# American Heart (Benson Boone album)
**American Heart** is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter [Benson Boone](https://www.edgepedia.org/benson-boone), released on June 20, 2025 by Night Street Records/[Warner Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-records). It is a 10-track, roughly 30-minute pop record written by Boone with his frequent collaborator and producer Jack LaFrantz, and it follows his 2024 debut *[Fireworks & Rollerblades](https://www.edgepedia.org/fireworks-and-rollerblades)*, whose single "Beautiful Things" made Boone a breakout star.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | June 20, 2025; Night Street Records/Warner Records[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) |
| Format | 10 songs, 30 minutes[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) |
| Songwriting | All 10 tracks written by Boone and Jack LaFrantz[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) |
| Style | Anthemic pop between Springsteen-style heartland rock and the arena-ready pop-rock of The Killers, with a shift toward 1980s influences compared with the debut[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) • [2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/) |
| Lead single | "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) |
| Chart debut | No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 equivalent album units[3](https://eng.pressbee.net/show4040105.html?title=how-should-benson-boone-feel-about-the-early-reception-to-america) |
| Writing time | Reportedly written in 17 days[2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/) |
| Artist context | Boone, from Monroe, Washington, dropped out of American Idol; "Beautiful Things" was among 2024's most-streamed songs[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) |
## Background
Boone's 2024 debut *Fireworks & Rollerblades* was carried by "[Beautiful Things](https://www.edgepedia.org/beautiful-things-benson-boone-song)", a ballad that cracked the Top Ten of the Hot 100 and turned the album into a global success, earning Boone a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and a performance slot at the 2025 ceremony, where he backflipped off a grand piano before singing.[4](https://www.allmusic.com/album/american-heart-mw0004531787) • [1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) The album cover of *American Heart* shows Boone draped in the American flag, and the record was announced ahead of its June release.[5](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/benson-boone-coachella/682629/) • [6](https://apnews.com/article/5ea316626755d1682c0127aba3a0c02f)
Apple Music's editorial frames the album as Boone stepping "out of the shadow of his biggest hit," with Boone telling interviewer [Zane Lowe](https://www.edgepedia.org/zane-lowe) that he wanted to settle into his own musical identity rather than chase another world-conquering single.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612)
## Songs and sound
The album sits between two American rock reference points: Springsteen-style heartland rock and the arena-ready pop-rock of [The Killers](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-killers). The closing "Young American Heart" draws directly on a near-fatal car accident Boone was in during high school, with a "live fast, die young" narrative set to a mournful, Springsteen-esque synth pattern.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) • [2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/)
Family supplies two other anchors. "Momma Song" is a tribute to his mother, and "Mr Electric Blue" is a prog-pop song about hero-worshipping his father, who, as Apple Music notes, can still do backflips well into his fifties.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) The lead single "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" began as a sullen piano ballad and became a pulsing synth-pop song about running into an ex at a diner; Slant's review highlights its diner-narrative detail and a beat switch toward the end as among the album's more memorable moments.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) • [2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/) The catchy "[Mystical Magical](https://www.edgepedia.org/mystical-magical)", a poolside summer track, interpolates [Olivia Newton-John](https://www.edgepedia.org/olivia-newton-john)'s "Physical".[2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/) Compared with *Fireworks & Rollerblades*, the tempo is largely up, and the inspiration shifts from the 1970s stylings of [Elton John](https://www.edgepedia.org/elton-john) and Queen toward the 1980s.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612) • [2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/)
## Critical reception
Reception was mixed. Slant Magazine's review, titled "Style Over Substance," called most of the record competently performed filler while praising Boone's vocal expressiveness and his commitment as a performer.[2](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/) Pitchfork's review, published June 24, 2025, argued that Boone's flair cannot compensate for weak songwriting and a lack of a unique point of view, noting that the songs feel American only "by default" and that Boone's sound sits close to [Harry Styles](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-styles)' retro pop-rock.[7](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/benson-boone-american-heart/) Billboard's roundtable noted that reviewers generally acknowledged Boone's talent as a performer and pop personality while focusing on his songcraft to date.[3](https://eng.pressbee.net/show4040105.html?title=how-should-benson-boone-feel-about-the-early-reception-to-america)
## Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 equivalent album units, a figure Billboard's writers described as somewhat lower than expected given Boone's momentum.[3](https://eng.pressbee.net/show4040105.html?title=how-should-benson-boone-feel-about-the-early-reception-to-america) ChartMasters later counted 1.8 million equivalent album sales overall, with 120,000 of those from the studio album in pure sales.[8](https://chartmasters.org/album/benson-boone/american-heart) Its songs on Spotify had accumulated more than 1.4 billion streams by October 2026.[9](https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/22wbnEMDvgVIAGdFeek6ET_albums.html) Singles from the album reached Billboard's Hot AC year-end chart for 2025, including "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" and "Mystical Magical".[10](https://mediabase-end-of-year-pdf.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/YearEnd2025_US.pdf) Boone supported the record with the [American Heart World Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-heart-world-tour), which won its category at the 2026 [American Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-music-awards).[11](https://as.com/us/tikitakas/amas-2026-lista-completa-de-ganadores-de-los-american-music-awards-f202605-n/)
## References
1. [American Heart – Album by Benson Boone, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-heart/1807490612)
2. [Benson Boone 'American Heart' Review: Style Over Substance, Slant Magazine](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/benson-boone-american-heart-album-review/)
3. [How Should Benson Boone Feel About the Early Reception to 'American Heart'?, Billboard via Pressbee](https://eng.pressbee.net/show4040105.html?title=how-should-benson-boone-feel-about-the-early-reception-to-america)
4. [Benson Boone: American Heart Tracks & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/american-heart-mw0004531787)
5. [Who's Afraid of Gen Z's Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?, The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/benson-boone-coachella/682629/)
6. [What to Stream: Benson Boone's 'American Heart' and more, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/5ea316626755d1682c0127aba3a0c02f)
7. [Benson Boone: American Heart Album Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/benson-boone-american-heart/)
8. [American Heart by Benson Boone – Sales & Streaming Stats, ChartMasters](https://chartmasters.org/album/benson-boone/american-heart)
9. [Benson Boone – Spotify Top Albums, Kworb](https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/22wbnEMDvgVIAGdFeek6ET_albums.html)
10. [Mediabase Year-End 2025 US Chart](https://mediabase-end-of-year-pdf.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/YearEnd2025_US.pdf)
11. [AMAs 2026: Lista completa de ganadores de los American Music Awards, AS](https://as.com/us/tikitakas/amas-2026-lista-completa-de-ganadores-de-los-american-music-awards-f202605-n/)
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