Speak Your Mind is the debut studio album by English singer Anne-Marie, released on 27 April 2018, through Major Tom's, Asylum Records, and Atlantic Records. Anne-Marie announced the album, a pop and EDM record, on February 21, 2018, and it was made available for pre-order two days later. The album was recorded from 2015 to 2018 at various studios, and the production was handled by Jennifer Decilveo, Nick Monson, Amir Amor, Chris Loco, Marshmello, The Invisible Men, MNEK, TMS, Teddy Geiger, Fred Ball, Fraser T. Smith, Jack Patterson of Clean Bandit, Mark Ralph, David Guetta, and Steve Mac, alongside others. Producer Marshmello makes a guest appearance and is the sole guest on the album's standard track listing, although producers Clean Bandit and David Guetta, alongside Sean Paul, appear on the album's various reissues.
The album was supported by seven singles. The lead single, "Alarm", was commercially successful, charting at number 16 on the UK singles chart and number 7 on the ARIA Charts in Australia, where the single was certified 2× Platinum. It would eventually peak at number 3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the United States. The second single, "Ciao Adios" was more successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 9 on the UK singles chart and certifying 2× Platinum. The third and fourth singles, "Heavy" and "Then" were modestly successful in the UK, while the fifth single, "Friends" (featuring Marshmello) was successful worldwide, charting at number 4 on the UK singles chart, while becoming Anne-Marie's first single on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping multiple charts worldwide. The sixth single, "2002" was also commercially successful, becoming Anne-Marie's highest-charting solo single in the UK, while the seventh and final single, "Perfect to Me", a remix of the album track "Perfect", was modestly successful in the UK.
Upon the release of Speak Your Mind, the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics. The album was also a commercial success, peaking at number 3 in both the UK Albums (OCC) chart and the Scottish Albums (OCC) chart. It also peaked at number 4 in the Irish Albums (IRMA) chart and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, it was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for equivalent sales of 300,000 units in the country. It was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and 2× Platinum by Music Canada (MC). The album would later be reissued with bonus tracks, including the chart-topping Sean Paul–Clean Bandit collaboration "Rockabye", Anne-Marie's most successful hit, and the modestly successful David Guetta collaboration "Don't Leave Me Alone". To promote the album, Anne-Marie went on the Speak Your Mind Tour from 2018 to 2019, featuring supporting acts such as Lennon Stella and Goody Grace.
Background Talking to Polish pop culture magazine Luvpop about the album's title, Anne-Marie said:
Singles "Alarm" was released as the lead single from Speak Your Mind on 20 May 2016. The single became Anne-Marie's first major worldwide hit, peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The single additionally reached the top 20 in as Australia and Scotland, as well as the top 40 in seven countries. It was certified Platinum in the UK, Australia, and Poland, and Gold in the US and Canada. The music video for the song, also released on 20 May 2016, was directed by Malia James and filmed in Mexico City. It is loosely inspired by Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet.
"Ciao Adios" was released as the second official single on 10 February 2017. The single became her first top ten hit in the UK, reaching No. 9, while also reaching the top ten in Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, and Scotland. It was also certified 2× Platinum in the UK and the Netherlands, Platinum in Australia, Germany, and Poland, and Gold in Canada. The single had moderate success elsewhere. The "Ciao Adios" music video was released on 9 March 2017 on YouTube and features Anne-Marie with her girl gang dancing in Marrakesh, Morocco, with plenty of colors.
"Heavy" was released on 22 September 2017 as the third single from the record. It failed to replicate the success of "Alarm" and "Ciao Adios", reaching the top 40 in the UK, and only charting in a couple other territories. The music video for "Heavy" was released on 16 October 2017. "Then" was released on 15 December 2017 as the fourth single. The single reached No. 87 in the UK charts and peaked at number 15 on the Tipparade chart in the Netherlands, alongside certifying Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for equivalent sales of 200,000 units in the country, alongside "Heavy".
"Friends", a collaboration with American DJ Marshmello, was released as the fifth single on 9 February 2018. It reached the top ten in the UK, Ireland, and Hungary, as well as the top forty in twelve countries. The song additionally became Anne-Marie's first US Billboard Hot 100 entry as a lead artist, where it peaked at number 11. It would eventually be certified 6× Platinum in Canada, 4× Platinum in the US and Australia, and 3× Platinum in the UK. The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released on 16 February 2018. In the visual, Anne-Marie and a group of female friends host a house party. Marshmello keeps avoiding being asked to leave. However, as Anne-Marie attempts to kick him out, he keeps finding ways to get back into the house, which annoys Anne-Marie and her friends.
"2002" was released as the sixth single on 20 April 2018. The song debuted at number 8 in the United Kingdom, becoming Anne-Marie's fourth UK top 10 hit, before later climbing to number three, making it Anne-Marie's highest-charting song as a lead artist. It also reached the top ten in Ireland, Scotland, and Australia, and was certified 8× Platinum in the US, 5× Platinum in Canada, 4× Platinum in the UK, and 2× Platinum in Austria and the US. A remixed version of "Perfect" retitled "Perfect to Me" was released as a single on 2 November 2018. It has reached number 57 in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Gold. Promotional singles and other songs On 21 October 2016, a stripped version of the song "Peak" was released. It later became the main version of the song, and was included on Speak Your Mind as the first promotional single. It was specifically included as a bonus track on the Japan edition and digital deluxe edition of the album. Despite not being released as singles, the songs "Can I Get Your Number" and "Trigger" also charted, with the latter peaking at number 59 on the Irish Singles Chart.
