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'''''Perfectly Imperfect''''' is the debut [[extended play|EP]] by American recording artist [[Grace VanderWaal]], the winner of ''[[America's Got Talent (season 11)|America's Got Talent]]'' (''AGT''), season 11. Released on December 2, 2016, it includes all four songs that VanderWaal wrote and performed on ''AGT'' and another original song by VanderWaal, "Gossip Girl". Produced by [[Greg Wells]], the EP debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart at No. 9.<ref name=Debut1/> It was the best selling EP of 2016.<ref name=AngermillerVar/>
'''''Perfectly Imperfect''''' is the debut [[extended play|EP]] by American recording artist [[Grace VanderWaal]], the winner of ''[[America's Got Talent (season 11)|America's Got Talent]]'' (''AGT''), season 11. Released on December 2, 2016, it includes all four songs that VanderWaal wrote and performed on ''AGT'' and another original song by VanderWaal, "Gossip Girl". Produced by [[Greg Wells]], the EP debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart at number nine.<ref name=Debut1/> It was the best selling EP of 2016.<ref name=AngermillerVar/>


== Development and personnel==
== Development and personnel==
VanderWaal, who was then 12 years old, signed a recording deal with [[Columbia Records]] in September 2016, soon after winning ''AGT'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Angermiller| first=Michelle Amabile |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7517956/americas-got-talent-grace-vanderwaal-columbia-records|title=''America's Got Talent'' Winner Grace VanderWaal Joins Adele, Beyonce at Columbia Records| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date=September 20, 2016|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}</ref> and started production of her debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Perfectly Imperfect''. She began recording sessions in New York in October.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/10/10/grace-vanderwaal-americas-got-talent-teases-new-music-first-recording-session/91861478/|title=Grace VanderWaal teases new music, tweets about her first recording session|publisher=[[USA Today]]| date=October 10, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/gracevanderwaal|title=Grace VanderWaal (@gracevanderwaal) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref> Pre-orders for the recording entitled purchasers to an instant download of VanderWaal's song "I Don't Know My Name", which was the song she auditioned with at ''AGT''.<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite news|last=Kaufman| first=Gil|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7573651/grace-vanderwaal-perfectly-imperfect-debut-ep-release-date| title=''AGT'' Winner Grace VanderWaal's Debut EP, ''Perfectly Imperfect'', Coming Dec. 2|work=Billboard|date=November 14, 2016|accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref> The EP was released on December 2, 2016.<ref name=BillboardReview>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597221/grace-vanderwaal-clay-listen-perfectly-imperfect-ep "Grace VanderWaal Unleashes Stunning Vocals on New Single 'Clay'"], ''Billboard'' magazine, December 2, 2016</ref>
VanderWaal, who was then 12 years old, signed a recording deal with [[Columbia Records]] in September 2016, soon after winning ''AGT'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Angermiller| first=Michelle Amabile |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7517956/americas-got-talent-grace-vanderwaal-columbia-records|title=''America's Got Talent'' Winner Grace VanderWaal Joins Adele, Beyonce at Columbia Records| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date=September 20, 2016|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}</ref> and started production of her debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Perfectly Imperfect''. She began recording sessions in New York in October.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/10/10/grace-vanderwaal-americas-got-talent-teases-new-music-first-recording-session/91861478/|title=Grace VanderWaal teases new music, tweets about her first recording session|publisher=[[USA Today]]| date=October 10, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/gracevanderwaal|title=Grace VanderWaal (@gracevanderwaal) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref> Pre-orders for the recording entitled purchasers to an instant download of VanderWaal's song "I Don't Know My Name", which was the song she auditioned with at ''AGT''.<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite magazine|last=Kaufman| first=Gil|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7573651/grace-vanderwaal-perfectly-imperfect-debut-ep-release-date| title=''AGT'' Winner Grace VanderWaal's Debut EP, ''Perfectly Imperfect'', Coming Dec. 2|magazine=Billboard|date=November 14, 2016|accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref> The EP was released on December 2, 2016.<ref name=BillboardReview>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597221/grace-vanderwaal-clay-listen-perfectly-imperfect-ep "Grace VanderWaal Unleashes Stunning Vocals on New Single 'Clay'"], ''Billboard'' magazine, December 2, 2016</ref>


