Inner Monologue Part 2

Inner Monologue Part 2 is the fifth extended play by American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels, released on June 28, 2019, through Republic Records.^[1] The EP features eight songs, including a collaboration with singer and songwriter Role Model. It is the follow-up to her previous extended play released earlier the same year, titled Inner Monologue Part 1.

Inner Monologue Part 2
EP by Julia Michaels
Released	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)[1]
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	Pop
Length	25:13
Label	Republic
Producer	Louis Bell Scott Harris Ian Kirkpatrick Doc McKinney Benjamin Miller Jorgen Odegard Mike Sonier
Julia Michaels chronology
Inner Monologue Part 1 (2019) Inner Monologue Part 2 (2019) Not in Chronological Order (2021)
Singles from Inner Monologue Part 2
"Hurt Again" Released: June 28, 2019[2]

Background and release

On June 6, 2019, Michaels announced the release date of the EP.^[3][4] She released the EP on June 28, 2019. It serves as a follow-up to her EP Inner Monologue Part 1, released in January 2019.^[5] Michaels views both parts as one cohesive and connected album. Originally Michaels intended for Inner Monologue Part 1 to be full of love songs and for Inner Monologue Part 2 to be full of break-up songs, to distinct where she was from where she is now.^[6]

Promotion

The EP was promoted with VEVO live performance videos for "Falling for Boys" and "Hurt Again" on July 10, as well as the release of the music videos for "Body" on August 7,^[7] "17" on August 27^[8] and "Priest" on September 4.

Artwork

The artwork was revealed along with the EP's release date on June 7, 2019.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"17"	Julia Michaels	Louis Bell Jesse Shatkin[c]	3:03
2.	"Falling for Boys"	Michaels	Benjamin Miller	3:04
3.	"Hurt Again"	Michaels Caroline Furoyen	Ian Kirkpatrick	3:22
4.	"Work Too Much"	Michaels	Miller	3:17
5.	"Body"	Michaels	Bell Shatkin[c]	3:00
6.	"Priest"	Michaels Justin Tranter	Doc McKinney Mike Sonier	3:14
7.	"Fucked Up, Kinda" (featuring Role Model)	Michaels Scott Friedman	Miller	2:34
8.	"Shouldn't Have Said It"	Michaels Tranter	Jorgen Odegard	3:39
Total length:				25:13

Note

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer.

Personnel

Musicians

• Julia Michaels – vocals (all tracks), ukulele (track 2)
• Jesse Shatkin – bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming, synthesizer (tracks 1, 5); additional vocals, drum programming (1), strings (5)
• Simon Katz – additional vocals (track 1)
• Samuel Dent – string arrangement (tracks 1, 5)
• Benjamin Miller – background vocals, keyboards, strings, synthesizer (tracls 2, 4, 7); drums, percussion (4)
• Ian Kirkpatrick – programming (track 3)
• Mike Sonier – guitar (track 6)
• Role Model – background vocals (track 7)
• Jorgen Odegard – programming (track 8)

Technical

• Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 1)
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 2–7)
• Jesse Shatkin – engineering (tracks 1, 5)
• Louis Bell – engineering (tracks 1, 5)
• Benjamin Miller – engineering (track 2)
• Benjamin Rice – engineering (track 2)
• Ian Kirkpatrick – engineering (track 3)
• Ray Charles Brown Jr. – engineering (track 8)
• Samuel Dent – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	91
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	14

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	June 28, 2019	Digital download, streaming	Republic