Not an Apology

Not an Apology
Studio album by Bea Miller
Released	July 24, 2015
Recorded	2013—2015
Genre	Pop rock
Length	37:39
Label	Syco Hollywood
Bea Miller chronology
Young Blood (2014) Not an Apology (2015)
Singles from Not an Apology
"Young Blood" Released: 30 June 2014 "Fire N Gold" Released: 28 April 2015

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Hit The Floor	[1]
The Young Folks	[2]

Not an Apology is the debut studio album by American singer Bea Miller. It was released on July 24, 2015, by Syco Music and Hollywood Records. It includes all four tracks from her debut EP Young Blood (2014).

Background

In April 2013, Miller announced that she was signed to Syco Music and Hollywood Records, marking the first collaborative arrangement between the two labels.^[3] On March 17, 2015, the album's title was confirmed by Headline Planet to be Not an Apology along with a release date of July 21, 2015.^[4]

Commercial performance

Not an Apology debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 units, of which 24,000 are pure album sales.^[5]

Singles

Young Blood was released on April 22, 2015 along with Bea's debut EP, Young Blood. It had moderate success being used on American Idol and receiving praise from fans. It peaked on a few charts and barely failed to peak on the Billboard Hot 100. However, the song was received well from critics.

The second single released was Fire n Gold and was Bea's most successful single to date. The song had an outstanding success and was released to radios on April 28, 2015. The song has been used in Netflix commercials and praised by many fans and famous singers. The single became Bea's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at #78. Due to the success of the single, it remained Bea's single for majority of 2015. The music video was released on May 14, 2015. The single has been certified Gold in the US, with 500,000 copies sold.

Force of Nature will be released in 2016 as the third single.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Young Blood"	Bea Miller Mike Del Rio Matt Parad Phoebe Ryan	Del Rio	3:39
2.	"Fire N Gold"	Nolan Sipe Freddy Wexler Jarrad Rogers	Rogers	3:31
3.	"I Dare You"	Julia Michaels Mitch Allan Chris Sernel	Allan Oh, Hush!	3:26
4.	"Paper Doll"	Miller Matthew Morales James Morales Julio Rodriguez Autumn Rowe Shane Stevens	The Elev3n	3:36
5.	"Perfect Picture"	Miller Allan Jason Evigan	The Suspex	3:07
6.	"Enemy Fire"	Busbee Meghan Kabir	Busbee	3:51
7.	"Force of Nature"	Ashley Gorley Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson Julia Michaels	The Runners Alex Delicata	4:01
8.	"This Is Not an Apology"	Lucas Banker Travis Huff Matt Squire Ali Tamposi	Squire Steve Tippeconnic	3:25
9.	"Dracula"	Miller CJ Baran Kara Dioguardi Skyler Stonestreet	CJ Baran	2:52
10.	"We're Taking Over"	Demi Lovato Emanuel Kiriakou Andrew Goldstein Lindy Robbins	Denis Kosiak	3:27
11.	"Rich Kids"	Benji Madden Joel Madden Squire	Squire	2:44
Total length:				37:39

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	July 24, 2015	CD Digital download	Syco	[8]

References

1. Hopkins, Joe (2015-08-03). "Bea Miller – Not An Apology Album Review". Hit The Floor. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
2. Petridis, Alexis (2015-07-26). "Review: Bea Miller’s Debut Album, 'Not an Apology'". The Young Folks. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
3. "'X Factor' Alum Beatrice Miller Inks Record Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
4. "Bea Miller Confirms July 24 Release Date for Album "Not An Apology"". Headline Planet. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
5. Caulfield, Keith (August 3, 2015). "Jill Scott Scores Her Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
6. https://twitter.com/BeaMiller/status/667881440059617281
7. "Bea Miller – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Bea Miller. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
8. "iTunes - Music - Not an Apology by Bea Miller". iTunes Store (United States). March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.