Everything Means Nothing

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{{Infobox album

| name = Everything Means Nothing

| type = studio

| artist = Blackbear

| cover = Blackbear - Everything Means Nothing.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2020|8|21}}

| recorded = 2019–20

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 37:09

| label = * Beartrap

| producer = {{hlist|Blackbear|Andrew Goldstein|Jordan Reyes|Aaron Harmon|Marshmello}}

| prev_title = Anonymous

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Misery Lake

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Everything Means Nothing

| type = studio

| single1 = Hot Girl Bummer

| single1date = August 23, 2019

| single2 = Me & Ur Ghost

| single2date = January 16, 2020

| single3 = Queen of Broken Hearts

| single3date = July 10, 2020

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-means-nothing-mw0003406926|title=everything means nothing - Blackbear|work=AllMusic|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=June 11, 2021}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 4.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/blackbear-everything-means-nothing/|title=blackbear: everything means nothing Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Blum|first=Dani|date=August 22, 2020|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}

}}

Everything Means Nothing (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released in full on August 21, 2020, through Beartrap, Alamo Records and Interscope Records and follows his previous studio album Anonymous (2019).{{Cite web |last=Lodestar |first=Jule |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Blackbear Knows the Vibes Are Weird Right Now |url=https://www.papermag.com/blackbear-everything-means-nothing-interview-hot-girl-bummer |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=Paper}}{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Blackbear On His New Album And Charting Big Hits: 'If I'm A Sellout, Oh Well' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/08/25/blackbear-on-his-new-album-and-charting-big-hits-if-im-a-sellout-oh-well/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}} The album features appearances from singers Lauv and Trevor Daniel and was entirely produced by Blackbear and frequent collaborator Andrew Goldstein, alongside additional producers Aaron Harmon, Jordan Reyes and Marshmello.

Background and composition

Blackbear described the background of the album in an interview with Paper:

{{Blockquote|text=The previous album titles are odes to the internet, but this one in particular is an ode to my real life. Because the album has so much to do with the internet, with the age of social media, I wanted to title it after something real in my life. I realized the real, good things in my life, the real hit records, are my son and my family who loves me, and my team around me that works hard every day. Those are the real things in my life, everything else means nothing. And it's obviously a breakup album, so everything that once was means nothing now, so it's kind of an emo title as well.|author=Blackbear}}

Singles

The album was preceded by three singles: "Hot Girl Bummer", "Me & Ur Ghost", and "Queen of Broken Hearts". Those singles were included on the first half of the album released on July 17, 2020 alongside the promotional singles "I Feel Bad", "I Feel 2 Much", and "I Felt That". "If I Were U" with Lauv was also released as the final promotional single on August 19.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-19 |title=Blackbear And LAUV Wonder What It'd Be Like If 'I Were U' On New Collab |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-08-20-blackbear-and-lauv-wonder-what-itd-be-like-if-i-were-u-on-new-collab/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=iHeart |language=en}}

Track listing

All tracks written by Matthew Musto and Andrew Goldstein, except where noted. All tracks produced by Blackbear and FRND, except "I Felt That", produced alongside Jordan Reyes and Aaron Harmon, and "Half Alive", produced alongside Marshmello.

{{Track listing

| headline = Everything Means Nothing track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 37:09

| title_width = 25%

| writing_width = 75%

| title1 = Hot Girl Bummer

| writer1 = {{hlist|Alex Ayvar}}

| extra1 =

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Me & Ur Ghost

| writer2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 3:21

| title3 = Queen of Broken Hearts

| writer3 =

| extra3 =

| length3 = 2:51

| title4 = I Feel Bad

| writer4 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Joseph Kirkland|Jordan Reyes|Aaron Harmon|Stephan Jenkins}}

| extra4 =

| length4 = 2:55

| title5 = I Feel 2 Much

| writer5 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Tim Henson}}

| extra5 =

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = I Felt That

| writer6 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Harmon|Reyes}}

| extra6 =

| length6 = 3:22

| title7 = Sobbing in Cabo

| writer7 =

| extra7 =

| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = Clown

| note8 = with Trevor Daniel

| writer8 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Daniel}}

| extra8 =

| length8 = 2:28

| title9 = Half Alive

| writer9 =

| extra9 =

| length9 = 3:15

| title10 = If I Were U

| note10 = with Lauv

| writer10 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Ari Leff|Taylor Swift}}

| extra10 =

| length10 = 3:06

| title11 = Why Are Girls?

| extra11 =

| length11 = 3:07

| title12 = Smile Again

| writer12 = {{hlist|Musto|Goldstein|Kirkland}}

| extra12 =

| length12 = 2:29

}}

  • All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters.
  • "If I Were U" contains samples from "Enchanted" written by Taylor Swift.

Charts

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|+Chart performance for Everything Means Nothing

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 August 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1591|date=August 31, 2020}}

| 82

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|19|artist=Blackbear|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}
{{album chart|Finland|44|M|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2020/35/|title=Albumit 35/2020|publisher=IFPI Finland|artist=Blackbear|album=Everything Means Nothing|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 30, 2020}}
scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4927|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901174248/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4927|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2020|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 31, 2020|accessdate=August 29, 2020}}

| 37

scope="row"| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista){{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2020-w35/|title=VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 35, 2020|publisher=VG-lista|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}

| 23

{{album chart|Scotland|64|date=20200828|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|UK2|56|date=20200828|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Blackbear|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Blackbear|title=Everything Means Nothing|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=January 1, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Blackbear|title=Everything Means Nothing|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}}

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References