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''Night Time, My Time'' is the debut studio album by American singer
Sky Ferreira Sky Tonia Ferreira (; born July 8, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, model, and actress. As a teenager, Ferreira began uploading videos on Myspace of herself singing songs she had written, which led to her discovery by producers Bloodsh ...
, released on October 29, 2013, by
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. The album was originally set to be released in 2011, following the singles "17", "
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", and "
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". However, they became commercial failures and caused her label to postpone the album repeatedly. As a result, many recording sessions were held for the album; some of which went towards two
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s (EP), '' As If!'' (2011) and ''
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'' (2012). The final result includes work from Ferreira and producers including Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen, and Dan Nigro, which marks a departure from her previously released material. Musically, it is an
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and
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album that explores 1980s pop music, 1990s
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, and various styles of
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, while its lyrics convey themes such as failure, love, and anger. The album cover, shot by film director
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, portrays a
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Ferreira in a shower. ''Night Time, My Time'' received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its sound; it has been recognized by numerous media outlets as one of 2013's best albums and was ranked by ''
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'' as number 43 in a list of the 200 best albums of the 2010s. It was a modest success commercially; it debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number 45 and on the
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at number 40. ''Night Time, My Time'' was preceded by the digital release of its lead single, " You're Not the One", accompanied by a
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. Capitol Records also issued "24 Hours" and " Boys" as free digital promotional singles, and although it was not released as a single, a music video was filmed for the album's title track.


Background and development

After releasing the tracks "17", "
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", and "
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", Ferreira announced that her debut studio album would be released on January 11, 2011. However, Ferreira's budget was dramatically reduced which led to the cancellation of the record; such release was substituted with the extended play (EP) '' As If!'', which was released on March 22, 2011. In November 2011, Ferreira announced that her debut studio album would be released in 2012, with a lead single planned to precede its release that February. The following month, she revealed that she was currently in the studio, working on her debut album with
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throughout 2012, and "possibly" with
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and
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. In early 2012, Ferreira renamed the LP ''Wild at Heart'', and confirmed "24 Hours" and "Swamp Girl" would be included in it. Another song, entitled "Lost in My Bedroom", surfaced online that March. After releasing the music video for the track " Red Lips" in June, she stated that she had renamed the record once again, changing its title to ''I'm Not Alright''. The album was also briefly referred to as ''I Will''. Ferreira began working with Ariel Rechtshaid, whom she contacted and met after Rechtshaid had heard "One" and subsequently " liked" Ferreira's Facebook page. After her single " Everything Is Embarrassing" unexpectedly became popular on indie-oriented music blogs, Ferreira released another EP, ''Ghost'', on October 16, 2012. In early 2013, Ferreira intended to release an album composed of a mixture of tracks she had written and recorded with Brion and those she had written and recorded with Rechtshaid. After the album experienced more delays, Ferreira decided to keep recording with Rechtshaid and co-producer Justin Raisen in order to make the album more cohesive in sound, dropping the Brion-produced tracks from the record. After her record label refused to fund the album's recording sessions any further, Ferreira did so herself, with money she had earned from her modeling career to cover the costs of recording and equipment for these sessions. A majority of the album's content was completely recorded, mixed, and mastered in just a few weeks during August 2013. On August 29, 2013, Ferreira posted a photograph on her Facebook page indicating that the record was complete.


Music and lyrics

''Night Time, My Time'' is an
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album, exploring different musical styles of those heard on Ferreira's second EP ''Ghost'' (2012). While the latter had a more "relaxed" sonic atmosphere—featuring
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, synth-pop and acoustic styles—the album incorporates
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pop and
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, while also drawing inspiration from
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and 1980s
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, new wave, and
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. The songs occasionally include guitars and "hard-hitting", as on "I Will" and " You're Not the One"; however, the album incorporates diverse music genres, including new wave on "Love in Stereo" and "24 Hours", and
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on "Kristine". Amongst other elements in the album's songs, are
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samples. The atmosphere of the album was said to evoke records of
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,
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, and
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with " distorted tracks". Ferreira, who mostly sings in a low register, explores a multitude of lyrical themes. A prominent one is failure, provoked by record label manipulation and oppression. Ferreira stated that the record was her try at getting the listeners to "know er, and further said that in the record, she felt like herself and that she had control over such lyricism. However, another scope of themes is present on the record, such as love, inconstant relationships and
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. Her personality is reflected through an array of states of spirit—frustration and anger are contrasted with vulnerability, "redemption" and self-confidence. ''Night Time, My Time'' was named after lines spoken by
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in the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992); Ferreira would later star in an episode of '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017).


