''Leave It Beautiful'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer

Astrid S Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally as Astrid S, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of '' Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she ...

, released on 16 October 2020 by Universal Music A/S and

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. It followed a string of five

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s and several singles and collaborations. It was announced on 15 September 2020 and was preceded by the three singles, "Dance Dance Dance", "Marilyn Monroe", and "It's Ok If You Forget Me".

Background and development

Astrid's first release of 2020 was a collaboration with American country singer Brett Young titled "I Do"; the song reached at number three in Norway. On 27 May 2020, Astrid announced the lead single "Dance Dance Dance" from her debut studio album would be released the following week on 5 June. The music video premiered a day later on 6 June. The second single, "Marilyn Monroe" was announced on 19 August 2020 and was released two days later. On 15 September 2020, Astrid announced her debut studio album would be titled ''Leave It Beautiful'' and would be released on 16 October 2020. On 16 September, she announced the third single, "It's Ok If You Forget Me", which was released two days later on 18 September 2020.

Critical reception

''Leave It Beautiful'' received positive reviews from music critics. Elosie Bulmer from ''

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'' stated that "Astrid S’ debut is a sleek collection of pop filled exuberance and relatability".

Track listing

All tracks produced by Jack & Coke alongside

, except for "Marilyn Monroe" produced alongside

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, and "Leave It Beautiful", produced alongside A Strut.

Personnel

Musicians *

meplass – vocals, background vocals (all tracks), piano (7) * Eyelar Mirzazadeh – background vocals (1) *

– bass

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, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1) *

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– programming (all tracks), bass programming, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (1–4, 6–10); trumpet (9) *

Jakob Hazell Jack & Coke (formerly known as SeventyEight) is a Swedish production and songwriting team consisting of Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell. They have produced and written songs for artists such as Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Tove Lo, Nick Jonas and Hayley ...

– programming (all tracks), bass programming, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (1–4, 6–10); trumpet (9) * Peter Axelsson – strings (6) * Ludvig Soderberg – background vocals, bass programming, drums, keyboards, percussion, programming (10) Technical *

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– mastering (all tracks), mixing (1–5, 7–10) * Andreas Roos – mixing (6) * Jack & Coke – recording (1–6, 8–10), executive production * Anders Kjær – recording (7)

Charts

References

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