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{{Album|title = Am I a Girl?|image = <tabber>Digital cover = [[File:AIAGHQ.jpeg]]
|-|Physical cover = [[File:Aiagg.jpg]]</tabber>|type = Studio album|artist = [[Poppy]]|features = [[Diplo]]<br>[[Grimes]]<br>[[Garibay]]|released = October 31st, 2018|genre = Art pop • synthpop • dance-pop • heavy metal|length = 39:28|label = [[Mad Decent]] / [[I'm Poppy Records]]|producer = [[Aryay]]<br>[[Chris Greatti]]<br>Diplo<br>[[DNNYD]]<br>Garibay<br>Grimes<br>[[MIRO]]<br>[[Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai]]<br>[[Titanic Sinclair]]<br>[[Tommy Rocks]]<br>[[U-Tern]]<br>[[Wax Motif]]<br>[[Zakk Cervini]]|previous = Poppy.Remixes|previous link = Poppy.Remixes|next = Choke|next link = Choke}}
'''''Am I a Girl?''''' is the second studio album by [[Poppy]]. The album was released on October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2018.

== Background and Conception ==
Poppy began recording the album before going on the ''[[Poppy.Computer Tour]]''. In an interview, she stated that its genre is a "new type of pop music".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91kLew_3ro</ref> On January 12<sup>th</sup>, 2018, Poppy revealed in an interview that the album was complete.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fluDKTRpYA</ref> On May 15<sup>th</sup>, 2018, Poppy confirmed the title by tweeting "Ready 4 album title?", followed by an image of her with the caption "Am I a girl?".<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/cultofpoppy-tm/173932454889/hoolahoopsmcgee-cultofpoppy-tm</ref> Later, it was confirmed by [[Titanic Sinclair]] that the album had been completed on July 21<sup>st</sup>, 2018.

== Theme ==
Poppy stated that the album focuses on questioning gender, identity, robots, and expensive fashion. Unlike her previous album ''[[Poppy.Computer]]'', the album steps away from the character of Poppy on most songs.

== ''[[Am I a Girl? Tour]]'' ==
Poppy first announced a tour to promote the album on July 10<sup>th</sup>, 2018. Ticket presale began on July 11<sup>th</sup>, 2018, with general sale beginning on July 13<sup>th</sup>, 2018. The tour began with a warm-up show in Vancouver, British Columbia at the [[9/14/18 at Westward Music Festival|Westward Music Festival]] on September 14<sup>th</sup>, 2018. The first leg took place in Eurasia between September 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2018 and October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2018, while the second leg took place in North America between January 31<sup>st</sup>, 2019 and February 27<sup>th</sup>, 2019.

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== Tracklist ==
{| class="article-table"
!''No.''
!''Title''
!''Artist''
!''Writer(s)''
!''Producer''
!''Length''
|-
!''1.''
!"[[In a Minute]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, [[Simon Wilcox]], [[Sir Nolan]], [[Kate Nash]]
![[Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai|Ryosuke Sakai]]
!2:54
|-
!''2.''
!"[[Fashion After All]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, [[Titanic Sinclair]], [[Tommy English]]
![[Wax Motif]]
!3:24
|-
!''3.''
!"[[Iconic]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, Wilcox
![[Garibay|Fernando Garibay]], [[DNNYD]], [[MIRO]]
!2:52
|-
!''4.''
!"[[Chic Chick]]" 🅴
!Poppy
!Poppy, English, Sinclair, Wilcox
![[U-Tern]]
!2:54
|-
!''5.''
!"[[Interlude 1]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy
!Sakai
!0:47
|-
!''6.''
!"[[Time Is Up]]"
!Poppy<br />[[Diplo]]
!Poppy, Sinclair, English, U-Tern, Diplo, [[Tommy Rocks]], Wilcox, [[Alvaro]]
!Diplo, U-Tern, Alvaro, Tommy Rocks
!3:31
|-
!''7.''
!"[[Aristocrat]]"
!Poppy<br />[[Garibay]]
!Poppy, Sinclair, Garibay, Wilcox
!Garibay, DNNYD, MIRO
!3:21
|-
!''8.''
!"[[Hard Feelings]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, [[Chris Greatti]], Wilcox, Garibay
!Garibay, DNNYD, MIRO
!3:39
|-
!''9.''
!"[[Girls in Bikinis]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, Wilcox
!U-Tern
!2:25
|-
!''10.''
!"[[The Rapture Ball]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, Wilcox, English
![[Aryay]]
!3:00
|-
!''11.''
!"[[Interlude 2]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy
!Sakai
!1:06
|-
!''12.''
!"[[Am I a Girl? (song)|Am I a Girl?]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, Wilcox
!Sinclair, [[Zakk Cervini]]
!3:38
|-
!''13.''
!"[[Play Destroy]]"
!Poppy
[[Grimes]]
!Poppy, Sinclair, Greatti, Grimes
!Greatti, Grimes
!3:05
|-
!''14.''
!"[[X]]"
!Poppy
!Poppy, Sinclair, Greatti, Cervini
!Cervini, Greatti
!2:54
|}

== Singles ==
"'''In a Minute'''" was released to digital retailers through [[I'm Poppy Records]] and [[Mad Decent]] on July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2018, and served as the first single to the album. Poppy co-wrote the song with [[Simon Wilcox]], [[Sir Nolan]] and [[Kate Nash]], and it was produced by [[Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai|Ryosuke Sakai]].