There are five songs on the EP, including all four of VanderWaal's original songs from ''AGT'' and another original, "Gossip Girl". The recording is produced and mixed by [[Greg Wells]], who is also given a songwriting credit on "Beautiful Thing" and credited with arrangements and instrumentals on the album, except that VanderWaal is credited with ukulele playing on all of the songs except "Clay" and "Beautiful Thing"; [[Autumn Rowe]] is given a songwriting credit on three of the songs. VanderWaal's sister Olivia is credited with art design.<ref name=Liner>Liner notes, ''Perfectly Imperfect'', December 2016</ref><ref>Spanos, Brittany. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/meet-grace-vanderwaal-pop-prodigy-on-the-edge-of-13-w459126 "Meet Grace VanderWaal: Pop Prodigy on the Edge of 13"], ''Rolling Stone'', January 6, 2017</ref> A Walmart version features one additional song, "Missing You".<ref name=Mallenbaum>{{cite news|last=Mallenbaum| first=Carly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/16/grace-vanderwaal-ep-perfectly-imperfect/93932142/?hootPostID=6cd34a14adda307c38343bb0a6fead33| title=Exclusive: Grace VanderWaal's ''Perfectly Imperfect'' tracklist|publisher=USA Today|date=November 16, 2016|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref>
There are five songs on the EP, including all four of VanderWaal's original songs from ''AGT'' and another original, "Gossip Girl". The recording is produced and mixed by [[Greg Wells]], who is also given a songwriting credit on "Beautiful Thing" and credited with arrangements and instrumentals on the album, except that VanderWaal is credited with ukulele playing on all of the songs except "Clay" and "Beautiful Thing"; [[Autumn Rowe]] is given a songwriting credit on three of the songs. VanderWaal's sister Olivia is credited with art design.<ref name=Liner>Liner notes, ''Perfectly Imperfect'', December 2016</ref><ref>Spanos, Brittany. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/meet-grace-vanderwaal-pop-prodigy-on-the-edge-of-13-w459126 "Meet Grace VanderWaal: Pop Prodigy on the Edge of 13"], ''Rolling Stone'', January 6, 2017</ref> A Walmart version features one additional song, "Missing You".<ref name=Mallenbaum>{{cite news|last=Mallenbaum| first=Carly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/16/grace-vanderwaal-ep-perfectly-imperfect/93932142/?hootPostID=6cd34a14adda307c38343bb0a6fead33| title=Exclusive: Grace VanderWaal's ''Perfectly Imperfect'' tracklist|publisher=USA Today|date=November 16, 2016|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref>


== Singles and commercial uses==
== Singles and commercial uses==
The first single from the EP, "I Don't Know My Name", was released on November 18, 2016, the same day the EP became available for pre-order. The song was included as an immediate free download with EP pre-orders.<ref name=Kaufman/> The song debuted at No. 24 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart and No. 37 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Digital Songs|Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Grace%20Vanderwaal&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Grace%20Vanderwaal| title=Chart Search {{!}} Billboard| website=www.billboard.com|accessdate=December 3, 2016}}</ref> In Australia, it debuted at No. 82 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/12/aria-chart-watch-398|title=ARIA Chart Watch #398|publisher=auspOp|date=December 10, 2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref> The song debuted at No. 38 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart]].<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AGrace%20VanderWaal&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Grace%20VanderWaal Grace VanderWaal search], Billboard.biz, accessed December 14, 2016</ref> Another song on the album, "Light the Sky", is featured as background music in Google's "Year in Search 2016" video.<ref>Heldman, Breanne L. [https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/14/grace-vanderwaal-lyric-video-light-sky "Watch Grace VanderWaal's glowing new lyric video for 'Light the Sky'"], ''Entertainment Weekly'', December 14, 2016</ref>
The first single from the EP, "I Don't Know My Name", was released on November 18, 2016, the same day the EP became available for pre-order. The song was included as an immediate free download with EP pre-orders.<ref name=Kaufman/> The song debuted at number 24 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart and number 37 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Digital Songs|Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Grace%20Vanderwaal&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Grace%20Vanderwaal| title=Chart Search {{!}} Billboard| website=www.billboard.com|accessdate=December 3, 2016}}</ref> In Australia, it debuted at number 82 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/12/aria-chart-watch-398|title=ARIA Chart Watch #398|publisher=auspOp|date=December 10, 2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref> The song debuted at No. 38 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart]].<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AGrace%20VanderWaal&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Grace%20VanderWaal Grace VanderWaal search], Billboard.biz, accessed December 14, 2016</ref> Another song on the album, "Light the Sky", is featured as background music in Google's "Year in Search 2016" video.<ref>Heldman, Breanne L. [https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/14/grace-vanderwaal-lyric-video-light-sky "Watch Grace VanderWaal's glowing new lyric video for 'Light the Sky'"], ''Entertainment Weekly'', December 14, 2016</ref>


