Toxic Positivity

For the psychological concept, see toxic positivity.

Toxic Positivity is the ninth studio album by the American band the Used, released through Big Noise on May 19, 2023. The album was produced by John Feldmann.^[3][4]

Toxic Positivity
Studio album by The Used
Released	May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
Recorded	October 2021 and February 2023
Studio	Foxy Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative rock emo post-hardcore
Length	30:37
Label	Big Noise
Producer	John Feldmann
The Used chronology
Heartwork (2020) Toxic Positivity (2023) MEDZ (2024)
Singles from Toxic Positivity
"Numb" Released: April 21, 2023 "Giving Up" Released: May 17, 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	3/5[1]
New Noise Magazine	[2]

Background

The band recorded 11 songs in 11 days in October 2021 and 10 songs in 10 days in February 2023 for this album. The first single released from the album is "Numb" and the second was "Giving Up". 11 songs made the album and the remaining 10 were released in June 2024 on an album called MEDZ.

Track listing

Toxic Positivity track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Worst I've Ever Been"	Joseph Bradford Jepha Howard Robert McCracken Dan Whitesides John Feldmann Rachel West	2:50
2.	"Numb"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	2:54
3.	"I Hate Everybody"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Samuel Preston	2:48
4.	"Pinky Swear"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Brandon Saller	2:13
5.	"Headspace"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Simon Wilcox	3:35
6.	"Cherry"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Wilcox	2:55
7.	"Dopamine"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Brian Lee	2:37
8.	"Dancing with a Brick Wall"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Wilcox	2:39
9.	"Top of the World"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	2:56
10.	"House of Sand"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Lee	2:00
11.	"Giving Up"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	3:10
Total length:			30:37