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Heaven & Hell

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Heaven & Hell is the debut studio album by American singer Ava Max. It was released on September 18, 2020, through Atlantic Records.[1]

Background

In April 2019, Max said in a Billboard interview that, "there are some other tracks on there that are like wild cards, and there are a few that I'm being vulnerable in".[2]

In an interview with Nylon, Max revealed that the album had been finished but decided to improve the track list by adding more songs to the album while only removing one. She also stated that the album was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Max announced the title of her debut album Heaven & Hell on July 29, 2020. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the single "Who's Laughing Now".[4]

On September 1, 2020, Max posted a link to pre-save the album on her social medias, saying that if enough people pre-saved the album the album's track list would be revealed.[5] Two days later on September 3, just a few hours before the release of the single "OMG What's Happening", the official Heaven & Hell track list was revealed on her website.[6]

In an interview with Amazon Music, Max confirmed that a deluxe edition of the album will be released.[7]

In an interview with MTV, published on October 12, 2020, Max stated "I'm also excited because I'm finishing the deluxe [edition of Heaven & Hell], and I'm really, really excited for everyone to hear these records as well. It's just a lot of music. I promise you guys there will be no shortage of music",[8] though many insiders have reported its cancellation. "My Head & My Heart" was released as a single from a digital edition of the album on November 19, 2020.[9]

In an interview, Ava confirmed that the Heaven & Hell era was officially over and she would be releasing music for her new album soon after.

Singles

The first single, "Sweet but Psycho", was released on August 17, 2018. It became a worldwide hit, topping the charts of several countries across the world and peaking at number 10 on the American Billboard Hot 100.

The second single, "So Am I", was released on March 7, 2019. It was a moderate success, peaking in the top 10 of multiple European countries as well as reaching number one in Poland.

The third single, "Torn", was released on August 19, 2020. It reached the top 10 in Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

The fourth single, "Salt", was released December 12, 2019, despite being released on SoundCloud over a year earlier on July 27, 2018. The song did well, topping the charts in Poland and reaching the top 10 in many other countries.

The fifth single and the lead single, "Kings & Queens" was released on March 12, 2020. It reached number one in multiple countries and became Max's second charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

The sixth single, "Who's Laughing Now" was released on June 30, 2020, which reached the top of the Radiomonitor chart in Macedonia and Lithuania.

The seventh single, "OMG What's Happening", was released on September 3, 2020.

The eighth and final single, "My Head & My Heart", was released as part of the album's digital edition on November 19, 2020.

Promotional Single

The first and only promotional single, "Naked", was released alongside the album on September 18, 2020.

