{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Minor | cover = Gracie Abrams minorEP.jpeg | border = yes | alt = A picture of a young woman framed by a red border placed on a white background. In the center top, it reads the title: "Minor". In the center bottom, it reads the artist name: "Gracie Abrams". | type = EP | artist = Gracie Abrams | released = July 14, 2020 | genre = * Bedroom pop * electropop * indie folk | length = 20:09 | label = Interscope | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = This Is What It Feels Like | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = Minor | type = EP | single1 = 21 | single1date = February 20, 2020 | single2 = I Miss You, I'm Sorry | single2date = April 8, 2020 | single3 = Long Sleeves | single3date = May 20, 2020 }} }}
'''''Minor''''' is the debut extended play (EP) by the American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, released on July 14, 2020, by Interscope Records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=2020-07-15 |title=Must-listen: Gracie Abrams releases debut ''minor'' EP + 'Friend' music video. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16790 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Coup de Main |language=en}}</ref> Abrams co-wrote all the tracks. Production was mainly handled by Blake Slatkin.
== Background == Gracie Abrams became interested in playing the piano and songwriting at age eight.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Nordstrom |first=Leigh |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Gracie Abrams Readies for Her Spotlight |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/gracie-abrams-debut-album-taylor-swift-tour-1235539526/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223060017/https://wwd.com/eye/people/gracie-abrams-debut-album-taylor-swift-tour-1235539526/ |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Aramesh |first=Waiss |date=February 8, 2023 |title=How Gracie Abrams Turned 'Owning Her Sh*t' Into One of 2023's Best Debuts |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gracie-abrams-debut-album-good-riddance-taylor-swift-tour-1234675320/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208142637/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gracie-abrams-debut-album-good-riddance-taylor-swift-tour-1234675320/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> She started her career by posting recordings of covers and original songs to Instagram and SoundCloud.<ref name=":0" /> On Instagram, she premiered a song titled "Minor" in August 2017, and uploaded a produced version of the song in March 2018. The song gained attention from the New Zealand singer and songwriter Lorde, who told Abrams to send her the MP3 for "Minor".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundberg |first=Emily |date=April 6, 2018 |title=Lorde-Approved Gracie Abrams Is Instagram's Favorite Songwriter |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/gracie-abrams-is-your-new-favorite-instagram-songwriter.html |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=The Cut}}</ref> In 2019, Abrams signed with Interscope Records and released her debut single, "Mean It".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Sophia |date=June 22, 2024 |title=6 Things To Know About Gracie Abrams |url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/celebrity/six-things-to-know-about-gracie-abrams/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Vogue Hong Kong}}</ref> She also released a full version of "Minor" alongside a lo-fi video on YouTube in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=October 9, 2019 |title=Gracie Abrams debuts her song 'Minor'. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16053 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Coup de Main}}</ref> The single was followed by "Stay" in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Gracie Abrams's 'Stay' video is a perfect Hollywood hang |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/01/21/gracie-abrams-stay-video |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=The Fader}}</ref> Since Abrams began posting music online, she has also attracted the attention of the American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Her famous dad's a fan. So is Phoebe Bridgers. But Gracie Abrams has a voice all her own |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-29/gracie-abrams-jj-abrams-phobe-bridgers-minor |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
== Writing and production == Abrams wrote ''Minor'' while in college and experiencing her first breakup, which she felt was something she needed to write about at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Gracie Abrams |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/gracie-abrams-interview-this-is-what-it-feels-like-rockland-aaron-dessner-3088320 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=NME}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Gracie Abrams on Taylor Swift, Strength, and New Project ''This Is What It Feels Like'' |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gracie-abrams-taylor-swift-strength-new-project-this-is-what-it-feels-like |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Rihter |first=Ivana |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Gracie Abrams Wrote The Breakup EP Of The Year — With Her New Boyfriend |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/gracie-abrams-on-minor-joni-mitchell-her-new-single-brush-fire |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Bustle}}</ref> She described this time as a "very transitional year" for herself.<ref name=":7" /> She also said the EP was "very much in response" to the breakup.<ref name=":6" /> She wrote the title track at age 17 and it was the first song she wrote where she "immediately recognized that it was just incredibly [her]".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Fuamoli |first=Sose |date=July 20, 2020 |title=Gracie Abrams talks recording ''Minor'' and advice from dad, J.J. |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/grace-abrams-recording-minor-ep-jj-abrams/12474492 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Triple J |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=January 24, 2020 |title=Interview: 2020 Must-Know - Gracie Abrams |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16280 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Coup de Main}}</ref> The rest of the EP was recorded in one week, which Abrams said was "unintentional but the best week ever". The majority of the EP was completed before the COVID-19 lockdowns.