{{Infobox album | name = Love & Hyperbole | type = studio | image = "Love_&_Hyperbole"_(2025),_by_Alessia_Cara.jpg | artist = [[Alessia Cara]] | released = February 14, 2025 | recorded = 2021–2024 | genre = | length = 45:36 | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] | prev_title = [[In the Meantime (Alessia Cara album)|In the Meantime]] | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Love or Lack Thereof | next_year = 2026 | misc = {{Singles | name = Love & Hyperbole | type = studio | single1 = [[Dead Man (Alessia Cara song)|Dead Man]] | single1date = July 19, 2024 | single2 = (Isn't It) Obvious" | single2date = October 10, 2024 | single3 = Slow Motion | single3date = January 24, 2025 | single4 = Fire | single4date = February 24, 2025 }} }} '''''Love & Hyperbole''''' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter [[Alessia Cara]], released on February 14, 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=LaPierre |first=Megan |date=October 21, 2024 |title=Alessia Cara Announces New Album 'Love & Hyperbole' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia-cara-announces-new-album-love-and-hyperbole |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en}}</ref> Cara worked with producers Mike Elizondo, Jake Gosling, and Jon Levine, among others, the latter of whom she had worked alongside on several of her prior projects, including the majority of her previous album, ''[[In the Meantime (Alessia Cara album)|In the Meantime]]'' (2021).
The album was preceded by three songs, beginning with "[[Dead Man (Alessia Cara song)|Dead Man]]", which was released as the lead single on July 19, 2024.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Damara Kelly |first=Tyler |date=19 July 2024 |title=Alessia Cara returns after two-year hiatus with "Dead Man" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/alessia-cara-returns-after-two-year-hiatus-with-dead-man |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the announcement of ''Love & Hyperbole'', "(Isn't It) Obvious" was released as a promotional single on October 21, 2024.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Sam |date=2024-10-22 |title=Alessia Cara Releases New Single '(Isn't It) Obvious' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/alessia-cara-isnt-it-obvious-single/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=[[uDiscover Music]] |language=en-US}}</ref> "Slow Motion" was released on January 24, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Okechukwu |first=Nmesoma |date=2025-01-28 |title=Alessia Cara – Slow Motion |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2025/01/music/tracks-alessia-cara-slow-motion/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=EUPHORIA. |language=en-US}}</ref> "Fire" was serviced to US hot adult contemporary radio stations as the album's second single on February 24, 2025.
Upon release, ''Love & Hyperbole'' received universal acclaim from critics, praising the production, songwriting, and vocal performances. To support the album, Cara embarked on her third concert tour, the Love & Hyperbole Tour, which commenced on April 30, 2025.
==Background and recording== Work on the album began in late 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/national/music/join-us-for-an-audacy-check-in-with-alessia-cara-february-2025|title=Alessia Cara checks in to talk about 'Love & Hyperbole': 'I feel most like myself'|date=February 14, 2025|website=www.audacy.com}}</ref> continuing into early 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Now a Decade Into Her Career, Alessia Cara Says Things Feel 'Brand New Again' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/alessia-cara-interview-dead-man-single-exclusive-8680099 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> She said its creation came after feeling emotionally stuck and searching for an opportunity to have normal life experiences outside of her fame, which would inspire her creativity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=David Friend|agency=The Canadian Press |date=2025-02-26 |title=Oft-billed as a pop star, Grammy winner Alessia Cara wants more out of music |url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/alessia-cara-says-she-nearly-let-her-fears-self-doubt-stop-her-from-making-new/article_0ff68f49-1f4e-5301-94ea-21a7edae4b86.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=thecanadianpressnews.ca |language=en}}</ref> Before she started work on the album, she says she questioned whether she wanted to continue making music for an industry that had significantly changed since she came on the scene.<ref name=":1" />
In late August 2023, Cara announced she was working on her fourth studio album through an [[Twitter|X]] posting.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1697337450782155176 |user=alessiacara |title=yessir |first=Alessia |last=Caracciolo |author-link=Alessia Cara |date=August 31, 2023|access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref>
