Lola Young’s ‘I’m Only F–king Myself’: All 14 Songs Ranked

Though she may have made her mainstream crossover only in the past year, Lola Young has spent the best part of a decade dedicated to discomfort and artistic provocation. In her fiendishly addictive songs, brave candour, ruthless impulses, confrontation and the female perspective are knotted together. She’s a pop extrovert with no real filter or ‘off’ switch. She stares down and struts into uncomfortable places. And, as she previously told Billboard UK: “I choose to give realness and truth. I’ve got a bit of a belly out, I f–cking swear a bunch and I have fun.”

Young made her opening gambit in 2019 with the soulful “Woman,” which was accompanied by a video that saw her dance nude in a statement of self-possession. A storming mixtape in the form of 2023’s My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely followed, but it was her 2024 debut full-length project, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, that drove its way into the heads and hearts of pop fans across the globe.

Its breakout single “Messy,” hit the top of the Official U.K. Singles Chart and No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the start of 2025. A scuffed, vivid anthem honed around owning one’s imperfections, its swell from downcast introspection to bile-spitting theatricality made for a career-elevating statement. The song felt telling of the 24-year-old Londoner’s shrewdness as a writer that romance is not life-or-death in her world, but that losing a sense of self might be – a theme that unravels even further on her new LP, I’m Only F–king Myself.

In the run-up to the album, the buzz around Young’s name has only got louder and louder. She shone at the VMAs earlier this month, has performed at Glastonbury and Coachella, and topped the nominations for the 2025 Ivor Novello awards, which recognize the best in British and Irish songwriting. She’s moving forward with genuine purpose and intent. As Young boldly strides into a new era, here’s every track from I’m Only F–king Myself ranked.