VanderWaal also released lyrics videos on her YouTubeVEVO channel for the songs on the EP. The first was for "I Don't Know My Name", on November 18, 2016, which has accumulated more than 30 million views.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlKvBtoWjI "Grace VanderWaal – I Don't Know My Name (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, November 18, 2016, accessed November 8, 2018</ref> The next was for "Clay", on December 2.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs5fP7G8gBc "Grace VanderWaal – Clay (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 2, 2016, accessed December 19, 2017</ref> "Light the Sky" followed on December 14,<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdU1vhLK9HM "Grace VanderWaal – Light The Sky (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 14, 2016</ref> "Beautiful Thing" was released on December 21,<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geq9828mf2Y "Grace VanderWaal Beautiful Thing (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 21, 2016</ref> and "Gossip Girl" debuted on December 28, 2016.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PHxdIOfYY "Grace VanderWaal – Gossip Girl (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 28, 2016</ref> The lyrics videos for the five songs have been viewed a total of more than 55 million times.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/user/GraceVanderWaalVEVO/videos GraceVanderWaalVEVO: Videos], YouTube, accessed November 8, 2018</ref> Isis Briones of ''[[Teen Vogue]]'' wrote: "Through her lyrics alone, fans are able to feel exactly what her song is about – and once you pair them with her angelic melodies, there's definitely no stopping the feels."<ref>Briones, Isis. [http://www.teenvogue.com/story/grace-vanderwaal-gossip-girl-lyric-video "Grace VanderWaal Premieres 'Gossip Girl' Lyric Video"], ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', December 28, 2016</ref>
VanderWaal also released lyrics videos on her YouTubeVEVO channel for the songs on the EP. The first was for "I Don't Know My Name", on November 18, 2016, which has accumulated more than 30 million views.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlKvBtoWjI "Grace VanderWaal – I Don't Know My Name (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, November 18, 2016, accessed November 8, 2018</ref> The next was for "Clay", on December 2.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs5fP7G8gBc "Grace VanderWaal – Clay (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 2, 2016, accessed December 19, 2017</ref> "Light the Sky" followed on December 14,<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdU1vhLK9HM "Grace VanderWaal – Light The Sky (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 14, 2016</ref> "Beautiful Thing" was released on December 21,<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geq9828mf2Y "Grace VanderWaal Beautiful Thing (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 21, 2016</ref> and "Gossip Girl" debuted on December 28, 2016.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PHxdIOfYY "Grace VanderWaal – Gossip Girl (Lyric)"], YouTube, GraceVanderWaalVEVO, December 28, 2016</ref> The lyrics videos for the five songs have been viewed a total of more than 55 million times.<ref>VanderWaal, Grace. [https://www.youtube.com/user/GraceVanderWaalVEVO/videos GraceVanderWaalVEVO: Videos], YouTube, accessed November 8, 2018</ref> Isis Briones of ''[[Teen Vogue]]'' wrote: "Through her lyrics alone, fans are able to feel exactly what her song is about – and once you pair them with her angelic melodies, there's definitely no stopping the feels."<ref>Briones, Isis. [http://www.teenvogue.com/story/grace-vanderwaal-gossip-girl-lyric-video "Grace VanderWaal Premieres 'Gossip Girl' Lyric Video"], ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', December 28, 2016</ref>
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==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
The EP debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart at No. 9<ref name=Debut1>Caulfield, Keith. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7617662/the-hamilton-mixtape-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart "''The Hamilton Mixtape'' Debuts at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 Albums Chart"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', December 11, 2016</ref> and on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at No. 11.<ref>[http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/12/12/chartsthis-week "On the Charts...This Week"], ''FYI Music News'', December 12, 2016</ref> In its debut week, it sold about 52,000 units, including 47,000 in physical form.<ref name=Debut1/> It was the best selling EP of 2016.<ref name=AngermillerVar>Angermiller, Michele Amabile. [https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/americas-got-talent-grace-vanderwaal-results-show-1202508274 "''America’s Got Talent'' Winner Grace VanderWaal to Return for Live Results Show"], ''Variety'', July 27, 2017</ref>
The EP debuted on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart at number nine.<ref name=Debut1>Caulfield, Keith. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7617662/the-hamilton-mixtape-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart "''The Hamilton Mixtape'' Debuts at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 Albums Chart"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', December 11, 2016</ref> and on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at number eleven.<ref>[http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/12/12/chartsthis-week "On the Charts...This Week"], ''FYI Music News'', December 12, 2016</ref> In its debut week, it sold about 52,000 units, including 47,000 in physical form.<ref name=Debut1/> It was the best selling EP of 2016.<ref name=AngermillerVar>Angermiller, Michele Amabile. [https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/americas-got-talent-grace-vanderwaal-results-show-1202508274 "''America’s Got Talent'' Winner Grace VanderWaal to Return for Live Results Show"], ''Variety'', July 27, 2017</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/GraceVanderWaalVEVO/videos Videos of the songs on the EP] at VanderWaal's YouTube VEVO channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/GraceVanderWaalVEVO/videos Videos of the songs on the EP] at VanderWaal's YouTube VEVO channel