Cara changed her layout on social media in late June 2024 and began to post cryptic teaser images on a daily basis.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} She formally announced the first single, "[[Dead Man (Alessia Cara song)|Dead Man]]", on July 9, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LaPierre |first=Megan |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Alessia Cara Is Back This Friday with New Single "Dead Man" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia-cara-is-back-this-friday-with-new-single-dead-man |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref>
In late 2025, Cara stated that the song "My House", which was released through the soundtrack for ''Nobody Wants This'', was originally intended for inclusion on ''Love & Hyperbole''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1981045659479491014|user=alessiacara |title=my house actually! then NWT heard and scooped itttt.|first=Alessia |last=Caracciolo |author-link=Alessia Cara |date=October 22, 2025|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref>
==Release and promotion== [[File:Alessia_Cara_in_Sydney_2025.jpg|thumb|right|Cara performing in Sydney on the Love and Hyperbole Tour in May 2025.]] On October 20, 2024, Cara officially revealed the name of the album, ''Love & Hyperbole'', through an X posting.<ref name=":0" /> In December 2024, it was announced that Cara would collaborate with [[Lenovo]] and [[Intel]] on an album trailer and a behind-the-scenes episodic series to provide her fans with "an exclusive look into her latest album while highlighting the creators and tech that brought it to life."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grammy-winning artist Alessia Cara partners with Lenovo and Intel for the "Made By" campaign, featuring a behind-the-scenes miniseries and exclusive live experience |url=https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/grammy-winning-alessia-cara-intel-for-the-made-by-campaign-live-experience/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Lenovo StoryHub |language=en-US}}</ref> The album trailer was released on February 3, 2025, and revealed the album's track list.
On February 13, 2025, Cara announced the Love & Hyperbole Tour to promote the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/alessia-cara-tour-dates-2025-love-hyperbole|title=Alessia Cara Details 2025 Love & Hyperbole World Tour|website=JamBase}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2025/02/17/alessia-cara-announces-the-love-hyperbole-tour/|title=Alessia Cara announces the Love & Hyperbole Tour »|first=Mariah|last=Dunn|date=February 17, 2025|website=www.melodicmag.com}}</ref> It is her third concert tour, as she did not tour to promote ''[[In the Meantime (Alessia Cara album)|In the Meantime]]'' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'s [[COVID-19 lockdowns|mitigation measures]]. The tour began April 6, 2025, at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston)|Orpheum Theatre]], in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tour| url=https://www.alessiacara.com/tour }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/alessiasmusic/p/DGA49BCRUcp/|title=Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia-cara-announces-love-and-hyperbole-world-tour|title=Alessia Cara Announces 'Love & Hyperbole' World Tour|website=Exclaim!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1199080664909056&id=100044214020347|quote=very excited to announce the Love & Hyperbole Tour 2025❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Pre-sale begins on Tuesday, Feb 18 at 10AM local time. Sign up for pre-sale at alessiacara.com/tour. Link in bio. General on-sale begins on Friday, Feb 21 at 10AM local time. see you real sooooon!!! |first=Alessia|last=Caracciolo|authorlink=Alessia Cara|publisher=Facebook|date=February 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/listen-to-alessia-caras-new-album-love-hyperbole/|title=Listen to Alessia Cara's New Album, 'Love & Hyperbole'|first=Sam|last=Armstrong|date=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
On October 9, 2025, Cara revealed through her social media that a deluxe edition of ''Love & Hyperbole'' would be released on October 24, 2025.<ref>https://x.com/alessiacara/status/1980272121319493638</ref>
=== Singles === The lead single, "[[Dead Man (Alessia Cara song)|Dead Man]]", was released on July 19, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2024-07-22 |title=Alessia Cara is back with a jazzy new single, 'Dead Man' |url=https://readdork.com/news/alessia-cara-single-dead-man/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The song was formally announced on July 9, through Cara's social media. Upon release, it was accompanied by a music video, directed by George Gallardo Kattah. Cara stated the track was about "a relationship that has come to an end and is like the last final grasp of trying to hold onto what is left of this relationship. Basically, looking at the other person and metaphorically shaking them and saying 'I am really trying my best to hold here, but if you don't want to be held onto then there's nothing left of this'. I feel like I am talking to a dead man."<ref name=":2" /> To promote the song, Cara performed the track for [[Genius (company)|Genius]] in September 2024.
