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The Glorification of Sadness
The Glorification of Sadness
Studio album by Paloma Faith
Released	16 February 2024
Length	52:45
Label	Sony; RCA;
Producer	Chase & Status; Fred Cox; Jack & Coke; Martin Wave; TommyD; Andrew Wells;
Paloma Faith chronology
Singles from The Glorification of Sadness
	"How You Leave a Man"; Released: 11 October 2023; "Bad Woman"; Released: 24 November 2023; "Sweatpants"; Released: 16 February 2024;

The Glorification of Sadness is the sixth studio album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 16 February 2024, through Sony Music and RCA Records.

Background and promotion

In October 2023, Faith revealed that her upcoming album would be "pretty personal", stressing how "nervous" she was to put her private life out into public. It was produced by Swedish producer Martin Wave, who initially worked on only one song but became the "cornerstone of the album".^[1] The lead single "How You Leave a Man" was released on 11 October, which she described as "one of the most life-changing moments" of her life.^[2] The Glorification of Sadness is a "divorce album without the divorce" as she was separating from her partner of ten years, whom she has two children with. Writing songs for the album helped her "capture her state of mind",^[3] inspired by the breakup in 2022.^[4] Following "How You Leave a Man", the singer released "Bad Woman" which carries "a message of female empowerment at its very forefront".^[5] "Pressure", with British artist Kojey Radical, was released on 19 January 2024 as a promotional single and origins from a chorus sent to her by Liam Bailey and was then co-written with Gez O'Connell.^[1] The third single, "Sweatpants", was released simultaneously with the album on 16 February.^[6]

On 21 February 2024, the track "Enjoy Yourself" was announced as the official single for the 2024 Red Nose Day campaign, organized by Comic Relief. On that date, the song received a digital single, in addition to an exclusive pre-sale on Amazon for two physical versions of the song (on CD and 7-inch vinyl) released on 8 March 2024.^[7]^[8]

Faith is set to promote the album through a 35-date Europe tour in April 2024.^[9]^[1]

Track listing

*The Glorification of Sadness* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sweatpants"	Paloma Faith Evan Blair Clarence Coffee Jr.	Martin Wave TommyD Jamie McEvoy^[v]	3:31
2.	"Pressure" (featuring Kojey Radical)	Faith Kojey Radical Gerard O'Connell Saul Milton Tommy Baxter William Kennard	Chase & Status Baxter^[a] O'Connell^[a] McEvoy^[v]	3:44
3.	"God in a Dress"	Faith Wave JBach Neil Ormandy Kelsy Karter	Wave McEvoy^[v]	3:41
4.	"How You Leave a Man"	Andrew Wells Charlie Puth Elle King Jacob Kasher Hindlin	Wells Wave	3:34
5.	"There's Nothing More Human Than Failure"	Faith	Wave McEvoy^[v]	1:19
6.	"Bad Woman"	Faith Fred Cox Holly Lapsley Fletcher	Cox Wave McEvoy^[v]	2:44
7.	"Cry on the Dance Floor"	Faith MJ Cole Nat Dunn	Wave Julius McElroy^[v]	4:13
8.	"Say My Name"	Faith Michael Stafford Cox Liam Bailey Koda	Cox McElroy^[v]	2:55
9.	"Let It Ride"	Faith Ormandy Karter JBach	Wave McElroy^[v]	3:20
10.	"The Big Bang Ending"	Faith	Wave McElroy^[v]	0:41
11.	"Eat Shit and Die"	Faith Cox Fletcher Ormandy Bailey	Cox McElroy^[v]	3:12
12.	"Divorce"	Faith Edward Carlile Savannah Iley	TommyD Wave McElroy^[v]	4:21
13.	"Hate When You're Happy"	Faith Baxter O'Connell Dayyon Alexander	Baxter McElroy^[v]	3:53
14.	"Enjoy Yourself"	Faith Talay Riley Edward Thomas	Wave McElroy^[v]	2:52
15.	"I Am Enough"	Faith Cox Bailey	Cox McElroy^[v]	4:05
16.	"Mirror to Mirror"	Faith	Wave McElroy^[v]	0:36
17.	"Already Broken"	Faith Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell Amy Wadge	Wave Jack & Coke McElroy^[v]	4:04
Total length:				52:45

Note

^{^[a]} signifies an assistant producer.
^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer.

Personnel

Musicians

Paloma Faith – vocals
Janelle Martin-Cousins – background vocals
Matt Maijah – background vocals
Naomi Miller – background vocals
Shanice Steele – background vocals (tracks 1, 3–12, 14, 15, 17)
Evan Blair – background vocals (track 1)
Martin Wave – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 11), bass guitar (1), background vocals (4); drums, piano (12); strings (14)
Ash Soan – drums (tracks 1, 6, 17)
Bryony James – cello (tracks 1, 12)
Rosie Danvers – cello, strings (tracks 1, 12)
Emma Owens – viola (tracks 1, 12)
Ellie Stanford – violin (tracks 1, 12)
Hayley Pomfrett – violin (tracks 1, 12)
Jenny Sacha – violin (tracks 1, 12)
Patrick Kiernan – violin (tracks 1, 12)
Steve Morris – violin (tracks 1, 12)
Meghan Cassidy – viola (track 1)
Miles Brett – violin (track 1)
Sally Jackson – violin (track 1)
Sarah Sexton – violin (track 1)
Teni Tinks – background vocals (tracks 2, 13)
Låpsley – background vocals (track 6)
Liam Bailey – background vocals (track 8)
Fred Cox – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming (tracks 8, 15)
Maverick Sabre – background vocals (track 8)
George Moore – piano (track 8)
Kelsy Karter – background vocals (track 9)
Oumi Kapila – guitar (track 9)
Martyn Jackson – violin (track 12), instrumentation (17)
Andrew Marshall – double bass (track 12)
Wired Strings – strings (track 12)
Clifton Harrison – viola (track 12)
Charis Jenson – violin (track 12)
Natalia Bonner – violin (track 12)
Talay Riley – background vocals (track 14)
Christopher Allan – instrumentation (track 17)
Claire O'Connell – instrumentation (track 17)
Dai Emanuel – instrumentation (track 17)
Elizabeth Ball – instrumentation (track 17)
Eos Counsell – instrumentation (track 17)
Francis Kefford – instrumentation (track 17)
Ian Burdge – instrumentation (track 17)
Magnus Johnson – instrumentation (track 17)
Nina Foster – instrumentation (track 17)
Patrick Savage – instrumentation (track 17)
Rachael Lander – instrumentation (track 17)
Richard George – instrumentation (track 17)
Richard Pryce – instrumentation (track 17)
Sarah Quinn – instrumentation (track 17)
Simon Bags – instrumentation (track 17)
Thomas Kep – instrumentation (track 17)
Tom Pigott-Smith – Concertmaster (track 17)
Peter Daley – piano (track 17)
David Arnold – strings (track 17)
Isobel Griffiths – strings (track 17)