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jenessa |date=July 8, 2020 |title=Gracie Abrams: LA singer-songwriter baring her soul to the internet |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/gracie-abrams-la-singer-songwriter-baring-her-soul-to-the-internet-2703139 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=NME}}</ref> Abrams worked on the EP with her then-boyfriend, Blake Slatkin, who served as its executive producer.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Glicksman |first=Josh |date=July 13, 2021 |title=How Blake Slatkin Went From Benny Blanco's Former Intern To A-List Producer |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/songwriter-producer-blake-slatkin-in-demand-interview-9600000/ |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref> Throughout its creation, the two would burn incense and go on walks; Abrams expressed her emotional distress through writing.<ref name=":7" /> When titling the song "Tehe", Abrams felt she "overused [the] phrase" when speaking regularly, which led to its title, despite the phrase not appearing in the song; she said it "felt like the obvious choice".<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Riddell |first=Rose |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Interview: Gracie Abrams on her debut ''Minor'' EP. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16804 |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Coup de Main}}</ref>
== Composition == ''Minor'' is a bedroom pop,<ref name=":7" /> electropop,<ref name=":1" /> and indie folk<ref name=":3" /> EP with themes of love, life, and strained friendships.<ref name=":5" /> The EP's central focus is on the conclusion of a relationship.<ref name=":7" /> ''NME''<nowiki/>'s Jenessa Williams compared the lyrical themes to the work of Lorde and the darker moments of Selena Gomez's discography.<ref name=":5" /> Charlotte Krol of the same website called the EP "seven emotional diary entries transposed to song form from the confines of [Abrams's] bedroom".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=2020-07-15 |title=Gracie Abrams - 'Minor' EP review |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/gracie-abrams-minor-review-radar-2708294 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Pitchfork'''s Jane Bua identified that the EP was characterized by "diaristic tracks with ashen vocals".<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Bua |first=Jane |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Gracie Abrams: ''Good Riddance'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gracie-abrams-good-riddance/ |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
The opening track of ''Minor'' is "Friend", which lyrically reflects on emotional disconnect.<ref name=":9" /> "21" contains lo-fi thumps reminiscent of a house party, according to Williams.<ref name=":5" /> The lyrics of "Tehe" reflect on the aftermath of a broken relationship ("Now I know I wasn't right"). The track also reflects on optimism, using the line, "Should've called it / But we never gave it up."<ref name=":9" /> "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" displays Abrams longing over a lost relationship to the point of missing its turbulent parts. Atop a simple piano motif that expands with expressive strings, she sings "I miss fighting in your old apartment / Breaking dishes when you're disappointed."<ref name=":10" /> "Long Sleeves" is a ballad that sees Abrams acknowledge she is not ready to love somebody while working on herself.<ref name=":9" /> Abrams described as "closure".<ref name=":5" /> The final track of ''Minor'' is its title track, which shares the frustration of feeling stuck at home. She nearly whispers the lines "I would drive all night to get to you / But my curfew is early and dad's at the door," which Williams felt depicted the transitional period of teenage angst marked by a mix of "know-it-all autonomy and tentative fear".<ref name=":5" />
== Promotion and release == The lead single of ''Minor'', "21", was released on February 20, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=February 20, 2020 |title=Gracie Abrams Finds Some Sense Of Release With '21' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/gracie-abrams-finds-some-sense-of-release-with-21/ |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=Clash}}</ref> ''Minor'' was announced on May 20, 2020. It was originally meant to be released on June 16, 2020, but was delayed to July 14, 2020 so as not to detract from the Black Lives Matter movement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=2020-07-01 |title=Gracie Abrams to release 'Minor' on July 14. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16757 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Coup De Main Magazine |language=en}}</ref> She was scheduled to perform live for the first time, although it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":5" /> In September 2020, Abrams performed "Friend" live in her home for Vevo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riddell |first=Rose |date=September 4, 2020 |title=Watch: Gracie Abrams perform 'Friend' live at home. |url=https://coupdemainmagazine.com/gracie-abrams/16951 |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Coup de Main}}</ref> Abrams first teased "Tehe" in an interview with ''Coup de Main'' in early 2020.<ref name=":9" />
== Critical reception == ''Minor'' was well received.<ref name=":6" /> Multiple critics described ''Minor'' as Abrams's breakout release.<ref name=":6" /> Retrospectively writing about the EP for ''Pitchfork'', Bua criticized it for being "underdeveloped"; she called its production "simple" and its songwriting "promising (but sometimes cliché)".<ref name=":8" /> The EP expanded Abrams's fanbase.<ref name=":6" /> Williams deemed "21" and "Long Sleeves" standout tracks and felt the EP reflected the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic well, despite it being completed before the pandemic.<ref name=":5" /> Rose Ridell for ''Coup de Main'' deemed "Tehe" a highlight.<ref name=":9" /> Kroll described "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" as "the most pointed of Abrams['s] heartbreak songs".<ref name=":10" />
== Tour == In support of ''Minor'', Abrams scheduled the I've Missed You, I'm Sorry tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Gracie |date=July 20, 2021 |title=I'VE MISSED YOU, I'M SORRY!!!!! can't wait to hug wtf …………. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjoLZTB4iH/}}</ref> It covered North America and the United Kingdom with 12 selective dates. It started on September 1, 2021, in Santa Ana, California, and concluded on October 21, 2021, in London, England. The tour also supported her singles "Mess It Up" and "Unlearn" with Benny Blanco.