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Perfectly Imperfect
EP by
Grace VanderWaal
ReleasedDecember 2, 2016
GenrePop
Length17:00
Label
ProducerGreg Wells
Grace VanderWaal chronology
Perfectly Imperfect
(2016) 		Just the Beginning
(2017)
Singles from Perfectly Imperfect
  1. "I Don't Know My Name"
    Released: November 18, 2016

Perfectly Imperfect is the debut EP by American recording artist Grace VanderWaal, the winner of America's Got Talent (AGT), season 11. Released on December 2, 2016, it includes all four songs that VanderWaal wrote and performed on AGT and another original song by VanderWaal, "Gossip Girl". Produced by Greg Wells, the EP debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number nine.[1] It was the best selling EP of 2016.[2]

Development and personnel

[edit]

VanderWaal, who was then 12 years old, signed a recording deal with Columbia Records in September 2016, soon after winning AGT,[3] and started production of her debut EP, Perfectly Imperfect. She began recording sessions in New York in October.[4][5] Pre-orders for the recording entitled purchasers to an instant download of VanderWaal's song "I Don't Know My Name", which was the song she auditioned with at AGT.[6] The EP was released on December 2, 2016.[7]

There are five songs on the EP, including all four of VanderWaal's original songs from AGT and another original, "Gossip Girl". The recording is produced and mixed by Greg Wells, who is also given a songwriting credit on "Beautiful Thing" and credited with arrangements and instrumentals on the album, except that VanderWaal is credited with ukulele playing on all of the songs except "Clay" and "Beautiful Thing"; Autumn Rowe is given a songwriting credit on three of the songs. VanderWaal's sister Olivia is credited with art design.[8][9] A Walmart version features one additional song, "Missing You".[10]

Singles and commercial uses

[edit]

