AR (EP)

AR
A photo of the artist staring directly into the camera and blowing bubblegum.
Cover for all digital formats and CDs
EP by
ReleasedAugust 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length9:42
LabelSandlot
Producer

AR is the debut extended play by American singer Addison Rae. It was released on August 18, 2023, through Sandlot Records.

AR is a pop and bubblegum pop record with influences of electropop, synth-pop and dance-pop, which Rolling Stone described as "plasticky, pristine pop that online audiences ironically, and then unironically, eat up." The EP was met with critical praise for its earworms, catchy hooks, and Rae's ability to channel the nostalgia of the 2000s and 2010s pop era.[2][3][4]

On Spotify, the project was ranked among the top 10 biggest opening weeks for a female EP in Spotify history with 6.6 million streams. The EP also debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[5] AR consists of four songs. Rae's debut single "Obsessed" appears as a bonus track on Spotify.[6]

  1. ^ Spanos, Brittany (August 9, 2024). "Addison Rae Is Sweet Like 'Diet Pepsi' on Major Label Debut". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Zhang, by: Cat (August 18, 2023). "Addison Rae - Albums, Songs, and News". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ones To Watch". Ones to Watch. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Johnson, Cassidy (September 20, 2023). "Addison Rae is bringing back Y2K pop". The Advance-Titan. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ devops (January 2, 2013). "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "AR - EP by Addison Rae on Spotify". Spotify. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.