To Hell with It
{{Short description|2021 mixtape by PinkPantheress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = To Hell with It
| type = mixtape
| artist = PinkPantheress
| cover = PinkPantheress - To Hell with It.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2021|10|15|df=y}}
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 18:36
| label =
| producer =
- PinkPantheress
- Oscar Scheller
- Izco
- Jkarri
- Mura Masa
- Zach Nahome
- Dill Aitchison
- Kairos Laferme
- Adam F
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = To Hell with It (Remixes)
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = To Hell with It
| type = mixtape
| single2 = Pain
| single2date = 7 June 2021
| single1 = Break It Off
| single1date = 4 June 2021
| single3 = Passion
| single3date = 1 July 2021
| single4 = Just for Me
| single4date = 13 August 2021
| single5 = I Must Apologise
| single5date = 6 October 2021
}}
}}
To Hell with It (stylised in all lowercase){{Cite web |title=PinkPantheress: to hell with it |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015210855/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/ |url-status=live }} is the debut mixtape by English singer PinkPantheress, released through Parlophone and Elektra Records on 15 October 2021. The mixtape, which runs for slightly over 18 minutes, features production from PinkPantheress herself, as well as from Oscar Scheller, Izco, Natalia Fletcher, Jkarri, Mura Masa, Zach Nahome, Kairos Laferme, Adam F, and Dill Aitchison. PinkPantheress began posting snippets of her songs to TikTok in early 2021, including "Pain" and "Break It Off", both of which went viral on the platform. She subsequently signed to Parlophone and Elektra Records, through which she released three of the mixtape's singles–"Passion", "Just for Me", and "I Must Apologise".
Heavily inspired by the 2000s, with lyrics that address topics including failed relationships, adolescence, abandonment, and longing, To Hell with It is a dance-pop, liquid drum and bass, and UK garage record that heavily utilises sampling and takes elements from several different genres, such as alt-pop, bedroom pop, hyperpop, pop-punk, jungle, 2-step, R&B, and dembow.
Upon its release, To Hell with It received acclaim from critics, who praised its use of samples, its nostalgic quality, and PinkPantheress's vocals. It appeared on several year-end lists, including those published by Billboard, Time, and Rolling Stone. The mixtape debuted at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 36 on the Irish Albums Chart. All five of the mixtape's singles entered the UK Singles Chart upon their release, with two of them ("Pain" and "Just for Me") peaking in the top 40 of the chart. A remix album of To Hell with It was released on 28 January 2022.
Background and release
In early 2021, PinkPantheress started recording one song a day, taking an hour a day after coming home from university to write and record 20-second loops, which she posted as short-form videos on the social media platform TikTok to reach a wider audience.{{cite web |last1=Sundaresan |first1=Mano |title=PinkPantheress reimagines garage music for a new generation |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046460096/pinkpantheress-reimagines-garage-music-for-a-new-generation |website=NPR |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016183733/https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046460096/pinkpantheress-reimagines-garage-music-for-a-new-generation |url-status=live }} In January 2021, one of these loops, a 12-second snippet of her song "Pain", was posted to TikTok with the caption, "Day 11 of posting a song every day bc {{sic}} i have nothing else to do," and it quickly gained attention on the platform.{{cite web|last1=Mukhtar|first1=Amel|date=October 8, 2021|title=PinkPantheress On How She Became A Global Icon From Her Bedroom|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/pinkpantheress-interview|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=British Vogue|language=en|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008194226/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/pinkpantheress-interview|url-status=live}} Soon after, she posted snippets of her songs "Last Valentines" and her breakout single "Break It Off", the latter of which went viral on TikTok, and she was subsequently signed to Parlophone Records and Elektra Records.{{cite web|last1=Kent-Smith|first1=Jasmine|date=21 June 2021|title=PinkPantheress releases video for TikTok hit 'Break It Off'|url=https://crackmagazine.net/2021/06/pinkpantheress-releases-video-for-tiktok-hit-break-it-off/|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Crack Magazine|language=en|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719055254/https://crackmagazine.net/2021/06/pinkpantheress-releases-video-for-tiktok-hit-break-it-off/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Greenwood|first1=Douglas|date=21 June 2021|title=PinkPantheress is the musician dominating TikTok's DIY scene|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/m7e3xa/pinkpantheress-|access-date=19 July 2021|website=i-D|language=en|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719050016/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/m7e3xa/pinkpantheress-|url-status=live}}
PinkPantheress released the single "Passion" in July 2021,{{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Robin|date=7 February 2021|title=PinkPantheress Returns With New Single 'Passion'|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pinkpantheress-returns-with-new-single-passion|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Clash|language=en|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719204546/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pinkpantheress-returns-with-new-single-passion|url-status=live}} followed by "Just for Me" in August 2021.{{cite web|last1=Gregory|first1=Allie|date=13 August 2021|title=TikTok Sensation PinkPantheress Officially Releases Mura Masa-Produced "Just for Me"|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tiktok_sensation_pinkpantheress_officially_releases_mura_masa-produced_just_for_me|access-date=13 August 2021|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813172237/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tiktok_sensation_pinkpantheress_officially_releases_mura_masa-produced_just_for_me|url-status=live}} "Just for Me" went viral on TikTok and was used in over two million videos on the platform.{{cite web |last1=Newstead |first1=Al |title=Meet PinkPantheress, the anonymous UK student who's busted a billion streams |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/pinkpantheress-mixtape-interview-tiktok-uk-student-billion/13591056 |website=Triple J |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en |date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021210624/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/pinkpantheress-mixtape-interview-tiktok-uk-student-billion/13591056 |url-status=live }} PinkPantheress announced the release of the mixtape and revealed its title on 1 October 2021.