I Disagree

Poppy rose to fame in 2015 when she starred in her own performance art videos on YouTube where she also mocked popular culture. She used to be known for her robotic persona.{{Cite news |last=Hunt |first=Elle |date=2017-12-11 |title=Poppy is a disturbing internet meme seen by millions. Can she become a pop sensation? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/11/poppy-youtube-meme-pop-sensation-titanic-sinclair-moriah-pereira |access-date=2024-04-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Signing to different labels, she released several projects that mostly featured electro-pop and bubblegum-pop sounds.{{Cite web |title=Upset |url=https://readdork.com/upset/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Dork |language=en-US}} Her second studio album Am I a Girl? was released in late 2018. On the second half of the record, Poppy began experimenting with nu metal, shortly after, she released Choke in 2019 as a continuation to Am I a Girl?'s second half.{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=J. |date=2020-01-06 |title=Poppy: Inside The Shape-Shifting, Metal-Embracing World of "Your Internet Girl" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/poppy-inside-shape-shifting-metal-embracing-world-your-internet-girl |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Revolver Magazine}} Her image started to change around that time, as she ditched the pastel colors and started to wear darker outfits, as well as changing her music style. Poppy began working on her third album following the release of her second album. She described it to be "heavy" and called it a "post-genre" record, as well as stating that it's a follow-up to her previous metal songs, specifically "Play Destroy" and "X".{{cite news |last=Trefor |first=Cai |date=January 24, 2019 |title=Poppy talks new ambient release, being a religious leader + embracing heavy metal |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3304522/poppy-interview-new-coming-book-release-and-companion-album |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Gigwise}}

Choke was Poppy's final release under Mad Decent, as her ambient album I C U (Music to Read To) was released in July 2019 under her own label I'm Poppy Records.{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Kristyn |date=2019-08-09 |title=Does 'Genesis 1: A Poppy Graphic Novel' Shed Some Light On The Enigma Of Poppy? |url=https://www.ageofthenerd.com/2019/08/does-genesis-1-a-poppy-graphic-novel-shed-some-light-on-the-enigma-of-poppy/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Age of The Nerd |language=en-US}} In August, Poppy signed with Sumerian and released a single titled "Concrete".{{cite news |last=Shoemaker |first=Whitney |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Poppy debuts new track "Concrete", signs with Sumerian Records |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/poppy-concrete-sumerian-records/ |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Alternative Press}} The next month, Poppy announced the title of her third album to be I Disagree and revealed the official release date and cover art.{{Cite web |last=Heiko |date=2019-09-30 |title="Ooh, heavy!" Poppy Announces New Details About Upcoming Album "I Disagree" |url=https://celebmix.com/ooh-heavy-poppy-announces-new-details-about-upcoming-album-i-disagree/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=CelebMix |language=en-GB}} The album artwork was designed by American visual artist and photographer Jesse Draxler. The title track was released as the second single in October.{{cite news |last=Divita |first=Joe |date=October 4, 2019 |title=Poppy's Pop Metal Rebirth Continues on New Song 'I Disagree' |url=https://loudwire.com/poppy-i-disagree-lyrics-music-video/ |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Loudwire}} Poppy performed "I Disagree" live at WWE NXT shortly after its release.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-31 |title=Watch Poppy Open NXT And Give Io Shirai The Best Ring Entrance Of The Year |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/poppy-nxt-appearance-video/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} "Bloodmoney" was released as the album's third single in November, along with the announcement of a 2020 US tour in support of I Disagree and a music video.{{cite news |last=Shoemaker |first=Whitney |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Poppy kicks ass and takes names in new "BLOODMONEY" video |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/poppy-bloodmoney-video/ |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Altpress}} It was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, becoming Poppy's first grammy nomination.{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Dominiq |title= Poppy announces 2020 dates for I Disagree US tour|url= https://www.axs.com/poppy-announces-2020-dates-for-i-disagree-us-tour-138582|access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=AXS |date=November 6, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Pasbani |first=Robert |date=November 24, 2020 |title=Here Are The Nominees For Best Metal Performance at the 2021 Grammys |url=https://metalinjection.net/metal-in-the-mainstream/here-are-the-nominees-for-best-metal-performance-at-the-2021-grammys |access-date=November 24, 2020 |work=Metal Injection}} The track list of I Disagree was revealed on November 26, 2019 via Poppy's social media.{{Citation |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VqOILgyOZ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B5VqOILgyOZ |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title= Poppy (@impoppy) on Instagram |website=Instagram |access-date=November 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}} The fourth single, "Fill the Crown" was released in December.{{cite news |last1=Schaffner |first1=Lauryn |title= Poppy Doesn't Believe in Genres, Shares New Song 'Fill the Crown' — Exclusive Interview|url=https://loudwire.com/poppy-interview-new-song-fill-the-crown/|access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Loudwire |date=December 11, 2019}} Its official music video was heavily inspired by the 1957 film The Seventh Seal.{{Cite web |last=Greenwood |first=Koltan |title=Poppy draws from sci-fi, arthouse flicks in distinct "Fill The Crown" video |url=https://www.altpress.com/poppy-fill-the-crown-i-disagree-new-song-video-lyrics/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} It was also announced that Poppy would part ways with her collaborator Titanic Sinclair.{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|date=2019-12-29 |title=Poppy Splits With Creative Partner Titanic Sinclair |url=https://loudwire.com/poppy-splits-creative-partner-titanic-sinclair/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}

