Mad Love (JoJo album)

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Mad Love
Studio album by JoJo
Released October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
Genre R&B[1][2][3]
Length 41:04
Label
Producer
JoJo chronology
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(2015)		 Mad Love
(2016)
Singles from Mad Love
  1. "Fuck Apologies"
    Released: July 28, 2016

Mad Love (stylized as Mad Love.) is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter JoJo. It was released on October 14, 2016, by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group.[4]

Background

The album was preceded by the extended play III (pronounced "tringle"), which was released on August 21, 2015.[5][6] On July 27, 2016, JoJo uploaded a short video on her YouTube channel titled "Mad Love. 10.14.16", previewing "Music" and revealing the album title and release date.[7] On September 7, 2016, JoJo revealed the album artwork via her social media accounts and announced the album would be available for pre-order on September 16, 2016.[8] From September 9 to September 15, 2016, JoJo uploaded short videos of her singing each song from the album on her Instagram account, revealing the track listing of the album.[9]

Singles

"Fuck Apologies" featuring Wiz Khalifa was released as the lead single from the album on July 28, 2016.[10] The music video, which was directed by Francesco Carrozzini, for the song was released on July 28, 2016, through JoJo's YouTube channel.[11] The song debuted at number 40 on the US Pop Digital Songs Chart.[12] Internationally, the song peaked at 104 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on he UK R&B Singles Chart.[13][14]

Promotional singles

"Mad Love" was released as the first promotional single on September 16, 2016, along with the pre-order of the album.[15] JoJo released the audio video of the single on her YouTube channel.[16] "FAB", featuring Remy Ma, was released on September 23, 2016, as the second promotional single.[17] The three letters form an acronym, which stands for "Fake Ass Bitches".[18] The official music video for "FAB" premiered on November 29, 2016.[19] "Music" was released as the third and final promotional single on October 6, 2016.

Promotion

JoJo performed "No Apologies", the clean version of "Fuck Apologies" on Today on October 14, 2016, and on Good Day New York on October 20, 2016.[20]

JoJo announced on Today that the Mad Love Tour will begin in early 2017.[21]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[22]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[23]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[1]
BillboardPositive[24]
Idolator[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork7/10[25]

The album has received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, it has a score of 70 out of 100 based on 6 reviews.[22] Entertainment Weekly writer Nolan Feeney gave the album a B+ and wrote that JoJo's "well-documented struggles and triumphs inform her long-awaited third LP, Mad Love., and they turn her tales of love, friendship, and family into one bold coming-of-age statement".[1] Idolator writer Jon Reyes gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that JoJo is "sauntering in with Mad Love sounding totally refreshed".[2] Pitchfork writer Vanessa Okoth-Obbo gave the album 7 out of 10 stars and wrote that "Mad Love. sounds like an album that JoJo needed to make, and one that her fans were waiting for".[25]

Commercial performance

Mad Love debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 25,000 album-equivalent units, of which 19,000 were traditional album sales.[26] It is JoJo's first entry on the chart in 10 years.[26] In its second week, Mad Love dropped from number six to one hundred and eleven on the Billboard 200 for the week of November 12, 2016.[27] In it's third week, the album left the Billboard 200 chart.[28]

Track listing

Mad Love – Standard version[29]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Music"  
Jussifer 3:35
2. "I Can Only" (featuring Alessia Cara)
Jussifer 3:20
3. "Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
  • Holter
  • Friedman
 3:15
4. "FAB" (featuring Remy Ma)
Jussifer 3:35
5. "Mad Love"  
Monroy 4:04
6. "Vibe"  
Rock Mafia 3:07
7. "Honest"  
  • Levesque
  • Jakob Hazell
  • Svante Halldin
  • Warner
  • Dean
  • Kirkland
Jack & Coke 5:20
8. "Like This"  
  • Levesque
  • Monroy
  • Sidnie Tipton
Monroy 3:41
9. "Edibles"  
  • Levesque
  • Karvinen
  • Tranter
  • Warner
Jussifer 3:49
10. "High Heels"  
  • Levesque
  • TJ Routon
  • Dean
  • Kirkland
  • Zak Waters
  • Routon
 3:21
11. "I Am"  
  3:57
Total length:
 41:04
Notes
  1. ^ Every song is stylized with a period at the end of their titles, matching the album's title.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 126
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] 70
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[34] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 87
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 46
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[37] 14
US Billboard 200[38] 6
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[39] 2

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label Ref.
Various October 14, 2016
  • Standard
  • deluxe
[29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Feeney, Nolan (October 14, 2016). "JoJo's 'Mad Love.': EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Reyes, Jon (October 14, 2016). "JoJo's 'Mad Love': Album Review | Idolator". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Cragg, Michael (October 16, 2016). "JoJo: Mad Love review – no match for her mixtapes". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Gil. "Jojo Prepping First Album in 10 Years, 'Mad Love'; Drops 'F*** Apologies' with Wiz Khalifa". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "JoJo Unleashes Tringle Upon An Unsuspecting World One Day Early". PopCrush. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Devoe, Noelle (August 12, 2015). "After 8 Years, Jojo Announces She's Dropping Three New Singles at Once". Seventeen. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mad Love. 10.14.16". YouTube. JoJo. Retrieved Jul 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Wass, Mike (September 8, 2016). "JoJo Reveals The Cover Of Mad Love". Idolator. United States: Hive Media. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mad Love track listing:
  10. ↑ International releases of F*ck Apologies. (feat. Wiz Khalifa):
  11. ↑ "JoJo - Fuck Apologies feat. Wiz Khalifa [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Pop Digital Songs for JoJo. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". Zobbel. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Top 40". Official Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ "JoJo Craves 'Mad Love' on Forthcoming Album's Title Track". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  16. ↑ "JoJo - Mad Love. [Official Audio]". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  17. ↑ "JoJo - FAB. (Feat Remy Ma) [Official Audio]". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ "JoJo And Remy Ma Have Zero Patience For 'Fake Ass Bitches' On Their Fiery New Song". MTV. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ Nelson, Jeff (November 29, 2016). "JoJo Blasts 'Fake Ass Bitches' in 'FAB' New Music Video". People. United States: Time Inc. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ "JoJo perform 'No Apologies' live on TODAY". Today. October 14, 2016.
  21. ↑ TODAY (October 14, 2016). "JoJo: My New Album 'Mad Love' Is About More Than Just Boys" (video). YouTube. Google.
  22. 1 2 "Reviews for Mad Love by JoJo". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  23. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Mad Love – JoJo". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  24. ↑ Penrose, Nerisha (October 14, 2016). "JoJo Is Fearless and Empowered on Her New Album 'Mad Love'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  25. 1 2 Okoth-Obbo, Vanessa (October 27, 2016). Pitchfork Media http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22545-mad-love. Retrieved October 27, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2016). "Kings of Leon Score Their First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Top 200 Albums Billboard The week of November 12, 2016". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  28. ↑ "Billboard Hot 200 NOVEMBER 19, 2016". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  29. 1 2 3 Various citations concerning the October 14, 2016, release date of Mad Love:
  30. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – JoJo – Mad Love.". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Ultratop.be – JoJo – Mad Love." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  32. ↑ "JoJo – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for JoJo. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  33. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 42, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  34. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 21 October 2016 - 27 October 2016". Official Charts Company (UK). October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  38. ↑ "JoJo – Chart history" Billboard 200 for JoJo. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  39. ↑ "JoJo – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for JoJo. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

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