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. It was released on March 6, 2020, by

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. The album was supported by eleven singles, with three featuring artists such as Australian singer

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, English singer Anne Marie, and American pop band LANY, with the single with Sivan peaking at number eighty one on the

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. Upon release, new tracks featured collaborations with Canadian singer

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, Mexican singer Sofia Reyes and South Korean

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BTS. ''How I'm Feeling'' received mixed to positive reviews from

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. Commercially, the album debuted at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the US, number nine on the

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in the UK and number eleven on the

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in Canada. In October 2021, the album was certified gold by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units.

Cover art

The cover depicts miniature versions of Lauv standing and sitting on him wearing colorful outfits. According to Lauv, these characters are "represented by purple (existential Lauv), blue (hopeless romantic Lauv), green (goofy Lauv), yellow (positive Lauv), orange (fuckboy Lauv) and red (spicy Lauv), all of which make up isidentity." The music video for "Sims" would "bring the album concept and characters to life for the first time", and allowed viewers to get a glimpse inside Lauv's mind and learn about the concept behind the album.

Singles

The lead single from the album, called " I'm So Tired..." with

was released on January 24, 2019. The

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was released on February 14, 2019. The song peaked at number 81 on the

Commercial performance

''How I'm Feeling'' debuted at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200. On October 18, 2021, the album was certified gold by the

(RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of five hundred thousand units.

Critical reception

''How I'm Feeling'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 67, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Notes *"Fuck, I'm Lonely" and "I'm So Tired..." are stylized in

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. *"Who" only features Jimin and

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of BTS, not the whole group.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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