Sad Happy

Sad Happy is the fourth studio album by British indie rock band Circa Waves. The album was released as a double album with "Happy" being released on 10 January 2020 and "Sad" being released on 13 March 2020 through PIAS Recordings and Prolifica.[6][7]

Sad Happy
Studio album by
Circa Waves
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length43:32
LabelPIAS, Prolifica
Circa Waves chronology
What's It Like Over There?
(2019)		 Sad Happy
(2020)		 Never Going Under
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DIY[4]
NME[5]

Critical reception

Sad Happy was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 4 reviews.[2]

Track listing
Happy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jacqueline"2:42
2."Be Your Drug"2:28
3."Move to San Francisco"3:01
4."Wasted on You"3:10
5."The Things We Knew Last Night"3:28
6."Call Your Name"3:11
7."Love You More"3:43
Sad track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sad Happy"3:41
2."Wake Up Call"2:53
3."Sympathy"2:55
4."Battered & Bruised"2:23
5."Hope There's a Heaven"3:50
6."Train to Lime Street"1:45
7."Birthday Cake"4:22
Japanese edition bonus track[8]
No.TitleLength
15."Holding Up In There"3:51
Total length:47:35

Charts
Chart performance for Sad Happy
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 2

References
  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. Kerwick, Sean (12 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. Kemp, Elly (13 March 2020). "Circa Waves – 'Sad Happy' review: indie heroes explore hope and despair on compelling double album". NME. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. Murray, Robin (20 November 2019). "Circa Waves Announce New Album 'Sad Happy'". Clash. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. Beaumont, Mark (20 November 2019). "Circa Waves explain new single 'Jacqueline' and their two-sided new album for 2020, 'Sad/Happy'". NME. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Circa Waves | Big Nothing / SAD HAPPY". ビッグ・ナッシング / サッド・ハッピー (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.


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