{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|date=1 October 2021|title=U.K. TikTok Phenom PinkPantheress Preps Debut Mixtape 'To Hell With It'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pinkpantheress-mixtape-to-hell-with-it-release-date-1235839/|access-date=1 October 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001185742/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pinkpantheress-mixtape-to-hell-with-it-release-date-1235839/|url-status=live}} "I Must Apologise" was released as the mixtape's fifth single on 6 October.{{cite web|last1=Rettig|first1=James|date=October 6, 2021|title=PinkPantheress – "I Must Apologise"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2163166/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise/music/|access-date=October 6, 2021|website=Stereogum|language=en|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006173947/https://www.stereogum.com/2163166/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise/music/|url-status=live}}
After FaceTiming her friends to ask what she should title the mixtape, PinkPantheress chose To Hell with It per one friend's suggestion, which she also stated was a representation of her saying, "To hell with it," and releasing the full versions of songs that had previously only been released as snippets.{{cite web |last1=Boyer |first1=Rani |title=Passion and Privacy: An Interview With PinkPantheress |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-interview |website=Pigeons & Planes |access-date=January 6, 2022 |language=en |date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106040450/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-interview |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Nieves |first1=Bianca |title=PinkPantheress Is Just Getting Started on TikTok |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/pinkpantheress-was-just-getting-started-on-tik-tok |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=19 November 2021}} She chose not to release To Hell with It as a studio album due to feeling that it was not "developed enough". Its cover, photographed by Brent McKeever, depicts PinkPantheress standing in front of a mansion at night with lightning striking behind it.{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Steffanee |title=PinkPantheress Announced Her Debut Mixtape — And It Looks Spooky |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-release-date-track-list |website=Nylon |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=1 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017061304/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-release-date-track-list |url-status=live }}
Composition and production
To Hell with It is a dance-pop, liquid drum and bass, and UK garage record heavily inspired by music from the early 2000s,{{cite web |last1=Hein |first1=Megan |title=PinkPantheress World Domination |url=http://officemagazine.net/pinkpantheress-world-domination |website=Office |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160922/http://officemagazine.net/pinkpantheress-world-domination |url-status=live }} and it contains many samples, as well as elements of bedroom pop, hyperpop, drum and bass, jungle, 2-step, and pop-punk.{{cite web |last1=Haylock |first1=Zoe |title=Add PinkPantheress's Debut Mixtape to Your MySpace Profile |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/pinkpantheress-drops-debut-mixtape-to-hell-with-it-listen.html |website=Vulture |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en-us |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015171456/https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/pinkpantheress-drops-debut-mixtape-to-hell-with-it-listen.html |url-status=live }} The mixtape runs for 18 minutes and 36 seconds, with none of the songs exceeding three minutes in length. PinkPantheress used topline writing to write the songs on it, which she described as "new nostalgic". The first half of the mixtape is made up of songs recorded by PinkPantheress at home, which were mixed and mastered for the mixtape, while the second half consists of songs recorded in studios.
Produced by PinkPantheress, "Pain" is a UK garage song which runs for one minute and 38 seconds and samples the 2000 single "Flowers" by UK garage duo Sweet Female Attitude. On it, PinkPantheress addresses her longing for an ex over a "woozy", two-note keyboard loop and a lofi hip hop beat, and sings "la la las" throughout the song, which were inspired by her writer's block.{{cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |title=Viral U.K. Pop Sensation PinkPantheress Talks Debut Mixtape 'To Hell With It,' Reinventing Classics and Writing Short |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9644781/pinkpantheress-interview-to-hell-with-it |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016152720/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9644781/pinkpantheress-interview-to-hell-with-it/ |url-status=live }} The song ends with a slower, pitched-down version of the chorus.{{cite web |last1=Ewens |first1=Hannah |title=An interview with TikTok artist and The Face cover star PinkPantheress |url=https://theface.com/music/music-pinkpantheress-tiktok-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-pop-drum-and-bass-exactitudes-volume4-issue10 |website=The Face |access-date=5 March 2022 |language=en-gb |date=17 February 2022 |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305050409/https://theface.com/music/music-pinkpantheress-tiktok-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-pop-drum-and-bass-exactitudes-volume4-issue10 |url-status=live }} On "I Must Apologise", which was co-produced by Oscar Scheller{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Niall |title=PinkPantheress Samples Iconic House Cut For "I Must Apologise" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise |website=Complex |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018075918/https://www.complex.com/music/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise |url-status=live }} and runs for under two minutes, PinkPantheress sings about how she cannot help herself from lying to her lovers. It is uptempo{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=PinkPantheress Drops Urgent New Single 'I must apologise' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pinkpantheress-drops-urgent-new-single-i-must-apologise |website=Clash |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=7 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018080355/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pinkpantheress-drops-urgent-new-single-i-must-apologise |url-status=live }} and has bedroom pop-inspired production{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=First Stream: New Music From Justin Bieber, Jesy Nelson & Nicki Minaj, Don Toliver and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9642730/first-stream-justin-bieber-jesy-nelson-nicki-minaj-don-toliver/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142607/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9642730/first-stream-justin-bieber-jesy-nelson-nicki-minaj-don-toliver/ |url-status=live }} with "stirring", "skittering" breakbeats and synths,{{cite web |last1=Droke |first1=Carolyn |title=PinkPantheress' 'I Must Apologise' Gives Another Look At Her Mixtape |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=6 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018080821/https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-i-must-apologise/ |url-status=live }} and it heavily samples Crystal Waters's 1991 house single "Gypsy Woman".