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Life Support (2021)

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Life Support is the debut studio album by American singer Madison Beer
Released February 26, 2021 by Access and Epic Records
Conceived as a concept album
A pop and R&B record with elements of indie pop
Beer co-wrote the entire album and co-produced most of it
Lyrics cover mental health, grief, heartbreak, public scrutiny and building resilience
Beer referred to the album as her 'life support' during its making

On November 9, 2018 Beer released 'Hurts Like Hell' as the lead single of her then untitled debut album
'Hurts Like Hell' was later removed from the album, and 'Dear Society' replaced it as lead single on May 17, 2019
In August 2019 the album title Life Support leaked
Shortly after, Beer announced she had signed with Epic Records
Beer wrote the album to express herself honestly and to have her own voice
She wanted to show that mental health struggles and a curated perfect life on social media can coexist
She described the album in three words: honest, brave and badass
The album was conceived in the midst of a major depressive episode and a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

Beer co-wrote the whole album and co-produced most of it
The main writers, Kinetics & One Love, also worked with Beer on her earlier EP As She Pleases
Leroy Clampitt is credited with production, programming and vocal production on the album
Chris Gehringer handled mastering for the album
In a March 2026 interview, Beer revealed that Raye has songwriting credits on 'Home with You', 'Follow the White Rabbit' and 'Default'
'Home With You' was initially an unreleased demo by Raye

1	The Beginning	0:58
2	Good in Goodbye	2:23
3	Default	1:57
4	Follow the White Rabbit	3:00
5	Effortlessly	2:49
6	Stay Numb and Carry On	2:44
7	Blue	3:50
8	Interlude	1:50
9	Homesick	3:47
10	Selfish	3:44
11	Sour Times	2:45
12	BOYSHIT	2:40
13	Baby	3:28
14	Stained Glass	3:28
15	Emotional Bruises	3:01
16	Everything Happens for a Reason	2:26
17	Channel Surfing / The End	1:44

Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality.
In 2012, Justin Bieber shared a link to her cover of "At Last" on Twitter, which first brought her media attention at age 13.
She signed with Epic Records in August 2019 and released her debut studio album, Life Support, in 2021.
Her second studio album, Silence Between Songs (2023), received a Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album.
Her third studio album, Locket, was released in January 2026.
She is mainly a pop, EDM, and R&B singer, and has also experimented with alternative rock, indie pop, and dream pop.
She voiced the virtual character Evelynn in the League of Legends virtual band K/DA.

Life Support met with positive reviews from critics on release
Many critics praised Beer's vocal performance and the album's subject matter
Metacritic gave the album 71 out of 100, based on four reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'
Writing for Beats Per Minute, JT Early called it a lovingly-crafted project exploring mental health, heartbreak, toxicity and self-assertion
Early praised the album's cinematic and cohesive soundscapes and said it is a victorious debut
Hannah Mylrea of NME wrote that on a lesser album the eclecticism might lead to a lack of coherence, but this record is always threaded through with Beer's diaristic lyricism
Marcy Donelson of AllMusic wrote that the album's 17 tracks address breakups, grief and struggles with mental health with a mix of pop, R&B and alternative stylings

Portuguese Wikipedia notes that reviewers have seen the album as dark, honest and sad

Debuted and peaked at number 65 on the US Billboard 200
Debut week in the US: 11,800 album equivalent units, according to Rolling Stone charts
Debuted at number 28 in the United Kingdom, Beer's first top 40 album there
Debuted at number 21 in Ireland, number 23 in Canada and number 33 in New Zealand
Reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries

The title Life Support leaked in August 2019, roughly eighteen months before the album was released.
Beer's earlier lead single 'Hurts Like Hell' was dropped from the album, and 'Dear Society' took its place.
'Homesick' contains excerpts of dialogue from the adult animated sitcom Rick and Morty, performed by Justin Roiland.
Beer named Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande and Twenty One Pilots among the artists who inspired her.
The music video for 'Selfish' was directed by Beer herself.
Beer named 'Effortlessly' as her favorite track lyrically.