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To Hell with It (stylized in all lowercase as to hell with it) is the debut mixtape by English singer-songwriter and producer PinkPantheress. It was released on 15 October 2021 through Parlophone and Elektra Records. PinkPantheress initally began posting snippets of her songs to social media platform TikTok in early 2021, including "Pain" and "Break it off". Both songs immediately went viral on the platform. She subsequently signed to Parlophone and Elektra Records, through which she released three of the mixtape's singles: "Passion", "Just for me", and "I must apologise".

Inspired heavily by the 2000s era of music, the mixtape is primarily a dance-pop, liquid drum and bass, alternative R&B, and UK garage record with elements of alt-pop, hyperpop, bedroom pop, pop-punk, 2-step, jungle, and dembow. Upon its release, to hell with it received critical acclaim from music critics and publications alike, who praised its nostalgic quality, its clever usage of samples, and PinkPantheress's vocals. On Metacritic, which assigns scores on a basis of 100, to hell with it received a score of 86 based on 10 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Background and release

PinkPantheress started recording one song a day after coming home from university in early 2021, taking a half-hour each day to write and record 20-second loops, which she posted as short-form videos on the social media platform TikTok.[2] In January of 2021, one of these short-form loops, which was a 12-second snippet of her song "Pain", was posted on TikTok with the caption "day 11 of posting a song every day bc i have nothing else to do 😤"[3] and quickly gained much attention on the platform.[4][5] Soon after, she began to post snippets of her songs "Last valentines" and her breakout single "Break it off". The latter of the two songs soon went viral on TikTok and PinkPantheress was subsequently signed to Parlophone and Elektra Records. "Break it off" and "Pain" were subsequently released as the lead and second singles from to hell with it on June 4 and June 7, respectively.

PinkPantheress released the song "Passion" as the third single from the mixtape in July of 2021.[6] This was followed by the release of "Just for me" as the fourth single in August of 2021. "Just for me" immediately went viral on TikTok and was used in over 2 million videos on the social media platform.[7] On September 22, in an interview with NME when asked what was next for her career, PinkPantheress stated:

"There’s definitely a body of work on the way, so watch this space. There are a few things in between that I shan’t give away since you know that I am a lover of mystery. The project is a bit of a mixtape, more than an EP, but all I can say is that it’s coming out some time next month, and it’s a bit dark. Eclectic? You can be the judge of that. But I hope to have the same amount of love for this record as I’ve gotten already at the start of my career. It’s been really nice to see everyone react this way to my music. I just hope that I’ve just created a moment."
- PinkPantheress via NME[8]

On October 1, a short video with the title "hi guys!" was uploaded to PinkPantheress's official YouTube account. The short announced both the release of to hell with it and its official title.[9] In that same month, the mixtape's official tracklist was announced by Apple Music.[10] PinkPantheress further announced in a TikTok video that to hell with it would be releasing on October 15,[11] while "I must apologize" was also released two days later as the mixtape's fifth and final single on October 6.

Title

After FaceTiming her friends to ask what she should title the mixtape, PinkPantheress chose to hell with it per one friend's suggestion, which she also stated was a representation of her saying, "To hell with it," and releasing the full versions of songs that had previously only been released as snippets.[12][13]

Composition and production

to hell with it is a dance-pop, liquid drum and bass, alternative R&B, and UK garage[14] record heavily that is inspired by music from the early 2000s.[15] The mixtape contains many samples, as well as elements of bedroom pop, hyperpop, drum and bass, jungle, 2-step, and pop-punk.[16] The mixtape runs for 18 minutes and 36 seconds, with none of the songs exceeding three minutes in length.[14] PinkPantheress used topline writing to write the songs on it, which she described as "new nostalgic".[4][17] The first half of the mixtape is made up of songs recorded by PinkPantheress at home, which were mixed and mastered for the mixtape, while the second half consists of songs recorded in studios.[18][2]

Critical reception

to hell with it received widespread acclaim in reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 86, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Chris DeVille of Stereogum called to hell with it "a breezy 18-minute introductory statement" that "establish[es] Pinkpantheress's talent for breathy, fragile, tender-but-chilly topline melodies".[17] NME's Ben Jolley called the songs on to hell with it "breathless and adventurous", and noted that the mixtape "hits the sweet spot that fans of her viral hits have fallen for: unobvious sample choices and rave-y, 90s-referencing breakbeats production, coupled with her childlike vocal, nostalgic songwriting and concise diaristic lyrics."[19]

For Billboard, Jason Lipshutz wrote that to hell with it "does not labor its points or overstay its welcome" and "is the sound of a rising star understanding and dominating the format that fits her best".[20] Dork's Martyn Young described the mixtape's "vibe" as "old school meshing with new school in sweet harmony" and made up of "perfectly-formed intimate earworms".[21] Paste's Jade Gomez described the mixtape as "fleshed out" and wrote that it "captures a distinct Y2K nostalgia very well".[22] For Pitchfork, Arielle Gordon wrote that, on to hell with it, PinkPantheress "adds an undeniably contemporary spin on her trove of samples", describing her voice as "strangely soothing" and "an ethereal, pixelated miasma that breaks from the earnest delivery of her British predecessors".[23] NPR's Mano Sundaresan wrote that the mixtape "serves more as a soft launch than a grand statement" and that the songs on it "feel like hazy dreams from a bygone era."[2]

Singles

"Break it off" was released as the lead single to the mixtape on June 4, 2021. Three days later, "Pain" was released as the mixtape's second single on June 7, 2021. "Passion" was released as the third single to the mixtape on July 1, 2021, while "Just for me" was released as the fourth single to the mixtape the following month on August 13, 2021.

