''Inner Monologue Part 2'' is the fifth

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by American singer and songwriter

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, released on June 28, 2019, through

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. The EP features eight songs, including a collaboration with singer and songwriter

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. It is the follow-up to her previous extended play released earlier the same year, titled '' Inner Monologue Part 1''.

Background and release

On June 6, 2019, Michaels announced the release date of the EP. She released the EP on June 28, 2019. It serves as a follow-up to her EP '' Inner Monologue Part 1'', released in January 2019. Michaels views both parts as one cohesive and connected album. Originally Michaels intended for ''Inner Monologue Part 1'' to be full of love songs and for ''Inner Monologue Part 2'' to be full of break-up songs, to distinct where she was from where she is now.

Promotion

The EP was promoted with VEVO live performance videos for "Falling for Boys" and "Hurt Again" on July 10, as well as the release of the music videos for "Body" on August 7, "17" on August 27 and "Priest" on September 4.

Artwork

The artwork was revealed along with the EP's release date on June 7, 2019.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. Note * signifies a co-producer.

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks),

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(track 2) *

Jesse Shatkin Jesse Samuel Shatkin (born 1979) is an American songwriter, producer and engineer. He has worked with Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Fitz and the Tantrums, One Direction, and Miley Cyrus, among others. Shatkin was nominated in 2014 for G ...

– bass guitar, drums, percussion,

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, synthesizer (tracks 1, 5); additional vocals, drum

(1), strings (5) *

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– additional vocals (track 1) * Samuel Dent – string arrangement (tracks 1, 5) * Benjamin Miller – background vocals, keyboards, strings, synthesizer (tracls 2, 4, 7); drums, percussion (4) *

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– programming (track 3) * Mike Sonier – guitar (track 6) *

– background vocals (track 7) * Jorgen Odegard – programming (track 8) Technical *

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– mixing (track 1) *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, ...

– mixing (tracks 2–7) * Jesse Shatkin –

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(tracks 1, 5) *

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– engineering (tracks 1, 5) * Benjamin Miller – engineering (track 2) * Benjamin Rice – engineering (track 2) * Ian Kirkpatrick – engineering (track 3) * Ray Charles Brown Jr. – engineering (track 8) * Samuel Dent – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5)

Charts

Release history

References

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