{{more citations needed|date=December 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Blue Madonna | type = studio | artist = Børns | cover = Borns - Blue Madonna.png | alt = | released = January 12, 2018 | recorded = 2016–17 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = {{Duration|m=41|s=40}} | label = Interscope | producer = Thomas Schleiter | prev_title = Dopamine | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = Suddenly | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles | name = Blue Madonna | type = studio | single1 = Faded Heart | single1date = July 28, 2017 | single2 = Sweet Dreams | single2date = September 29, 2017 | single3 = I Don't Want U Back | single3date = December 15, 2017 | single4 = God Save Our Young Blood | single4date = January 2, 2018 }} }} {{Music ratings |MC=67/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/blue-madonna/brns|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic.com|accessdate=June 2, 2018}}</ref> |rev1=AllMusic |rev1Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-madonna-mw0003135516|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=Allmusic.com|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=June 2, 2018}}</ref> }}
'''''Blue Madonna''''' is the second studio album by American musician Børns. It was released on January 12, 2018 through Interscope Records (and his final with the label).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bornsmusic/status/938916344095019008|title=Blue Madonna new album out 1/12/18pic.twitter.com/6GBNUSgKop|last=BØRNS|publisher=Twitter}}</ref>
==Background== On July 28, 2017, Børns released the single "Faded Heart" on Interscope Records. On September 29, 2017, he released his next single, "Sweet Dreams". Two promotional videos, "The Search for the Lost Sounds" and "The Faded Heart Sessions", were released on his YouTube channel along with the singles.<ref>{{cite web|title="The Search for the Lost Sounds" and "The Faded Heart Sessions"|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/BORNSOfficialVEVO/videos?disable_polymer=1|website=YouTube.com|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
The album was announced via Instagram on December 4, 2017. A pre-order on blue vinyl (1,500 copies) was available on the Urban Outfitters website in December 2017, but the limited-edition sale was removed before its official release on January 12, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Børns - Blue Madonna Limited LP|url=https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/brns-blue-madonna-limited-lp|website=Urban Outfitters}}</ref>
"Faded Heart", "Sweet Dreams", I Don't Want U Back", and "God Save Our Young Blood" featuring Lana Del Rey were released as singles prior to the official album release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/14/borns-album-review-the-best-is-yet-to-come-garrett-borns-lana-del-ray|title=Børns: Blue Madonna review – the best is surely yet to come…|last=Morris|first=Damien|date=2018-01-14|website=the Guardian|access-date=2018-01-16}}</ref>
The official lyrics to "Supernatural" released the day prior as bonus material for Spotify users who pre-saved the album. Additionally, Børns, using an account on Genius.com, has taken to leaving personal commentaries regarding written lyrics on certain songs appearing on the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Børns' account|url=https://genius.com/artists/Brns#|website=Genius.com}}</ref> For example, Børns says, "I pictured Lou Reed when I wrote this singing about being a glowing star with a fragile heart," about his song "Faded Heart".
''Blue Madonna'' was officially released on January 12, 2018.<ref name="UO">{{cite web|title=Børns - Blue Madonna Limited LP $25.98|url=https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/brns-blue-madonna-limited-lp?category=new-vinyl-records-cassette-tapes&color=040|website=Urban Outfitters|accessdate=December 6, 2017}}</ref>
==Track listing== '''Note''': All tracks produced by Thomas Schleiter, who also goes by the name "Tommy English".
{{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = God Save Our Young Blood | note1 = with Lana Del Rey | writer1 = {{hlist|Garrett Borns|Thomas Schleiter}} | extra1 = | length1 = 3:53 | title2 = Faded Heart | writer2 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra2 = | length2 = 3:34 | title3 = Sweet Dreams | writer3 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra3 = | length3 = 3:20 | title4 = We Don't Care | writer4 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter|Angelo Petraglia|Barry Dean}} | extra4 = | length4 = 3:33 | title5 = Man | writer5 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra5 = | length5 = 3:57 | title6 = Iceberg | writer6 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra6 = | length6 = 3:30 | title7 = Second Night of Summer | writer7 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter|Jakob Bjorn-Hansen}} | extra7 = | length7 = 3:24 | title8 = I Don't Want U Back | writer8 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra8 = | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Tension | note9 = interlude | writer9 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra9 = | length9 = 1:34 | title10 = Supernatural | writer10 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra10 = | length10 = 3:45 | title11 = Blue Madonna | writer11 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra11 = | length11 = 2:20 | title12 = Bye-bye Darling | writer12 = {{hlist|Borns|Schleiter}} | extra12 = | length12 = 4:59 | total_length = 41:33 }}
'''Notes''' * "Supernatural" features theremin-playing by Armen Ra * "Blue Madonna" features background vocals by Lana Del Rey.
==Personnel== * Børns – performance * Tommy English – production * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Tony Maserati – mixing * Brian Roettinger – art direction * Chuck Grant – photography * Armen Ra – theremin (track 10)<ref>{{cite web |last1=St. Asaph |first1=Katherine |title=BØRNS: Blue Madonna Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/borns-blue-madonna/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=April 4, 2023 |date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|80|artist=Borns|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-01-19|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> | 8 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|49|artist=Borns|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=Borns|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=Borns|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |}
==Appearances in other media== * "Faded Heart" is featured in the EA Sports video game ''FIFA 18''<ref>{{cite web|title=BØRNS – Faded Heart (FIFA 18 Soundtrack)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egTVbi1vvpw|website=EA Sports' FIFA 18}}</ref> *"Sweet Dreams" is featured in the Sony Pictures film ''Flatliners''
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