Bubblebath

BubblebathEP by That Poppy
General information
Featured Artist(s)	N/A
Released	February 12th, 2016
Genre	Pop • dance-pop • reggae
Length	12:46
Label	Island Records / Geffen Records
Producer(s)	Sir Nolan Tim Pagnotta Titanic Sinclair Tommy English Tyler Glenn
Poppy chronology
Current	Bubblebath
Next	[[File:Template:3:36 (Music To Sleep To) Album Cover|60px|link=3:36 (Music To Sleep To)]] 3:36 (Music To Sleep To)

"Bubblebath" is the debut extended play (EP) by Poppy, released under the name That Poppy. The EP was released on February 12^th, 2016.

Background and Conception

Poppy began recording songs after initially being signed to Island Records and Geffen Records in early 2013. The EP was originally planned to be an album, but was later shortened to be an extended play. The EP currently has sixteen outtakes that are known to exist, all of which have been either fully or partially leaked.

"Bubblebath" came into existence largely due to the success of its first single, "Lowlife". In Poppy's YouTube video "Ask Poppy A Question", Poppy states that she named the EP "Bubblebath" because "the world is very dirty and could benefit from a bubblebath."

The iTunes Store describes the EP as "Having burst from YouTube into the music world, the smart-mouthed singer That Poppy's first EP shows off her winking sense of humour and wide-ranging pop savvy. "Lowlife" is a reggae-tinged toast raised from the gutter; "Money" takes aim at consumerism over deceptively glossy beats. The charging "Altar" pairs Poppy's attempts to stop a wedding with propulsive dance pop, while "American Kids" sticks up for much-maligned millennials over a sumptuous beat. Confident and catchy, this debut is full of sardonic lyrics and pop promise."

Theme

"Bubblebath" (excluding "Lowlife" and "Altar") tells the story of Poppy becoming famous at a young age, selling her soul to the media at 15 and proceeding her career, never to see her family again and completely erasing her past.

Bubblebath Tour

A tour to promote the "Bubblebath" EP took place in North America between March 10^th, 2016 and July 30^th, 2016.

Reception

The debut EP was exceptionally well-received across media. "Lowlife" especially received critical acclaim, award nominations and radio airtime. "Money" also received praise upon the release of its music video, and was also featured in a TV show as well as a video game. Internet media articles also praised the execution of the colorful music videos accompanying the tracks. While "Altar" and "American Kids" were typically overshadowed by the previous two tracks, Tyler Peterson of UQMUSIC described the whole EP as a "small collection of millennial masterpieces".

Poppy parted with Island Records shortly after the extended play's release, due to the label taking most of the money made from sales.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Artist	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lowlife"	That Poppy	That Poppy, Sir Nolan, Simon Wilcox	Sir Nolan	3:25
2.	"Money"	That Poppy	That Poppy, Wilcox, Tommy English, Titanic Sinclair	English, Sinclair	3:10
3.	"Altar"	That Poppy	That Poppy, Wilcox, Sir Nolan, Bryce Vine, Tom Peyton	Sir Nolan	2:40
4.	"American Kids"	That Poppy	That Poppy, Sinclair, Sir Nolan, Tim Pagnotta, Tyler Glenn	Pagnotta, Glenn	3:31

Singles

"Lowlife" was released to digital retailers through Island Records and Geffen Records along with its music video on July 24^th, 2015, and served as the first single to the EP. Poppy co-wrote and produced the song with Sir Nolan and Simon Wilcox.

"Money" was released to digital retailers through Island Records and Geffen Records along with its music video on July 29^th, 2016, and served as the second single to the EP. Poppy co-wrote and produced the song with Titanic Sinclair, Tommy English and Simon Wilcox.

Gallery

Trivia

• The song "Chewing Gum" was supposed to be the B-side to "Bubblebath", as confirmed by Poppy herself on the website Genius.
• Poppy stated in an interview that "Lowlife" and "Money" are her favorite songs from the EP.
• Physical copies of "Bubblebath", including vinyl records, were originally planned, but these releases never came to fruition.
• In early September 2019, the EP was removed from Poppy's artist page on streaming services and was re-added under a separate That Poppy artist page.
• All of the EP instrumentals were leaked in September of 2016.
• The cover art was photographed by Christopher Ross.