{{cite web |last1=Solomon |first1=Kate |title=Album reviews: Finneas and PinkPantheress |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/album-reviews-finneas-oconnell-optimist-pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-tiktok-1249114 |website=i |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017061305/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/album-reviews-finneas-oconnell-optimist-pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-tiktok-1249114 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Suskind |first1=Alex |last2=Lamphier |first2=Jason |last3=Nolfi |first3=Joey |title=The best new songs we heard this week |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/the-best-new-songs-of-the-week-october-8-mitski-kelis-kylie-minogue-big-thief/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018080819/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/the-best-new-songs-of-the-week-october-8-mitski-kelis-kylie-minogue-big-thief/ |url-status=live }} "Last Valentines" is a "dance-tinged", "emo-leaning", "drum-heavy" garage, pop-punk, and liquid drum and bass song with "ominous" production and a double-time beat{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Caitlin |title=PinkPantheress' Subtle Production Roars On Glitchy 'To Hell With It' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/pink-pantheress-to-hell-with-it/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017080527/https://uproxx.com/pop/pink-pantheress-to-hell-with-it/ |url-status=live }} that samples rock band Linkin Park's song "Forgotten" from their 2000 album Hybrid Theory and discusses a failed relationship.{{cite web |last1=Maicki |first1=Salvatore |last2=Elder |first2=Sajae |last3=Darville |first3=Jodran |last4=Renshaw |first4=David |title=10 songs you need in your life this week |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/21/best-new-songs-playlist-pinkpantheress-young-thug |website=The Fader |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160623/https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/21/best-new-songs-playlist-pinkpantheress-young-thug |url-status=live }} "Passion" is a "confessional"{{cite web |last1=H |first1=Rob |title=PinkPantheress delivers another intimate DnB banger, "Passion" |url=https://beatsperminute.com/pinkpantheress-delivers-another-intimate-dnb-banger-passion/ |website=Beats Per Minute |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=2 July 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719052902/https://beatsperminute.com/pinkpantheress-delivers-another-intimate-dnb-banger-passion/ |url-status=live }} jungle{{cite web |last1=Handy |first1=Vanessa |title=PinkPantheress, 'Passion' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/06/1013458863/pinkpantheress-passion |website=NPR |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=6 July 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719070343/https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/06/1013458863/pinkpantheress-passion |url-status=live }} and alt-pop song, inspired by R&B{{cite magazine |last1=Havens |first1=Lyndsey |last2=Lipshutz |first2=Jason |last3=Lynch |first3=Joe |title=10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Yola, Magdalena Bay, PinkPantheress & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9597075/10-cool-new-pop-songs-yola-magdalena-bay-pinkpantheress/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 August 2021 |language=en |date=6 July 2021 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802071321/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9597075/10-cool-new-pop-songs-yola-magdalena-bay-pinkpantheress/ |url-status=live }} and written about PinkPantheress's loneliness{{cite web |last1=Chiew |first1=Isaac |last2=Soo |first2=JX |title=NME Radio Roundup 12 July 2021: Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Big Red Machine and more |url=https://www.nme.com/features/radio-roundup-12-july-2021-arlo-parks-billie-eilish-big-red-machine-2991416 |website=NME |access-date=5 August 2021 |language=en |date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802065823/https://www.nme.com/features/radio-roundup-12-july-2021-arlo-parks-billie-eilish-big-red-machine-2991416 |url-status=live }} after getting abandoned by her friends and family and looking for a place to stay the night.{{cite web |last1=Zhang |first1=Cat |title="Passion" by PinkPantheress |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/pinkpantheress-passion/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719044513/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/pinkpantheress-passion/ |url-status=live }} It was produced by Izco and Jkarri and is two minutes and 18 seconds long.{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Felicity |title=PinkPantheress is the 'new nostalgic' vocalist blowing up TikTok |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53416/1/pinkpantheress-new-nostalgic-vocalist-blowing-up-tiktok-passion-interview |website=Dazed |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en |date=6 July 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719052900/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53416/1/pinkpantheress-new-nostalgic-vocalist-blowing-up-tiktok-passion-interview |url-status=live }}
