It Doesn't Have to Make Sense

It Doesn't Have to Make Sense is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, released on August 26, 2016, through Cabin 24 Records under exclusive license to Mom + Pop Music. The album's lead single, "Hell No", was released on April 29, 2016.

Promotion
To promote the album, Michaelson embarked on the "Hell No Tour" on October 6, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Promotional appearances in the media to support the album included a performance of "Hell No" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 7, 2016, and a performance of "Hell No" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on August 22, 2016. Michaelson then performed "Still the One" on Live with Kelly on September 28, 2016.

On August 15, a playlist featuring 30 seconds of every song was uploaded to Spotify.

Singles
The lead single, "Hell No", was released on April 29, 2016.

Promotional singles
On June 24, 2016, "Light Me Up" was released as the first promotional single to digital outlets.

On August 19, 2016, "Celebrate" was released as the second promotional single to digital outlets.

Alter Egos
An EP of five re-recorded tracks featuring new artists, titled Alter Egos, was released on May 12, 2017. "Celebrate" featuring AJR was released as a promotional single ahead of the EP's release. Other featured artists featured include Sara Bareilles and Tegan and Sara.

Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.


 * Musicians


 * Ingrid Michaelson – piano, vocals
 * Butterfly Boucher – bass guitar
 * Tyler Burkum – electric guitar
 * Cason Cooley – electric guitar, keyboards, piano
 * Jonathan Dinklage – viola, violin
 * Dave Eggar – cello
 * Katie Herzig – keyboards, background vocals
 * Chris Kuffner – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer
 * Billy Libby – guitar
 * Tony Lucido – bass guitar
 * Jeremy Lutito – drums
 * Saul Simon MacWilliams – drums, synthesizer
 * Dan Romer – drums
 * Adele Stein – cello
 * Ben Thornewill – piano


 * Technical personnel


 * Ingrid Michaelson – producer
 * Chris Athens – mastering
 * David Boman – engineer
 * Michaela Bosch – paintings
 * Cason Cooley – producer, programming
 * Barry Dean – vocal producer
 * Serban Ghenea – mixing
 * Ryan Gore – vocal engineer
 * Lynn Grossman – A&R
 * John Hanes – engineer
 * Katie Herzig – producer, programming
 * Mary Hooper – package design
 * Chris Kuffner – engineer, producer, programming
 * Shervin Lainez – photography
 * Luke Laird – producer, programming
 * Nick Lobel – mixing assistant
 * Saul Simon MacWilliams – engineer
 * Buckley Miller – bass engineer, drum engineering
 * Sean Moffitt – mixing
 * Ken Rich – engineer, piano engineer
 * Bess Rogers – engineer
 * Dan Romer – engineer, producer
 * F. Reid Shippen – mixing