== Aftermath == ''Minor'' inspired the American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo to write her debut single, "Drivers License". Following the song's release, Rodrigo's record label felt the two should meet, in which Rodrigo replied: "I literally don't think I can meet her. I think I would just evaporate. I'm her biggest fan."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newstead |first=Al |date=December 13, 2021 |title=Gracie Abrams brings the authentic sad girl feels you've been craving |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/gracie-abrams-feels-like-review-interview-sad-girl-pop-craving/13674852 |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Triple J |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> "Drivers License" went on to become a widespread commercial success worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tanzer |first=Myles |date=2021-01-21 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Became the World's Biggest Song Via TikTok |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-tiktok-spotify-11611235409 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125160209/https://www.wsj.com/articles/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-tiktok-spotify-11611235409 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=2025-05-12 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Abrams later supported Rodrigo on the Sour Tour throughout 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Gracie Abrams Says She Wants to Headline Her Own Stadium Shows After Touring With Taylor Swift |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/gracie-abrams-taylor-swift-inspired-headline-stadiums-1235949072/ |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Minor'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 20:09 | title1 = Friend | writer1 = {{hlist|Gracie Abrams|Blake Slatkin|Jim-E Stack}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Stack}} | length1 = 2:56 | title2 = 21 | writer2 = {{hlist|Abrams|Joel Little|Sarah Aarons}} | extra2 = Joel Little | length2 = 3:05 | title3 = Under / Over | writer3 = {{hlist|Abrams|Jack Karaszewski|Henry Kwapis|Carol Ades|Slatkin}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Kwapis|Karaszewski|Slatkin}} | length3 = 2:21 | title4 = Tehe | writer4 = {{hlist|Abrams|Slatkin|Stack|Eli Teplin}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Stack}} | length4 = 2:42 | title5 = I Miss You, I'm Sorry | writer5 = {{hlist|Abrams|Aarons}} | extra5 = Slatkin | length5 = 2:47 | title6 = Long Sleeves | writer6 = {{hlist|Abrams|Slatkin}} | extra6 = Slatkin | length6 = 3:38 | title7 = Minor | writer7 = {{hlist|Abrams|Slatkin|Benny Blanco}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Blanco}} | length7 = 2:40 }}
== Personnel == * Gracie Abrams – lead vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks) * Blake Slatkin – production (1, 3–7), songwriting (1, 3–4, 6–7) * Jim-E Stack – production (1, 3), songwriting (1, 3), drum programming (1, 4), bass (4) * Joel Little – production (2), songwriting (2) * Jack Karaszewski – production (3), songwriting (3) * Henry Kwapis – production (3), songwriting (3) * Sarah Aarons – songwriting (2, 5) * Carol Ades – songwriting (3, 5) * Eli Teplin – songwriting (4), keyboard (4) * Benny Blanco – production (7), songwriting (7) * Rob Moose – strings (5), cello (6), piano (6), viola (6), violin (6)
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Minor'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Austria|74|M|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|3|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 17, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|32|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 17, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Germany|14|id=445238|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Poland2|94|date=08.08.2025–14.08.2025|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Portugal|77|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20250815|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|39|artist=Gracie Abrams|album=Minor|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|51|date=20250815|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|23|artist=Gracie Abrams|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2025}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Minor''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Gracie Abrams|title=Minor|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2026|access-date=January 23, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Gracie Abrams|title=Minor|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=July 22, 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for ''Minor'' !Region !Date !Format(s) !Label |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" |Various |July 14, 2020 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="3" |Interscope |- |October 16, 2020 |{{hlist|LP}} |- |July 14, 2025 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Gracie Abrams}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2020 debut EPs Category:Albums produced by Blake Slatkin Category:Gracie Abrams albums Category:Interscope Records EPs