Maybe This Time It'll Work

"Maybe This Time It'll Work" is the 2nd Mini Album by FEVER. It was released on June 23rd, 2023.

## Background

In April 2023, it was announced on FEVER's Instagram page that their second mini album would be released soon. Despite this announcement, the album went through many delays and changes throughout the release plan. Many of the songs that were originally on the project were cut and replaced with new ones.

On June 23rd, 2023, their second mini album was finally released on all streaming platforms.

"Drunk Driving on Route 66 with My Girlfriend of 7 Years Named Gwendolyn as We Run from the Man Chasing Us" was released as the album's lead single on June 30th, 2023.

"XXX" was released as a single on July 14th, 2023, and is confirmed to be the 2nd single and title track of the album.

## Tracklisting

### DDOR66WMGFO7YNGAWRFTMCU Visualizer

On June 30th, 2023, the visualizer for "Drunk Driving on Route 66 with My Girlfriend of 7 Years Named Gwendolyn as We Run from the Man Chasing Us" was released. The song has been confirmed to be the lead single for "Maybe This Time It'll Work".

### XXX Single Release

On July 14th, 2023, it was confirmed through the official FEVER Shop that "XXX" will be receiving exclusive CDs and Vinyls. The canvas for the song on Spotify was changed from the typical b-side canvas to one of a dance shot, presumably a music video or visualizer for the song. XXX has also been confirmed to be the title track of the album.

## Commercial Performance

Compared to Hot Topic, Maybe This Time It’ll Work is considered a commercial failure. Leaked stats from FEVER’s spotify show that “Drunk Driving on Route 66 …” makes up more than 98% of the streams, as the album has around 2,000 total streams, which is less than half of what Hot Topic had. It is likely due to the fact no one was aware of the album’s release since FEVER’s Instagram & Twitter were deleted, and they hadn’t used their YouTube community tab until Ebb&Flow.

## Studio Sessions

### December 12th, 2022

This is the second session for Hot Topic. Five songs were recorded during this session, none were intended for Maybe This Time It'll Work but ultimately one was released for the album.

* XXX

### January 9th, 2023

The session for Taesun& Chan's canceled sub-unit album. Fifteen songs were recorded with none intended for this album, but ultimately three were released.

* Aesthetic Bubblegum 1980s Type Shit I Don’t Know I’m Running out of Ideas Coquette (Originally titled Abstract)
* A Towel That Hangs off the Edge of the Door While Typing on the Computer (Originally titled Signature)
* Ironically, This Is the Shortest One but It Has the Longest Title so I Guess It’s a Funny Haha Kind of Ironic Thing, Right? (Originally titled 3AM)

### March 30th, 2023

This studio session is well-known for being the primary studio session of Maybe This Time It'll Work. Over 30 songs were recorded during this session, with 6 being intended for the album.

* Fantasma (Demo version of Drunk driving on route 66)
* This Is Ridiculously Long but It's Okay Because Maybe It Will Fit
* Suite Dreams
* Cabin Fever
* Insomnia
* Drunk Driving on Route 66 with My Girlfriend of 7 Years Named Gwendolyn as We Run from the Man Hunting Us

## Trivia

* This is the first release since Seonjoon joining the group, as well as the first since D.K.'s departure.
* "Aesthetic Bubblegum 1980s Type Shit I Don’t Know I’m Running Out of Ideas Coquette", "A Towel That Hangs off the Edge of the Door While Typing on the Computer", and "Ironically, This Is the Shortest One But It Has the Longest Title so I Guess It’s a Funny Haha Kind of Ironic Thing, Right?" are all outtakes from the canceled sub-unit debut of Taesun & Chan. They were titled Abstract, Signature, and 3AM respectively.
* Most of the track titles get cut off on YouTube, as seen by the visualizer for "Drunk Driving on Route 66 with My Girlfriend of 7 Years Named Gwendolyn as We Run from the Man Chasing Us".
* XXX is an outtake from Hot Topic