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Life Support (Madison Beer album)
Life Support is the debut studio album by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on February 26, 2021, by Access and Epic Records. Conceived as a concept album created in the midst of Beer's major depressive episode and diagnosis with borderline personality disorder, the album lyrically revolves around the themes of mental health, grief and heartbreak, as well as Beer's experiences with public scrutiny, building resilience during the making of the record, and referring to it as her "life support". Musically, Life Support is a pop and R&B record with elements of indie pop. Beer herself co-wrote the entire album, and co-produced most of the record.
Life Support was promoted by the release of four singles; "Good in Goodbye", "Selfish", "Baby" and "Boyshit", and three promotional singles; "Stained Glass", "Blue" and "Everything Happens for a Reason". The album debuted and peaked at number 65 on the US Billboard 200 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries.
On November 9, 2018, Beer released "Hurts Like Hell" as the lead single from her then untitled debut studio album. After its release, Beer revealed that the album would be released sometime in 2019. "Hurts Like Hell" was later removed from the album and "Dear Society" replaced it as the album's lead single, which was released on May 17, 2019. In August 2019, the album's title Life Support was leaked. Shortly after that, Beer announced that she had signed with Epic Records and that she planned to release new music soon. Beer wrote the album with the intent of truly expressing herself and having her own voice, stating "I feel like I'm finally being seen for things that I value and being viewed for things that I actually feel really good about. And my music I feel like is speaking for itself," adding "This is who I am." She also shared that she wanted to show that mental health issues and internet perfection are not exclusive of one another, stating "'You have a perfect life.' And I'm like, no, I want to show you even if it looks like I do, I am also struggling severely and in therapy every single day and I'm on anxiety medication. I just wanted to deconstruct this idea that people have that if you present like you have a perfect life on social media, that doesn't mean that you actually do," signifying that she wanted to express that not everything you see means someone's life is perfect. Describing the album in three words, she chose "Honest, brave and badass". Her favorite track lyrically is "Effortlessly".
With my album, I made a promise to myself that this is going to be my time to express honestly and truthfully how I've been feeling. I could finally tell my story the way I wanted to tell it and touch on things like medications that are harmful for young adults that I’ve been put on, and real shit I've never been able to talk about
— Beer speaking about the album.
Life Support was described by reviewers as a dark, personal, and sad album influenced by R&B, indie pop, and pop. In an interview with Zach Sang and Dan Zolot, Beer confirmed that she was inspired by a variety of artists, including Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande and Twenty One Pilots. Lyrically, the album deals with mental health, self reflection, grief, and breaking one free of restraints.
"Good in Goodbye" is a break-up anthem with a dark melody that, according to Beer, is about "cutting ties with a toxic person, no matter how tough it can feel at the time, is sometimes the only way forward." "Default", a sentimental ballad, details Beer's struggles with anxiety and suicidal ideation. "Selfish" is a slow-tempo pop "breakup ballad" with stripped down production that emphasizes Beer's vocals. Lyrically, the song is about toxic relationships. "Stained Glass" is a downbeat ballad about public scrutiny and Beer's struggles with mental health. The song's production begins with just piano before adding drums on the song's chorus and Beer's vocal performance was described as "haunting and beautiful". "Sour Times" was inspired by Tame Impala, with lyrics detailing Beer's experiences with harassment and getting taken advantage due to a mentally vulnerable state. The country ballad "Homesick" samples a dialogue of the sci-fi animated sitcom Rick and Morty, which Madison states is her favorite cartoon. Primarily, the songs talks about social alienation and Beer's abandonment issues, by referencing her beliefs in outer space species. The album closes with "Everything Happens For A Reason", a country ballad with 50s-60s influences, in which the lyrics suggest that Beer will never heal from her pain, but remains looking for the reason.
The main writers of the album, Kinetics & One Love, who also worked with Beer on As She Pleases are also writers of fellow artist Melanie Martinez, whom Beer is inspired by and "loves", and is the reason she chose her writers specifically.
