Mint (Alice Merton album)

Mint is the debut studio album by German-Canadian singer Alice Merton, released on 18 January 2019 through Paper Planes and Mom + Pop Music.[3] It includes the singles "No Roots" and "Lash Out", which were previously included on the No Roots EP, "Why So Serious", released on 7 September 2018,[4] "Funny Business", released on 30 November 2018, and “Learn to Live” released on 15 January 2019.

Mint
Studio album by
Alice Merton
Released18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length38:11
LabelPaper Planes, Mom + Pop Music
ProducerNicolas Rebscher, John Hill, Alice Merton
Alice Merton chronology
No Roots
(2017)		 Mint
(2019)		 S.I.D.E.S.
(2022)
Singles from Mint
  1. "No Roots"
    Released: 2 December 2016
  2. "Lash Out"
    Released: 30 May 2018
  3. "Why So Serious"
    Released: 7 September 2018
  4. "Funny Business"
    Released: 30 November 2018
  5. "Learn to Live"
    Released: 15 January 2019
  6. "Easy"
    Released: 2019[2]

Merton re-released the album in late 2019 under the title "Mint +4", with the addition of 4 new songs, including the sixth single "Easy".[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Exclaim7/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]

The New York Times called the album a "rousing take on centrist 1980s pop with a disco tempo and the faintest texture of Southern rock. Which is to say: Haim, watch out."[9]

Singles

In addition to "No Roots", which reached number one on the US Alternative Songs chart,[3] Merton spoke to Billboard about an additional single to be included on the album: "It's one of my favorites at the moment. I could listen to it all the time... We'll probably be releasing it in November. When I wrote it, I was like, yeah this is fun."[3]

The album's third single is "Why So Serious", which was accompanied by a video of Merton seeing strange things as she walks down a street.[10] Merton has stated that the song came about as a "response to the press' questions about being a one-hit wonder [after 'No Roots'] and embracing her individuality through music and a small team".[11]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Nicolas Rebscher, except "Lash Out", produced alongside Dave Bassett and "Funny Business" produced by John Hill.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Learn to Live"
3:56
2."2 Kids"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:31
3."No Roots"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:55
4."Funny Business"
  • Merton
  • John Hill
3:05
5."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
6."Lash Out"
3:14
7."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
8."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
9."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
10."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
11."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
Total length:38:11
+4 Edition[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Easy"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:10
6."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
7."Lash Out"
3:14
8."Keeps Me Awake"
  • Merton
  • David Vogt
  • Hannes Büscher
  • Laila Samuels
  • Philip Böllhoff
  • Sipho Sililo
3:11
9."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
10."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
11."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
12."PCH"
  • Merton
  • Bassett
3:32
13."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
14."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
15."Back to Berlin"Merton4:22
Total length:52:26

Charts
Chart performance for Mint
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 62
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 21
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[18] 63
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[19] 25
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[21] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 13

References
  1. "Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'". PopMatters. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "Alice Merton shares new single Easy off deluxe album 'Mint +4'". OriginalRock.net. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. Payne, Chris (7 September 2018). "Alice Merton Interview: Previewing Debut Album 'Mint'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "Why So Serious – Single by Alice Merton on iTunes". iTunes Store. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. Donelson, Marcy. "Mint - Alice Merton". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. Yuyitung, Matt (15 January 2019). "Alice Merton - Mint". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. Woronzoff, Elisabeth (17 January 2019). "Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. Caramanica, Jon (14 September 2018). "The Playlist: Lana Del Rey's Smoldering Return, and 12 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. "Alice Merton debuts new song, "Why So Serious" – Music News". ABC News Radio. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. Scott, Clara (11 October 2018). "Alice Merton Talks About Life After Having a Smash Hit". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  12. Mint +4 by Alice Merton, retrieved 11 January 2021
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  15. "Italiancharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  18. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  19. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  20. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  21. "Alice Merton Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. "Alice Merton Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. "Alice Merton Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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