Daydream (Album)

"Daydream" is the sophomore studio album and second major-label record by American boy band Why Don't We. It was released by Atlantic Records on November 11th, 2020, with "Fallin'" as the lead single and "Daydream" as the title track.

Background
On the 15th of September, 2020, Why Don't We were reported to be recording in the studio. On their social media, they posted a picture of themselves in the studio with the caption, "we're back."

On the 17th of September, on their Twitter, Instagram, and website, they revealed the cover and release date for the lead single, "Fallin'".

On the 6th of October, a teaser video was released for the second single, "Love is Blind". The release date was revealed and the name of the two upcoming promotional singles were hidden in the background.

On the 13th of October, a 13-second snippet of the song's outro was released on their Twitter.

The pre-order for the album was revealed to be available on the 30th of October.

On the 24th of October, "Dizzy" and "Write It Down" were released as promotional singles, and the title of the final single, "Daydream" and release date was revealed to be on the 30th of October.

The pre-order for the album was made available on the 30th of October, and "Daydream" was released. The tracklist and album title was revealed on the same day.

The album's release date was revealed on their social media platforms on the 1st of November.

The album's cover art was revealed on the 4th of November.

On Twitter, a 10-second snippet of "Everywhere" was teased on the 6th of November, a 9-second snippet of "Smile" was teased on the 8th of November, and a 12-second snippet of "Comfortable" was teased on the 10th of November.

Singles
"Fallin'" was released as the lead single on September 29th, 2020.

"Love is Blind" was released as the second single on October 15th, 2020.

"Daydream" was released as the title track on October 30th, 2020.

Promotional Singles
"Dizzy" and "Write It Down" were released together as promotional singles on October 24th, 2020.

Critical reception
The album received universal praise from music critics. On AllMusic and Metacritic, the album was rated 4 out of 5 stars. Similarities between 8 Letters were noted, but differences were acclaimed more. The album was also congratulated on having more tracks, and the singles were considered "better than ever". Critic Edward Johnson rated the album a 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating it was "a big evolution from 8 Letters, while also having the same strength in the meaning of the songs."

Outtakes

 * "Refresh"
 * "Your Eyes"
 * "Monster"
 * "Runner-Up"

Trivia

 * The shortest song on the album is "Intro" at 1 minute and 45 seconds, while the longest is "Everywhere" at 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
 * The longest song overall is "Fallin' (Gladiator Remix)" at 4 minutes and 21 seconds from the Japanese edition.
 * Jack, Zach and Daniel's favourite song is "Love is Blind", while Jonah's is "Extraordinary" and Corbyn's is "Write It Down".