# Love & Hyperbole

Love & Hyperbole is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, released on February 14, 2025. Cara worked with producers Mike Elizondo, Jake Gosling, and Jon Levine, among others, the latter of whom she had worked alongside on several of her prior projects, including the majority of her previous album, In the Meantime (2021).
The album was preceded by three songs, beginning with "Dead Man", which was released as the lead single on July 19, 2024. Following the announcement of Love & Hyperbole, "(Isn't It) Obvious" was released as a promotional single on October 21, 2024. "Slow Motion" was released on January 24, 2025. "Fire" was serviced to US hot adult contemporary radio stations as the album's second single on February 24, 2025.
Upon release, Love & Hyperbole received universal acclaim from critics, praising the production, songwriting, and vocal performances. To support the album, Cara has announced on her third concert tour, the Love & Hyperbole Tour, which will commence on April 6, 2025.

## Background and recording

Work on the album began in late 2021, continuing into early 2024. She said its creation came after feeling emotionally stuck and searching for an opportunity to have normal life experiences outside of her fame, which would inspire her creativity. Before she started work on the album, she says she questioned whether she wanted to continue making music for an industry that had significantly changed since she came on the scene.
In late August 2023, Cara announced publicly through an X posting the album's existence.
Cara changed her layout on social media in late June 2024 and began to post cryptic teaser images on a daily basis. She formally announced the first single, "Dead Man", on July 9, 2024. Through social media, Cara stated the track was about "a relationship that has come to an end and is like the last final grasp of trying to hold onto what is left of this relationship. Basically, looking at the other person and metaphorically shaking them and saying 'I am really trying my best to hold here, but if you don't want to be held onto then there's nothing left of this'. I feel like I am talking to a dead man." The song was released through Def Jam Recordings on July 19, 2024.

## Release and promotion

On October 20, 2024, Cara officially revealed the name of the album, Love & Hyperbole, through an X posting. A promotional single, "(Isn't It) Obvious", and accompanying music video were released on October 21, 2024, after being featured on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The song features a guitar solo by John Mayer.
On a December 20, 2024 YouTube livestream with Dan Kanter, Cara performed acoustically the next single from the album, "Fire", and announced its release date of January 17, 2025. On January 13, 2025, Cara announced through an X posting that the song's release would be postponed due to the ongoing Californian wildfires and substituted with a different song, "Slow Motion", which was released to online music streaming platforms on January 24, 2025.
On February 13, 2025, Cara announced the Love & Hyperbole Tour to help promote the album. It will be her third concert tour as she did not tour to promote In the Meantime due to the COVID-19 pandemic's mitigation measures. The tour will begin April 6, 2025, at the Orpheum Theatre, in Boston, Massachusetts.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| DIY | |
| Dork | 4/5 |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Love & Hyperbole received widespread critical acclaim from critics.
Sputnikmusic gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 and stating: "Barely weeks removed from a Grammy Awards ceremony where every premier girl pop album from last year vied for top honors, 'Love & Hyperbole' is just in a different class compared to the rest of them."

## Track listing

Notes
* signifies a co-producer.

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Alessia Cara – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3–8, 13), bass (7)
* Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12); percussion (1, 6, 10), programming (3, 12), electric guitar (4, 10), drum programming (4, 12); acoustic guitar, string arrangement (10); background vocals (13)
* Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13)
* Max Townsley – keyboards (1, 3, 6, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (1), electric guitar (3, 6, 10, 12, 13), piano (3, 12), organ (3), acoustic guitar (4, 6, 12), Rhodes (4, 13), drums (10)
* Buddy Ross – keyboards, programming (track 1)
* Greg Kurstin – bass, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, Rhodes, synthesizer (track 2)
* Evan Cobb – saxophone (track 3)
* Roy Agee – trombone (track 3)
* Emmanuel Echem – trumpet (track 3)
* Austin Hoke – cello (tracks 4, 10)
* Betsy Lamb – viola (tracks 4, 10)
* Alicia Enstrom – violin (tracks 4, 10)
* Kristin Weber – violin (tracks 4, 10)
* Jordan Lehning – string arrangement (track 4)
* Dan Farber – guitar (tracks 5, 7, 14); drums, programming (5, 14); background vocals, drum programming (5); percussion (14)
* Jules Halpern – background vocals (track 5)
* Olivia Aita – background vocals (track 5)
* Vincent Garcia – bass (track 5)
* Jon Levine – drums, keyboards (tracks 5, 7, 14); programming, Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano (5, 14); drum programming (5), percussion (14)
* Nick Perri – guitar (track 7)
* Yakob – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 8, 11), drum programming (8), percussion (11)
* John Mayer – guitar (track 8)
* Jack Rochon – guitar, keyboards, programming (track 9)
* Aaron Shadrow – bass, keyboards, percussion (track 10)
* Matt Campfield – bass, guitar, keyboards (track 11)
* Danny Klein – drum programming, percussion (track 11)
* Some Randoms – programming (track 11)
* Alex Wilder – background vocals (track 13)
* Erica Block – background vocals (track 13)
* Victoria Westfall – background vocals (track 13)
* Yuli – string arrangement, strings (track 13)

### Technical

* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Tom Elmhirst – mixing
* Buddy Ross – engineering, recording (track 1)
* Mike Elizondo – engineering (tracks 3, 12)
* Jon Levine – engineering (tracks 5, 14), recording (5, 7, 14)
* Dan Farber – engineering (tracks 5, 14), recording (5, 14)
* Yakob – engineering (track 8)
* Jack Rochon – engineering, recording (track 9)
* Alex Wilder – recording, second engineering (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13); additional engineering (1, 4, 10, 13)
* Erica Block – recording, second engineering (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13)
* Justin Francis – recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13)
* Greg Kurstin – recording (track 2)
* Julian Burg – recording (track 2)
* Matt Tuggle – recording (track 2)
* Jakob Rabitsch – recording (tracks 8, 11)

## Charts

Chart performance for Love & Hyperbole :
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 41 |