Recording Dates

Track Listing

Heaven & Hell – Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "H.E.A.V.E.N" Ava Max • Cirkut Cirkut 1:46
2. "Kings & Queens" Max • Cirkut • Desmond Child • Hillary Bernstein • Jakke Erixon • Leland • Madison Love • Mimoza • RedOne ​​Cirkut • RedOne 2:42
3. "Naked" Max • Bonnie McKee • Cirkut • Eden xo • Love • Parrish Warrington • Vaughn Elsas ​​Cirkut • Trackside 3:42
4. "Tattoo" Max • Charlie Puth • Cirkut, Elof Loelv • Jacob Kasher • Tix ​​Cirkut 2:39
5. "OMG What's Happening" ​​Max • Cirkut • Jason Gill • Rollo Spreckley • Sorana ​​Cirkut • Hank Solo • Gill 2:59
6. "Call Me Tonight" A Strut • Max • Cirkut • Jakob Jerlström • Love • Shellback • Tove Lo ​​A Strut • Cirkut • Shellback 2:50
7. "Born to the Night" Max • Cirkut • Love • Peter Schilling • Spreckley • Thomas Eriksen ​​Cirkut • Earwulf 3:19
8. "Torn" Max • Cirkut • James Lavigne • Love • Sam Denison Martin • Thomas Eriksen ​​Cirkut 3:18
9. "Take You To Hell" Max • Cirkut • Khristian Arenada, Love • Maria Jane Smith • Spreckley • Victor Thell ​​Cirkut 2:44
10. "Who's Laughing Now" Max • Cirkut • Lotus IV • Love • Mans Wrendenberg • Noonie Bao ​​Cirkut • Lotus IV 3:00
11. "Belladonna" Max • Cirkut • Loelv ​​Cirkut 3:23
12. "Rumors" Max • Cirkut • Freedo • Jonas Becker • Love • Sam Gray • Shuko • Sorona • Timofei Crudu ​​Cirkut • Freedo 3:12
13. "So Am I" Max • Puth • Cirkut • Gigi Grombacher • Maria Smith • Spreckley • Thell ​​Cirkut 3:04
14. "Salt" Max • Autumn Rowe • Coco Morier • Love ​​Cirkut 3:00
15. "Sweet but Psycho" Max • Andreas Andersen • Cirkut • Love • TIX • William Lobban-Bean ​​Cirkut 3:07
Total Length: 44:45
Heaven & Hell – Digital Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "My Head & My Heart" Ava Max • Cirkut • Madison Love • Thomas Bratfoss Eriksen • Tia Marie • Scola Cirkut • Earwulf • Jonas Blue 2:54
Total Length: 47:39
Heaven & Hell – Japan Exclusive
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
8. "Kings & Queens" (acoustic) Max • Cirkut • James Lavigne • Love • Sam Denison Martin • Thomas Eriksen ​​Cirkut • RedOne 3:18
17. "Not Your Barbie Girl" Max • Cirkut • Claus Norreen • Johnny Pedersen • Karsten Dahlgaard • Lene Nystroem • Love • Rene Dif • Søren Rasted ​​Cirkut 3:06
18. "So Am I" (acoustic) Max • Puth • Cirkut • Gigi Grombacher • Maria Smith • Spreckley • Thell ​​ 3:03
19. "Salt" (acoustic) Max • Autumn Rowe • Coco Morier • Love ​​ 3:10
20. "Sweet but Psycho" (acoustic) Max • Andreas Andersen • Cirkut • Love • TIX • William Lobban-Bean ​​ 2:59
Total Length: 56:49


Scrapped Tracks

Deluxe

Shortly after the album's release, Max confirmed numerous times that its deluxe version was also in the works and nearly finished [18][19][20]. However, the idea was shelved to introduce her sophomore album, Diamonds & Dancefloors[21].
There was speculation that the deluxe was actually another EP for the era. It was scrapped to prioritize the release of Diamonds & Dancefloors.

The tracks below are speculated tracks on the album's re-issue.

Merchandise

Gallery

camera To view our gallery for Heaven & Hell, click here.

Promotion

Booklet

Videos

Trivia

  • In a now-deleted article, Pure Charts revealed that Ava Max's debut album was going to be called The Exhibitionist and was scheduled to be released in 2019. However, she later scrapped this concept of the album. [22][23]
  • When asked about the amount of songs made for the album by FLAUNT magazine, Max said "We’ve been writing over 100 songs and now finally, I wanted to put out the project. It's all about that energy, I’m all about energy." [24]
  • The following tracks contain samples of other artist's songs.
    • "My Head & My Heart" interpolates "Around the World (La La La La La)" by ATC.
    • "Kings & Queens" interpolates "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)" by Bonnie Tyler.
    • "Born to the Night" interpolates "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling.
    • "Torn" unofficially samples "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA.
  • "My Way" was set to be the lead single on of the album, but was removed entirely. [25]
  • "Freaking Me Out" was set to be featured on the album after it's release, but was ultimately scrapped. [26]
  • "Wild Thing" was originally going to be the 12th track of the album when the track list first leaked on Max's website, but it was eventually replaced with "Rumors".[27]
  • Max revealed in an interview with New Music Daily that she went back and forth between Heaven & Hell and Heaven or Hell.
  • The album was originally set for a late 2019 release until Max confirmed that her label had pushed it back to 2020.[28]
  • The original album cover was going to be the picture of her with silver body paint.[29]
  • The picture used for the album cover was the very last picture taken from the Heaven & Hell photoshoot.[29]
  • In the "Sweet but Psycho" cover, the reflection of Ava's hair in the mirror is orange. This indicates that she likely had a loose concept of her debut album around this time.
  • Heaven and Hell was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 26, 2020, for sales of 500,000 certified units in the US.
  • Max's favorite memory from recording the project was whilst she was writing "Torn" in her hometown Virginia.
  • Max came up with the album title while on the way to the MTV VMAs.[30]
  • "H.E.A.V.E.N" was the last song recorded for the album.
  • After taking a break from writing in June and July 2020, Max was able to "truly reflect" on what she wanted for the album. [31]
  • Heaven & Hell peaked at number one on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart, with it's lead single (Sweet but Psycho) peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • None of the tracks on the album's scrapped deluxe edition were written by Max herself. Had it been released, those tracks would be the only ones on the album to not be written by Max.

