How I'm Feeling

This article is about the Lauv album. For the Charli XCX album, see How I'm Feeling Now.

How I'm Feeling (stylized as ~how i'm feeling~) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lauv. It was released on March 6, 2020, by AWAL. The album was supported by eleven singles, with three featuring artists such as Australian singer Troye Sivan, English singer Anne Marie, and American pop band LANY, with the single with Sivan peaking at number eighty one on the Billboard Hot 100. Upon release, new tracks featured collaborations with Canadian singer Alessia Cara, Mexican singer Sofía Reyes and South Korean boy band BTS. How I'm Feeling received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.

How I'm Feeling
Studio album by Lauv
Released	March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Genre	Pop[1][2]
Length	66:21
Label	AWAL
Producer	Lauv Johnny Simpson The Monsters and the Strangerz DallasK Jon Bellion LANY Mike Crossey OzGo Johan Carlsson Halatrax Mike Elizondo
Lauv chronology
I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) (2018) How I'm Feeling (2020) Without You (2020)
Singles from How I'm Feeling
"I'm So Tired..." Released: January 24, 2019 "Drugs & the Internet" Released: April 25, 2019 "Sad Forever" Released: May 31, 2019 "Fuck, I'm Lonely" Released: August 2, 2019 "Feelings" Released: September 19, 2019 "Sims" Released: October 3, 2019 "Mean It" Released: November 14, 2019 "Changes" Released: January 2, 2020 "Tattoos Together" Released: January 16, 2020 "Modern Loneliness" Released: February 20, 2020 "El Tejano" Released: May 19, 2020

Commercially, the album debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 in the US, number nine on the UK Albums Chart in the UK and number eleven on the Canadian Albums Chart in Canada. In October 2021, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units.^[3]

Cover art

The cover depicts miniature versions of Lauv standing and sitting on him wearing colorful outfits. According to Lauv, these characters are "represented by purple (existential Lauv), blue (hopeless romantic Lauv), green (goofy Lauv), yellow (positive Lauv), orange (fuckboy Lauv) and red (spicy Lauv), all of which make up [his] identity."^[4] The music video for "Sims" would "bring the album concept and characters to life for the first time",^[4] and allowed viewers to get a glimpse inside Lauv's mind and learn about the concept behind the album.

Singles

The lead single from the album, called "I'm So Tired..." with Troye Sivan was released on January 24, 2019. The music video was released on February 14, 2019. The song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

How I'm Feeling debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200.^[5] On October 18, 2021, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[6]
Metacritic	67/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[2]
Exclaim!	9/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[9]
NME	[1]
Pitchfork	5.1/10[10]

How I'm Feeling received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[7]

