umuru |
3:19 |
| 14. | art rave (Stripped) | Melanie Martinez | Melanie
Martinez |
Michael Keenan | 3:16 |
| 15. | just like magic (A.G. Cook Remix) | Melanie Martinez
A.G. Cook |
Melanie
Martinez |
A.G. Cook | 3:35 |
| 16. | just like magic (A.G. Cook Edit) | Melanie Martinez
A.G. Cook |
Melanie
Martinez |
Max Martin
A.G. Cook |
3:21 |
Japanese Deluxe Edition
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | just like magic (A.G. Cook Remix) | Melanie Martinez
A.G. Cook |
Melanie Martinez | A.G. Cook | 3:35 |
| 16. | schadenfreude (A.G. Cook Remix) | Melanie Martinez
A.G. Cook |
Melanie Martinez | A.G. Cook | 2:00 |
| 17. | my hair (A.G. Cook Remix) | Melanie Martinez
A.G. Cook |
Melanie Martinez | A.G. Cook | 2:42 |
| 18. | my hair (Stripped) | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Mr. Franks | 2:39 |
| 19. | just like magic (Stripped) | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Max Martin | 3:22 |
Music Videos[]
| No. | Title | Release Date | Lenght |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | apart | September 16th, 2022 | 3:29 |
| 2. | art rave | September 30th, 2022 | 3:40 |
| 3. | unholy | November 4th, 2022 | 3:47 |
| 4. | painted sky | December 9th, 2022 | 3:51 |
| 5. | my hair | June 3rd, 2023 | 2:56 |
| 6. | just like magic | September 2nd, 2023 | 3:36 |
Performance Videos[]
Part 1[]
| No. | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | unholy (Performance Video) | November 5th, 2022 |
| 2. | art rave (Performance Video) | March 25th, 2023 |
| 3. | blessings (Performance Video) | April 7th, 2023 |
| 4. | apart (Performance Video) | April 8th, 2023 |
| 5. | unholy (Solo Performance Video) | April 15th, 2023 |
| 6. | apart (Solo Performance Video) | April 16th, 2023 |
| 7. | painted sky (Performance Video) | May 6th,2023 |
| 8. | my hair (Performance Video) | June 6th, 2023 |
| 9. | outro (Performance Video) | July 8th, 2023 |
Part 2[]
| No. | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | painted sky (Guitar Performance Video) | March 2nd, 2024 |
| 2. | blessings (Harp Performance Video) | March 9th, 2024 |
| 3. | unholy (Harp Performance Video) | March 16th, 2024 |
| 4. | intro (Orchestra Performance Video) | March 23rd, 2024 |
| 5. | outro (Orchestra Performance Video) | March 30th, 2024 |
Part 3[]
A third part of performance videos was planned to be released, but it was later scrapped to focus on the promotion of Melanie's fourth studio album.
| No. | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | unholy (Performance Video 2) | July 4th, 2024 |
| 2. | art rave (Performance Video 2) | July 19th, 2024 |
| 3. | painted sky (Performance Video 2) | July 26th, 2024 |
Art Rave Garden[]
"Art Rave Garden" is a 10-episode documentary series directed by Melanie Martinez and released exclusively through YouTube on July 30th, 2023. It follows the making of "Art Rave" from the very beginning to the end of the Art Rave Tour. It consists of different clips shoot by Melanie or her friends and a constant commentary by Martinez during the episode. The series has 9 episodes plus a bonus episode available only for YouTube Premium users, which includes commentary about unreleased songs and cut scenes from the music videos filmed for the album.
Scrapped Songs[]
Bold typing indicates that the song or snippets of the song have been leaked/performed at some point.
Italic typing indicates that the lyrics or snippets of the lyrics have been posted/leaked.
"*" = the song's full studio version has been leaked.
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Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first album by Melanie Martinez that includes a feature, in fact, it includes four
- "ρθοφχγηγ" is an alternative version of "ρθοφχγηγγγγγγγωψδψφηγ"
- Melanie said in an Instagram story that "my hair" is not actually about her hair, but it's instead a metaphor. Even tho, the music video of the song focuses on her hair
- A.G. Cook said in an interview for NME Magazine that he remixed "my hair", "schadenfreude" and "just like magic" in less than two days
- FKA Twigs' favorite song off the album is "outro"
- "Outro" is also Grimes' favorite
- "the man" is a cover of Tayor Swift's song of the same name
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| Standard Tracks | |
| Deluxe Tracks | |
| Reissue Tracks | |
| Japanese Tracks | |
| Extended Tracks | |
| Japanese Deluxe Tracks | |
| Singles | |
| Stand-alone singles | |