The fourth track on the album, "Anything Like Me" received a black and white music video, and was released on the same day as the album.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-10 |title=Poppy releases 'Anything Like Me' video |url=https://diymag.com/news/watch-poppy-anything-like-me-video |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=DIY |language=en}} It was directed by Jesse Draxler and co-directed by Poppy.{{Cite web |last=Quiles |first=Alyssa |title=Poppy co-directs trippy "Anything Like Me" music video off latest album |url=https://www.altpress.com/poppy-anything-like-me-music-video-i-disagree/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} Another music video from the album for "Sit / Stay" was released in March, and was fully directed by Poppy.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-20 |title=Poppy reveals self-directed 'Sit/Stay' video |url=https://diymag.com/news/watch-poppy-new-sit-stay-video |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=DIY |language=en}} In April, Sumerian announced through an Instagram livestream that a deluxe version of I Disagree would be released in the summer. In July, a song called "Khaos x4" was released as the fifth and final single from the album,{{Cite web |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |date=2020-07-28 |title=Here's Poppy's New Song, "Khaos X4" |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/07/28/heres-poppys-new-song-khaos-x4/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}} followed by the announcement of a deluxe edition of the album called I Disagree (More).{{Cite web |title=Poppy confirms I Disagree deluxe edition, shares riotous new track "Khaos x4" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/poppy-confirms-i-disagree-deluxe-edition-shares-riotous-new-track-khaos-x4 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} The reissue was released in August and featured four additional tracks including the album's fifth single.{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn|date=2020-08-14 |title=Poppy Drops Three New Songs, Releases Expanded 'I Disagree (More)' Album |url=https://loudwire.com/poppy-three-new-songs-deluxe-i-disagree-more-album/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}

