Quit!!

Quit!!
Studio album by
Hardy
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Genre
Length43:09
Label
ProducerJoey Moi
Hardy chronology
Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape
(2024) 		Quit!!
(2024)
Singles from Quit!!
  1. "Quit!!"
    Released: January 12, 2024
  2. "Rockstar"
    Released: February 9, 2024
  3. "Psycho"
    Released: May 17, 2024
  4. "Jim Bob"
    Released: May 31, 2024
  5. "Six Feet Under (Caleigh's Song)"
    Released: June 7, 2024

Quit!! is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Hardy. It was released on July 12, 2024, through Big Loud Rock. It features guest appearances from Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Knox, Fred Durst, Hank Williams III, and David Allan Coe.

Background

Hardy recorded Quit!! with long-time collaborator and producer Joey Moi and sees the singer-songwriter further exploring his rock-influenced sound.[3] Alongside the announcement on May 17, 2024, the artist unveiled a cinematic set of visuals that feature him being admitted to a mental institution.[4] The "aggressive" lead single of the same name was released on January 12.[5] The story of the title goes back "almost a decade ago" to when Hardy found a napkin with the word "quit" on it in his tip jar after a singer-songwriter show in Nashville, Tennessee.[6] The singer uses the "discouragement as fuel", documenting his journey from a struggling Nashville newcomer to becoming a commercially successful artist himself.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Joey Moi and co-produced by Hardy, except where noted.

Quit!! track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Quit!!"
2:47
2."Rockstar"
  • Hardy
  • Durrett
  • Blake Pendergrass
3:14
3."Good Girl Phase" (featuring Chad Smith)
 3:24
4."I Don't Miss"
  • Hardy
  • Garcia
  • Phelps
 2:33
5."Psycho"
3:18
6."Happy Hour" (featuring Knox)
  • Hardy
  • Smith Ahnquist
  • Nick Donley
  • Jacob Mitchell
  • Cameron Montgomery
  • Phelps
 2:41
7."Jim Bob"
3:41
8."WHYBMWL"
 3:13
9."Time to Be Dead"
 3:44
10."Soul4Sale" (featuring Fred Durst)
 3:49
11."Live Forever" (featuring Hank Williams III and David Allan Coe)
  • Hardy
  • Abend
  • Ahnquist
 3:54
12."Orphan"
  • Hardy
  • John Byron
  • Garcia
  • Pendergrass
 3:40
13."Six Feet Under (Caleigh's Song)"Hardy 3:11
Total length:43:09

Note

  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Musicians

  • Hardy – lead vocals
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar
  • Alex Wright – keyboards (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10)
  • Jerry Roe – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–13)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13)
  • Jacob Durrett – bass, electric guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • Craig Young – bass (track 1)
  • Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar (track 2)
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals (tracks 3–13)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 3–13)
  • Joey Moi – electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 11), programming (11)
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 11), mandolin (11)
  • Chad Smith – drums (track 3)
  • David Garcia – programming (tracks 4, 7, 12)
  • Charlie Worsham – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 9)
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards (tracks 5, 9, 12, 13)
  • Zach Abend – programming (track 5)
  • Knox – vocals (track 6)
  • Fred Durst – vocals (track 10)
  • Hank Williams III – guitar (track 11)
  • David Allan Coe – guitar (track 11)

Technical

  • Justin Shturtz – mastering
  • Joey Moi – mixing
  • Josh Ditty – engineering (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–13), editing (all tracks)
  • Ethan Mates – engineering (track 3)
  • Ryan Yount – engineering (tracks 6, 8), editing (all tracks), engineering assistance (1–5, 7, 10–13)
  • Fred Durst – engineering (track 10)
  • Eivind Nordland – editing
  • Scott Cooke – editing
  • Sean Badum – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Katelyn Prieboy – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 7, 10, 11)
  • Austin Brown – engineering assistance (track 5)
  • Joey Stanca – engineering assistance (tracks 12, 13)

Charts

References

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  3. ^ Varvaris, Mary (May 18, 2024). "Hardy Announces New Album Quit!!". Countrytown. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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  6. ^ Dowling, Markus K. (January 12, 2024). "Hardy refuses to "Quit!!" with new single, short film, 2024 tour announcement". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (January 12, 2024). "Hardy Announces Quit!! Tour, Reveals Becoming the Crow Short Film". Billboard Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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