"Just for Me" is a "wistful",{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Steffanee |title=Who Is PinkPantheress? Does It Really Matter? |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/who-is-pinkpantheress-tiktok-just-for-me-break-it-off |website=Nylon |access-date=16 September 2021 |language=en |date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917125942/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/who-is-pinkpantheress-tiktok-just-for-me-break-it-off |url-status=live }} "funky", "2000s-inspired" bedroom pop,{{cite web |last1=Bumidin |first1=Qistina |title=NME Radio Roundup 23 August 2021: Lorde, Lizzo & Cardi B, Disclosure and more |url=https://www.nme.com/features/radio-roundup-23-august-2021-lorde-lizzo-cardi-b-disclosure-3026911 |website=NME |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043703/https://www.nme.com/features/radio-roundup-23-august-2021-lorde-lizzo-cardi-b-disclosure-3026911 |url-status=live }} 2-step garage,{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=PinkPantheress drops new song "Just For Me" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/08/13/pinkpantheress-mura-masa-just-for-me |website=The Fader |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043703/https://www.thefader.com/2021/08/13/pinkpantheress-mura-masa-just-for-me |url-status=live }} and alternative pop{{cite magazine |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=Giveon Drops a Sultry Take on PinkPantheress' 'Just for Me' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/giveon-pinkpantheress-just-for-me-1241014/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 13, 2021 |language=en |date=October 12, 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018083217/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/giveon-pinkpantheress-just-for-me-1241014/ |url-status=live }} song produced by British record producer Mura Masa, who also programmed and played drums and keyboards on the song, which runs for slightly less than two minutes.{{cite web |last1=Kenneally |first1=Cerys |title=PinkPantheress unveils Mura Masa-produced new single "Just for me" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/pinkpantheress-unveils-mura-masa-produced-new-single-just-for-me |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043658/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/pinkpantheress-unveils-mura-masa-produced-new-single-just-for-me |url-status=live }} In it, PinkPantheress sings over a "snappy", "nostalgia-fueled" garage beat and "delicate", "gentle"{{cite web |last1=Press-Reynolds |first1=Kieran |title=How a 20-year-old student used TikTok to become the summer's breakout pop musician |url=https://www.insider.com/pinkpantheress-tiktok-star-pain-justforme-breakitoff-music-spotify-viral-2021-8 |website=Insider |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=en |date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206233744/https://www.insider.com/pinkpantheress-tiktok-star-pain-justforme-breakitoff-music-spotify-viral-2021-8 |url-status=live }} guitars, about having an unhealthy obsession with a crush and going to lengths such as finding their house and sleeping with their hair under her pillow.{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=TikTok Wunderkind PinkPantheress Releases New Single, 'Just For Me' |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-just-for-me/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043658/https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-just-for-me/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Denise |first1=Jazmine |title=Ten's "Paint Me Naked," Lizzo Feat. Cardi B, and More Best New Music |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ten-lizzo-feat-cardi-b-best-new-music |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043703/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ten-lizzo-feat-cardi-b-best-new-music |url-status=live }} She described the song as the spiritual successor to "Pain".{{cite web |last1=Copsey |first1=Rob |title=Who is PinkPantheress? The TikTok DIY artist breaking into the chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-pinkpantheress-the-tiktok-diy-artist-breaking-into-the-chart__33812/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821225522/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-pinkpantheress-the-tiktok-diy-artist-breaking-into-the-chart__33812/ |url-status=live }} "Noticed I Cried", produced by Oscar Scheller, is a drum and bass song that runs for slightly more than one minute. It was the first song of hers not produced by her, and has "bubbly" production, a "stuttering", "high-octane" beat, and "melancholy" lyrics, and samples a minimal synth line from the 2005 song "And Yet..." by Signaldrift.{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=The PinkPantheress Debates Have Already Begun |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2163348/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/columns/the-week-in-pop/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=11 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017055729/https://www.stereogum.com/2163348/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/columns/the-week-in-pop/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Ochefu |first1=Christine |title=PinkPantheress: 'Music's been the same for so long. Can we get something else?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/15/pinkpantheress-musics-been-the-same-for-so-long-can-we-get-something-else |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225165342/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/15/pinkpantheress-musics-been-the-same-for-so-long-can-we-get-something-else |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Here are all of the samples used on PinkPantheress' new mixtape |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/19/here-are-all-of-the-samples-used-on-pinkpantheress-new-mixtape |website=The Fader |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303145053/https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/19/here-are-all-of-the-samples-used-on-pinkpantheress-new-mixtape |url-status=live }} The drum and bass song "Reason", produced by Zach Nahome, contains deep bass and lyrics about PinkPantheress's "restless, spiralling mindstate" and her fear of the future. "All My Friends Know" is a "hypnotic" R&B and dembow song produced by Dill Aitchison and Kairos Laferme, two of PinkPantheress's friends from her "school days". It
has a Drake-inspired beat, which samples pianos and birdsong from the song "Wind Glider" from Sven Torstenson's 1987 album Sky Odyssey, and is about PinkPantheress's anxiety over the end of her relationship and her inability to tell anyone that it ended.{{cite web |last1=McKinney |first1=Jessica |title=Best New Music This Week: Young Thug, Adele, Lil Durk, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-new-music-this-week-young-thug-adele-lil-durk/pinkpantheress-all-my-friends-know |website=Complex |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017080528/https://www.complex.com/music/best-new-music-this-week-young-thug-adele-lil-durk/pinkpantheress-all-my-friends-know |url-status=live }} The "slow and sensual" "Nineteen" is a "reflective" song whose lyrics discuss PinkPantheress's adolescence, and the loneliness, heartache, and anxiety that have come with it. She also discusses her friends not recognizing her, her failing her A-Levels, and her favourite store closing. It samples violins from the title track of Toco's 2007 album Outro Lugar and contains a low bassline and the sounds of crashing waves.
