This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Lola Young. It was released on 21 June 2024 through Day One and Island Records. It follows her 2023 debut album, My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely. The album contains her UK number-one single "Messy", which was the sixth single, and was met with acclaim from critics; it reached number sixteen on the UK Albums Chart.
It also earned Young nominations for Best New Artist and won Best Pop Solo Performance for "Messy" at the 68th Grammy Awards.
Track listing
Note signifies an additional producer
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Musicians Lola Young – vocals Jared Solomon – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8), synthesiser (1–3, 6, 9), programming (1, 5, 6, 9), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), drums (2, 3, 9), acoustic bass guitar (7) Conor Dickinson – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9), percussion (4), acoustic guitar (5, 7), bass guitar (5), bass (9) Will Brown – keyboards (tracks 1, 5), organ (1, 7), synthesiser (2, 3, 5, 9), drums (2, 4, 6, 9); bass, electric guitar (2); piano (3, 6) Carter Lang – bass, drums (track 1); electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesiser (5) Buddy Ross – programming, sampler, synthesiser (track 1) Matt Zara – electric guitar, piano, programming, synthesiser (track 2) Monsune – keyboards, programming (track 5) Cass Lowe – electric guitar, programming (track 10)
Technical Dale Becker – mastering (tracks 1–10) Jasper Ward – mastering (track 11) Nathan Phillips – mixing (tracks 1–9) David Wrench – mixing (track 10) Jared Solomon – engineering (track 2) Nate Mingo – mastering assistance (track 4)
Visuals Studio Island – artwork Sophie Jones – photography
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 38 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 3 US Billboard 200 64 US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) 8
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway Chart (2025) Position French Albums (SNEP) 97
Certifications
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