I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)

I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) (stylized as I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)) is the debut compilation album by American singer-songwriter Lauv. The singer describes the album as a "playlist".[6][7] The track list was gradually updated, beginning on October 20, 2017.[6] It was finalized on May 31, 2018.[8][7][9]

I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)
Compilation album by Lauv
Released	May 31, 2018
Genre	Pop[1][2] electronic[1][2] electropop[1][2]
Length	61:01
Label	AWAL[3]
Producer	Lauv BloodPop DallasK Elof Loelv FRND[4]
Lauv chronology
Lauv EP (2017) I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) (2018) How I'm Feeling (2020)
Singles from I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)
"The Other" Released: March 12, 2015 "Reforget" Released: July 15, 2015 "Question" Released: June 10, 2016 "Breathe" Released: October 6, 2016 "The Story Never Ends" Released: October 20, 2016 "I Like Me Better" Released: May 19, 2017 "Easy Love" Released: October 5, 2017 "Paris in the Rain" Released: November 16, 2017 "Getting Over You" Released: February 14, 2018 "Chasing Fire" Released: March 29, 2018[5]

Background

On October 20, 2017, Lauv announced the initial release of I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) on Twitter with the title of the project and a screenshot of a statement.[6]

“This has all been part of the same story. A chapter of my life. Moving to New York City when I was 18 for school and not knowing who I was or who I wanted wanted to be. Falling in love for the first time and being in a 4 year relationship that taught me everything about myself, the world, and how to love. Discovering and defining who I really was and struggling to have the confidence to truly be that person. Learning to trust myself, even when it was the scariest thing in the world. I did the only thing I knew how to do and turn my feelings into songs and share them. But the songs have been out of order. I didn’t realize it then, and the truth is I’m still figuring it out, but there’s a thread and all I know is I want to share it with you guys the same way I’ve been piecing it together myself. So starting today, I’ve put all of these songs in order as a playlist. It’s called “I Met You When I Was 18.” The puzzle is incomplete, and I’m going to be releasing a lot of new music that fills in the gaps until this chapter of my life is fully told.“

— Lauv in his statement announcing the project.[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal[10] and Genius.[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Like Me Better"	Ari Leff Michael Matosic	Lauv	3:17
2.	"Paris In the Rain"	Leff Matosic Michael Pollack	Lauv	3:25
3.	"Comfortable"	Leff	Lauv	2:45
4.	"Paranoid"	Leff Jesse St. John Geller Pollack	Lauv	3:13
5.	"The Other"	Leff Matosic	Lauv	3:09
6.	"Reforget"	Leff Matosic	Lauv	3:52
7.	"The Story Never Ends"	Leff Pollack Matosic Carlos Cid	Lauv	3:49
8.	"Enemies"	Leff Pollack Alexander O’Neill	Lauv Elof Loelv BloodPop	3:15
9.	"Come Back Home"	Leff	Lauv	3:52
10.	"Question" (featuring Travis Mills)	Leff Travis Tatum Mills	Lauv	3:55
11.	"Easy Love"	Leff Geller	Lauv	3:44
12.	"Adrenaline"	Leff	Lauv	3:26
13.	"Chasing Fire"	Leff Pollack James Sunderland Brett Hite	Lauv	3:25
14.	"Breathe"	Leff Matosic Dallas Koehlke	Lauv DallasK	3:58
15.	"Bracelet"	Leff Pollack Andrew Goldstein	Lauv FRND	4:22
16.	"Getting Over You"	Leff Matosic Tinashe Sibanda	Lauv	4:16
17.	"Never Not"	Leff Pollack	Lauv Pollack	3:28
Total length:				61:01

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	77
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]	40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	105
US Billboard 200[15]	50
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16]	30

References

1. Bruner, Raisa (17 August 2018). "Meet Lauv, the New Voice in Pop Making Hits Out of Heartbreak". Time. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. Neill, Frazer (12 June 2018). ""I Met You When I Was 18", Lauv's Journey In Discovering Life, Love And Identity". OutLoud culture. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
3. Payne, Chris (20 October 2017). "Spotify Announces Emerging Artist Program, Troy Carter Names First Four Picks: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. "Lauv - I met you when I was 18. (the playlist) Lyrics and Tracklist". Genius. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
5. "Chasing Fire – Single by Lauv on Apple Music". Apple Music. March 29, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
6. @lauvsongs (20 October 2017). "I met you when I was 18" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Kowalski, Kristine (31 May 2018). "Lauv's Entire Debut Work "I Met You When I Was 18" Is Finally Here". CELEB SECRETS. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
8. "I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)". iTunes and Apple Inc. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
9. Doy, Ben (31 May 2018). "Lauv shares playlist for 'I met you when I was 18'". LIBEL. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
10. "I met you when I was 18. Lauv". Tidal. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
11. "Australiancharts.com – Lauv – I Met You When I Was 18.". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
12. "Ultratop.be – Lauv – I Met You When I Was 18." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
13. "Lauv Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lauv – I Met You When I was 18." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
15. "Lauv Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
16. "Lauv Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.