Commercial performance
To Hell with It debuted at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 36 on the Irish Albums Chart.{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Coldplay claim fastest-selling album of 2021 so far |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-claim-fastest-selling-album-of-2021-so-far-with-music-of-the-spheres__34284/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104002452/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-claim-fastest-selling-album-of-2021-so-far-with-music-of-the-spheres__34284/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Coldplay claim sixth chart-topping album in Ireland |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-claim-sixth-chart-topping-album-in-ireland-with-music-of-the-spheres__34287/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023092527/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-claim-sixth-chart-topping-album-in-ireland-with-music-of-the-spheres__34287/ |url-status=live }} The mixtape also debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 27 on the New Zealand Albums Chart.{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1452420524643176450|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (3/3)...|date=24 October 2021|access-date=25 October 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = And It Don't Stop
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it|title=PinkPantheress - To hell with it|first=David|last=Weaver|date=15 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=Clash|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015100631/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = DIY
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2021/10/12/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review|title=PinkPantheress - To Hell With It|first=Chris|last=Taylor|date=12 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=DIY|archive-date=13 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013173346/https://diymag.com/2021/10/12/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = Dork
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-2/|title=PinkPantheress – to hell with it|first=Martyn|last=Young|date=13 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=Dork|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015210859/https://readdork.com/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-2/|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = Gigwise
| rev5score = {{rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3412035/mixtape-review--pinkpantheress---to-hell-with-it|title=Mixtape Review: Pink Pantheress - To Hell With It|date=12 October 2021|first=Joe|last=Smith|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=Gigwise}}
| rev6 = HipHopDX
| rev6score = 4.3/5{{cite web |last1=Ritchie |first1=Matthew |title=PinkPantheress Proves She's More Than Snippets On Glorious Debut Project 'To Hell With It' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3794/title.pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-review |website=HipHopDX |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=20 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025051010/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3794/title.pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-review |url-status=live }}
| rev7 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev7score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review|title=PinkPantheress' debut mixtape To Hell With It proves she is more than just another TikTok star|first=Hayley|last=Milross|date=13 October 2021|publisher=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=16 October 2021|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016095804/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = NME
| rev8score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review-radar-3067516|title=PinkPantheress – 'To hell with it' review: lightning-speed debut is among year's best|last=Jolley|first=Ben|date=11 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=NME|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015110112/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review-radar-3067516|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Pitchfork
| rev9score = 7.3/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/|title=PinkPantheress - to hell with it|first=Arielle|last=Gordon|date=15 October 2021|accessdate=15 October 2021|publisher=Pitchfork|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015040439/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = Rolling Stone
}}
To Hell with It received widespread acclaim in reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 86, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/to-hell-with-it-mixtape/pinkpantheress|title=to hell with it [Mixtape] by Pinkpantheress|publisher=Metacritic|location=United States|accessdate=15 October 2021|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211423/https://www.metacritic.com/music/to-hell-with-it-mixtape/pinkpantheress|url-status=live}} Chris DeVille of Stereogum called To Hell with It "a breezy 18-minute introductory statement" that "establish[es] Pinkpantheress's talent for breathy, fragile, tender-but-chilly topline melodies". NME{{'}}s Ben Jolley called the songs on To Hell with It "breathless and adventurous", and noted that the mixtape "hits the sweet spot that fans of her viral hits have fallen for: unobvious sample choices and rave-y, 90s-referencing breakbeats production, coupled with her childlike vocal, nostalgic songwriting and concise diaristic lyrics." For The New York Times, Jon Caramanica called To Hell with It "striking", describing its songs as "immediate and flexible" and the samples as "suggestive, but not delineative", also writing that "even her singing encapsulates the tension of memory."{{cite web |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title=PinkPantheress's Slivers of Dance-Pop Play With Memory Like a Toy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/arts/music/pinkpantheresss-to-hell-with-it-review.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160726/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/arts/music/pinkpantheresss-to-hell-with-it-review.html |url-status=live }} Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone called To Hell with It "strikingly present", writing that it "feels like the kind of genuine and heartfelt openness that the internet once promised", adding that PinkPantheress is "especially gifted [as a songwriter] in meeting themes of despair with unwavering grace."
DIY{{'}}s Chris Taylor described To Hell with It as "a heady mix of '00s genres and references that only seem to work together because it's delivered with just the right amount of earnestness". David Weaver of Clash described PinkPantheress's voice as "a key ingredient" on the mixtape, and called the melodies "catchy, simple, and effectual", the production "fantastic", "clean", and "uncluttered", and the sampling "both sweetly nostalgic and knowingly urbane". Uproxx{{'}}s Caitlin White stated that the mixtape "pulls from so many different sounds and shapes them into a cohesive whole, one that's spiked with both nostalgia and future-yearning emotion". For HipHopDX, Matthew Ritchie called the mixtape "dangerously addicting and affecting" and full of "soul and life", writing that "To Hell with It embodies the ethos of [the 2000s], avoiding the pitfalls of prior artists that latch onto nostalgia as a gimmick" and that "PinkPantheress's voice is the key to what sets her apart." Writing for Gigwise, Joe Smith wrote that the mixtape is "a synthesis of a country's collective youth" that "changes everything" and "never lacks substance". Hayley Milross of The Line of Best Fit wrote, "Dripping in 2000s nostalgia in a time where the term 'Y2K' is thrown around like confetti, To Hell with It feels genuine." James Keith of Complex UK called it "as forward-facing as it is coyly nodding to what came before".{{cite web |last1=Keith |first1=James |title=PinkPantheress Says 'To Hell With It' On Debut Mixtape |url=https://www.complex.com/music/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-stream |website=Complex UK |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016200628/https://www.complex.com/music/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-stream |url-status=live }}
For Billboard, Jason Lipshutz wrote that To Hell with It "does not labor its points or overstay its welcome" and "is the sound of a rising star understanding and dominating the format that fits her best".{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=First Stream: New Music From Adele, Young Thug, Coldplay, PinkPantheress and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9645866/first-stream-adele-young-thug-coldplay-pinkpantheress/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018115510/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9645866/first-stream-adele-young-thug-coldplay-pinkpantheress/ |url-status=live }} Dork{{'}}s Martyn Young described the mixtape's "vibe" as "old school meshing with new school in sweet harmony" and made up of "perfectly-formed intimate earworms". Paste{{'}}s Jade Gomez described the mixtape as "fleshed out" and wrote that it "captures a distinct Y2K nostalgia very well".{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Jade |title=10 New Albums to Stream Today |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/new-albums/albums-to-stream-remi-wolf-jason-isbell-pinkpantheress/#pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it |website=Paste |access-date=25 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160513/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/new-albums/albums-to-stream-remi-wolf-jason-isbell-pinkpantheress/#pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it |url-status=live }} For Pitchfork, Arielle Gordon wrote that, on To Hell with It, PinkPantheress "adds an undeniably contemporary spin on her trove of samples", describing her voice as "strangely soothing" and "an ethereal, pixelated miasma that breaks from the earnest delivery of her British predecessors". NPR's Mano Sundaresan wrote that the mixtape "serves more as a soft launch than a grand statement" and that the songs on it "feel like hazy dreams from a bygone era."
