I Didn't Mean to Haunt You is the third studio album by the American musician Quadeca, released on November 10, 2022, through DeadAir Records and AWAL.

Following his second album From Me to You in 2021, Quadeca contacted Jesse Taconelli of DeadAir to release I Didn't Mean to Haunt You after coming up with its concept.

Quadeca decided to keep the songs minimal to avoid overcomplicating the music, allowing the listener to connect with the album's character's journey.

He also dismissed his older material, commenting on how he made his debut album Voice Memos (2019) in high school with hopes of fitting in.

[3] He was also inspired by numerous other musicians, such as Luiz Bonfá, Duster, Björk, Jane Remover, Simon & Garfunkel, Caroline Polachek, Lingua Ignota, the Flaming Lips, Viper, and Virtual Dream Plaza.

[3] The album's concept of being written from the perspective of a ghost was inspired by many things in Quadeca's life, including suicidal ideation.

He was drawn to soundscapes that felt both heavenly and unsettling, often listening to music that gave a sense of ascension while creating the album.

[4] Fred Thomas of AllMusic called it "genre-bending"[7] and Spill Magazine's Ljubinko Zivkovic mentioned its "huge vocal harmonies and rap interludes".

[6] Thomas further acknowledged the album trading in Quadeca's "hard beats and loud rap flows" for "softer textures and intricate arrangements".

[3] The album was entirely produced by Quadeca and contains guest appearances from Brown, the Sunday Service Choir, and Thor Harris.

[3][8] The opening track of I Didn't Mean to Haunt You is "Sorry4Dying", a song that mixes together elements of piano ballads, hip-hop, and alternative R&B.

[9] "Tell Me a Joke" displays Quadeca singing over ambient-textured layers; Jade Gomez from Paper described it as sounding "reminiscent of a ghost peering into the other world, begging for someone to hear".

[8] The final track, "Cassini's Division", is about the idea that humans exist against their own will, striving for nothingness, and finding beauty in the void.

[3] The lead single of I Didn't Mean to Haunt You, "Born Yesterday", was released on September 19, 2022, alongside its music video.

[7] In a positive review for Spill Magazine, Zivkovic believed that "it all meshes together" in the album's and risks and concept, calling the latter "a tricky proposition in itself".