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I'm Only F**king Myself
Lola has her arms around a blow-up sex doll of herself
Studio album by
Lola Young
Released19 September 2025 (2025-09-19)
Length46:35
LabelIsland
Producer
Lola Young chronology
This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
(2024) 		I'm Only F**king Myself
(2025)
Singles from I'm Only F**king Myself
  1. "One Thing"
    Released: 16 May 2025
  2. "Not Like That Anymore"
    Released: 20 June 2025
  3. "Dealer"
    Released: 25 July 2025
  4. "Spiders"
    Released: 5 September 2025

I'm Only F**king Myself is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Lola Young. After four singles, it was released 19 September 2025 through Island Records. Respectively, it follows her albums, This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway (2024) and My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely (2023).

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Clash7/10[2]
Dork4/5[3]
The IndependentStarStarStarStar[4]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[5]
NMEStarStarStar[6]
Paste7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.2/10[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[9]
The StandardStarStarStarStar[10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, I'm Only F**king Myself received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 9 critic scores.[11]

Track listing

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I'm Only F**king Myself track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Long Will It Take to Walk a Mile? (Interlude)"  0:36
2."F**k Everyone"
3:23
3."One Thing"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Lang
  • Manuka
3:28
4."Dealer"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
2:40
5."Spiders"
  • Young
  • Solomon
  • Dickinson
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:28
6."Penny Out of Nothing"
  • Young
  • Solomon
  • Brown
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:01
7."Walk All Over You"Young
  • Lang
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:04
8."Post Sex Clarity"
  • Young
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Lang
  • Solomon
  • Lang
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:22
9."Sad Sob Story! :)"Young
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:03
10."Can We Ignore It? :("
  • Young
  • Solomon
  • Brown
  • Dickinson
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
4:34
11."Why Do I Feel Better When I Hurt You?"
  • Young
  • Solomon
  • Dickinson
  • Brown
  • Adrien Simon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:47
12."Not Like That Anymore"
  • Young
  • Solomon
  • Dickinson
  • Brown
  • Lang
  • Lang
  • Solomonophonic
  • Manuka
3:22
13."Who F**king Cares?"YoungYoung3:23
14."Ur an Absolute C Word (Interlude)"  1:23
Total length:46:35

Note

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  • A bonus track titled "Blisters" appears on certain vinyl pressings of the album.
  • "Dealer" is stylised "d£aler".
  • "How Long Will It Take to Walk a Mile?", "Dealer", "Why Do I Feel Better When I Hurt You?", "Who F**king Cares?" and "Ur an Absolute C Word" are stylised in lower case.
  • "F**k Everyone", "Spiders", "Sad Sob Story! :)" and "Can We Ignore It? :(" are stylised in all caps.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Musicians

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  • Lola Young – programming (1), vocals (2–13), guitar (13), spoken word (14)
  • Mandisa Apena – spoken word (1)
  • William Brown – drums (2, 5, 6, 8, 12), bass synthesizer (2, 5), synthesizer (3, 6), keyboards (3), pump organ (4, 7, 11), piano (6, 12), organ (7–9), percussion (7, 8), Rhodes (7), guitar (9, 10), piano (9), bass (11)
  • Jared Solomon – guitar (2–6, 8, 10, 12), programming (2–4, 6, 9); sampler, synthesizer (2); drums (3, 4, 7, 10), bass (4, 6, 10), percussion (4, 9, 11), electric guitar (7); acoustic guitar, drum programming (11)
  • Carter Lang – bass (3, 7–9); programming, synthesizer (3); guitar (8)
  • Conor Dickinson – acoustic guitar (7), guitar (9, 12), electric guitar (11)
  • Dylan Buzz Gold – drums (8)
  • Jojo Faught – guitar (8)
  • Adrian Simon – acoustic guitar (11)
  • Conner West – pedal steel guitar (11)
  • Tia Shek – spoken word (14)

Technical

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  • Nathan Phillips – mixing (2–12)
  • Dale Becker – mastering
  • Lui Guimaraes – engineering (2, 11)
  • John Rooney – engineering (3, 7–9, 12)
  • Maxime Le Guil – engineering (4–6)
  • Madison Claridge – engineering (10)
  • Robert Sellens – engineering (10)
  • Lola Young – engineering (13)
  • Adam Burt – mastering assistance
  • Katie Harvey – mastering assistance
  • Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance
  • Michael Deano – engineering assistance (3, 7–9, 12)
  • Lucas Glastra – engineering assistance (4–6)
  • Rémy Dumelz – engineering assistance (4–6)
  • Georgia Allen – engineering assistance (10)
  • Jan Ashwell – engineering assistance (10)

Charts

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Chart performance for I'm Only F**king Myself
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 11
German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 2
Irish Albums (OCC)[21] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 24
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 37
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 3
US Billboard 200[29] 68
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[30] 18

References

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  1. ^ I'm Only F**king Myself - Lola Young | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 22 September 2025
  2. ^ "Lola Young - I'm Only F**king Myself | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Lola Young – I'm Only Fucking Myself - Dork". Dork. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Lola Young faces down her demons on the bold and blatant 'I'm Only F***ing Myself'". The Independent. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Lola Young: I'm Only F**king Myself review - raw honesty". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ^ Hunt, El (17 September 2025). "Lola Young – 'I'm Only Fucking Myself' review: interesting and surprising spins on pop". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Lola Young, 'I'm Only F**king Myself' Album Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ^ Cliff, Aimee. "Lola Young: I'm Only F**king Myself". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ^ Johnston, Maura (19 September 2025). "Lola Young Revels in Her Own Chaos on 'I'm Only F**king Myself'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. ^ Block, India (17 September 2025). "I'm Only F**king Myself by Lola Young: 'Teetering on the knife edge of greatness'". The Standard. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b I'm Only F**king Myself by Lola Young, retrieved 22 September 2025
  12. ^ "I'm Only F**king Myself / Lola Young / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Top Albums (Semaine du 26 septembre 2025)". Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Pop-Charts – 26 September 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Charts.nz – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  23. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 19.09.2025–25.09.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 39 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lola Young – I'm Only F**king Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  29. ^ "Lola Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  30. ^ "Lola Young Chart History: Top Rock & Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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