Not in Chronological Order

Michaels released her debut single "Issues" in 2017, followed by three extended plays (EP), Nervous System (2017), Inner Monologue Part 1 and Inner Monologue Part 2 (both 2019). In 2020, she released the single "Lie Like This", followed by "All Your Exes" and "Love Is Weird" the following year. She confirmed it on April 14, along with the album's name as Not in Chronological Order and its artwork. ==Critical reception==

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 70 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 5 reviews. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian considered the album enjoyable and a display of Michaels's talent, but lacking in star quality. Writing for NME, Hannah Mylrea was favorable of its depiction of romance and Michaels's signature one-liners, adding, it "confidently chronicles every dizzying high and crushing blow that love brings – affairs of the heart have, after all, long been Michaels' specialist songwriting subject". ==Track listing==

Musicians • Julia Michaels – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (5, 9, 10) • JP Saxe – guitar (1) • German – programming (1) • The Monsters & Strangerz – programming (1–3, 6, 9, 10), guitar (2), keyboards (2–4, 7, 9, 10) • John Ryan – background vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming (2, 3, 5, 8); drums, synthesizer programming (5) • David Campbell – string arranger (2, 4, 7, 10) • G Koop – guitar (3) • India Carney – background vocals (4) • Mario Jose – background vocals (4) • Michael Pollack – background vocals, keyboards (6) • Pierre Luc – guitar (6) • Matt Zara – guitar (9) • Chris Null – guitar (10) Technical • Randy Merrill – mastering engineer • Serban Ghenea – mixer • Ben Rice – engineer, vocal producer (1, 4) • Steve Churchyard – engineer (2, 4, 7, 10) • John Ryan – engineer, vocal producer (5, 8) • Jeff Gunnell – engineer (5, 8) • Stefan Johnson – engineer (6, 7, 9), vocal producer (3) • Michael Pollack – engineer, vocal producer (10) • Gian Stone – vocal producer (3, 9) • The Monsters & Strangerz – vocal producer (6, 7, 9) • Bo Bodnar – assistant recording engineer (2, 4, 7, 10) ==Charts==