Individual

## ***Individual***Extended play by Niki & Gabi

### Producer

LYRE, Brandon Campbell (exec.), Nathan Cunningham (exec.), Marc Sibley (exec.) & Stephanie Jones (exec.)

## Singles

1. "R U"
August 11, 2017
2. "Sleep It Off"
June 29, 2018
3. "Flowers"
July 13, 2018
4. "Let It Roar"
July 13, 2018

## Trailer

***Individual*** (stylized all in capitals) is the debut extended play (EP) by American duo Niki & Gabi. It was released on July 27, 2018. The EP was recorded between March 2016 and March 2018.

## Background

On August 11, 2017, Niki and Gabi released the lead single of the extended play entitled "R U", on August 17, 2017, Niki and Gabi confirmed that their EP would be coming out in November 2017, and that they hadn't picked a name for it yet but they had four options for the title. On August 29, 2017, Niki and Gabi confirmed again that the release date of the extended play would be in November 2017, however, the release date was pushed back to summer 2018. On April 18, 2018, Gabi tweeted that she and Niki had four projects coming out that year. On June 14, 2018, both Niki and Gabi changed their profile pictures, and Gabi started tweeting hints for the track list and lyrics, she teased the lyrics of "Make It Sting" using emojis, and also give hints for the whole track list using emojis. A few days later on June 18, 2018, the pre-order was made available and the artwork, track list and release date were revealed. The same day, a teaser of the extended play was uploaded onto their channel including snippets of all the songs and their music videos. On June 29, 2018, the second single "Sleep It Off" was released. On July 11, 2018, Niki and Gabi revealed that their two solo singles would be included on the extended play.

On the day of release, Niki took to Twitter to thank her and Gabi's managers Lisa Flip and Stephanie Piza for helping them to bring their vision to life.

## Singles

* The lead single, "R U", was released on August 11, 2017.
* The second single, "Sleep It Off", was released on June 29, 2018.
* The double third singles "Flowers" by Gabi and "Let It Roar" by Niki were released on July 13, 2018.

R USleep It OffFlowersLet It Roar
## Tour

*Main article: Individual Tour*
On July 3, 2018, Niki & Gabi announced the Individual Tour in support of the EP. The tour was scheduled to begin on August 4, 2018, in San Francisco, California, however only the final date of the tour, December 27, 2018, was performed.

## Commercial performance

*Individual* Peaked at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and #32 on the Independent Albums chart. It also peaked at #22 on the iTunes overall charts. It also peaked at #3 on the Pop 100 Chart on iTunes and #20 worldwide next to Taylor Swift.

## Composition

On November 21, 2018, Niki and Gabi gave an interview with *Pop Star Online*.

## Trivia

* The extended play was originally set for release in November 2017, however, the date was later changed to July 27, 2018.
* Niki & Gabi had four options for the title.
* The extended play got it's name because both Niki and Gabi wanted to reflect their differences and show people that they are two different people, despite being twins.

## Track listing

### **Cut tracks**

* "Cold Room"
* "Hair Tie"

## References

1. ↑ Niki & Gabi Answer Fan Questions! (Most Embarrassing Moments, Etc.) | Hollywire
2. ↑ Niki and Gabi Talk New Song 'Ru' & Upcoming EP | HEY GUYS | INSTANT
3. ↑ Twitter - this is our year...🏆 4 huge projects being revealed shortly💫
4. ↑ Twitter - Just wanna thank our talented hardworking managers @lisaflip & @mspiza for dealing with @gabcake & I, wanting this EP perfect and finished just as much as we’ve wanted it, making sure everything matched our vision, and making sure we putting out quality. #appreciationpost 🖤
5. ↑ Chanell Heeter via YouTube - Gabriella DeMartino granted full consent permission for me to cover this song she wrote for her and Niki's upcoming EP.
6. ↑ Behind The Scenes of Niki and Gabi's "Hair Tie" Music Video (Exclusive!)

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