The second single, "(Isn't It) Obvious", and accompanying music video were released on October 21, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Poppy |date=2024-10-22 |title=Alessia Cara shares tender '(Isn't It) Obvious' and announces new album 'Love & Hyperbole' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/alessia-cara-shares-tender-isnt-it-obvious-and-announces-new-album-love-hyperbole-3805217 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> after being featured on an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.<ref name=":3" /> The song features a [[guitar solo]] by [[John Mayer]].<ref name="auto" /> It was sent to airplay in Italian radio Stations on October 25, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=(Isn't It) Obvious - Alessia Cara | Song Card | url=https://earone.com/song/1efddf6b78 }}</ref> Cara performed the song on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' on November 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Kimmel Live Schedule for the Week of 11/4/2024 {{!}} Jimmy Kimmel Live! |url=https://abc.com/news/be67bdac-5d71-4d34-b987-6a469087850c/category/154926 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=ABC |language=en}}</ref>
The third single, "Slow Motion" was released and issued to airplay in Italian radio Stations on January 24, 2025.<ref>{{Citation |title=Slow Motion by Alessia Cara on Apple Music |date=2025-01-24 |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/song/slow-motion/1796245009 |access-date=2025-10-09 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Slow Motion - Alessia Cara | Song Card | url=https://earone.com/song/1e5dafdb68 }}</ref> The song was performed on [[Today (American TV program)|The Today Show]] on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alessia Cara performs 'Slow Motion' live on TODAY |url=https://www.today.com/video/alessia-cara-performs-latest-single-slow-motion-live-on-today-231871557919 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>
The fourth single, "Fire", was serviced to US hot adult contemporary radio stations on February 24, 2025. Originally intended for release on January 17, 2025, Cara announced through an X posting that the song's release would be postponed due to the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|ongoing Californian wildfires]] and substituted with a different song.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1878877130773397776 |user=alessiacara |title=actually guys…no :( slight change of plans. for obvious reasons & out of respect it doesn't feel right to put it out at the moment. But you're gonna hear another song from the album instead that I love so much (soon)❣️❣️ Hope you understand. I'm sorry. love you xx |first=Alessia |last=Caracciolo |author-link=Alessia Cara |date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 13, 2025 |quote=actually guys…no :( slight change of plans. for obvious reasons & out of respect it doesn’t feel right to put it out at the moment. But you’re gonna hear another song from the album instead}}</ref> The song was performed on [[The Kelly Clarkson Show]] on February 28, 2025, and had previously been performed acoustically on a YouTube livestream with [[Dan Kanter]] in December 2024.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last1=Caracciolo |first1=Alessia |last2=Kanter |first2=Daniel Joseph |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Alessia Cara - Virtual Holiday Party (Livestream) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DFBxtMr6j8 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |via=YouTube |authorlink1=Alessia Cara |authorlink2=Dan Kanter}}</ref> Commercially, "Fire" peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Pop Airplay]] chart, becoming Cara's highest-peaking entry since 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Alessia Cara {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alessia-cara/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Promotional singles === Upon announcing the deluxe edition of ''Love & Hyperbole'' on October 10, 2025, Cara released a remix of "Nighttime Thing" with Julia Michaels as a promotional single.