For Cryin' Out Loud!

During a May 2024 Rolling Stone cover story for Finneas's sister, Billie Eilish, Finneas revealed he was working on a new solo album. He described feeling lonely whilst solo-producing his first album, believing that he did an "OK job", but not making songs in the best possible way they could sound. Therefore, Finneas said, "I've made a point to be hyper-collaborative. Fortunately, most of my friends are producers".{{Cite magazine |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |date=2024-05-20 |title=Finneas Has Lots More in Store |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/finneas-cover-story-outtakes-billie-eilish-1235023098/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

On August 8, 2024, Finneas announced For Cryin' Out Loud! on Instagram and released the title track as its lead single, along with a music video directed by Isaac Ravishankara.{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-08-08 |title=Finneas Learns to Love Through the Pain in Loopy 'For Cryin' Out Loud' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/finneas-for-cryin-out-loud-album-announcement-1235076191/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} A same-day press release characterized Finneas' creative process for the album as "steering things away from the bedroom producer mentality and to a classic studio/band environment".{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |date=2024-08-08 |title=Finneas Fell Down An Elevator Shaft In His 'For Cryin' Out Loud' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/finneas-for-cryin-out-loud-video-album/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} The album was produced during a series of live studio sessions in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Eddie |date=2024-08-08 |title=FINNEAS Announces New Album For Cryin' Out Loud! |url=https://consequence.net/2024/08/finneas-for-cryin-out-loud/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Consequence of Sound |language=en-US}}

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{{Track listing

| headline = For Cryin' Out Loud! track listing

| all_writing = Finneas O'Connell, Aron Forbes, David Marinelli, Lucy Healy, Matthew Fildey, and Miles Morris except where noted.

| title1 = Starfucker

| writer1 = O'Connell

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = What's It Gonna Take to Break Your Heart?

| writer2 =

| length2 = 4:49

| title3 = Cleats

| length3 = 3:41

| writer3 =

| title4 = Little Window

| writer4 =

| length4 = 4:13

| title5 = 2001

| writer5 =

| length5 = 3:20

| title6 = Same Old Story

| writer6 =

| length6 = 4:02

| title7 = Sweet Cherries

| writer7 = {{hlist|O'Connell|Forbes|Marinelli|Fildey|Morris|Sam Homaee}}

| length7 = 5:13

| title8 = For Cryin' Out Loud!

| writer8 ={{hlist|O'Connell|Forbes|Marinelli|Fildey|Morris}}

| length8 = 3:37

| title9 = Family Feud

| writer9 = {{hlist|O'Connell|Forbes|Marinelli|Healy|Fildey|Morris|Homaee}}

| length9 = 3:33

| title10 = Lotus Eater

| length10 = 3:51

| writer10 = {{hlist|O'Connell|Forbes|Marinelli|Healy|Fildey|Morris|Homaee}}

| total_length = 39:56

}}

Musicians

• Finneas O'Connell – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 10), guitar (3, 4, 8), bass guitar (4, 8–10)
• Aron Forbes – bass guitar (tracks 1–8, 10), guitar (9)
• Miles Morris – drums (all tracks), baritone guitar (9)
• Lucy Healy – keyboards, vocals (all tracks); synthesizer (track 5)
• David Marinelli – percussion (all tracks), synthesizer (1, 2, 6, 7), keyboards (2–10), programming (7, 8), vocals (9, 10)
• Matthew Fildey – guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10), pedal steel (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizer (4)
• Sam Homaee – synthesizer (tracks 7, 9, 10), percussion (7), guitar (9)
• Jesse McGinty – French horn, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet (track 8)

Technical

• Finneas – production, recording
• Dale Becker – mastering
• Jon Castelli – mixing
• Aron Forbes – engineering, recording
• Brad Lauchert – mix engineering
• Katie Harvey – mastering assistance
• Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance

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