| Mint | |
| Type: | studio |
| Cover: | Alice Merton – Mint.png |
| Artist: | Alice Merton |
| Genre: | Dance-pop[1] |
| Length: | 38:11 |
| Label: | Paper Planes, Mom + Pop Music |
| Producer: | Nicolas Rebscher, John Hill, Alice Merton |
| Prev Title: | No Roots |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | S.I.D.E.S. |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Mint is the debut studio album by German-Canadian singer Alice Merton, released on 18 January 2019 through Paper Planes and Mom + Pop Music.[2] It includes the singles "No Roots" and "Lash Out, which were previously included on the No Roots EP, "Why So Serious", released on 7 September 2018,[3] "Funny Business", released on 30 November 2018, and “Learn to Live” released on 15 January 2019.
Merton re-released the album in late 2019 under the title "Mint +4", with the addition of 4 new songs, including the sixth single "Easy".[4]
The New York Times called the album a "rousing take on centrist 1980s pop with a disco tempo and the faintest texture of Southern rock. Which is to say: Haim, watch out."[5]
In addition to "No Roots", which reached number one on the US Alternative Songs chart,[2] Merton spoke to Billboard about an additional single to be included on the album: "It's one of my favorites at the moment. I could listen to it all the time... We'll probably be releasing it in November. When I wrote it, I was like, yeah this is fun."[2]
The album's third single is "Why So Serious", which was accompanied by a video of Merton seeing strange things as she walks down a street.[6] Merton has stated that the song came about as a "response to the press' questions about being a one-hit wonder [after 'No Roots'] and embracing her individuality through music and a small team".[7]
All tracks produced by Nicolas Rebscher, except "Lash Out", produced alongside Dave Bassett and "Funny Business" produced by John Hill.
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Sales (OCC)[8] | 63 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[9] | 48 |