"'''Time Is Up'''" was released to digital retailers through I'm Poppy Records and Mad Decent along with its music video on August 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2018, and served as the second single to the album. Poppy co-wrote the song with [[Tommy English]], Titanic Sinclair, [[U-Tern]], [[Diplo]], [[Tommy Rocks]], Simon Wilcox and [[Alvaro]], and it was produced by Diplo, U-Tern, Alvaro and Tommy Rocks.

"'''Fashion After All'''" was released to digital retailers through I'm Poppy Records and Mad Decent on October 12<sup>th</sup>, 2018, and served as the third single to the album. Poppy co-wrote the song with Tommy English and Titanic Sinclair, and it was produced by [[Wax Motif]].

"'''Hard Feelings'''" was released to digital retailers through I'm Poppy Records and Mad Decent on October 19<sup>th</sup>, 2018, and served as the fourth single to the album. Poppy co-wrote the song with Titanic Sinclair, [[Chris Greatti]], Simon Wilcox and [[Garibay|Fernando Garibay]], and it was produced by Garibay, [[DNNYD]] and [[MIRO]].

"'''X'''" was released to digital retailers through I'm Poppy Records and Mad Decent on October 25<sup>th</sup>, 2018, and served as the fifth single to the album. Poppy co-wrote the song with Titanic Sinclair, Chris Greatti and [[Zakk Cervini]], and it was produced by Greatti and Cervini.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Poppyamiagirlcd.png|Am I a Girl? CD
Poppyamiagirlvinyl.png|Am I a Girl? vinyl
UrbanAmIaGirlVinyl.jpeg|Urban Outfitters exclusive red vinyl
</gallery>

===Photoshoot===
<gallery>
AIAGFrontColor.jpg|Colored and uncropped artwork.
AIAGBackColor.jpg|Colored and uncropped back cover.
Aiagback.png|Back cover
SamMcGuirePhotoshoot16.jpg|Promotional picture.
REC5972.jpg|Promotional picture.
DqmzA XV4AAiCmc.jpg|Promotional picture.
SamMcGuirePhotoshoot17.jpg|Promotional picture.
FgaeER6XkAET3Zi.jpg|Promotional picture.
0632f5880b05bc9458b9802767504150.jpg|Promotional picture and also used for "Time Is Up" vinyl.
</gallery>
== Trivia==
*Simon Wilcox went to Japan with Poppy and Titanic Sinclair to help with the album.
* Poppy and [[Grimes]] recorded "a couple of songs" for the album, with Poppy stating that one song would be about destroying things and another would be about power.<ref>https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-interview-grimes-marilyn-manson-new-album-am-i-a-girl-tour-2361241</ref> However, only one of these songs, "Play Destroy", made the album.
**The song about power is "[[wikipedia:We Appreciate Power|We Appreciate Power]]", which was released by Grimes and features American singer-songwriter [[wikipedia:Hana (American musician)|HANA]] instead of Poppy. Poppy has talked about the scrapped song on a Q&A in Discord in 2020.
*"[[Scary Mask]]" and "We Appreciate Power" were intended to be on ''Am I a Girl?'', but were later scrapped.
**In an interview with Gigwise, Poppy revealed that "Scary Mask" was originally going to be on the album, but was later used for the ''[[Choke]]'' EP instead.<ref>https://www.gigwise.com/features/3326493/poppy-s-track-by-track-guide-to-new-ep-choke</ref>
**It is speculated that "[[Immature Couture]]" was also intended to be on the album, but was later scrapped.
* On November 25<sup>th</sup>, 2018, Poppy tweeted out "Am I A Girl (stripped)", hinting at at either a stripped version of the album or [[Am I a Girl? (song)|the song of the same name]]. However, this never materialized.<ref>[[File:AIAG StrippedRef.png|100px|thumb|left]]</ref>
*The male backing vocals on the album were sung by Titanic Sinclair and Chris Greatti.
*The female backing vocals on the album were sung by Simon Wilcox.
*Poppy stated on the Zach Sang Show that she rewrote the album twice.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClBjbTtu8Bk</ref>
**She also stated in the interview that half of the album was a "preview" for her next album, ''[[I Disagree]]''.
*Poppy and Titanic Sinclair have stated that "X" is their favorite song and music video from the album.
*The placement of "Chic Chick" and "Interlude 1" in the tracklist were later swapped for unknown reasons.<ref>[[File:AIAG_Original_Tracklist.jpg|thumb|left|Original tracklist.]]</ref>
*"Interlude 1" and "Interlude 2" are excluded from the tracklist of the physical version of the album, being replaced by "+" symbols.
*The front, back, and inner sleeve artwork were photographed by [[Sam McGuire]].
*On October 5<sup>th</sup>, 2019, Poppy unlisted all of the album's YouTube audio uploads, excluding "Am I a Girl?", "Play Destroy" and "X", for unknown reasons.

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