Chaotic (album)

## Chaotic

* Front Cover
* Back Cover
* Banner

## Singles

1. "Bubblegum Brain"
Released: February 5th, 2021
2. "Feeling Something Bad..."
Released: March 12th, 2021
3. "Over Breakfast"
Released: April 23rd, 2021
4. "Bruises"
Released: August 27th, 2021

"**Chaotic**" (originally stylized as "**CHAOTIC"**) is the debut studio album by American singer Ellise. The cover art and release date were announced on April 23rd, 2021, and the tracklist, back cover, and presave link were announced on April 30th, 2021.

The album's official title was announced on March 12th, 2021, during an interview with Ellise hosted by Notion., as well as in an Instagram post promoting the interview.

There was a virtual concert for this album, as well as a line of merchandise. On September 10th, 2021, for her birthday, Ellise released a live album version of the album.

## Theme

Ellise has stated that "this project is a full story, explaining a pretty awful situation I went through romantically, the way it shaped me afterwards, and all the emotions I felt in between," and that "‘Bubblegum Brain’ and ‘Feeling Something Bad’ are both some of the most upbeat songs on the album. They represent one piece of my sound, which is the high energy pop that I love. There are other types of sounds on the album, softer and more emotional, orchestral, lots of harmonies, and gut-wrenching lyrics." She has also stated that the "'chaotic' was the title of the song that i felt best descried the entire album, it's like the main song that explains the reasons for all the other songs on the album". She has also stated that "in three words, I would say the album is emotional, honest, and also at the same time light; because when I made the album, it was able to help me heal a lot from some of the things I was going through."

## Background

From 2018 to 2019, Ellise teased an album many times, including the title in her social media bios. The album's title was set to be either "Beauty From Ashes" (Also stylized as الجمال من الرماد) or "Fatal Flaw" rather than "Chaotic". Ellise claimed her mother mentioned this phrase a lot during her childhood and that if she were to ever release an album, she'd name it "Beauty From Ashes". It is believed that songs like "Keep It to Myself", as well as "Bruises", "Bubblegum Brain" and "Daggers" were meant for inclusion in the project.

During December of 2018, Ellise held an AMA for her future musical plans. When she was asked if she's going to release an EP or an album next year, she confirmed her future project is gonna be an album.

On January 1st, 2021, Ellise teased an album on Twitter.

> *happy 2021! my first album year
> 💪🏻😎 let's frickin go
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> Ellise, via Twitter*
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The first single of the album, "Bubblegum Brain", was released with a music video on February 5th, 2021.

> *i will release music on feburary 5th ...
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> Ellise, via Twitter*
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The second single, "Feeling Something Bad...", was released with a music video on March 12th, 2021. It was considered the "hell" of the album, whereas "Bubblegum Brain" was considered the "heaven".

> *think i might be feeling something bad...🤕
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> Ellise, via Twitter*
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The third single, "Over Breakfast", was released with on April 23rd, 2021.

After the album's release, on August 27th 2021, a music video for "Bruises" was released, making it the album's fourth single.

During the 5/24/2021 Twitch Livestream, Ellise hinted at the possibility of a deluxe version of the album, after fans asked about it. This later turned out to be the live version of the album. This live album was released on September 10th, 2021.

## Tracklist

* Final Tracklist
* Original Tracklist

*Note:* This is sourced from multiple sources such as screenshots of early versions of the album, and may not be reliable. There are also very likely to be multiple other early tracklists.

### Cut Tracks

***Main Page: List of Unreleased Projects***

* 1st Unknown Song
* 2nd Unknown Song
* 3rd Unknown Song
* 4th Unknown Song
* Buried It
* Daggers
* Heart Eyes
* Mad At You
* Morning (Cap'n Crunch)
* Play Dead
* Princess
* Ruin My Mind
* Salt & Sugar
* Skin
* The Conversation
* Together
* Upside Down

## Related Q&As

2/3/2021 Bubblegum Brain, Instagram QnA
2/6/2021 Bubblegum Brain, Twitter QnA
2/24/2021 Reddit AMA
2/28/2021 Instagram AMA
3/14/2021 Instagram AMA
4/23/2021 FRLE Interview
5/3/2021 Instagram QnA

## Trivia

* Originally, the album's title was set to be stylized as "CHAOTIC" rather than in title case.
* Ellise stated that the album would be released in 2020 multiple times, however it was delayed until 2021.
* The album cover was edited by Marc Heller.
* The album's vinyl copies were delayed to January 2022, due to the wrong version of the album being printed on the vinyls. This wrong version included several unfinished mixes and wrong songs.
	+ A version of the album with demoes of Fatal Flaw, Over Breakfast, Feeling Something Bad..., Zipperlips!, Chaotic, as well as two unreleased songs (Princess and Buried It, replacing Take Me to Safety and Reality respectively) was recovered. It is likely that this was the printed version.
* The project started as an album, then it shifted to an EP, and then became an album again.
* All songs on the album are explicit.
* When asked whether she would release an acoustic version of the album, Ellise responded "oooo maybe! that would be fun".
* In the cover art, Ellise is represented as a pixie / fairy.
* The font used in the back cover and track-list is called "Fairydust".
* Micah Gordon is the album's executive producer.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1388206676600254464
2. ↑ **Second Paragraph** https://notion.online/ellise-telling-a-story-can-be-so-healing/
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMVWpldF\_jg/
4. ↑ https://notion.online/ellise-telling-a-story-can-be-so-healing/
5. ↑ https://fizzymag.com/articles/ellise-interview-feeling-something-bad
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdIyM5bPJp0
7. ↑ *Note:* These songs were written or released around the time period that the album was being produced. It is not confirmed whether they were intended for this version of the album. Other songs written around this time may also have been intended.
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1345038401070747648
9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CKNI7nThAMk/
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1358125210352771072
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1363646393047343105/photo/1
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1479223269991583755
13. ↑ https://mp3k.pro/
14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOQZTIlw7-o&
15. ↑ https://www.fontpalace.com/font-download/fairydust/