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Music Friday: PinkPantheress, ZAYN, Skepta and more | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-music-friday-songs-singles-albums-october-10-2025/ }}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' | rev1score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/alessia-cara-love-hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara – Love & Hyperbole|date=February 13, 2025|first=Narzra|last=Ahmed|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/review/album/alessia-cara-love-and-hyperbole|title=Alessia Cara - Love & Hyperbole|date=February 14, 2025|first=Emily|last=Savage|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]'' | rev3score = 4/5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://readdork.com/albums/alessia-cara-love-hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara – Love & Hyperbole|date=February 12, 2025|first=Andrew|last=Wescott|work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref> | noprose = | rev4 = ''[[Sputnikmusic]]'' | rev4score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="sputnikmusic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89474/Alessia-Cara-Love--Hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara - Love & Hyperbole (album review ) | Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}</ref> }} ''Love & Hyperbole'' received widespread critical acclaim from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theithacan.org/59443/life-culture/music/alessia-cara-brings-raw-feelings-in-love-hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara brings raw feelings in 'Love & Hyperbole'|first=Liam|last=McDermott |date=19 February 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quchronicle.com/89198/arts-and-life/alessia-cara-returns-to-the-music-scene-with-love-and-hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara returns to the music scene with 'Love and Hyperbole'|first1=Grace|last1=Coneely-Nolan|first2=Carleigh|last2=Beck|date=February 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/alessia-cara-love-hyperbole/|title=Alessia Cara - Love & Hyperbole | Reviews|date=February 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/66115/1/in-love-hyperbole-alessia-cara-isnt-afraid-to-get-cheesy-about-love|title=Alessia Cara isn't afraid to get cheesy about love|date=February 14, 2025|website=Dazed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/02/alessia-cara-embraces-growth-and-freedom-with-love-and-hyperbole|title=Alessia Cara embraces growth and freedom with "Love & Hyperbole"|website=The Tufts Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/aclh-alessia-cara-love-and-hyperbole-album-interview-music-feature/|title=Interview: Alessia Cara on 'Love & Hyperbole,' Feeling Big Feelings, and Learning to Choose Joy|first=Mitch|last=Mosk|date=February 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genadmission.org/articles/alessia-cara-love-hyperbole-album-review|title=Alessia Cara: Love & Hyperbole Album Review|website=www.genadmission.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uraniumwaves.com/new-music/alessia-cara-returns-with-love-hyperbole-embracing-creative-freedom-and-a-vintage-vibe|title=Alessia Cara Returns With "Love & Hyperbole," Embracing Creative Freedom and a Vintage Vibe|date=February 25, 2025|website=Uranium Waves}}</ref>
''[[Sputnikmusic]]'' gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 and stating: "Barely weeks removed from a Grammy Awards ceremony where every premier girl pop album from last year vied for top honors, 'Love & Hyperbole' is just in a different class compared to the rest of them."<ref name="sputnikmusic"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Love & Hyperbole'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Go Outside! | lyrics1 = [[Alessia Cara]] | music1 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Mike Elizondo]]|Josiah Sherman}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Elizondo|[[Buddy Ross]]{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length1 = 3:39 | title2 = Left Alone | lyrics2 = Cara | music2 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Greg Kurstin]]}} | extra2 = Kurstin | length2 = 2:45 | title3 = [[Dead Man (Alessia Cara song)|Dead Man]] | lyrics3 = Cara | music3 = {{hlist|Cara|Elizondo}} | extra3 = Elizondo | length3 = 3:23 | title4 = Subside | lyrics4 = Cara | music4 = {{hlist|Cara|Elizondo}} | extra4 = Elizondo | length4 = 4:28 | title5 = Run Run | lyrics5 = Cara | music5 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]]}} | extra5 = {{hlist|[[Dan Farber]]|Levine}} | length5 = 2:53 | title6 = Drive | lyrics6 = Cara | music6 = {{hlist|Cara|Jeremy Malvin}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Elizondo|Chrome Sparks{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length6 = 2:50 | title7 = Get to You | lyrics7 = Cara | music7 = {{hlist|Cara|Levine}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Cara|Levine}} | length7 = 3:07 | title8 = (Isn't It) Obvious | lyrics8 = {{hlist|Cara|Dave Lubben|[[TobyMac|Toby McKeehan]]|[[Hollyn|Holly Miller]]}} | music8 = {{hlist|Cara|Lubben|McKeehan|Miller|Jakob Rabitsch}} | extra8 = Yakob | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Garden Interlude | lyrics9 = Cara | music9 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Jack Rochon]]}} | extra9 = Rochon | length9 = 2:26 | title10 = Nighttime Thing | lyrics10 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Ammo (record producer)|Joshua Coleman]]|[[Jacob Kasher Hindlin]]}} | music10 = {{hlist|Cara|Coleman|[[Jasper Harris]]|Hindlin|[[Yeti Beats|David Sprecher]]|Aaron Shadrow}} | extra10 = {{hlist|[[Ammo (record producer)|Ammo]]|Elizondo|[[Yeti Beats]]|Shadrow{{ref|c|[c]}}|Harris{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length10 = 2:24 | title11 = Feels Right | lyrics11 = Cara | music11 = {{hlist|Cara|Matt Campfield|[[Danny Klein]]|Rabitsch}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Some Randoms|Yakob}} | length11 = 3:07 | title12 = Fire | lyrics12 = {{hlist|Cara|Jake Torrey}} | music12 = {{hlist|Cara|Levine|Torrey}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Levine|Elizondo}} | length12 = 3:45 | title13 = Slow Motion | lyrics13 = Cara | music13 = {{hlist|Cara|Matt Brettle|Elizondo|[[Jake Gosling]]}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Elizondo|Gosling{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length13 = 3:23 | title14 = Clearly | lyrics14 = Cara | music14 = {{hlist|Cara|Farber|Levine}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Farber|Levine}} | length14 = 3:28 | total_length = 45:36 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition tracks | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = Easy | music15 = {{hlist|Cara|Kuria|Dine}} | lyrics15 = {{hlist|Cara|Christian Kuria|Jack Dine}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Kuria|Dine}} | length15 = 2:52 | title16 = Sunday | music16 = Cara | lyrics16 = Cara | extra16 = Elizondo | length16 = 2:48 | title17 = Clean | music17 = {{hlist|Cara|Baranowski|Reeves|Yip|Milano|Romulus}} | lyrics17 = {{hlist|Cara|Jeff Baranowski|[[The Stereotypes|Jeremy Reeves]]|[[The Stereotypes|Jonathan Yip]]|Luke Milano|[[The Stereotypes|Ray Romulus]]}} | extra17 = {{hlist|[[The Stereotypes]]|9am}} | length17 = 3:12 | title18 = Nighttime Thing | music18 = {{hlist|Cara|Shadrow|Sprecher|Hindlin|Harris|Coleman|Michaels}} | lyrics18 = {{hlist|Cara|Hindlin|Coleman|Michaels}} | note18 = featuring [[Julia Michaels]] | extra18 = {{hlist|Ammo|Elizondo|Yeti Beats|Shadrow{{ref|c|[c]}}|Harris{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length18 = 2:24 | title19 = (Isn't It) Obvious | music19 = {{hlist|Cara|Lubben|Brown|Miller|Jakob Rabitsch|McKeehan}} | lyrics19 = {{hlist|Cara|Lubben|[[Lucky Daye|David Brown]]|Miller|McKeehan}} | note19 = featuring [[Lucky Daye]] | extra19 = Yakob | length19 = 3:41 | title20 = Fire | music20 = {{hlist|Cara|Khan|Rae|Mayowa|Torrey|Levine}} | lyrics20 = {{hlist|Cara|[[Tiny Habits|Cinya Khan]]|[[Tiny Habits|Maya Rae]]|[[Tiny Habits|Judah Mayowa]]|Torrey}} | note20 = featuring [[Tiny Habits]] | extra20 = {{hlist|Elizonzo|Levine}} | length20 = 3:45 | title21 = Dead Man | note21 = acoustic version | music21 = {{hlist|Cara|Elizondo}} | lyrics21 = Cara | extra21 = Sam Arion | length21 = 3:27 | title22 = (Isn't It) Obvious | note22 = acoustic version | music22 = {{hlist|Cara|Lubben|Miller|McKeehan|Rabitsch}} | lyrics22 = {{hlist|Cara|Lubben|Miller|McKeehan}} | extra22 = Arion | length22 = 2:38 }}
'''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies a co-producer.
