Optimist (album)

{{Track listing

| headline = Optimist {{nobold|– Standard edition}}

| all_writing = Finneas, except where noted

| title1 = A Concert Six Months from Now

| length1 = 3:25

| title2 = The Kids Are All Dying

| length2 = 2:47

| title3 = Happy Now?

| length3 = 2:52

| title4 = Only a Lifetime

| length4 = 4:16

| title5 = The 90s

| length5 = 3:23

| title6 = Love Is Pain

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = Peaches Etude

| length7 = 2:15

| title8 = Hurt Locker

| length8 = 3:26

| title9 = Medieval

| length9 = 2:51

| title10 = Someone Else's Star

| length10 = 3:29

| title11 = Around My Neck

| length11 = 2:55

| title12 = What They'll Say About Us

| length12 = 3:01

| title13 = How It Ends

| length13 = 4:37

| total_length = 43:01

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{{Track listing

| headline = Optimist {{nobold|– Deluxe edition}}

| title14 = The Kids Are All Dying

| note14 = live from Abbey Road Studios

| length14 = 2:55

| title15 = Only a Lifetime

| note15 = live from Abbey Road Studios

| length15 = 4:16

| title16 = Love Is Pain

| note16 = live from Abbey Road Studios

| length16 = 3:32

| title17 = The Fool on the Hill

| note17 = live from Abbey Road Studios

| writer17 = John Lennon, Paul McCartney

| length17 = 3:13

| total_length = 57:04

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Musicians

• Finneas – vocals, vocal arrangement, bass, drum programming, sound effects, synthesizer (1–6, 8–13); piano (all tracks), guitar (1–9, 12, 13)
• Isaiah Gage – cello (1)
• Johan Lenox – string arrangement (1)
• Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin (1)

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Technical

• Finneas – production
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Rob Kinelski – mixing
• Justin Gammella – vocal editing (1–6, 8–10, 13)
• Casey Cuayo – mixing assistance
• Eli Heisler – mixing assistance

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{{Music ratings

| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/optimist/finneas|title=Optimist by FINNEAS Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=October 30, 2021}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/optimist-mw0003571146?1635264345305|title=Finneas: Optimist |publisher=AllMusic|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev2 = Dork

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/albums/finneas-optimist/|title=FINNEAS – Optimist|work=Dork|last=Ackroyd|first=Stephen|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev3 = Gigwise

| rev3score = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3412258/album-review-finneas-optimist|title=Album Review: Finneas 'Optimist'|work=Gigwise|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/17/finneas-optimist-review-finneas-oconnell-billie-eilish-brother|title=Finneas: Optimist review – Billie Eilish's brother plays it straight|work=The Guardian|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=October 17, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev5 = The Independent

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/finneas-review-optimist-billie-eilish-b1938340.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/finneas-review-optimist-billie-eilish-b1938340.html |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Finneas review, Optimist: Stylistically, this debut album has everything|work=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roison|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev6 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev6score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/finneas-optimist-album-review|title=Finneas chooses cinematic emotional balladry for his debut outing Optimist|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Dehollogne|first=Lauren|date=October 16, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/finneas-optimist-review-3070861|title=Finneas – 'Optimist' review: Billie's brother and producer du jour strikes out alone|work=NME|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 5.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/finneas-optimist/|title=FINNEAS: Optimist Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Horn|first=Olivia|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/finneas-optimist-1240806/|title=Finneas Explores Grand Songwriterly Ambitions on 'Optimist'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

| rev10 = The Sydney Morning Herald

| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/finneas-steps-out-of-billie-eilish-s-shadow-but-he-s-got-a-way-to-go-20211019-p591bc.html|title=Finneas steps out of Billie Eilish's shadow, but he's got a way to go|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|last=Lal|first=Kish|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}}

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On review aggregator Metacritic, Optimist received a score of 72 out of 100 based on ten critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.

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