Imagination & the Misfit Kid

Imagination & the Misfit Kid is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Labrinth, released on 22 November 2019. The album was recorded in London and New York City and features guest vocals by Sia and Zendaya. The song "All for Us" was performed by the latter in the first season finale of the HBO show Euphoria.[3]

Imagination & the Misfit Kid
Studio album by
Labrinth
Released22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Length38:49
LabelSyco
Producer
Labrinth chronology
Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
(2019)		 Imagination & the Misfit Kid
(2019)
Singles from Imagination & the Misfit Kid
  1. "Misbehaving"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  2. "Miracle"
    Released: 7 June 2019
  3. "Mount Everest"
    Released: 21 June 2019
  4. "All for Us"
    Released: 4 August 2019
  5. "Something's Got to Give"
    Released: 16 August 2019
  6. "Where the Wild Things"
    Released: 31 October 2019[1]
  7. "Like a Movie"
    Released: 8 November 2019[2]
  8. "Oblivion"
    Released: 22 November 2019

Background

Labrinth announced the album through his social media accounts on 31 October 2019. In the album announcement, Imagination & the Misfit Kid was described as "an adventure is laced together by the story of a journey through art, commerce, and imagination."[4] The album was released for digital download and streaming on 22 November 2019, with the LP released on 28 February 2020.[5]

"Misbehaving" was released as the first single from the record on 15 September 2017. "Miracle", "Mount Everest", "All for Us", "Something's Got To Give", "Where the Wild Things" and "Like a Movie" were released as singles prior to the album release in 2019. "Oblivion" served as the album's eighth single.

Imagination & the Misfit Kid was written and produced entirely by Labrinth, with additional writing by Darren Poole, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Ammar Malik, Jason Evigan and Cass Lowe on select tracks. Labrinth wrote "Oblivion" with featured artist Sia.

Critical reception

Alex Green of the Belfast Telegraph, who positively reviewed the album, stated that the album was "simultaneously more experimental and more jam-packed with potential pop hits than his debut",[6] while Damien Morris of The Guardian gave the album one out of five stars, opining that Labrinth's "inventive music is decent in tiny bursts, but wearying at album length".[7] The track "Where the Wild Things" was included on Time magazine's five best songs of the week of 1 November 2019. The list's curator, Raisa Bruner praised the song as "consistently compelling".[8]

Imagination & the Misfit Kid peaked number 71 on the Apple iTunes US Albums Download Chart, and number 78 on the UK version of the same chart.[9]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music,[10] track lengths from Qobuz.[11]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Imagination"Timothy McKenzieLabrinth1:30
2."Misbehaving" (The Misfit version)McKenzie
  • Labrinth
  • Nathaniel Ledwidge
3:13
3."Miracle"
3:49
4."Juju Woman"McKenzieLabrinth0:48
5."Dotted Line/Juju Man"McKenzieLabrinth3:02
6."All for Us" (with Zendaya)McKenzieLabrinth3:11
7."The Producer"McKenzieLabrinth2:43
8."Something's Got to Give"
3:50
9."I'm Blessed"McKenzieLabrinth0:50
10."Like a Movie"McKenzieLabrinth2:20
11."Sexy MF"McKenzie
  • Labrinth
  • Ledwidge
2:58
12."Where the Wild Things"
Labrinth3:18
13."Mount Everest"McKenzieLabrinth2:37
14."The Finale"McKenzieLabrinth0:27
15."Oblivion" (featuring Sia)
  • Labrinth
  • Ilya
4:13
Total length:38:49

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various November 22, 2019 Syco [3]
Europe February 28, 2020 [5][12]

References
  1. "Labrinth Announces 'Imagination & the Misfit Kid' Album, Delivers Whimsical 'Where The Wild Things' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. Moodie, Alice (9 November 2019), "Labrinth Drops New Single "Like a Movie"", GRM Daily, retrieved 25 November 2019
  3. "Labrinth Unleashes 'Imagination & the Misfit Kid' Album Featuring Sia & Zendaya: Stream it Now". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. Aswad, Jem (12 November 2019). "Labrinth Inks With Columbia Records". Variety.
  5. Labrinth (12 February 2020). "Imagination & the Misfit Kid Vinyl coming February 28th. Pre-order now: https://syco.lnk.to/Imagination-Vinyl …pic.twitter.com/xgFEo5PUA1". @Labrinth. Retrieved 12 February 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  6. "Albums of the week - from Rod Stewart to Martin and Shirlie Kemp". The Belfast Telegraph. 22 November 2019.
  7. Morris, Damien (8 December 2019). "Labrinth: Imagination & the Misfit Kid review – inventive but wearying". The Guardian.
  8. Bruner, Raisa (1 November 2019). "The 5 Best Songs to Listen to This Week From Dua Lipa's Disco Pop 'Don't Start Now' to Labrinth's Uplifting 'Where the Wild Things'". Time.
  9. "iTunesCharts.net: Labrinth (International iTunes Music Chart Performance)". itunescharts.net. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. "Imagination & the Misfit Kid by Labrinth". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. "Album Imagination & the Misfit Kid, Labrinth | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality". Qobuz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. Imagination & The Misfit Kid, Syco, 28 February 2020, retrieved 12 February 2020


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