"I must apologise" was released as the fifth and final single to the mixtape on October 6, 2021, nine days before the release of the mixtape.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Duration
1. "Pain" PinkPantheress • Martin Green • Mike Powell PinkPantheress 1:38
2. "I must apologise" PinkPantheress • Oscar Scheller • Crystal Waters • Neal Conway PinkPantheress • Scheller 1:48
3. "Last valentines" PinkPantheress • Brad Delson • Chester Bennington • David Farrell • Joseph Hahn • Mark Wakefield • Mike Shinoda • Robert Bourdon PinkPantheress 1:13
4. "Passion" PinkPantheress • Izco • Jkarri Izco • Jkarri 2:18
5. "Just for me" PinkPantheress • Alexander Crossan Mura Masa 1:56
6. "Noticed I cried" PinkPantheress • Scheller • Frank Buchholtz PinkPantheress • Scheller 1:22
7. "Reason" PinkPantheress • Zach Nachome PinkPantheress • Nachome 2:11
8. "All my friends know" PinkPantheress • Sven Tortenson Dill Aitchison • Kairos Laferme 1:58
9. "Nineteen" PinkPantheress • Dill Aitchison • Tomas di Cunto Aitchison 2:33
10. "Break it off" - Bonus Track PinkPantheress • Adam F PinkPantheress • Adam F 1:36
Total duration 18:36

Cut Songs

This section is for songs that did not make the final track listing of the mixtape.

Physical Release

To hell with it had only 2 physical media products.

CD

Vinyl

Photoshoot

Remix

On 28 January 2022 to hell with it (Remixes) was released. The mixtape features 15 songs all remixes of songs from the to hell with it mixtape. The mixtape was released under Parlophone Records the same as the original mixtape and has a runtime of 40:48 but on streaming it goes for 59:24 as a Disc 2 is included which features the original tracklist.

Tracklist

  1. Pain (Powfu Remix)
  2. Pain (LSDXOXO Remix)
  3. I must apologise (Sango Remix)
  4. I must apologise (Tommy Gold Remix)
  5. Last valentines (WondaGurl Remix)
  6. Last valentines (2AAB Remix)
  7. Passion (Sam Gellaitry Remix)
  8. Just for me (El Guincho Remix)
  9. Noticed I cried (Flume Remix)
  10. Noticed I cried (O.J.C Remix)
  11. Reason (Jarreau Vandal Remix)
  12. Reason (Evil Giane Remix)
  13. All my friends know (FKJ Remix)
  14. All my friends know (Anz Remix)
  15. Nineteen (Nia Archives Remix)

Physical Release

Cassette

USB Stick

Trivia

  • On Apple Music, an animated version of the mixtape cover is shown.[10]
  • PinkPantheress chose not to release to hell with it as a studio album due to feeling that it was not "developed enough".[24]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.metacritic.com/music/to-hell-with-it-mixtape/pinkpantheress
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046460096/pinkpantheress-reimagines-garage-music-for-a-new-generation
  3. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkpantheress/video/6923212288396774662
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/pinkpantheress-interview-to-hell-with-it-9644781/
  5. ↑ https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/pinkpantheress-interview
  6. ↑ https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pinkpantheress-returns-with-new-single-passion/
  7. ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/pinkpantheress-mixtape-interview-tiktok-uk-student-billion/13591056
  8. ↑ https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/pinkpantheress-tiktok-interview-2021-3051207
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NTRwTA23pBE
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://music.apple.com/us/album/to-hell-with-it/1587060922
  11. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkpantheress/video/7015357320175684870
  12. ↑ https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-interview
  13. ↑ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/pinkpantheress-was-just-getting-started-on-tik-tok
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review
  15. ↑ http://officemagazine.net/pinkpantheress-world-domination
  16. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/pinkpantheress-drops-debut-mixtape-to-hell-with-it-listen.html
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://www.stereogum.com/2163348/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/columns/the-week-in-pop/
  18. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/arts/music/pinkpantheresss-to-hell-with-it-review.html
  19. ↑ https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review-radar-3067516
  20. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/first-stream-adele-young-thug-coldplay-pinkpantheress-9645866/
  21. ↑ https://readdork.com/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-2/
  22. ↑ https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/new-albums/albums-to-stream-remi-wolf-jason-isbell-pinkpantheress#pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it
  23. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/
  24. ↑ https://theface.com/music/music-pinkpantheress-tiktok-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-pop-drum-and-bass-exactitudes-volume4-issue10

Navigation

v • e To Hell with It
Artists
PinkPantheress
Tracks
Pain • I must apologise • Last valentines • Passion • Just for me • Noticed i cried • Reason • All my friends know• Nineteen
Bonus tracks
Break It Off
Producers
PinkPantheress • Oscar Scheller • IZCO • Jkarri • Mura Masa• Zach Nahome• Dill Aitchison• Kairos Laferne
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