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<i>This Is... Icona Pop</i>

This Is... Icona Pop

2013 studio album by Icona Pop


This Is... Icona Pop (also known as simply This Is...) is the second studio album and debut international album by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop, released on 24 September 2013 by Swedish independent record label TEN Music Group and Atlantic Records subsidiary Big Beat Records in the US.[2] "Girlfriend" was released on 4 June 2013 (2013-06-04) as the first single,[3] followed by "All Night" on 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23).[2] The album also includes the hit single "I Love It" which was also included on the band's Swedish-only self-titled debut album Icona Pop.[2] On 16 September 2013, the album was made available to stream in full on the Pitchfork website.[4] The album debuted at no. 36 on the Billboard 200 and fell to no. 136 in its second week.[citation needed]

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Reception

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This Is... received positive reviews from critics upon its release. The album scored a 69 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based upon 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Under the Radar wrote that This Is "[is a] nurturing, exciting, and very intelligent debut." The A.V. Club described This Is... as "a refreshingly fun album with no pretenses, just plenty of sing-along hooks and dancefloor jams."[6]

Track listing

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Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer.
  • ^[c] signifies a remixer.

Personnel

Credits for This Is... Icona Pop adapted from AllMusic.[14]

  • Adis Adamsson – executive producer
  • Nicki Adamsson – vocal engineer
  • Matt Beckley – vocal engineer, vocal producer
  • Patrik Berger – mixing, musician, producer, programming, vocal engineer, vocal producer
  • Amanda Bergman – background vocals
  • Tim Blacksmith – executive producer
  • Benny Blanco – musician, producer, programming
  • Charli XCX – featured artist, background vocals
  • Robert Cohen – engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Danny D. – executive producer
  • Rainer Davies – guitar
  • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – engineer, musician, programming
  • Emma Essinger – background vocals
  • Fredrik Etoall – photography
  • Read Fasse – keyboards, programming
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Ross Golan – vocals
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Andrew Haas – guitar
  • Ola Håkansson – executive producer
  • Fransisca Hall – background vocals
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Patrick Hart – keyboards
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – musician, programming
  • Caroline Hjelt – executive producer
  • Icona Pop – primary artist
  • Aino Jawo – executive producer
  • Mark Knight – producer
  • Kool Kojak – additional production, keyboards
  • Markus Krunegård – musician, producer, programming
  • Brian Lee – musician, producer, programming
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Rafi Levy – guitar
  • Tove Lo – background vocals
  • Elof Loelv – mixing, musician, producer, programming, vocal engineer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • Andrew Luftman – production coordination
  • Blake Mares – engineer
  • Robert Orton – mixing
  • Caweh Passereh – producer
  • Noah Passovoy – engineer
  • James Reynolds – producer
  • Daniela Rivera – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Brian Robertson – bass
  • Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers – musician, producer, programming
  • Chris Rude – keyboards
  • Nick Scapa – keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Chris Sclafani – assistant
  • Shellback – keyboards, producer, programming, background vocals
  • Stargate – musician, producer, programming
  • Style of Eye – musician, producer, programming
  • Peter Svensson – additional production, guitar
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Carolyn Tracey – package production
  • Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
  • Miles Walker – engineer
  • Johan Wedel – keyboards, producer, programming
  • Scott "Yarnov" Yarnovsky – production coordination

Charts

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Release history

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References

  1. Gentile, John (20 September 2013). "The Dark Side of Icona Pop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Icona Pop Announce 'This Is…' Album, Unveil New Single 'All Night'". Billboard. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. Lipshutz, Jason (30 May 2013). "Icona Pop Returns With 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. "This Is... Reviews". Metacritic. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  5. Zaleski, Annie (2013-09-24). "Icona Pop: This Is… Icona Pop | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  6. Heather Phares. "This Is... - Icona Pop | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  7. Flynn, Katherine (Sep 30, 2013). "Album Review: Icona Pop - This Is. . . Icona Pop". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Sep 30, 2013.
  8. "Icona Pop: This Is… Icona Pop | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  9. Rob Tannenbaum (2013-09-19). "'This Is . . . Icona Pop' Album Review | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  10. "Icona Pop THIS IS... ICONA POP". HMV Japan. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  11. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 September 2013" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1231. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2023 via Pandora Archive.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Icona Pop – This Is..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Icona Pop – This Is..." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Icona Pop". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  15. "Italiancharts.com – Icona Pop – This Is...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Icona Pop – This Is...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  17. "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Music". Amazon. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.
  18. "Icona Pop/ アイコナ・ポップ「THIS IS... ICONA POP / ディス・イズ...アイコナ・ポップ (通常盤)」 | Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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  20. "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.

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