=Accolades=
To Hell with It was named the second best album of 2021 by Variety{{'}}s Jem Aswad,{{cite web |last3=Aswad |first3=Jem |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://variety.com/lists/2021-best-albums/jem-aswads-top-10/ |website=Variety |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105075712/https://variety.com/lists/2021-best-albums/jem-aswads-top-10/ |url-status=live }} the third best album of 2021 by Time,{{cite magazine |last1=Chow |first1=Andrew R. |last2=Lang |first2=Cady |title=The 10 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://time.com/6125456/best-albums-2021/ |magazine=Time |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 4, 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206000613/https://time.com/6125456/best-albums-2021/ |url-status=live }} and the fifth best album of the year by The New York Times{{'}}s Jon Caramanica,{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |last2=Caramanica |first2=Jon |last3=Zoladz |first3=Lindsay |title=Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 2, 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211202142117/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Rob Sheffield,{{cite magazine |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-best-albums-of-2021-1268527/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231140838/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-best-albums-of-2021-1268527/ |url-status=live }} The Line of Best Fit,{{cite web |title=The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-albums-2021-ranked |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |date=13 December 2021 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221114536/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-albums-2021-ranked |url-status=live }} and Gigwise.{{cite web |title=The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3413487/the-gigwise-51-best-albums-of-2021 |website=Gigwise |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203012159/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3413487/the-gigwise-51-best-albums-of-2021 |url-status=live }} The mixtape was selected as the ninth best album of the year by Slant{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2021/5/ |website=Slant |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 7, 2021 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211207212127/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2021/5/ |url-status=live }} and the tenth best album of the year by The Ringer{{cite web |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/12/7/22821198/best-albums-2020-tyler-the-creator-jazmine-sullivan |website=The Ringer |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 7, 2021 |archive-date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213133155/https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/12/7/22821198/best-albums-2020-tyler-the-creator-jazmine-sullivan |url-status=live }} and Okayplayer,{{cite web |title=Okayplayer's 21 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/okayplayers-21-best-albums-of-2021.html |website=Okayplayer |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=22 December 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225133001/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/okayplayers-21-best-albums-of-2021.html |url-status=live }} and also appeared on year-end lists published by Billboard,{{cite magazine |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-albums-2021 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 6, 2021 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208232950/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-albums-2021 |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone,{{cite magazine |last1=Ehrlich |first1=Brenna |last2=Bernstein |first2=Jonathan |last3=Blistein |first3=Jon |last4=Conteh |first4=Mankaprr |last5=Dolan |first5=Jon |last6=Freeman |first6=Jon |last7=Grow |first7=Kory |last8=Hoard |first8=Christian |last9=Hudak |first9=Joseph |last10=Ihaza |first10=Jeff |last11=Kwak |first11=Kristine |last12=Leight |first12=Elias |last13=Lopez |first13=Julyssa |last14=Martoccio |first14=Angie |last15=Mota |first15=Jennifer |last16=Reeves |first16=Mosi |last17=Sheffield |first17=Rob |last18=Vozick-Levinson |first18=Simon |last19=Villegas |first19=Richard |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2021-list-1260864/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220109220148/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2021-list-1260864/st-vincent-daddys-home-1260928/ |url-status=live }} NPR,{{cite web |title=NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1054332263/the-50-best-albums-of-2021-page-3 |website=NPR |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205185726/https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1054332263/the-50-best-albums-of-2021-page-3 |url-status=live }} Complex,{{cite web |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2021/ |website=Complex |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203235329/https://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2021/ |url-status=live }} AllMusic,{{cite web |title=AllMusic Best of 2021 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2021/allmusic-best-of-2021 |website=AllMusic |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125025155/https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2021/allmusic-best-of-2021 |url-status=live }} The Independent,{{cite web |title=The 40 best albums of 2021 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/albums-of-the-year-2021-b1978598.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/albums-of-the-year-2021-b1978598.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=22 December 2021}} The Fader,{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Alex Robert |last2=Darville |first2=Jordan |last3=Renshaw |first3=David |last4=Maicki |first4=Salvatore |last5=Paul |first5=Larisha |last6=Isama |first6=Antoinette |last7=Raw |first7=Son |last8=Villa |first8=Lucas |last9=Richards |first9=Janiel |last10=D'Souza |first10=Shaad |last11=Elder |first11=Sajae |last12=Helfand |first12=Raphael |last13=Joyce |first13=Colin |title=The 50 best albums of 2021 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/12/14/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |website=The Fader |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117144842/https://www.thefader.com/2021/12/14/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |url-status=live }} Teen Vogue,{{cite web |title=Best Albums of 2021, According to Teen Vogue Editors |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-albums-of-2021 |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=22 December 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225143156/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-albums-of-2021 |url-status=live }} and The Guardian.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/30/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |title=The 50 best albums of 2021 |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |last2=Snapes |first2=Laura |date=17 December 2021 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=4 January 2022 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201004446/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/30/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |url-status=live }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = To Hell with It track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 18:36
| title1 = Pain
| writer1 = {{hlist|Martin Green|Mike Powell|PinkPantheress}}
| extra1 = PinkPantheress
| length1 = 1:38
| title2 = I Must Apologise
| writer2 = {{hlist|Crystal Waters|Neal Conway|Oscar Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| length2 = 1:48
| title3 = Last Valentines
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brad Delson|Chester Bennington|David Farrell|Joseph Hahn|Mark Wakefield|Mike Shinoda|PinkPantheress|Robert Bourdon}}
| extra3 = PinkPantheress
| length3 = 1:13
| title4 = Passion
| writer4 = {{hlist|Izco|Jkarri|PinkPantheress}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Izco|Jkarri}}
| length4 = 2:18
| title5 = Just for Me
| writer5 = {{hlist|Alexander Crossan|PinkPantheress}}
| extra5 = Mura Masa
| length5 = 1:56
| title6 = Noticed I Cried
| writer6 = {{hlist|Franz Buchholtz|Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| length6 = 1:22
| title7 = Reason
| writer7 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Zach Nahome}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Nahome}}
| length7 = 2:11
| title8 = All My Friends Know
| writer8 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Sven Tortenson}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Dill Aitchison|Kairos Laferme}}
| length8 = 1:58
| title9 = Nineteen
| writer9 = {{hlist|Dill Aitchison|PinkPantheress|Tomaz di Cunto}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Aitchison}}
| length9 = 2:33
| title10 = Break It Off
| note10 = bonus track
| writer10 = {{hlist|Adam F|PinkPantheress}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Adam F|PinkPantheress}}
| length10 = 1:36
}}
Notes
- "Pain" samples "Flowers", written by Mike Powell and Martin Green.