To promote the album, Poppy embarked on the Threesome Tour along with Bring Me the Horizon and Sleeping with Sirens, and the later I Disagree Tour, the Eurasia dates of which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I Disagree has been described as an avant-garde,{{cite news|last=Woodard|first=Jake|date=January 10, 2020|title=Album review: 'I Disagree' by Poppy is the melting pot of alternative metal|url=https://stitchedsound.com/i-disagree-by-poppy-is-the-melting-pot-of-alternative-metal/|url-status=live|work=Stitched Sound Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210319153704/https://stitchedsound.com/i-disagree-by-poppy-is-the-melting-pot-of-alternative-metal/|archive-date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021|quote=Eventually, when you find something that is avant-garde or unfamiliar, first opinion usually dictates looking at the material with an alien mindset}} heavy metal,{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Josh |title=Poppy – I Disagree |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/poppy-i-disagree |access-date=January 10, 2020 |work=Clash |date=January 10, 2020}} pop,{{cite web |last=Horton|first=Ross|title=Poppy's I Disagree is a bewildering sugar rush|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/poppy-i-disagree-album-review|access-date=January 10, 2020 |work=The Line of Best Fit |date=January 10, 2020}} pop-metal, electropop, industrial rock, rock,{{cite news|last=Gonsalves|first=Jenifer|date=August 13, 2020|title='I Disagree (more)': Poppy's transition from YouTuber to singer reaches new heights with latest release|url=https://meaww.com/poppy-i-disagree-more-deluxe-edition-youtuber-singer-kawaii-thrash-metal|url-status=live|work=MEA WorldWide|location=India|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210319191134/https://meaww.com/poppy-i-disagree-more-deluxe-edition-youtuber-singer-kawaii-thrash-metal|archive-date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}} nu metal,{{cite news|author=|title=60 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/60-most-anticipated-albums-2021|url-status=live|work=Revolver magazine|date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114020439/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/60-most-anticipated-albums-2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021|quote=On 2020's I Disagree LP, internet-bred shape-shifter Poppy unabashedly embraced the nu-metal influence...}}{{cite news|last=Vagnoni|first=Danny|date=January 11, 2021|title=Our Take: Poppy's 'I Disagree' Is a Raucous Ode to Artistic Freedom|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/pyid-poppy-i-disagree-album-review/|url-status=live|work=Atwood Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210319163357/https://atwoodmagazine.com/pyid-poppy-i-disagree-album-review/|archive-date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}} hyperpop,{{cite web |last1=Leivers |first1=Dannii |title=A Guide To Every Poppy Album |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/shes-made-the-jump-from-bizarre-youtube-content-creator-to-one-of-the-brightest-stars-in-metal-a-guide-to-every-poppy-album |website=Louder Sound |date=November 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024}} kawaii metal,{{cite news|last=Kabelitz|first=Sven|date=January 24, 2020|title=Poppy – I Disagree|url=https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/poppy-i-disagree/|url-status=live|language=de|work=Musikexpress|location=Germany|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210319181913/https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/poppy-i-disagree/|archive-date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}} hard rock,{{cite web |last=DeWald|first=Mike|title=Album Review: Poppy burns down convention on expansive 'I Disagree'|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/poppy-i-disagree/|access-date=January 10, 2020 |work=Riff Magazine|date=January 7, 2020}} and industrial record.

The album incorporated elements of art pop, dubstep, experimental pop, industrial metal, alternative metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, electronic, metalcore, deathcore, post-grunge, progressive rock,{{cite news|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=October 4, 2019|title=Poppy announces new album 'I Disagree' and releases hard-hitting title track|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-disagree-releases-title-track-2553876|url-status=live|work=New Musical Express|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210319174637/https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-disagree-releases-title-track-2553876|archive-date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}} pop-punk, dream pop, bubblegum pop, alt-pop, acoustic pop, R&B, J-pop, and K-pop.

Speaking in an interview with Kerrang!, Poppy said "I've never said my music is metal, but I do listen to that music."{{cite news|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/poppy-ive-never-said-my-music-is-metal/|title=Poppy: "I've Never Said My Music Is Metal… We're Turning A New Page"|work=Kerrang!|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111101719/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/poppy-ive-never-said-my-music-is-metal/|archive-date=January 11, 2020}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 6.6/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10194/Poppy-I-Disagree.aspx|title=I Disagree by Poppy reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=February 2, 2020}}

| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-disagree/poppy|title=I Disagree by Poppy Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143501/https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-disagree/poppy|archive-date=August 14, 2021|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Neil Z.|last=Yeung|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-disagree-mw0003324404|title=I Disagree – Poppy|work=AllMusic|access-date=January 9, 2020}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 5/10{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Feibel|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/poppy-i_disagree|title=Poppy: I Disagree|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

| rev3 = Gigwise

| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|first=Malvika|last=Padin|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3368786/album-review-poppy-i-disagree|title=Album Review: Poppy - I Disagree|work=Gigwise|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2020}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Aimee|last=Cliff|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/poppy-i-disagree-review|title=Poppy: I Disagree review – online pop-bot embraces IRL nu-metal|work=The Guardian|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

| rev5 = MusicOMH

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Nicoletta|last=Wylde|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/poppy-i-disagree|title=Poppy – I Disagree|work=musicOMH|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2020}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Ali|last=Shutler|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/poppy-i-disagree-review-a-very-modern-pop-star-sheds-her-satirical-skin-2594710|title=Poppy – 'I Disagree' review: a very modern pop star sheds her satirical skin|work=NME|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2020}}

