# Thank You (Meghan Trainor album)
**Thank You** is the second major-label studio album by the American singer-songwriter [Meghan Trainor](https://www.edgepedia.org/meghan-trainor), released by [Epic Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/epic-records) in May 2016. It followed her debut *Title*, which had been driven by the retro doo-wop singles "All About That Bass" and "Lips Are Movin'", and it deliberately shifted her sound toward the 1990s-influenced pop and R&B that Trainor grew up on.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / position | Second major-label studio album by Meghan Trainor, following *Title* (2015)[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/thank-you-mw0002928892) |
| Release | May 6, 2016 (Apple Music exclusive, 12 songs, 39 minutes); worldwide release May 13, 2016, on Epic Records[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/thank-you/1099939584) • [3](https://lyricsweb.com/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you) |
| Executive producer | Ricky Reed (credits with Jason Derulo and Fifth Harmony)[4](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/details) |
| Lead single | "No", written and recorded with Ricky Reed within 24 hours after label head L.A. Reid said the finished album lacked a lead single[5](https://time.com/4246204/meghan-trainor-no-interview-new-album/) |
| Chart results | "No" became Trainor's fourth Billboard Hot 100 top 10, reaching No. 3; the album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200[6](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2016/Billboard-2016-07-23.pdf) |
| Critical reception | Metacritic Metascore of 60 from 10 critic reviews; user score of 5.7 from 360 ratings[7](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews) |
| Long-term sales | 4.0 million equivalent album units, Trainor's second best-selling release[8](https://chartmasters.org/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you/) |
## Background and making of the album
Trainor arrived at *Thank You* at the peak of her early fame. In the two years after "All About That Bass", she notched two other No. 1 singles, "Lips Are Movin'" and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" with [John Legend](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-legend), won the 2016 Grammy for Best New Artist, and saw *Title* reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200[6](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2016/Billboard-2016-07-23.pdf).
**The "No" episode.** By Trainor's account, she believed the album was finished, but label head [L.A. Reid](https://www.edgepedia.org/l-a-reid) judged that it had no lead single. A fired-up Trainor went into the studio with producer Ricky Reed, and within 24 hours they wrote and recorded "No", an in-your-face, 1990s-inspired track about shutting down would-be suitors that departed sharply from the retro pop of her first era[5](https://time.com/4246204/meghan-trainor-no-interview-new-album/). She said she and Reed set out to "make a beat that Meghan Trainor wouldn't do", citing [Britney Spears](https://www.edgepedia.org/britney-spears), Destiny's Child, and N*Sync, whose [Max Martin](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-martin) productions she missed hearing on radio[9](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-talks-new-album-thank-you-grammys-backlash-and-working-with-her-mum-interview__14633/).
## Music and songs
The album trades the 1950s doo-wop foundation of *Title* for a broader range of styles. Reviewers heard 1990s chart R&B in the lead single, a [James Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-brown)-flavored funk opener in "Watch Me Do", K-pop-styled dance-pop in "Me Too", and dance and Caribbean flavors elsewhere[10](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/15/meghan-trainor-thank-you-review) • [11](https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3066721/shes-not-all-about-grace-meghan-trainors-thank-you). [Entertainment Weekly](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment-weekly) described the result as wide-eyed pre-9/11 pop delivered with help from producers like Reed, a throwback vibe it judged to suit her[7](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews).
Several songs carry explicit dedications. On the deluxe edition, "Mom" features Trainor's mother Kelli, "Friends" is addressed to friends, and the title track, featuring R. City, thanks fans[11](https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3066721/shes-not-all-about-grace-meghan-trainors-thank-you) • [3](https://lyricsweb.com/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you). Trainor wrote "Mom" with her brother at home, then took it to producer Johan Carlsson, who reworked the verses and added real horns to the doo-wop-style song; the session ends with a recorded message from her mother[9](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-talks-new-album-thank-you-grammys-backlash-and-working-with-her-mum-interview__14633/). Guest appearances across the album include LunchMoney Lewis and [Yo Gotti](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-gotti)[4](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/details).
## Reception and commercial performance
Critics were mixed. The Metacritic Metascore of 60, from 10 reviews, reflects the split: Entertainment Weekly scored it 83, AllMusic 70, while the Guardian's review called Trainor "still an unconvincing pop star" and found most of the other songs identity-free filler beside "No"[7](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews) • [10](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/15/meghan-trainor-thank-you-review). AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that Trainor ditches the retro sensibilities that fueled *Title* while keeping her theatrical vocal style[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/thank-you-mw0002928892).
Commercially the album performed strongly. It debuted at No. 3 on the [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) 200[6](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2016/Billboard-2016-07-23.pdf), and ChartMasters later tallied it at 4.0 million equivalent album units, ranking it as Trainor's second best-selling release[8](https://chartmasters.org/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you/).
**The Me Too video.** Shortly before release, Trainor pulled the video for her second single, "Me Too", from Vimeo after noticing her image had been altered to make her slimmer[12](https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/05/17/meghan-trainor-thank-you-album-review/).
## Aftermath
*Thank You* remained Trainor's last full-length release for four years. She wrote "Wave" right after turning in the album in 2016 but held it until she worked with producer Mike Sabath for her 2020 album *Treat Myself*[13](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2020/Billboard-2020-01-11.pdf). In a 2020 interview with Time, she said she had to start from scratch for *Treat Myself* because she "wrote four albums [of material]" adapting to changes in the music industry during the long gap after *Thank You*[14](https://time.com/5770123/new-pop-music-era/).
## References
1. [Meghan Trainor: Thank You Tracks & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/thank-you-mw0002928892)
2. [Thank You – Album by Meghan Trainor, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/thank-you/1099939584)
3. [Thank You by Meghan Trainor – Tracklist & Story Behind the Album, LyricsWeb](https://lyricsweb.com/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you)
4. [Thank You Details, Tracks, and Credits, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/details)
5. [Meghan Trainor on Why Her New Single 'No' Sounds Nothing Like Meghan Trainor, Time (March 4, 2016)](https://time.com/4246204/meghan-trainor-no-interview-new-album/)
6. [Billboard, July 23, 2016 issue (cover story on Meghan Trainor)](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2016/Billboard-2016-07-23.pdf)
7. [Critic Reviews for Thank You, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/thank-you/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews)
8. [Thank You by Meghan Trainor – Sales & Streaming Stats, ChartMasters](https://chartmasters.org/album/meghan-trainor/thank-you/)
9. [Meghan Trainor talks new album Thank You, Grammys backlash and working with her mum, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-talks-new-album-thank-you-grammys-backlash-and-working-with-her-mum-interview__14633/)
10. [Meghan Trainor: Thank You review – still an unconvincing pop star, The Guardian (May 15, 2016)](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/15/meghan-trainor-thank-you-review)
11. [She's not all about that grace, but Meghan Trainor's Thank You is simple and great [Review], Young Post Club (May 22, 2016)](https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3066721/shes-not-all-about-grace-meghan-trainors-thank-you)
12. [Meghan Trainor – Thank You, Album review, The Upcoming (May 17, 2016)](https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/05/17/meghan-trainor-thank-you-album-review/)
13. [Billboard, January 11, 2020 issue (Meghan Trainor feature)](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2020/Billboard-2020-01-11.pdf)
14. [How a Wave of Ascendant Pop Stars Could Define the Next Decade of Music, Time (2020)](https://time.com/5770123/new-pop-music-era/)
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