I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) is the first half of the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Teddy Swims. It was released on September 15, 2023, through Warner. It features his breakout single "Lose Control", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100, while also reaching the top ten in twenty-three countries including the UK Singles Chart.
The album also reached the top ten in Norway, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden, Australia and subsequently entered the charts in New Zealand, Belgium, Canada, France, Lithuania, Sweden, Scotland, United Kingdom and the United States. The album is followed by I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2), which released on January 24, 2025.
Background and promotion Ahead of its release, Swims released the singles "What More Can I Say" on May 5, 2023, and "Lose Control", an "emotional anthem" about "losing yourself and losing control", on June 23. The latter proved to be commercially successful, reaching the charts in multiple countries, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. In an interview with The New Zealand Herald, Swims promised in an interview that he would put himself "into therapy", which was ultimately the inspiration behind the album title. He wanted to buy himself a "couple more months of freedom" and be a "traumatised little shit". Asked about his favorite song he's ever written by American Songwriter, Swims named the album opener "Some Things I'll Never Know". In promotion of the album, the singer-songwriter performed a live set of his songs and a cover of "Use Somebody" at Nova on August 30, 2023. The record is also promoted by his I've Tried Everything but Therapy Tour, which took place across North America in November 2023.
I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1.5) On April 26, 2024, Swims released I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1.5), an extension to Part 1 of the album which features four additional tracks. Swims said upon release, "You know, I've been touring, writing, and continuing to work on myself over the past 8 months and wanted to share something like a real-life check-in. These songs represent where I'm at and I didn't want to wait till I had the whole part 2 done — so here you go."
Tour In March 2023, Swims announced his I've Tried Everything but Therapy international headline tour, including shows in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2024 Los 40 Music Awards Best International Album
Track listing
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Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
Teddy Swims – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 4, 7, 8, 10) Julian Bunetta – background vocals, Foley (track 1); bass, drums, keyboards (2, 4); guitar, synthesizer (2) Eli Teplin – keyboards (tracks 1, 10), background vocals (10) Ammo – Foley (track 1); background vocals, drums, keyboards (2, 4); string programming (2) Mikky Ekko – background vocals, drums (track 2) Infamous – keyboards (track 2) Andrew Wells – guitar, bass (tracks 3, 5); drums, synthesizers (3); percussion (5) Khari Mateen – string arrangement, cello, percussion (tracks 3, 5); background vocals (5) Tommy King – organ, piano (track 5) Cassidy Turbin – drums (track 5) Andrew Jackson – background vocals (track 6) Jesse Hampton – guitars (track 7) John Ryan – drums, guitar, programming, background vocals (tracks 8–10); synthesizer (8, 9); bass, keyboards (8); piano (9) Ragnar Rosinkranz – strings (tracks 8, 10) Sean Erick – trumpet (track 9) Kendo – background vocals (track 10) Shweez – background vocals (track 10) Kendrick Nicholls – bass (track 10)
Technical Nathan Dantzler – mastering Jeff Gunnell – mixing (tracks 1, 10), engineering (1, 2, 4, 8, 9) Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 2) Alex Ghenea – mixing (tracks 3–9) Julian Bunetta – engineering (track 2) Andrew Wells – engineering (tracks 3, 5) Marc Scibilia – engineering (track 5) Andrew Jackson – engineering (track 6) Duck Blackwell – engineering (track 6) Stuart Crichton – engineering (track 7) John Ryan – engineering (tracks 8, 10) Hector "Tor" Fernandez – vocal recording (track 6) Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (track 2) Johnny Morgan – engineering assistance (track 1) Eric Ruscinski – engineering assistance (track 3) Jesse Munsat – engineering assistance (tracks 8, 10)
Visuals Joseph Cultice – photography Aaron Marsh – layout design
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) Chart (2023–2025) Peakposition Croatian International Albums (HDU) 5 Croatian International Albums (HDU) 14 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 13 Italian Albums (FIMI) 72 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 6 Portugal (AFP) 56 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 4
Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance for I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) Chart (2024) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 100 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 74 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 165 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 31 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 3 French Albums (SNEP) 32 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 49 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 43 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 22 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 38 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 49 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 87 UK Albums (OCC) 34 US Billboard 200 38
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) Chart (2025) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 120 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 26 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 12 French Albums (SNEP) 68 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 80 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 44 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 36 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 84 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 10 UK Albums (OCC) 73 US Billboard 200 32
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