| rev7 = The Observer

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Tara|last=Joshi|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/12/poppy-i-disagree-review|title=Poppy: I Disagree review – candyfloss pop with a dark heart|work=The Observer|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2020}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 6.5/10{{cite web|first=Colin|last=Joyce|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/poppy-i-disagree/|title=Poppy: I Disagree|work=Pitchfork|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2020}}

| rev9 = PopMatters

| rev9score = 7/10{{cite web|first=Elisabeth|last=Woronzoff|url=https://www.popmatters.com/poppy-i-disagree-review-2644653003.html|title=Poppy Expands Her Musicality and Challenges Genre Conventions on 'I Disagree'|work=PopMatters|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

| rev10 = Slant Magazine

| rev10score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-poppy-i-disagree-obliterates-the-niceties-of-genre-convention/|title=Review: Poppy's I Disagree Obliterates the Niceties of Genre Convention|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=January 11, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020}}

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I Disagree received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 out of 100, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews" based on 16 reviews.

AllMusic writer Neil Z. Yeung also gave the album a positive rating, writing that "As both a symbolic avatar for her life changes and a strong empowerment statement, I Disagree celebrates Poppy's rebirth as a pop-metal alchemist and unabashed rule-breaker." Josh Gray of Clash opined that "Poppy remains a daring and divisive artist making daring and divisive art, and I Disagree is the perfect shot of adrenaline to kick start a new decade with." Malvika Padin of Gigwise called the album "A true masterpiece in almost every way imaginable..." and "...the perfect album to start 2020 with."

While talking positively about the album, Nicoletta Wylde of musicOMH stated, "with I Disagree, Poppy releases her version of Lemonade; both channelling the pain of her recent controversy, sticking two fingers up to the past and translating her performance art into music." Ali Shutler of NME praised I Disagree as "her most accomplished record, full of daring theatre and snarling forward motion". Tara Joshi of The Observer called it "a cartoonish record that is at once garish, sweet and over the top...enjoyable, imaginative and at times uncanny assault on the senses." Colin Joyce writing for Pitchfork stated, "none of the situations she explores are especially specific, but it’s striking...reminder that chaos can be cleansing, that calamity is the first step to starting all over again and building something new."

Elisabeth Woronzoff of PopMatters considered the album to be "a major shift from her previous endeavors...[as] she has expanded her musicality while also challenging genre conventions." In discussing the sound of the album, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine stated, "the album tosses the singer’s pop aesthetic into the shredder with heavy metal and industrial rock...the album...evokes Rammstein, Sleigh Bells, and Lady Gaga—but it’s regurgitated and repackaged in a way that manages to escape derivativeness."

In June 2020, I Disagree was included in Spin{{'}}s 30 best albums of 2020 so far.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/the-30-best-albums-of-2020-so-far/|title=The 30 Best Albums of 2020|magazine=Spin|date=May 21, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605042330/https://www.spin.com/featured/the-30-best-albums-of-2020-so-far/|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=dead}}

{{Track listing

|headline = I Disagree track listing

| total_length = 35:08

| all_writing = Chris Greatti, Poppy, Zakk Cervini, and Titanic Sinclair, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Greatti and Cervini.{{cite web |title=Credits / I Disagree (more) / Poppy |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/150728603/credits |publisher=Tidal |access-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027180822/https://listen.tidal.com/album/150728603/credits |url-status=dead }}

| title1 = Concrete

| length1 = 3:20

| title2 = I Disagree

| length2 = 3:13

| title3 = Bloodmoney

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = Anything Like Me

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Fill the Crown

| length5 = 3:32

| title6 = Nothing I Need

| length6 = 2:49

| title7 = Sit/Stay

| length7 = 3:54

| title8 = Bite Your Teeth

| length8 = 2:42

| title9 = Sick of the Sun

| length9 = 3:11

| title10 = Don't Go Outside

| length10 = 6:06

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = I Disagree (More) bonus tracks

| total_length = 45:33

| title11 = If It Bleeds

| writer11 = {{hlist|Greatti|Poppy}}

| length11 = 2:41

| title12 = Bleep Bloop

| writer12 = {{hlist|Greatti|Poppy|Cervini}}

| length12 = 1:58

| title13 = Khaos x4

| writer13 = {{hlist|Greatti|Poppy|Cervini}}

| length13 = 2:57

| title14 = Don't Ask

| writer14 = {{hlist|Greatti|Poppy|Cervini}}

| length14 = 2:49

}}

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