Sad Happy is the fourth studio album by British indie rock band Circa Waves. The album was released as a double album with "Happy" being released on 10 January 2020 and "Sad" being released on 13 March 2020 through PIAS Recordings and Prolifica.[6][7]

Sad Happy
Studio album by
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length43:32
LabelPIAS, Prolifica
Circa Waves chronology
What's It Like Over There?
(2019)
Sad Happy
(2020)
Never Going Under
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DIY[4]
NME[5]

Critical reception

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Sad Happy was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 4 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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Happy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jacqueline"2:42
2."Be Your Drug"2:28
3."Move to San Francisco"3:01
4."Wasted on You"3:10
5."The Things We Knew Last Night"3:28
6."Call Your Name"3:11
7."Love You More"3:43
Sad track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sad Happy"3:41
2."Wake Up Call"2:53
3."Sympathy"2:55
4."Battered & Bruised"2:23
5."Hope There's a Heaven"3:50
6."Train to Lime Street"1:45
7."Birthday Cake"4:22
Japanese edition bonus track[8]
No.TitleLength
15."Holding Up In There"3:51
Total length:47:35

Charts

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Chart performance for Sad Happy
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 2

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ Kerwick, Sean (12 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ Kemp, Elly (13 March 2020). "Circa Waves – 'Sad Happy' review: indie heroes explore hope and despair on compelling double album". NME. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ Murray, Robin (20 November 2019). "Circa Waves Announce New Album 'Sad Happy'". Clash. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (20 November 2019). "Circa Waves explain new single 'Jacqueline' and their two-sided new album for 2020, 'Sad/Happy'". NME. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Circa Waves | Big Nothing / SAD HAPPY". ビッグ・ナッシング / サッド・ハッピー (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.