Release and artwork

The artwork for ''Night Time, My Time'' was photographed by Argentine director
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at Hotel Amour in Paris, and was unveiled by Ferreira on October 10, 2013. It depicts the close-up of a
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Ferreira, whose left breast is exposed and is wearing a
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, inside of a green-tiled shower. She originally considered using another picture for the album artwork, and was additionally encouraged by
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to choose an older photograph where she was seen with "long blonde hair ..sitting on a bed looking cute ..in a black dress looking pretty". Ferreira ultimately selected the topless image because she felt it more accurately reflected the nature of the record. The artwork for the album on most streaming services is censored and does not show her breasts. The uncensored version is available on the cover of the vinyl release. ''Night Time, My Time'' was released as a digital download through the iTunes Store in the United States on October 29, 2013, where it was exclusively available until November 5, 2013. It was additionally made available for
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on CD and LP formats, although Ferreira publicly criticized Capitol Records when they were unavailable for its initial release and announced that she would self-fund the creation of vinyl versions. Following the launch of her third extended play, '' Night Time, My Time: B-Sides Part 1'', in November, her MyPlayDirect store began selling bundles that included a green translucent vinyl pressing, a compact disc, a digital download, and a poster of the album artwork. Ferreira announced that the pre-ordered copies of ''Night Time, My Time'' were shipped on November 27, while Capitol Records released their own vinyl versions of the record on January 28, 2014. A limited edition that included Ferreira's second extended play, ''Ghost'' (2012), was also released.


Promotion

" You're Not the One" was released as the lead single from ''Night Time, My Time'' on September 24, 2013. Its music video, paying visual homage to 1983 film '' The Hunger'' and set in a high-fashion nightclub, was released on the same day. On November 25, 2013, Ferreira appeared on the program ''
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'', where she performed the single. "24 Hours" was released as a free
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on the same day of the album's release. A music video for the album's title track, directed by Grant Singer and released on November 27, 2013, sees Ferreira wearing a variety of wigs and lingerie. Natasha Stagg of '' V'' wrote that, in the video, Ferreira "embraces the title she's been deemed by dressing in provocatively infantile accessories" and "cleverly eliversthe junkie role back in her detractors' faces." ''
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'' named the video among the best of 2013. Though not a single, on December 19, 2014, "Omanko" received a music video, directed by Ferreira's then-boyfriend,
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frontman
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, consisting of "silly homemade videos of Ferreira spliced with footage of her onstage performances" in a
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quality. The video was later taken off of YouTube by a copyright claim from
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. Prior to the album release, US tour dates featuring Ferreira alongside
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and Smith Westerns were revealed. Due to a vocal injury, Ferreira canceled the tour with three shows remaining. On November 25, 2013, a live concert with Ferreira was held at Rough Trade New York, followed by a signing session. The attendance could purchase the original LP along with its ''Night Time, My Time: B-sides Part I'' EP. In addition to serving as an opening act for several dates of
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's worldwide Bangerz Tour, Ferreira also promoted the record at one-off headlining shows and
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appearances throughout 2014, punctuated by a five-date run of West Coast shows in November.


Critical reception

''Night Time, My Time'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
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score of 79, based on 30 reviews. Writing for
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, Heather Phares complimented the record for being "consistently good", and elaborated that Ferreira successfully blended "her teen pop past with her current interest in indie rock in surprising, creative, and always catchy ways".
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from ''
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'' commented that it seemed "like the first release on which Ferreira is truly engaged with the music she's creating", and placed particular praise towards her success in "portraying erselfas a complex person who's successfully discovered her own voice." Lauren Martin from ''
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'' appreciated that Ferreira " ellspersonal tales of familiar issues of love, heartbreak and identity in refreshed and engaging ways", which she elaborated was her personal "highlight" from the record. Carrie Battan from ''
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'' stated that ''Night Time, My Time'' was "one of the most pleasingly conventional and cohesive pieces of pop-rock to come along this year" for integrating "80s pop sparkle and full-bodied 90s grunge in a streamlined way." Writing for ''
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'', Elias Leight felt that the fact that ''Night Time, My Time'' "
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out half a lifetime after she started trying to make music" exemplified a "survive and stay" philosophy; he suggested that said dedication would provide Ferreira with career longevity. Kevin Leidel from ''
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'' commented that the record had the potential of becoming the "gaunt, darkly painted neurosis" that would successfully "combat popular music's deluge of silly and crude self-affirmations." Jordan Sargent from ''
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'' enjoyed seeing Ferreira confidently and comfortably "reveling in the swirling cacophony that is her sound and her life." Referencing its frequent delays, Lavanya Ramanthan from ''
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'' opined that ''Night Time, My Time'' " ormalizedthe singer" and "might even have listeners rooting for her." However, Stacey Anderson from ''
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'' offered a more mixed review of ''Night Time, My Time''; she criticized it for " oundinglike a soundtrack for ''
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'' remake playing in her head." Samuel Tolzmann from Pretty Much Amazing felt that the quality of the record dropped off from "Omanko" through the remainder of the album. Benji Taylor of '' Clash'' panned the album as "cheap theatrics masquerading as inspired art".