The first single from the EP, "I Don't Know My Name", was released on November 18, 2016, the same day the EP became available for pre-order. The song was included as an immediate free download with EP pre-orders.[6] The song debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number 37 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart.[11] In Australia, it debuted at number 82 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[12] The song debuted at No. 38 on Billboard's Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart.[13] Another song on the album, "Light the Sky", is featured as background music in Google's "Year in Search 2016" video.[14]

VanderWaal also released lyrics videos on her YouTubeVEVO channel for the songs on the EP. The first was for "I Don't Know My Name", on November 18, 2016, which has accumulated more than 30 million views.[15] The next was for "Clay", on December 2.[16] "Light the Sky" followed on December 14,[17] "Beautiful Thing" was released on December 21,[18] and "Gossip Girl" debuted on December 28, 2016.[19] The lyrics videos for the five songs have been viewed a total of more than 55 million times.[20] Isis Briones of Teen Vogue wrote: "Through her lyrics alone, fans are able to feel exactly what her song is about – and once you pair them with her angelic melodies, there's definitely no stopping the feels."[21]

In August 2017, Windex used VanderWaal's "Beautiful Thing" as the soundtrack for an advertisement.[22]

Promotion

[edit]

VanderWaal has been promoting the EP with a series of appearances and performances. She performed "Light the Sky" and "Riptide" at halftime during the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 6, 2016.[23] VanderWaal performed "I Don't Know My Name" in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[24] on NBC's Today show on November 28[25] and at the Christmas tree lighting at South Street Seaport, in New York City, on November 29, where she also sang "Light the Sky".[26][27] She sang "I Don't Know My Name" on The Wendy Williams Show on December 2,[28] at Cyndi Lauper's annual holiday fundraiser at the Beacon Theatre on December 3,[29] on CBS's The Talk on December 8[30] and at Z100's Jingle Ball Tour 2016 stop at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2016.[31]

In addition to her lyrics videos for the songs "I Don't Know My Name" and "Clay", VanderWaal released a video to promote Perfectly Imperfect on her YouTube VEVO channel featuring the song "I Don't Know My Name".[32]

Critical reception

[edit]

Lindsay Peoples, writing for New York Magazine, called the first four songs, after hearing them on AGT, "not only catchy but emotional and unique to her own sound, a mix of raw and folk".[33] Billboard magazine praised VanderWaal's vocals, finding them "reminiscent of a Taylor Swift-Regina Spektor hybrid".[7] Brianna Wiest of Teen Vogue wrote: "The EP takes you through Grace's range, touching on issues that are all-too-well-known for young people, as well as soul-stokingly beautiful medleys that almost anyone could relate to. ... [W]e see ... her ability to master both a softer, vowel-breaking folk tone as well as push through a serious power-ballad by the end. It's rare that you see both at once, but that's part of the magic of Grace's sound: it's at once completely new, and totally unexpected."[34] Vulture.com called "Beautiful Thing" "a pure delight, devoid of cynicism and complication ... [sung] with a voice that sounds [like] it should belong to a wistful 33-year-old."[35] After Windex used the song as the soundtrack to an advertisement, Billboard added that VanderWaal can: "make you cry while watching an advertisement for a cleaning product ... [because of her] striking vocals and sincere lyrics".[22] Jamie Weikel of the Reading Eagle commented that VanderWaal's "raspy voice makes her music iconic and lovable".[36]

Commercial performance

[edit]

The EP debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number nine.[1] and on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart at number eleven.[37] In its debut week, it sold about 52,000 units, including 47,000 in physical form.[1] It was the best selling EP of 2016.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Know My Name"Grace VanderWaal2:28
2."Clay"
3:36
3."Light the Sky"
  • VanderWaal
  • Rowe
3:49
4."Beautiful Thing"
3:44
5."Gossip Girl"
  • VanderWaal
  • Rowe
3:23
Total length:17:00
WalMart exclusive version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Missing You" (Coffeehouse version)VanderWaal1:54
Total length:18:54

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[38] 11
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[39] 2
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[40] 4
US Billboard 200[41] 9

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