(L)only Child (extended play)

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## Singles from *(L)only Child*

1. "(L)only Child"
Released: March 20, 2021
2. "About a Breakup"
Released: April 24, 2021
3. "Dinosaurs (S4E7)"
Released: May 18, 2021

***(L)only Child*** is the second studio extended play by American singer-songwriter Salem Ilese. It was released on May 21, 2021.

## Background

On March 16, 2021, Ilese stated "surprise i'm releasing an EP !! also i'm part afghan hound :) the first single, (L)only Child, comes out friday🐶💖" on her Instagram, and revealed the cover artwork.

On April 24, 2021, Ilese spoke about the extended play, revealing there would be six tracks and it would be released on May 21, 2021.

In an interview with *Happy Magazine*, Ilese revealed the process of writing and producing the songs: "Most of the songs were written sporadically throughout the past three years. "(L)only Child" was actually written first; it was actually a class project, so I went to Berkley College of Music in Boston for two years, and that one was the hardest song to finish ever in my life. It took two full years of versions and rewrites, and I wrote it with my friends. We went through so many different ideas, I think we scrapped five different verses, it didn't have a bridge until the last few versions we brought in. Another producer on it named Ivan, from Norway, who is a close friend of my boyfriend's. Bendik also kinda executive produced the whole extended play, he's not a producer on every song and he's not a writer on every song, but I always play things for him and he always gives his feedback and kinda makes it really cohesive which is super nice. The rest of them were mostly sessions randomly that I did in LA with anyone that would write with me."

She continued: "I came out here when I was 19, and just threw myself into any session that would have me! I got lucky in a few of them, and for songs like "Romeo & Juliet", and "Good, Not Great", I kinda didn't really think I was writing for myself at the time, I was just writing a song for that day. But then I kinda lived with them, and I was like 'oh no, I wanna keep this and release it' so, I reached out to the collaborators and was like 'hey guys, can I keep this and put it on the [extended play]?' So, that's kinda how it came together and I'm lucky because the collaborators are the sweetest people. It all kinda came together very sporadically, but for some reason it feels very cohesive to me."

## Singles

"(L)only Child""About a Breakup""Dinosaurs (S4E7)"
* "(L)only Child" was released as the lead single on March 20, 2021. Ilese wrote the song with Bendik Møller, Eivind Rebnord, lullaboy and Megan Albidress, and it was produced by Ilese, Møller and Rebnord.
* "About a Breakup" was released as the second single on April 24, 2021. It was written and produced by Ilese, Ryan Perez-Daple and Bendik Møller.
* "Dinosaurs (S4E7)" was released as the third and final single on May 18, 2021. Ilese wrote the song with Bendik Møller, Dave Burris and Christina Galligan, and it was produced by Møller and Burris.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 salem ilese Releases New Song “About a Breakup”
2. ↑ Instagram - surprise i’m releasing an EP !! also i’m part afghan hound :) the first single, (L)only Child, comes out friday🐶💖
3. ↑ salem ilese Releases Debut EP "(L)only Child"