I Disagree is the third studio album by American singer and YouTuberPoppy. It was released on January 10, 2020, via Sumerian Records. It is her first release on Sumerian Records following her departure from Mad Decent in 2019. It is also her final collaborative project with Titanic Sinclair before the end of their creative partnership in 2019. I Disagree debuted at number 130 on the Billboard 200 in the week of January 25, 2020, becoming Poppy's first entry on the chart.
Background and release
Poppy began work on I Disagree shortly after the release of Am I a Girl?, calling the album "post-genre" and "heavy". "Concrete" was released as the lead single from the album on August 22, 2019. It was released alongside a music video. The release of "Concrete" came shortly after an announcement of Poppy signing with Sumerian Records. The album's cover, title and release date were revealed on September 30, 2019 via Poppy's social media accounts. The album art was done by Jesse Draxler. "I Disagree" was released as the second single from the album on October 4, 2019, alongside a music video. "Bloodmoney" was released as the third single from the album on November 6, 2019, along with the announcement of a 2020 US tour in support of I Disagree and a music video. Poppy performed "Anything Like Me" and "Fill the Crown" to open. The tracklist of I Disagree was revealed via Poppy's social media on November 26, 2019. "Fill the Crown" was released as the fourth single from the album on December 11, 2019, alongside a music video. "Anything Like Me" was released as the album's fifth single on the same day as the album - January 10, 2020, with the music video directed by Jesse Draxler and Poppy. A video for "Sit/Stay" was released on March 20, 2020. On an Instagram live on April 12, 2020, Sumerian Records announced a deluxe version of the album to be released in summer of 2020. Poppy confirmed on Twitter that the release of the deluxe edition was "right around the corner" on July 22nd, 2020. A new song "Khaos x4" was released on July 28, 2020, the same day Poppy announced the deluxe edition of the album titled I Disagree . The deluxe edition also includes the additional tracks "Bleep Bloop", "Don't Ask", and "If It Bleeds" scheduled for release on August 14.
I Disagree received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 out of 100, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews. Ali Shutler of NME praised I Disagree as "her most accomplished record, full of daring theatre and snarling forward motion". AllMusic writer Neil Z. Yeung also gave the album a positive rating, writing that "As both a symbolic avatar for her life changes and a strong empowerment statement, I Disagree celebrates Poppy's rebirth as a pop-metal alchemist and unabashed rule-breaker." Josh Gray of Clash opined that the album would "seriously divide opinions across the spectrum, from the trvest of metal sugariest of pop stans", while nonetheless concluding that "Poppy remains a daring and divisive artist making daring and divisive art, and I Disagree is the perfect shot of adrenaline to kick start a new decade with." Malvika Padin of Gigwise called the album "A true masterpiece in almost every way imaginable..." and "...the perfect album to start 2020 with." While talking positively about the album, Nicoletta Wylde of musicOMH stated, "with I Disagree, Poppy releases her version of Lemonade; both channelling the pain of her recent controversy, sticking two fingers up to the past and translating her performance art into music." In June 2020, I Disagree was included on Spins list of the best albums of 2020 so far.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Poppy, Titanic Sinclair, Chris Greatti, and Zak Cervini. All tracks are produced by Chris Greatti and Zak Cervini.
