Room Under the Stairs
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Room Under the Stairs is the upcoming fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Zayn. The album is set to be released on 17 May 2024 through Mercury and Republic Records. Production was handled by Zayn himself and Dave Cobb. It serves as the follow-up to Zayn's previous album, Nobody Is Listening (2021), and was preceded by two singles: "What I Am" and "Alienated".
Background and recording
In July 2023, Zayn was interviewed by Alexandra Cooper of Call Her Daddy, where he revealed that he was recording a new album and spoke about some of its content and sound: "I'm doing a record I don't think people are really gonna expect. It's a different sound for me. And it's got some more narrative going on, like real-life experiences and stuff. My daughter's mentioned in there a couple of times".[1]
On 28 February 2024, American record producer Dave Cobb revealed that he was extensively working with Zayn on the latter's upcoming album in an interview with Rolling Stone, in which he said: "What got me about Zayn was his voice, you can hear love, loss, pain, triumph and humanity in it. I feel as if this record is removing the glass from his spirit directly to his fans. Zayn has really created his own universe on this record, he really has no fear and is speaking straight from his soul".[2] Exactly a week later, in a teaser video, Zayn said: "I think the intention behind this album fully is for the listener to get more insight on me personally as a human being".[3]
Release and promotion
The album was announced alongside with its release date on 13 March 2024, and will be released on 17 May 2024.[4] Zayn released a 45 seconds teaser-trailer on 6 March 2024 and made the album available for pre-order.
Singles
"What I Am" was released on 15 March 2024 as the lead single[5] for the album, it was accompanied by a lyric video.
"Alienated", the second single[6] for the album was released with an accompanying live performance on 12 April 2024.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Zayn.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreamin" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "What I Am" | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Grateful" | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "Alienated" |
| 4:07 |
| 5. | "My Woman" | 3:42 | |
| 6. | "How It Feels" | 2:59 | |
| 7. | "Stardust" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Gates of Hell" | 2:39 | |
| 9. | "Birds on a Cloud" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Concrete Kisses" | 3:45 | |
| 11. | "False Starts" | 3:28 | |
| 12. | "The Time" | 3:13 | |
| 13. | "Something in the Water" | 2:31 | |
| 14. | "Shoot at Will" | 2:37 | |
| 15. | "Fuchsia Sea" | 2:28 | |
| Total length: | 48:58 | ||
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 17 May 2024 | [7] |
References
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (28 February 2024). "Is Zayn Malik Teasing a Country Album? Nashville Producer Details His New Sound: 'No Fear'". People. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (28 February 2024). "Zayn Teases New Sonic Journey on Next Album Co-Produced With Dave Cobb". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Longmire, Becca (6 March 2024). "Zayn Malik Teases 'Raw' New Album: 'There's Just Me Writing This'". People. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (13 March 2024). "Zayn Announces New Album 'Room Under the Stairs'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (15 March 2024). "Hear Zayn Hold His Own on Emotional New Single 'What I Am'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Charisma Madarang (12 April 2024). "Zayn Bids Adieu to the Past in New Single 'Alienated'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Zayn Malik Teases 'Raw' New Album: 'There's Just Me Writing This'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