==Personnel== <!-- Per Tidal; no citation needed per [[WP:PERSONNEL]] and [[WP:AFFILIATE]] -->
===Musicians=== {{div col}} * [[Alessia Cara]] – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3–8, 13), bass (7) * [[Mike Elizondo]] – bass, keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12); percussion (1, 6, 10), [[Programming (music)|programming]] (3, 12), electric guitar (4, 10), drum programming (4, 12); acoustic guitar, string [[arrangement]] (10); background vocals (13) * Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13) * [[Max Townsley]] – keyboards (1, 3, 6, 10), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (1), electric guitar (3, 6, 10, 12, 13), piano (3, 12), organ (3), acoustic guitar (4, 6, 12), [[Rhodes piano|Rhodes]] (4, 13), drums (10) * [[Buddy Ross]] – keyboards, programming (track 1) * [[Greg Kurstin]] – bass, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, Rhodes, synthesizer (track 2) * Evan Cobb – saxophone (track 3) * Roy Agee – trombone (track 3) * Emmanuel Echem – trumpet (track 3) * Austin Hoke – [[cello]] (tracks 4, 10) * Betsy Lamb – [[viola]] (tracks 4, 10) * Alicia Enstrom – violin (tracks 4, 10) * Kristin Weber – violin (tracks 4, 10) * Jordan Lehning – string arrangement (track 4) * [[Dan Farber]] – guitar (tracks 5, 7, 14); drums, programming (5, 14); background vocals, drum programming (5); percussion (14) * Jules Halpern – background vocals (track 5) * Olivia Aita – background vocals (track 5) * Vincent Garcia – bass (track 5) * [[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]] – drums, keyboards (tracks 5, 7, 14); programming, Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano (5, 14); drum programming (5), percussion (14) * [[Nick Perri]] – guitar (track 7) * Yakob – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 8, 11), drum programming (8), percussion (11) * [[John Mayer]] – guitar (track 8) * [[Jack Rochon]] – guitar, keyboards, programming (track 9) * Aaron Shadrow – bass, keyboards, percussion (track 10) * Matt Campfield – bass, guitar, keyboards (track 11) * [[Danny Klein]] – drum programming, percussion (track 11) * Some Randoms – programming (track 11) * Alex Wilder – background vocals (track 13) * Erica Block – background vocals (track 13) * Victoria Westfall – background vocals (track 13) * Yuli – string arrangement, strings (track 13) {{div col end}}
===Technical=== * [[Chris Gehringer]] – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] * [[Tom Elmhirst]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] * Buddy Ross – [[Audio engineer|engineering]], recording (track 1) * Mike Elizondo – engineering (tracks 3, 12) * Jon Levine – engineering (tracks 5, 14), recording (5, 7, 14) * Dan Farber – engineering (tracks 5, 14), recording (5, 14) * Yakob – engineering (track 8) * Jack Rochon – engineering, recording (track 9) * Alex Wilder – recording, second engineering (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13); additional engineering (1, 4, 10, 13) * Erica Block – recording, second engineering (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13) * Justin Francis – recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13) * Greg Kurstin – recording (track 2) * Julian Burg – recording (track 2) * Matt Tuggle – recording (track 2) * Jakob Rabitsch – recording (tracks 8, 11)
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Love & Hyperbole'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|41|artist=Alessia Cara|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2025}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Alessia Cara}}
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