Spotify

References

  1. ↑ "Summer 2020". April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (April 2, 2019). "Ava Max Talks 'Mind-Blowing' Rise of 'Sweet but Psycho,' Debut Album Plans & Why 'No One's Better' Than Beyonce". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Wang, Steffanee (July 30, 2020). "AVA MAX ON "WHO'S LAUGHING NOW" & GETTING REVENGE ON THOSE WHO DOUBTED HER". Nylon. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ava Max to drop debut album in September". Martinsville Bulletin. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Avatars!! The #HeavenAndHell tracklist will be unlocked once you join forces by pre-adding and pre-saving the album...". September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Ava Max | Heaven & Hell Tracklist Reveal" September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Music Live Series with Ava Max". Amazon Music. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201015124228/http://www.mtv.com/news/3170585/ava-max-interview-heaven-and-hell-remote-access/
  9. ↑ "My Head & My Heart". Apple Music. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ 0 Sweet and Psycho_121117 instrumental_(mastered) 2017-12-19
  11. ↑ https://x.com/AvaMax/status/1081381335455821826
  12. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7508085/Ava-Max-wows-checked-monochrome-suit-red-corset-knee-high-boots-London.html
  13. ↑ Facebook
  14. ↑ https://x.com/AvaMax/status/1252010121766432769
  15. ↑ https://x.com/AvaMax/status/1292323383258910720/photo/1
  16. ↑ https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1316354281012899843
  17. ↑ 0 My Head & My Heart_V2 - 111320b instrumental_(mastered) 11-17-2020
  18. ↑ Ava Max’s Heaven & Hell Deluxe is coming!
  19. ↑ Ava Max Powered Through 'Heaven And Hell' With Pasta And Late-Night Dancing
  20. ↑ ava max tells all on her new album ‘heaven & hell’
  21. ↑ Ava Max Talking About Her Second Album With Extra Eric
  22. ↑ Gaga Daily - Ava's debut album titled "The Exhibitionist"
  23. ↑ Facebook - Ultimate Music Ava Max The Exhibitionist
  24. ↑ FLAUNT - Ava Max Making Anthemic Music
  25. ↑ Interview - AfterBuzz TV
  26. ↑ Interview - Entertainment Weekly
  27. ↑ File:Ac16ca79c287631fd7c3bcd004eff2c7.344x220x1.png
  28. ↑ "Ava Max’s Debut “Empowering Pop” Album Moved To 2020". BreatheHeavy. October 10, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEgJkAW18M
  30. ↑ Interview - MTV
  31. ↑ Interview - iHeartRadio

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Songs My Head & My Heart • H.E.A.V.E.N • Kings & Queens • Naked • Tattoo • OMG What's Happening • Call Me Tonight • Born to the Night • Torn • Take You To Hell • Who's Laughing Now • Belladonna • Rumors • So Am I • Salt • Sweet but Psycho
Outtakes 2 Many Emotions • Anything I Want • Cure The Pain • Dance Through the Fire • Dolla Baby • End Of The Night • Good In Hell • I'm Fine • Love Ain't (Sex) • Love Me Bad • Love Me Let Go • Me, U & The Night • Move • Middle of a Breakdown • My Love's Enough • Never Forget You • No Angel • No Deja Vu • Obscure Fantasy • Out of the Dark • She's A Killer • Silhouette • The Good, The Bad, The Ugly • Try Again • Wild Thing
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