K–12 (pronounced "K through twelve" [3] [4]) is the second studio album by American singer Melanie Martinez. It was released with an accompanying film of the same name on September 6, 2019, [5] through Atlantic Records. [6] Martinez played the main character, "Cry Baby," in this film that she [a] wrote and directed. Gamboa, Glenn (May 23, 2019). "LI Sound: Melanie Martinez readying new album, movie". Newsday . Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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K-12 (After School – Deluxe Edition) is the second studio album by American singer Melanie Martinez, released on September 6, 2019, via Atlantic Records & Warner Music Group. The album marked her first full-length studio album in four years since the release of 2015’s Cry Baby. The album title and its concept were initially teased on May 15th, 2019. Offiziellecharts.de – Melanie Martinez – K-12" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 13, 2019. a b "Top 100 México - Los más vendidos 2019" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020 . Retrieved January 25, 2020. a b "K-12 (Exclusive Mint Colored Vinyl)". Melaniemartinez.com . Retrieved July 23, 2019. [ permanent dead link] On June 18, a TV spot was released, which included a snippet of "Nurse's Office". [18] This was followed by weekly promotions, or "assignments", beginning in late June 2019, followed by snippets usually a few hours or a day later. Despite no singles being released from the album, Martinez released snippets along with respective animated videos for every song from the album to different location hotspots called "assignments," later uploading them to her social media and YouTube accounts. [19]

a b "Credits / K-12 (After School – Deluxe Edition) / Melanie Martinez – TIDAL". Tidal . Retrieved September 25, 2020. a b "K-12 (After School – Deluxe Edition) by Melanie Martinez on Apple Music". Apple Music. September 6, 2019 . Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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Melanie Martinez Setlist at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Los Angeles". setlist.fm . Retrieved October 18, 2020. Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 37. nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019 . Retrieved November 27, 2019. Martinez, Melanie; Torvinen, Alissa (September 5, 2019), K-12 (Fantasy, Horror, Musical), Atlantic Records, Little Ugly , retrieved July 30, 2022

Despite no singles being released prior to the album, K–12 debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 57,000 album-equivalent units, of which 30,000 were pure album sales. It is Martinez's second US top-10 album [33] Additionally it topped the alternative album chart becoming her second consecutive top charter. Elsewhere the album reached the top 10 of eight different countries including the UK, Australia and Canada. Kim, Madeline (February 16, 2020). "Melanie Martinez - After School". The Tartan . Retrieved March 17, 2020. EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Ohhoo! Madison Mars ja Liis Lemsalu ründavad räpparite hirmuvalitsust!". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian) . Retrieved September 18, 2019. Rosenzweig, Mathias (September 14, 2019). "The Second Coming Of Melanie Martinez". V Magazine . Retrieved October 14, 2019. Melanie Martinez reveals plans for two more movies after K-12". PopBuzz . Retrieved September 21, 2019.