Mint (Alice Merton album)

Mint
Studio album by
Alice Merton
Released18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length38:11
Label
Producer
Alice Merton chronology
No Roots
(2017) 		Mint
(2019) 		S.I.D.E.S.
(2022)
Singles from Mint
  1. "No Roots"
    Released: 2 December 2016
  2. "Lash Out"
    Released: 30 May 2018
  3. "Why So Serious"
    Released: 7 September 2018
  4. "Funny Business"
    Released: 30 November 2018

Mint is the debut studio album by German-Canadian singer Alice Merton, released on 18 January 2019 through Paper Planes and Mom + Pop Music.[2] It includes the singles "No Roots" and "Lash Out, which were previously included on the No Roots EP, "Why So Serious", released on 7 September 2018, and "Funny Business", released on 30 November 2018.

Merton re-released the album in late 2019 under the title Mint +4, with the addition of 4 new songs, including new single "Easy".

Background

Merton spoke to Billboard about an additional single to be included on the album: "It's one of my favorites at the moment. I could listen to it all the time... We'll probably be releasing it in November. When I wrote it, I was like, yeah this is fun."[2] She also stated that the song "Why So Serious" came about as a "response to the press' questions about being a one-hit wonder [after 'No Roots'] and embracing her individuality through music and a small team".[3]

Promotion

Singles

The lead single, "No Roots" was released on 2 December 2016, which was included in her debut EP, No Roots. It reached number one on the US Alternative Songs chart.[2] On 30 May 2018, "Lash Out" was released as the second single from the album.[4] The third single, "Why So Serious", which was released on 7 September 2018,[5] was accompanied by a video of Merton seeing strange things as she walks down a street.[6] "Funny Business" was released on 30 November 2018 as the fourth and las single from the album.[7][8] "Easy" was released as the overall fifth single from Mint +4.[9]

Critical reception

Mint ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Exclaim!7/10[12]
PopMatters8/10[1]

The New York Times called the album a "rousing take on centrist 1980s pop with a disco tempo and the faintest texture of Southern rock. Which is to say: Haim, watch out."[13]

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Nicolas Rebscher, except "Lash Out", produced alongside Dave Bassett and "Funny Business" produced by John Hill.

Mint – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Learn to Live"
3:56
2."2 Kids"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:31
3."No Roots"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:55
4."Funny Business"
  • Merton
  • John Hill
3:05
5."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
6."Lash Out"
3:14
7."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
8."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
9."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
10."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
11."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
Total length:38:11
Mint – +4 Edition[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Easy"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:10
6."Homesick"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:16
7."Lash Out"
3:14
8."Keeps Me Awake"
  • Merton
  • David Vogt
  • Hannes Büscher
  • Laila Samuels
  • Philip Böllhoff
  • Sipho Sililo
3:11
9."Speak Your Mind"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:32
10."I Don't Hold a Grudge"
  • Merton
  • Hutchings
  • Rebscher
3:39
11."Honeymoon Heartbreak"
3:23
12."PCH"
  • Merton
  • Bassett
3:32
13."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
  • Tobias Kuhn
2:57
14."Why So Serious"
  • Merton
  • Rebscher
3:43
15."Back to Berlin"Merton4:22
Total length:52:26

Charts

Chart performance for Mint
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 62
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 21
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[20] 63
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[21] 25
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[23] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 13

References

  1. ^ a b Woronzoff, Elisabeth (17 January 2019). "Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Payne, Chris (7 September 2018). "Alice Merton Interview: Previewing Debut Album 'Mint'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Scott, Clara (11 October 2018). "Alice Merton Talks About Life After Having a Smash Hit". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ Mosk, Mitch (30 May 2018). ""Lash Out" with Alice Merton's Irresistibly Passionate Anthem". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Why So Serious – Single by Alice Merton on iTunes". iTunes Store. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Alice Merton debuts new song, "Why So Serious" – Music News". ABC News Radio. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ Stubblebine, Allison (29 November 2018). "Alice Merton Wants None of Your "Funny Business"". Nylon. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ^ Nattress, Katrina (30 November 2018). "Alice Merton Drops Confessional New Single 'Funny Business': Listen". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Alice Merton shares new single Easy off deluxe album 'Mint +4'". OriginalRock.net. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Mint - Alice Merton". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. ^ Yuyitung, Matt (15 January 2019). "Alice Merton - Mint". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. ^ Caramanica, Jon (14 September 2018). "The Playlist: Lana Del Rey's Smoldering Return, and 12 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Mint +4 by Alice Merton". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Merton – Mint" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alice Merton – Mint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Alice Merton Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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