To Be Eaten Alive Explained

To Be Eaten Alive
Type:studio
Artist:Mariah the Scientist
Cover:MTS - To Be Eaten Alive.png
Genre:R&B
Length:27:50
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To Be Eaten Alive is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah the Scientist.[1] [2] The album was released on October 27, 2023, through Buckles Laboratories and Epic Records.[3] The album features guest appearances from Vory, 21 Savage, and Young Thug with production from herself alongside producers such as 18yoman, Kaytranada, London on da Track, Nineteen85, and WondaGurl, next to several other producers.[4]

Background

On October 28, 2022, Bout Mine was released as the first single from the album. The music video was released a week later on November 4, 2022. The track details "her frustrations about the romantic complications she is experiencing from a nonchalant lover".[5] The second single from the record, From A Woman, was released almost a year later on October 13, 2023. It was released in tandem with the track, From A Man, by her boyfriend Young Thug.[6] [7] The album's final single, "Different Pages" was released two days prior to the release of the full project on October 25, 2023. Days before the album's release, Mariah's interview with Complex was released, in which she spoke about the album's title:[8]

Critical reception

Writing for Pitchfork, Jackson Howard wrote that the album "ditches the well-drawn, sometimes-treacly origin stories of her first two full-lengths" and that "in their place is a collection of disappointingly aimless and often impersonal takes on distant love". Howard wrote that throughout the project, Mariah "sounds bored and uninspired, too exhausted by her circumstances to jolt herself awake". Concluding his review, he pointed out the production as the weakest point of the album, writing that "the beats are often the problem [on the album]" and that "the beats on To Be Eaten Alive are mostly plodding and bland, making the album’s 27-minute runtime feel twice as long as it actually is".

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 93
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 41

Notes and References

  1. Mariah the Scientist Shares Third Studio Album 'To Be Eaten Alive'. Hypebeast. Kearns. Sarah. 27 October 2023. 27 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Mariah The Scientist Brings On Young Thug, 21 Savage And More For "To Be Eaten Alive". Horvath. Zachary. HotNewHipHop. October 27, 2023. January 13, 2024.
  3. Web site: Mariah The Scientist Signs With Epic Ahead of New Album 'To Be Eaten Alive'. Lamarre. Carl. Billboard. October 13, 2023. January 13, 2024.
  4. Web site: Read All The Lyrics To Mariah The Scientist's New Album 'To Be Eaten Alive'. Partridge. Ken. Genius. October 27, 2023. January 13, 2024.
  5. Mariah the Scientist Shares New Song 'Bout Mine'. Rated R&B. Folk. Antwane. 9 November 2022. 27 October 2023.
  6. Young Thug and Mariah the Scientist Share New Songs "From a Man" and "From a Woman": Listen. Pitchfork. Lindert. Hattie. 13 October 2023. 27 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Young Thug Responds to Mariah the Scientist's New Song With 'From a Man'. Kreps. Daniel. Rolling Stone. October 13, 2023. January 13, 2024.
  8. Read All The Lyrics To Mariah The Scientist's New Album 'To Be Eaten Alive'. McKinney. Jessica. Complex. October 23, 2023. January 13, 2024.
  9. Billboard 200: Week of November 11, 2023. Billboard. November 7, 2023.
  10. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of November 11, 2023. Billboard. November 7, 2023.

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