To Whoever Wants to Hear

{{Short description|2023 EP by Dream}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox album

| name = To Whoever Wants to Hear

| type = EP

| artist = Dream

| cover = DreamEP-TWWtH.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| released = {{Start date|2023|09|01}}

| genre = Pop

| length = 17:02

| label =

| producer =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = To Whoever Wants to Hear

| type = ep

| single1 = Until I End Up Dead

| single1date = June 23, 2023

| single2 = Everest

| single2date = July 28, 2023

}}

}}To Whoever Wants to Hear (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut EP{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Dream on X: "thank you. my debut drEP with 7 songs, "to whoever wants to hear" is out September 1st. thank you sm to everybody who has supported me throughout this crazy journey. I love and appreciate you all way more than I can show ❤️ link in bio to pre-save" |url=https://twitter.com/Dream/status/1684349303907557376 |via=X}} by American YouTuber and singer Dream. It was released by Mercury Records and Republic Records on September 1, 2023.{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Republic Records on X: "the "to whoever wants to hear" ep is available now 👂 @dreamwastaken thank you for this masterpiece" |url=https://twitter.com/RepublicRecords/status/1699841105884569747 |via=X}} The EP was preceded by the release of two singles – its lead single "Until I End Up Dead", which Dream wrote in honor of Technoblade, a friend of Dream's who died due to cancer in 2022,{{cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Sheryan |date=July 27, 2023 |title='All these sound fire' – Fans go wild as Dream announces the launch of his EP to whoever wants to hear |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-all-sound-fire-fans-go-wild-dream-announces-launch-ep-to-whoever-wants-hear |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727071624/https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-all-sound-fire-fans-go-wild-dream-announces-launch-ep-to-whoever-wants-hear |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=Sportskeeda}}{{Cite web |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |last2=Garcia |first2=Thania |date=2023-06-23 |title=Music Industry Moves: Singer-Songwriter Ilsey Signs With Elektra, Dream Inks With Mercury/ Republic |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/niall-horan-exclusive-worldwide-publishing-deal-universal-music-1235649442/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and "Everest", a duet with Yung Gravy.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Dream To Whoever Wants to Hear |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/08/31/dream-to-whoever-wants-to-hear/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |language=en-US}} The EP reached number 173 on the Billboard 200.

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at No. 173 on the US Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2023-09-16/|title=Billboard 200: Week of September 16, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2024}} On the UK Albums Downloads Chart, To Whoever Wants to Hear debuted at No. 74, marking Dream's first entry on that chart.{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Collar |first=Matt |title=to whoever wants to hear - Dream {{!}} Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-whoever-wants-to-hear-mw0004092582 |access-date=May 19, 2024 |publisher=AllMusic}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = To Whoever Wants to Hear track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Slow Down

| writer1 = {{hlist|Dream|Gian Stone|Sean Douglas}}

| extra1 = Gian Stone

| length1 = 2:34

| title2 = Kind of Love

| writer2 = {{hlist|Dream|Andrew Goldstein|Joe Kirkland}}

| extra2 = Andrew Goldstein

| length2 = 2:16

| title3 = Paranoid

| writer3 = {{hlist|Dream|Andrew Goldstein|Joe Kirkland}}

| extra3 = Andrew Goldstein

| length3 = 1:54

| title4 = Spotlight

| writer4 = {{hlist|Dream|Russell Chell|Wes Period}}

| extra4 = Russell Chell

| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = Everest

| note5 = with Yung Gravy

| writer5 = {{hlist|Dream|Y2K|Yung Gravy|Lil Aaron|Sheldon Yu-Ting Cheung|Smrtdeath}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Y2K|Lil Aaron|Sully}}

| length5 = 2:21

| title6 = Invincible (Like U)

| writer6 = {{hlist|Dream|Russell Chell|Wes Period}}

| extra6 = Russell Chell

| length6 = 2:52

| title7 = Until I End Up Dead

| writer7 = {{hlist|Dream|Andrew Goldstein|Joe Kirkland}}

| extra7 = Andrew Goldstein

| length7 = 2:15

| total_length = 17:02

}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for To Whoever Wants to Hear

! scope="col" | Chart (2023)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{album chart|UKDigital|74|date=20230908|rowheader=true|access-date=April 25, 2024|refname=UK}}
scope="row" |US Billboard 200

|173

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