''Heart on My Sleeve'' is the second

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by English singer and songwriter

Ella Mai Ella Mai Howell (born 3 November 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical career began at London's British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of ''The X Fa ...

, released on 6 May 2022 through 10 Summers and

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. The album was executive-produced by

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and Meko Yohannes, and features guest appearances from

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Roddy Ricch Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. (born October 22, 1998), known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2018 with his single, "Die Young", which peaked at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. R ...

, and

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. It serves as the follow-up to Mai's 2018 self-titled debut album. A deluxe edition of the album featuring three additional songs was released on 2 February 2023 in conjunction with the announcement of Mai's Heart on My Sleeve North American tour.

Promotion

"Not Another Love Song" was released as the lead single on 2 October 2020. Its music video was released on 20 October 2020. "DFMU" was released on 28 January 2022, as the second single, alongside a music video. "Leave You Alone" was released on 31 March 2022, as the third single. "How" featuring Roddy Ricch was sent to

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on 7 June 2022, as the fourth single. Its music video was released on 28 July 2022. "This Is" from the deluxe edition was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on 14 March 2023, as the fifth single.

Commercial performance

''Heart On My Sleeve'' debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number nine on the

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and number two on the Top R&B Albums chart, earning 20,000

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s (15,000 being pure album sales) in its first week.

Track listing

Notes

* "Not Another Love Song" was originally released as a single in 2020; the version on the album is extended and features a spoken-word segment by American singer

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beginning at 3:32. "Sink or Swim" also features Blige beginning at 3:32. * American singer

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and choir are featured on "Fallen Angel" beginning at 3:18.

Charts

References

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