- "I Must Apologise" samples "Gypsy Woman", written by Neal Conway and Crystal Waters.{{cite web |last1=Elder |first1=Sajae |title=PinkPantheress announces debut mixtape, shares new song "I must apologise" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/06/pinkpantheress-announces-debut-mixtape-shares-new-song-i-must-apologise |website=The Fader |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=6 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017073221/https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/06/pinkpantheress-announces-debut-mixtape-shares-new-song-i-must-apologise |url-status=live }}
- "Last Valentines" samples "Forgotten", written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, David Farrell, Joseph Hahn, Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda, and Robert Bourdon.
- "Noticed I Cried" samples "And Yet...", written by Franz Buchholtz.{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Here are all of the samples used on PinkPantheress' new mixtape |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/19/here-are-all-of-the-samples-used-on-pinkpantheress-new-mixtape |website=The Fader |access-date=19 October 2021 |language=en |date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303145053/https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/19/here-are-all-of-the-samples-used-on-pinkpantheress-new-mixtape |url-status=live }}
- "All My Friends Know" samples "Wind Glider", written by Sven Tortenson.
- "Nineteen" samples "Outro Lugar", written by Tomaz Di Cunto.
- "Break It Off" samples "Circles", written by Adam F.{{cite web |last1=Maicki |first1=Salvatore |last2=Darville |first2=Jordan |last3=D'Souza |first3=Shaad |last4=Renshaw |first4=David |last5=Elder |first5=Sajae |title=10 songs you need in your life this week |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/06/24/best-new-songs-playlist-pink-pantheress-mykki-blanco |website=The Fader |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=24 June 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017073221/https://www.thefader.com/2021/06/24/best-new-songs-playlist-pink-pantheress-mykki-blanco |url-status=live }}
Personnel
Musicians
{{div col}}
- PinkPantheress – vocals (all tracks), programming (1–3, 6–10)
- Oscar Scheller – bass, drums, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (2, 6)
- Jkarri – guitar (4)
- Dill Aitchison – additional keyboards (5), bass programming, drums, keyboards, synthesizer (8)
- Mura Masa – drums, keyboards, programming (5)
- Zach Nahome – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programming (7)
- Kairos Laferme – bass programming, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (8)
- Dom Munns – guitar (9)
- Adam F – programming (10)
{{div col end}}
Technical
{{div col}}
- PinkPantheress – mastering (1, 10), mixing (3), engineering (2–4)
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering (2–5, 7–10)
- Matt Colton – mastering (6)
- Jonny Breakwell – mixing (2, 5–9), engineering (5)
- Adam F – mixing, engineering (10)
- Izco – mixing, engineering (4)
- Jkarri – engineering (4)
- Mura Masa – engineering (5)
- Finn Howells – engineering (7–9)
{{div col end}}
Creative
{{div col}}
- Brent McKeever – photography (mixtape cover, bespoke CD booklet)
- Myles Xavier – art direction (mixtape cover, bespoke CD booklet)
{{div end}}
Remix album
{{Infobox album
| name = To Hell with It (Remixes)
| type = remix
| artist = PinkPantheress
| cover = To Hell with It Remixes.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|01|28|df=y}}
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 59:24
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = To Hell with It
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Take Me Home
| next_year = 2022
}}
A remix album of To Hell with It, titled To Hell With It (Remixes), was released on January 28, 2022 through Elektra and Parlophone Records. The album was partially developed by British producer Anz, who posted a teaser for the album a week before its release.{{cite web |last1=Ahmed |first1=Aneesa |title=PinkPantheress releases remix album featuring Anz, LSDXOXO and more |url=https://mixmag.net/read/pinkpantheress-remix-album-to-hell-with-it-news/ |website=Mixmag |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=28 January 2022 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130000506/https://mixmag.net/read/pinkpantheress-remix-album-to-hell-with-it-news |url-status=live }} It includes remixes of every song on the mixtape, including a remix of "Pain" by Powfu, a remix of "I Must Apologise" by Tommy Gold, a remix of "Last Valentines" by WondaGurl, a remix of "Reason" by Jarreau Vandal, a remix of "Just for Me" by El Guincho, a remix of "All My Friends Know" by Anz,{{cite web |last1=Kent-Smith |first1=Jasmine |title=PinkPantheress enlists LSDXOXO, and Nia Archives and more for 'to hell with it' remix album |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2022/01/pinkpantheress-enlists-lsdxoxo-nia-archives-and-more-for-to-hell-with-it-remix-album/ |website=Crack |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=28 January 2022}} a remix of "Passion" by Sam Gellaitry, and a drum and bass remix of "Noticed I Cried" by Flume.
