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Inside (The Songs) (2021)
Where the lyrics of Inside (The Songs) take you, and where it was really made.
One comedian wrote, produced and edited every song alone during the pandemic, and the album still reached the top ten in seven countries.
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Where Inside was filmed and recorded (2021)
Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Burnham filmed and produced Inside in his guest house in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The point marks the city centre, not the house itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Inside (The Songs): soundtrack album by American musical comedian Bo Burnham
- Accompanies the film of the same name
- Each song written, produced and edited by Burnham alone during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Themes: mental health, the pandemic, the internet
- Released 10 June 2021 through Attic Bedroom, Corp., Imperial Records, Ingrooves, and Republic Records
Background
- Themes throughout the special: deteriorating mental health, the pandemic, the internet, and the absence of an audience
- Republic executive Tyler Arnold reached out to Burnham a few days after the special's release
- The album was released a day after the contract was signed
- Arnold had been a fan of Burnham for years
- In August 2021 Arnold said he had watched Inside around 10 times
Recording
- Filmed in Burnham's guest house in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Burnham produced Inside by himself and is credited with writing, directing, filming and editing
- The 90-minute special includes songs, sketches, monologues and clips of Burnham's filming process
- The special's outtakes state that footage was captured between March 2020 and May 2021
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Artist
Career
- Began on YouTube in 2006 with self-recorded comedy songs; one of the earliest YouTube stars.
- Released the EP Bo fo Sho (2008) via Comedy Central Records, and the album Bo Burnham (2009).
- Moved to stand-up, releasing specials Words Words Words (2010), what. (2013), and Make Happy (2016).
- Announced a step away from live performance in 2016, later citing anxiety and panic attacks on stage.
- Wrote and directed the film Eighth Grade (2018), which received the WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay.
- Returned with Inside (2021), created alone during the COVID-19 pandemic; it won three Emmys and earned Grammy nominations.
- Directed comedy specials for Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Rock, and co-starred in Promising Young Woman (2020).
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Best-selling American comedy album of the year
- A number of individual songs from the special charted
Records
- Reached the top ten in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom
- Certified platinum in the United States
- 'All Eyes on Me' became the first comedy song to enter the Billboard Global 200 charts
- RIAA Platinum certifications: 'Bezos I', 'All Eyes on Me', 'Welcome to the Internet'
- RIAA Gold certifications: 'Goodbye', 'Look Who's Inside Again'
- Physical CD and vinyl copies were announced in September 2021 for a December 2021 release
- A limited number of the CDs were signed
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- 'Bezos I' and 'Bezos II' were played a combined 1.7 million times on 20 and 21 July 2021, a rise of 21%
- The songs were widely used on the video-based social media app TikTok
- 'FaceTime with My Mom (Tonight)' was released as a music video on Netflix Is A Joke's YouTube channel on 1 June 2021
- Four music videos were posted on Bo Burnham's YouTube channel between 4 June and 27 November 2021
- An alternate 'All Eyes on Me' without Burnham's speech was released as a single on 2 July after fans online asked for a song-only version
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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