Promotion Speak Your Mind Tour
In 2018, Anne-Marie announced the Speak Your Mind Tour in support of her debut album. The tour consisted of 5 legs, taking place in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. The tour began on 20 August 2018, in Los Angeles, and concluded on 19 June 2019, in London. Supporting acts included Goody Grace, Mahalia, Kojey Radical, Ella Watson, Cellarr (then known as "OpenSide"), Glades, and Lennon Stella.
Tour dates +List of confirmed dates and venuesDateCityCountryVenueSupporting actNorth America 20 August 2018 Los AngelesUnited States The Roxy TheatreGoody Grace 24 August 2018 Portland Holocene 29 August 2018 Montreal Canada Le Ministère 1 September 2018 DetroitUnited States The Shelter 10 September 2018 Columbus A&R Music Bar 13 September 2018Boston Brighton Music Hall 17 September 2018 New York Bowery Ballroom 18 September 2018 Brooklyn Rough Trade NYC 24 September 2018 Chicago Lincoln Hall 26 September 2018 Washington U Street Music Hall United Kingdom 19 November 2018ManchesterEnglandManchester AcademyMahaliaKojey Radical 20 November 2018 22 November 2018LondonO2 Academy Brixton 23 November 2018 25 November 2018GlasgowScotlandBarrowland BallroomMahalia 26 November 2018 28 November 2018BirminghamEnglandO2 AcademyMahaliaKojey Radical 29 November 2018Ella WatsonKojey Radical Australia & New Zealand 28 March 2019 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Openside 30 March 2019 Brisbane AustraliaEatons Hill HotelGlades 31 March 2019 SydneyEnmore Theatre 2 April 2019Melbourne170 Russell 3 April 2019Prince Bandroom 4 April 2019 AdelaideHQ 6 April 2019 PerthMetro City Asia 9 April 2019Singapore Capitol Theatre rowspan="5" 11 April 2019Hong Kong MacPherson Stadium 13 April 2019 Seoul South Korea Yes24 Live Hall 15 April 2019TokyoJapan Liquid Room 16 April 2019 Europe 2 May 2019 Zurich Switzerland X-TraLennon Stella 3 May 2019 Munich Germany Tonhalle 4 May 2019 Vienna Austria Gasometer 6 May 2019 BerlinGermany Tempodrom 8 May 2019 Cologne Palladium 9 May 2019 Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxexpo The Box 11 May 2019 Hamburg Germany Grosse Freiheit 13 May 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio 15 May 2019 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena 16 May 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live 18 May 2019ParisFranceLe Bataclan 19 May 2024 21 May 2019 BournemouthEngland O2 Academy 23 May 2019 Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion 24 May 2019 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena 25 May 2019 LeicesterEngland De Montfort Hall 27 May 2019 Leeds O2 Academy 28 May 2019 Sheffield O2 Academy 29 May 2019 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall 31 May 2019 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall 1 June 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena 3 June 2019 Liverpool England Guild of Students 4 June 2019 Newcastle O2 Academy 6 June 2019 Reading Hexagon 7 June 2019 Swindon Oasis 8 June 2019 Brighton Dome 10 June 2019 Norwich The Nick Rayns LCR, UAE 12 June 2019London Eventim Apollo 13 June 2019
Setlist This setlist represents the set from the show at O2 Academy in Leeds and may not represent the setlist for the remainder of the tour. "Bad Girlfriend" "Cry" "Do It Right" "Heavy" "Perfect" "Trigger" "Ciao Adios" "Can I Get Your Number " "Don't Leave Me Alone" "Alarm" "Then" "Rockabye" "2002" "Friends"
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Speak Your Mind has an average score of 62 based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Commercial performance
Anglosphere In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 3 on the UK Official Album Chart. It was also certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for equivalent sales of 300,000 units. By the end of 2018, the album was positioned at number 26 on the UK Official Album Chart, and by the end of 2019, the album was positioned at number 62 on the chart. In the United States of America, the album charted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, and would later be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales of 1,000,000 units in the country. By the end of 2018, the album was positioned at number 182 on the Billboard 200.
In Australia, the album was positioned at number 18 on the ARIA Charts. In Canada, the album charted at number 16 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, and was certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada (MC) for equivalent sales of 160,000 units. In New Zealand, the album charted at number 31 on the New Zealand Albums Chart.
Europe In Austria, the album charted at number 16 on the Ö3 Austria chart and was certified Gold by IFPI Austria (IFPI AUT) for equivalent sales of 7,500 units in the country. In Belgium, the album charted at number 31 on the Ultratop chart in Wallonia and peaked at number 3 on the same chart in Flanders. By the end of 2018, the album was positioned at number 37 on the Ultratop chart in Flanders, and, by the end of 2019, the album was positioned at number 162 on the same chart. In the Czech Republic, the album charted at number 9 on the Czech Albums Chart. In Finland, the album charted at number 11 on the Official Finnish Charts. In France, the album charted at number 66 on the French Albums Chart and was certified Gold by SNEP for equivalent sales of 50,000 units in the country. By the end of 2018, the album was positioned at number 177 on the French Albums Chart.