Remixes by LSDXOXO, FKJ, Surf Gang, Tommy Gold, Sango, O.J.C., Nia Archives, also appear on the mixtape.{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=PinkPantheress Expands Celebrated Debut 'To Hell With It' With New Remixes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-remix-album-1291864/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=28 January 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203040525/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-remix-album-1291864/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Weisband |first1=Sami |title=Flume remixes PinkPantheress, sets date for first original since 2020's 'The Difference' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2022/01/flume-remixes-pinkpantheress-sets-date-for-first-original-since-2020s-the-difference/ |website=Dancing Astronaut |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203040524/https://dancingastronaut.com/2022/01/flume-remixes-pinkpantheress-sets-date-for-first-original-since-2020s-the-difference/ |url-status=live }} The album was released as a cassette tape and as a USB flash drive.{{cite web |last1=Shutler |first1=Ali |title=Listen to PinkPantheress' 'To Hell With It' remix album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-remix-album-3149566 |website=NME |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131003851/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-remix-album-3149566 |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Will Dukes gave the mixtape three and a half stars, calling it "an upbeat repurposing of all the favorites from [PinkPantheress's] acclaimed 2021 mixtape."{{cite magazine |last1=Dukes |first1=Will |title=PinkPantheress Has Refurbished Her Killer Debut Mixtape With a New Set of Remixes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pinkpantheress-remixes-1292750/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=3 February 2022 |language=en |date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203040524/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pinkpantheress-remixes-1292750/ |url-status=live }}
{{Track listing
| headline = To Hell with It (Remixes) {{nobold|(disc one)}}
| extra_column = Remixer
| total_length = 40:48
| title1 = Pain
| note1 = Powfu remix
| writer1 = {{hlist|Isaiah Faber|Martin Green|Mike Powell|PinkPantheress}}
| extra1 = Powfu
| length1 = 2:01
| title2 = Pain
| note2 = LSDXOXO remix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Green|Powell|PinkPantheress}}
| extra2 = LSDXOXO
| length2 = 2:27
| title3 = I Must Apologise
| note3 = Sango remix
| writer3 = {{hlist|Crystal Waters|Neal Conway|Oscar Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra3 = Sango
| length3 = 1:55
| title4 = I Must Apologise
| note4 = Tommy Gold remix
| writer4 = {{hlist|Crystal Waters|Neal Conway|Oscar Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra4 = Tommy Gold
| length4 = 2:10
| title5 = Last Valentines
| note5 = WondaGurl remix
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brad Delson|Chester Bennington|David Farrell|Joseph Hahn|Mark Wakefield|Mike Shinoda|PinkPantheress|Robert Bourdon}}
| extra5 = WondaGurl
| length5 = 3:02
| title6 = Last Valentines
| note6 = 2AAB remix
| writer6 = {{hlist|Delson|Bennington|Farrell|Hahn|Wakefield|Shinoda|PinkPantheress|Bourdon}}
| extra6 = 2AAB
| length6 = 1:39
| title7 = Passion
| note7 = Sam Gellaitry remix
| writer7 = {{hlist|Izco|Jkarri|PinkPantheress}}
| extra7 = Sam Gellaitry
| length7 = 3:00
| title8 = Just for Me
| note8 = El Guincho remix
| writer8 = {{hlist|Alexander Crossan|PinkPantheress}}
| extra8 = El Guincho
| length8 = 1:53
| title9 = Noticed I Cried
| note9 = Flume remix
| writer9 = {{hlist|Franz Buchholtz|Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra9 = Flume
| length9 = 2:55
| title10 = Noticed I Cried
| note10 = O.J.C remix
| writer10 = {{hlist|Buchholtz|Scheller|PinkPantheress}}
| extra10 = O.J.C
| length10 = 1:54
| title11 = Reason
| note11 = Jarreau Vandal remix
| writer11 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Zach Nahome}}
| extra11 = Jarreau Vandal
| length11 = 2:48
| title12 = Reason
| note12 = Evilgiane remix
| writer12 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Nahome}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Surf Gang|Evil Giane}}
| length12 = 3:06
| title13 = All My Friends Know
| note13 = FKJ remix
| writer13 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Sven Tortenson}}
| extra13 = FKJ
| length13 = 4:02
| title14 = All My Friends Know
| note14 = Anz remix
| writer14 = {{hlist|PinkPantheress|Tortenson}}
| extra14 = Anz
| length14 = 5:11
| title15 = Nineteen
| note15 = Nia Archives remix
| writer15 = {{hlist|Dill Aitchison|PinkPantheress|Tomaz di Cunto}}
| extra15 = Nia Archives
| length15 = 2:37
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for To Hell with It ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 October 2021|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1651|page=6|date=25 October 2021}}
| 78 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|188|artist=PinkPantheress|album=To Hell with It|rowheader=true|access-date=24 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|36|date=20211022|rowheader=true|access-date=22 October 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/42s/|title=2021 42-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=AGATA|date=22 October 2021|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022071117/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/42s/|url-status=live}}
| 20 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|27|artist=PinkPantheress|album=To Hell with It|rowheader=true|access-date=23 October 2021|refname=RMNZ}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|6|artist=PinkPantheress|album=To Hell with It|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|100|date=20211022|rowheader=true|refname=Scotlandchart|access-date=23 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|20|date=20211022|rowheader=true|access-date=22 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|73|artist=PinkPantheress|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2024}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for To Hell with It}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Pinkpantheress|title=To Hell with It|relyear=2021|certyear=2025|id=18897-5874-2|access-date=1 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}