Second Self is the sixth extended play by American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels. It was released through GFY Records under exclusive distribution licensing to Stem Distribution on May 23, 2025. It follows her 2021 debut album Not in Chronological Order, and it marks her first full-length release as an independent artist. The EP features six songs, including a collaboration with country pop singer-songwriter Maren Morris.
Background and release After almost a decade as an artist signed under Republic Records, Michaels officially left the label in 2023, to form her own GFY Records through a distribution partnership with Stem. Her first release on her own record label was "Heaven II" in 2024, which was set to be part of an upcoming project. In early May 2025, Michaels announced the release of her upcoming sixth extended play titled, Second Self, featuring "Heaven II", her two next releases "Scissors" and "GFY", alongside three new songs on May 23. For the visuals of the project Michaels worked with Blythe Thomas. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Michaels said about the content of the EP:
Promotion To promote the EP, four songs have been released as singles: "Heaven II" was released as the extended play lead single on November 8, 2024. it marked Michaels's first release as an independent artist. "Scissors", a collaboration with singer Maren Morris served as the EP second single. It was released alongside its music video on January 10, 2025. "GFY" was released on March 7 as the third single, alongside the music video. Michaels performed a medley of GFY and Scissors on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, alongside Morris. "Try Your Luck" was released alongside the entire extended play on May 23, 2025, with its own music video.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Julia Michaels — vocals, songwriter, background vocals Maren Morris — vocals Pete Nappi — songwriter, producer, programming, keyboards, drums Jonathan Bellion — songwriter, producer Jason Cornet — songwriter, producer, programming, keyboards, drums, bass, guitar Carlo Colasacco — songwriter, producer, guitar John Ryan — songwriter, producer, recording engineer, programming, background vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, synthesizer The Monsters & Strangerz — songwriters, producers, recording engineer, percussion, synthesizer Justin Tranter — songwriter, background vocals, Mattman & Robin — songwriters, producers, percussion, drums, guitar, background vocals, keyboards, bass. guitar, horn Caroline Ailin — soingwriter Ojivolta — songwriters, producers Emmit Fenn — songwriter, producer Jeff Gunnell — recording engineer Matt Huber — mixing engineer Drew Lavyne — mastering engineer
Charts +Chart performance for Second SelfChart (2025)PeakpositionUK Album Downloads (OCC)86
Release history +Second Self release historyRegionDateFormat(s)LabelVariousMay 25, 2025GFY Records
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