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Life Support (Madison Beer album)
Life Support is the debut studio album by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on February 26, 2021, by Access and Epic Records. Conceived as a concept album created in the midst of Beer's major depressive episode and diagnosis with borderline personality disorder, the album lyrically revolves around the themes of mental health, grief and heartbreak, as well as Beer's experiences with public scrutiny, building resilience during the making of the record, and referring to it as her "life support". Musically, Life Support is a pop and R&B record with elements of indie pop. Beer herself co-wrote the entire album, and co-produced most of the record.
Life Support was promoted by the release of four singles; "Good in Goodbye", "Selfish", "Baby" and "Boyshit", and three promotional singles; "Stained Glass", "Blue" and "Everything Happens for a Reason". The album debuted and peaked at number 65 on the US Billboard 200 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries.
On November 9, 2018, Beer released "Hurts Like Hell" as the lead single from her then untitled debut studio album. After its release, Beer revealed that the album would be released sometime in 2019. "Hurts Like Hell" was later removed from the album and "Dear Society" replaced it as the album's lead single, which was released on May 17, 2019. In August 2019, the album's title Life Support was leaked. Shortly after that, Beer announced that she had signed with Epic Records and that she planned to release new music soon. Beer wrote the album with the intent of truly expressing herself and having her own voice, stating "I feel like I'm finally being seen for things that I value and being viewed for things that I actually feel really good about. And my music I feel like is speaking for itself," adding "This is who I am." She also shared that she wanted to show that mental health issues and internet perfection are not exclusive of one another, stating "'You have a perfect life.' And I'm like, no, I want to show you even if it looks like I do, I am also struggling severely and in therapy every single day and I'm on anxiety medication. I just wanted to deconstruct this idea that people have that if you present like you have a perfect life on social media, that doesn't mean that you actually do," signifying that she wanted to express that not everything you see means someone's life is perfect. Describing the album in three words, she chose "Honest, brave and badass". Her favorite track lyrically is "Effortlessly".
With my album, I made a promise to myself that this is going to be my time to express honestly and truthfully how I've been feeling. I could finally tell my story the way I wanted to tell it and touch on things like medications that are harmful for young adults that I’ve been put on, and real shit I've never been able to talk about
— Beer speaking about the album.
Life Support was described by reviewers as a dark, personal, and sad album influenced by R&B, indie pop, and pop. In an interview with Zach Sang and Dan Zolot, Beer confirmed that she was inspired by a variety of artists, including Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande and Twenty One Pilots. Lyrically, the album deals with mental health, self reflection, grief, and breaking one free of restraints.
"Good in Goodbye" is a break-up anthem with a dark melody that, according to Beer, is about "cutting ties with a toxic person, no matter how tough it can feel at the time, is sometimes the only way forward." "Default", a sentimental ballad, details Beer's struggles with anxiety and suicidal ideation. "Selfish" is a slow-tempo pop "breakup ballad" with stripped down production that emphasizes Beer's vocals. Lyrically, the song is about toxic relationships. "Stained Glass" is a downbeat ballad about public scrutiny and Beer's struggles with mental health. The song's production begins with just piano before adding drums on the song's chorus and Beer's vocal performance was described as "haunting and beautiful". "Sour Times" was inspired by Tame Impala, with lyrics detailing Beer's experiences with harassment and getting taken advantage due to a mentally vulnerable state. The country ballad "Homesick" samples a dialogue of the sci-fi animated sitcom Rick and Morty, which Madison states is her favorite cartoon. Primarily, the songs talks about social alienation and Beer's abandonment issues, by referencing her beliefs in outer space species. The album closes with "Everything Happens For A Reason", a country ballad with 50s-60s influences, in which the lyrics suggest that Beer will never heal from her pain, but remains looking for the reason.
The main writers of the album, Kinetics & One Love, who also worked with Beer on As She Pleases are also writers of fellow artist Melanie Martinez, whom Beer is inspired by and "loves", and is the reason she chose her writers specifically.