Track listing

How I'm Feeling

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Drugs & the Internet"	Ari Leff Michael Pollack Michael Matosic Jonathan Bellion Jonathan Simpson	Lauv Jon Bellion Simpson	2:58
2.	"Fuck, I'm Lonely" (with Anne-Marie)	Leff Pollack Matosic	Lauv	3:18
3.	"Lonely Eyes"	Leff Pollack Matosic Nick Long Stefan Johnson Jordan K. Johnson Marcus Lomax	Lauv The Monsters & Strangerz	3:16
4.	"Sims"	Leff Pollack Matosic Brandon Lowry Simpson	Lauv Simpson	2:35
5.	"Believed"	Leff Pollack Matosic Simpson	Lauv Simpson	2:49
6.	"Billy"	Leff S. Johnson J. Johnson	Lauv Simpson The Monsters & Strangerz	3:00
7.	"Feelings"	Leff Pollack Andrea Rosario Simpson	Lauv Simpson	3:09
8.	"Canada" (featuring Alessia Cara)	Leff Alessia Caracciolo Marshall Kenneth Vore Phoebe Bridgers Simpson	Lauv Simpson Babygirl Father Moth	3:04
9.	"For Now"	Leff Pollack Matosic Anthony Rossomando	Lauv	3:09
10.	"Mean It" (with LANY)	Leff Pollack Matosic Paul Klein John Hill Jordan Palmer	Lauv LANY Mike Crossey	3:52
11.	"Tell My Mama"	Leff Caroline Furoyen S. Johnson J. Johnson Lomax	Lauv The Monsters & Strangerz	2:46
12.	"Sweatpants"	Leff Simpson	Lauv Simpson	3:16
13.	"Who" (featuring BTS)	Leff Zaylee Kelman Daniel Seavey Corbyn Besson Jonah Marais Dallas Koehlke	Lauv DallasK	3:00
14.	"I'm So Tired..." (with Troye Sivan)	Leff Pollack Troye Sivan Mellet Brett McLaughlin Oscar Görres	Lauv Görres	2:42
15.	"El Tejano" (featuring Sofia Reyes)	Leff Pollack Charlie Guerrero Shari Shorte Sofia Reyes Ross Golan Johan Carlsson	Lauv Carlsson	3:11
16.	"Tattoos Together"	Leff Pollack Jacob Kasher Hindlin Ammar Malik	Lauv	3:06
17.	"Changes"	Leff Pollack Matosic	Lauv	2:40
18.	"Sad Forever"	Leff Pollack Jacob Torrey Koehlke	Lauv DallasK Halatrax	3:23
19.	"Invisible Things"	Leff Pollack S. Johnson J. Johnson	Lauv Simpson The Monsters & Strangerz	3:17
20.	"Julia"	Leff Pollack S. Johnson J. Johnson Lomax	Lauv	3:38
21.	"Modern Loneliness"	Leff Pollack Matosic Simpson Mike Elizondo	Lauv Simpson Elizondo	4:12
Total length:				66:21

Japanese edition (bonus track)^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"I'm So Tired..." (Stripped Live in LA)	Leff Pollack Mellet McLaughlin Görres	Lauv Görres	3:11
Total length:				69:32

How I'm Feeling (The Extras)^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Like That"	3:04
2.	"Modern Loneliness" (acoustic)	4:12
3.	"Drugs & the Internet" (stripped – a one-take vibe)	3:10
4.	"Drugs & the Internet" (Chvrches Remix)	3:53
5.	"Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie)	3:18
6.	"Fuck, I'm Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie) (stripped)	3:07
7.	"Fuck, I'm Lonely" (featuring Anne-Marie) (Ofenbach Remix)	2:58
8.	"Sims" (Miquela Remix)	2:37
9.	"Mean It" (with LANY) (stripped)	4:01
10.	"I'm So Tired..." (Stripped – Live in LA)	3:07
11.	"I'm So Tired..." (MNEK Remix)	3:20
12.	"Modern Loneliness" (Lvndscape Remix)	3:14
13.	"Modern Loneliness" (Ghostt Remix)	3:17
14.	"Modern Loneliness" (Merk & Kremont Remix)	2:09
15.	"Modern Loneliness" (Ritviz Remix)	3:37
16.	"Modern Loneliness" (Vaundy Remix)	3:30
17.	"Modern Loneliness" (Zakes Bantwini Remix)	3:29
18.	"Modern Loneliness" (Diskover Remix)	3:44
19.	"Modern Loneliness" (Mygal Remix)	3:30
20.	"Modern Loneliness" (Sihan Remix)	3:11
Total length:		66:28

Notes

• "Fuck, I'm Lonely" and "I'm So Tired..." are stylized in all lowercase.
• "Who" only features Jimin and Jungkook of BTS, not the whole group.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for How I'm Feeling

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	75
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17]	11
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19]	13
Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[20]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21]	44
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	27
Irish Albums (OCC)[24]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25]	82
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[26]	5
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[27]	4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29]	29
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30]	31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31]	37
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32]	39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[35]	9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[36]	7
US Billboard 200[37]	16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[38]	4

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for How I'm Feeling

Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39]	64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40]	59
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[41]	97
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[42]	96
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[43]	42

Certifications

Sales certifications for How I'm Feeling

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	Gold	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45]	Gold	10,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46]	Platinum	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[47]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[48]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.