Accolades

Several media publications recognized ''Night Time, My Time'' as one of the best albums of 2013. The staff from '' Idolator'' listed the record as their favorite record of the year, writing that the project "is not only a defining (long awaited) first statement, but a defying, perfectly imperfect middle finger in the air." It was additionally placed as the second best album by ''
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'' and ''
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'', and the sixth best record by ''
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''. The staff from
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ranked ''Night Time, My Time'' as the ninth best album of 2013, simply commenting that "she did it." ''Pitchfork'' described the project as "blown-speaker, smeared-lipstick pop—would-be radio hits with that last topcoat of paint left incomplete", and acknowledged it as the 15th best record. ''Rolling Stone'', ''
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'' respectively placed the album as the 21st, 25th, and 27th best record of 2013. ''Consequence of Sound'' listed ''Night Time, My Time'' as the 49th best album of the year, adding that "if teens are digging ''Night Time, My Time'', they're only a few steps removed from
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, and Blondie." Although its rank was not specified,
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'' recognized the record as among the best of the year. Some of the publications ranking the album as one of the best of the 2010s decade are:


Commercial performance

''Night Time, My Time'' debuted at number 45 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, on the strength of digital downloads from its exclusive first-week release through the iTunes Store. In doing so, it became her highest-charting record in the country; by comparison, her second extended play ''Ghost'' (2012) reached number eight on the ''
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chart. As of November 2014, the album had sold 39,000 copies in the United States, according to
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. In Australia, ''Night Time, My Time'' peaked at number 40 on the
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. The album debuted at number 73 on the
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, selling 1,337 copies in its first week.


Track listing


Notes

* signifies a co-producer * signifies a
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producer


Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Night Time, My Time''.


Musicians

*
Sky Ferreira Sky Tonia Ferreira (; born July 8, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, model, and actress. As a teenager, Ferreira began uploading videos on Myspace of herself singing songs she had written, which led to her discovery by producers Bloodsh ...
– vocals * Ariel Rechtshaid – organ ; guitars ; programming ; keyboards ; additional vocals ; synths ; drums , bass * Justin Raisen – synths ; guitars ; programming ; keyboards ; bass ; additional vocals ; drums ;
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,
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* Jordan Benik – keyboards * Garrett Ray – drums * Sean Fitzgerald – drums * Lily Elise – additional vocals * Jeremiah Raisen – additional vocals * Mereki Beach – additional vocals * Daniel Nigro – additional vocals ; keyboards ; guitars * Ashlee Gardner – additional vocals, bass


Technical

* Ariel Rechtshaid – production ; recording * Justin Raisen – co-production ; recording,
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engineering ; mixing * Sky Ferreira – executive production * Nick Rowe – editing * Jeremiah Raisen – Pro Tools engineering assistance * Daniel Nigro – Pro Tools engineering assistance, editing * David Schiffman – mixing * Chris Kasych – Pro Tools engineering * Mark Santangelo – Pro Tools engineering assistance *
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– mastering at The Lodge, New York City * Rich Morales – mastering assistance


Artwork

*
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– photography * Sydney Nichols – layout


Charts


Release history


''Night Time, My Time: B-Sides Part 1''

''Night Time, My Time: B-Sides Part 1'' is the third
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(EP) by American singer
Sky Ferreira Sky Tonia Ferreira (; born July 8, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, model, and actress. As a teenager, Ferreira began uploading videos on Myspace of herself singing songs she had written, which led to her discovery by producers Bloodsh ...
, released on November 25, 2013, by
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. It includes three previously unreleased tracks, in addition to the original version and the
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remix of her earlier single " Everything Is Embarrassing" from her second extended play ''
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'' (2012).


Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer * signifies a remix producer


Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Night Time, My Time: B-Sides Part 1''. * Ariel Rechtshaid – recording ; keys * David Schiffman – mixing *
Emily Lazar Emily B. Lazar is an American mastering engineer. She is the founder, president, and chief mastering engineer of The Lodge, an audio mastering facility that has operated in New York City's Greenwich Village since 1997. She won a Grammy Award for ...
– mastering * Rich Morales – mastering assistance *
Jon Brion Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer. He performed with the Excerpts, the Bats, 'Til Tuesday and The Grays (band), the Grays before becoming an established pro ...
– all instruments ; additional production * Greg Koller – recording, mixing * Eric Caudieux – additional programming, editing * Patricia Sullivan – mastering * Jason Hill – recording *
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– mixing * Chris Kasych –
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engineering * Mark Santangelo – Pro Tools engineering assistance * Magic Ghost (Jason Hill and Nick Ackerman) – all instruments * Devonté Hynes – keys * Nick Rowe – editing * Kevin Bartley – mastering * Chris Athens – mastering


Notes


References

{{Authority control 2013 debut albums Albums produced by Ariel Rechtshaid Albums produced by Justin Raisen Albums recorded at Electro-Vox Recording Studios Capitol Records albums Polydor Records albums Sky Ferreira albums