Toxic Positivity

Toxic Positivity
Toxic Positivity
Studio album by The Used
Released	May 19, 2023
Recorded	October 2021 and February 2023
Studio	Foxy Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative rock; emo; post-hardcore;
Length	30:37
Label	Big Noise
Producer	John Feldmann
The Used chronology
Singles from Toxic Positivity
	"Numb"; Released: April 21, 2023; "Giving Up"; Released: May 17, 2023;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	3/5^[1]
New Noise Magazine	^[2]

Toxic Positivity is the ninth studio album by the American band the Used, released through Big Noise on May 19, 2023. The album was produced by John Feldmann.^[3]^[4]

Background

The band recorded 11 songs in 11 days in October 2021 and 10 songs in 10 days in February 2023 for this album. The first single released from the album is "Numb" and the second was "Giving Up". 11 songs made the album and the remaining 10 were released in June 2024 on an album called MEDZ.

Track listing

*Toxic Positivity* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Worst I've Ever Been"	Joseph Bradford Jepha Howard Robert McCracken Dan Whitesides John Feldmann Rachel West	2:50
2.	"Numb"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	2:54
3.	"I Hate Everybody"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Samuel Preston	2:48
4.	"Pinky Swear"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Brandon Saller	2:13
5.	"Headspace"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Simon Wilcox	3:35
6.	"Cherry"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Wilcox	2:55
7.	"Dopamine"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Brian Lee	2:37
8.	"Dancing with a Brick Wall"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Wilcox	2:39
9.	"Top of the World"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	2:56
10.	"House of Sand"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann Lee	2:00
11.	"Giving Up"	Bradford Howard McCracken Whitesides Feldmann West	3:10
Total length:			30:37

References

^ Hickie, James (May 18, 2023). "Album review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ Walters, Madison (May 19, 2023). "Album Review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ "The Used: "We've been an emo band for 23 years. We never stopped, we never broke up, we never went anywhere!"". Kerrang!. May 18, 2023.
^ Wilson-Taylor, James (May 19, 2023). "The Used, Toxic Positivity | The Album Story". Rock Sound.

[1] Hickie, James (May 18, 2023). "Album review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[2] Walters, Madison (May 19, 2023). "Album Review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[auto-3] "The Used: "We've been an emo band for 23 years. We never stopped, we never broke up, we never went anywhere!"". Kerrang!. May 18, 2023.

[auto1-4] Wilson-Taylor, James (May 19, 2023). "The Used, Toxic Positivity | The Album Story". Rock Sound.

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Bert McCracken Jeph Howard Dan Whitesides Joey Bradford Justin Shekoski Quinn Allman Branden Steineckert
Studio albums	The Used In Love and Death Lies for the Liars Artwork Vulnerable Imaginary Enemy The Canyon Heartwork Toxic Positivity Medz
Live albums	Berth Live & Acoustic at the Palace
Compilation albums	Maybe Memories
EPs	The Ocean of the Sky
Singles	"The Taste of Ink" "Buried Myself Alive" "Blue and Yellow" "Take It Away" "All That I've Got" "I Caught Fire" "The Bird and the Worm" "Pretty Handsome Awkward" "Blood on My Hands" "I Come Alive" "Cry"
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