Finding It Hard to Smile
{{Infobox album
| name = Finding It Hard to Smile
| type = studio
| artist = Lovelytheband
| cover = Lovelytheband - Finding It Hard to Smile.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|08|03}}
| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|pop rock|synth-pop|indie rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=46}}
| label = Another Century
| producer =
| prev_title = Everything I Could Never Say...
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Conversations with Myself About You
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Finding It Hard to Smile
| type = studio
| single1 = Broken
| single1date = April 13, 2017
| single2 = These Are My Friends
| single2date = May 11, 2018
| single3 = Maybe, I'm Afraid
| single3date = March 2019
}}
}}
Finding It Hard to Smile (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Lovelytheband, released on August 3, 2018. The album was announced on June 29, 2018, along with the release of the track "Alone Time".{{cite news|title=Lovelytheband Announces Debut Album "Finding It Hard to Smile" |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/6/29/lovelytheband-announces-debut-album-finding-it-hard-to-smile.html |work=ABC News Radio |date=2018-06-29 |accessdate=2018-11-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227213731/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/6/29/lovelytheband-announces-debut-album-finding-it-hard-to-smile.html |archivedate=2018-12-27 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Tina|last=Roumeliotis |title=Pick Of The Week lovelytheband – "Alone Time" |url=https://www.thedailylistening.com/pick-of-the-week-lovelytheband-alone-time/ |work=The Daily Listening |date=2018-06-29 |accessdate=2018-11-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227215113/https://www.thedailylistening.com/pick-of-the-week-lovelytheband-alone-time/ |archivedate=2018-12-27 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Bailey |last=Flores |title=Lovelytheband Release Debut Album Details |url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/lovelytheband-release-debut-album-details/ |date=2018-07-02 |accessdate=2018-11-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227215431/https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/lovelytheband-release-debut-album-details/ |archivedate=2018-12-27 |url-status=live}}
Prior to its release, the band had gained a reputation through their opening performances for several bands, including Awolnation and 5 Seconds of Summer. After said tours, they ventured on a festival tour throughout the summer of 2018. The album was promoted with two singles: "Broken" and "These Are My Friends", as well as two promotional singles: "Alone Time" and "Pity Party".
The tracklist includes the songs released on the band's debut EP, Everything I Could Never Say..., excluding "Strangers" and "Don't Worry, You Will".
Track listing
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/90111052|title=finding it hard to smile Lovelytheband|website=Tidal|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=8 December 2018}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 53:46
| title1 = Finding It Hard to Smile
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mitchell Collins|Christian Medice}}
| extra1 = Christian Medice
| length1 = 1:18
| title2 = Pity Party
| writer2 = {{hlist|Medice|Collins}}
| extra2 = Christian Medice
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Make You Feel Pretty
| writer3 = {{hlist|Medice|Denis Lipari|Collins}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Charlie Park|Christian Medice}}
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Broken
| writer4 = {{hlist|Samantha DeRosa|Collins|Medice}}
| extra4 = Christian Medice
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = Alone Time
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jordan Greenwald|Medice|Collins}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Christian Medice|Charlie Park}}
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = These Are My Friends
| writer6 = {{hlist|Collins|Medice}}
| extra6 = Christian Medice
| length6 = 3:28
| title7 = Coachella
| writer7 = {{hlist|Collins|Medice|Greenwald}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Charlie Park|Christian Medice}}
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Filling a Void
| writer8 = {{hlist|Medice|Collins}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Christian Medice|Sam Price}}
| length8 = 1:10
| title9 = Your Whatever
| writer9 = {{hlist|Ryan McMahon|Lipari|Larz Principato|Ryan Rabin|Medice|Berger|Collins}}
| extra9 = Christian Medice
| length9 = 3:13
| title10 = Maybe, I’m Afraid
| writer10 = {{hlist|Medice|Jason Bell|Collins|Jordan Miller}}
| extra10 = Christian Medice
| length10 = 3:08
| title11 = Emotion
| writer11 = {{hlist|DeRosa|Collins|Medice}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Christian Medice|Charlie Park}}
| length11 = 3:39
| title12 = Walk from Here
| writer12 = {{hlist|Greenwald|Samuel Price|Medice|Collins}}
| extra12 = Christian Medice
| length12 = 3:22
| title13 = Stupid Mistakes
| writer13 = {{hlist|Ariana Gavrilis|Medice|Collins}}
| extra13 = Christian Medice
| length13 = 3:54
| title14 = Make Believe
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gavrilis|Medice|Zac Barnett|Collins}}
| extra14 = Christian Medice
| length14 = 3:46
| title15 = I Like the Way
| writer15 = {{hlist|Dan Book|Medice|Collins}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Dan Book|Christian Medice}}
| length15 = 3:00
| title16 = Everything I Could Never Say... to You
| writer16 = {{hlist|Greenwald|Price|Medice|Collins}}
| extra16 = Christian Medice
| length16 = 5:46
}}
- All tracks are stylized in lowercase letters.
Charts
Chart performance for Finding It Hard To Smile
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2018)
!scope="col"|Peak |
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| scope="row"{{album chart|Billboard200|168|artist=Lovelytheband|album=Finding It Hard To Smile|access-date=2021-03-20}} |
References
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