forms fear forms fear sixth studio album australian singer released july rca_records worldwide australia primarily electropop album record incorporates influences reggae hip hop lyrically record showcases struggling deal drug addiction disorder forms fear received positive reviews music critics praised vocals album lyrical content album debuted number billboard week sales copies october certified gold riaa sales copies united_states release charted atop charts australia canada reached charts denmark new_zealand norway sweden switzerland united_kingdom album spawned singles lead single released march worldwide single peaked number billboard hot song enter chart lead artist big girls cry released june solo version elastic heart originally collaboration released january fire meet gasoline released fourth final single germany june official music video viewed youtube billion times video elastic heart viewed million times promote project appeared number shows including ellen degeneres recruited starred music videos album persona onstage forms fear earned aria music awards listed best albums publications including lead single received grammy nominations song year record year best pop solo performance background released fifth studio album born peaked number aria albums chart certified gold australian_recording_industry_association following release born decided retire career recording artist established career songwriter wrote song american singer later sent included original demo vocals song released single commercial success worldwide peaking record charts united_states australia numerous european regions pleased success single knew gon happen upset retired trying pop songwriter artist known writing songs beyoncé christina_aguilera rihanna september recording vocal tracks home studio hope releasing new album following spring later year team rca_records representatives including label ceo met discuss record deal singer agreed contract new album obliged tour press appearances promote album interview published nme february revealed forms fear released contractual obligation basically publishing deal planning pop song writer artists publishing deal artist album didn want famous kept songs wanted lot fun making composition forms fear primarily electropop album influences hip hop reggae opens electropop song features reggae influenced beat lyrically track talks fatigue party girl life follow big girls cry compared hands clean burn pages described friend wants cheer twisted like tied took shot eye needle military march piano ballad hostage new wave pop track features voice cracking like punk singer sixth song straight knife strings lyrically details relationship find swinging hanging word fair game sings watch baby need minimalist string laden song desire find equal partner solo version elastic heart originally featured trap song song addresses overwhelming strength needed convince life worth living coming crushing relationship free animal lyrically killed detail lyrics detonate shoot like cannon ball kill like animal tenth song fire meet gasoline compared beyoncé halo guardian electropop track self basket filled pain forms fear concludes dressed black described ballad depth ones writes hire singles served forms fear lead single released digital download itunes stores march music video song released viewed youtube billion times features dancer blonde wig resembling single commercial success peaking number billboard hot single appear chart lead artist peaked record charts europe oceania countries including flanders france number australia norway number new_zealand number united_kingdom number slovakia number track certified triple platinum australian_recording_industry_association gold eye needle released digitally june promotional single big girls cry available music download june elastic heart released fourth single forms fear january music video song released january features blonde wig dancing giant opposite actor viewed youtube million times elastic heart peaked number billboard hot charted charts countries including australia ireland april music video big girls cry released starring blonde wig fire meet gasoline officially released single germany june promotion interview explained decided face videos press shots campaign forms fear instead focused creating visual art videos promotion album recruited persona stage performed facing camera performed ellen degeneres recreated choreography music video performed song late night june girls star performing choreography july appearance performed big girls cry elastic heart july performed elastic heart big girls cry vh1 january performed elastic heart saturday night live february actress performed room reminiscent video set grammy awards telecast critical reception metacritic assigns rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score indicates generally favorable reviews based reviews boston_globe critic described release dynamite heather allmusic called album sound owning success writing daily_telegraph praised album production inspirational lyrics showcasing struggling deal drug addiction disorder rolling_stone simply wrote sounds like superstar spin characterised forms fear human emotional spectrum committed record behalf new_york_times lauded unresolved album favour computer perfected tone clients writing slant magazine opined forms fear vessel rockets singer relative obscurity populated recognizable stars come dominate pop music universe thanks songwriting skills writing los_angeles_times praised vocals production held likewise entertainment_weekly positively viewed voice astonishing giving album score enthusiastic review shared album contemporary sounding impact fade time writer wrote forms fear certainly songs contemporary star right expense emotional intimacy personality accolades ranked number digital_spy list albums new_york_times placed album number list favourite albums year appeared lists best albums slant_magazine number daily_telegraph number rolling_stone ranked number list best pop albums won album year best pop release forms fear lead single received grammy nominations song year record year best pop solo performance 57th grammy awards commercial performance forms fear debuted number billboard week sales copies lowest sales figure number album chart nearly years guardian commented album success united_states australian artists typically fare better billboard hot singles chart finds company behalf sydney morning herald opined album debuting atop billboard result stroke marketing genius case quality pop music standing proud december forms fear sold copies united_states according nielsen_soundscan australia release debuted atop aria albums chart july remained chart weeks april album certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association having shipped units country forms fear peaked number canadian albums_chart release charted albums charts countries including norway number new_zealand sweden switzerland number denmark number united_kingdom forms fear peaked number albums_chart certified gold british_phonographic_industry february album sold copies united_kingdom track listing credits adapted forms fear liner notes notes signifies vocal producer signifies producer charts certifications sales release history
1000 Forms of Fear