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. "Girlfriend" was released on 4 June 2013(2013-06-04) as the first single, followed by "All Night" on 23 July 2013(2013-07-23). 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. On 16 September 2013, the album was made available to stream in full on the Pitchfork website. The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA−"
AllMusic
Consequence of Sound
Pitchfork7.5/10
Rolling Stone

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". 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."

Track listing

This Is... Icona Pop track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Love It" (featuring Charli XCX)Patrik Berger Charlotte Aitchison Linus EklöwBerger Style of Eye2:37
2."All Night"Elof Loelv Brian Lee Aino Jawo Caroline Hjelt Nick Littlemore Luke Steele Jonathan SloanLoelv Lee3:06
3."We Got the World"Loelv Jawo Hjelt Tove Lo Eklöw Nicole MorierLoelv3:07
4."Ready for the Weekend"Loelv Lo Jawo HjeltLoelv2:42
5."Girlfriend"Mack Jawo Hjelt James Reynolds Mark Knight Caweh Passereh Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Marvin Harper Ricy Rouse Tupac Shakur Tyrone WriceStargate Knight[a] Reynolds[a] Passereh[a]2:50
6."In the Stars"Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers Fransisca Hall Anjulie PersaudRogers3:16
7."On a Roll"Peter Svensson Kool Kojak ShellbackShellback Svensson[a] Kool Kojak[a]3:12
8."Just Another Night"Hermansen Eriksen Benjamin Levin Dan Omelio Ross Golan Justin ParkerStargate Benny Blanco3:09
9."Hold On"Eriksen Hermansen Benjamin Eli HannaStargate3:17
10."Light Me Up"Nick Scapa Hall Jawo Hjelt Loelv Lo10k Islands Johan Wedel3:20
11."Then We Kiss"Markus Krunegård Jarvis Anderson Berger Jawo Hjelt LoelvBerger Markus Krunegård[a]2:22
Total length:32:58
German digital bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."I Love It" (Club Edit; featuring Charli XCX)Berger Aitchison EklöwBerger Style of Eye5:06
13."All Night" (Cash Cash Remix Radio Edit)Loelv Lee Jawo Hjelt Littlemore Steele SloanLoelv Lee3:26
Total length:41:32
Target edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Nights Like This"Loelv Jawo HjeltLoelv3:25
13."Heads Up"Loelv Jawo HjeltLoelv Wedel2:59
14."Lovers to Friends"Loelv Jawo HjeltLoelv2:58
15."I Love It" (Fix8 Mix)Berger Aitchison EklöwBerger Style of Eye Fix8[c]5:04
Total length:47:24
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."I Love It" (Tiësto Club Life Remix; featuring Charli XCX)Berger Aitchison EklöwBerger Style of Eye Tiësto[c]4:30
Total length:51:54

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.

  • 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
  • Raia Michaela – 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

Chart performance for This Is... Icona Pop
Chart (2013)Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)120
French Albums (SNEP)185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)99
Irish Albums (IRMA)65
Italian Albums (FIMI)77
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)46
UK Albums (OCC)86
US Billboard 20036
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)3

Certifications

Certifications for This Is... Icona Pop
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)Gold500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for This Is... Icona Pop
RegionDateFormatLabel
France23 September 2013CD digital downloadTENAtlantic
United States24 September 2013Big Beat
Japan25 September 2013Warner Music Japan
United Kingdom4 November 2013TENAtlantic
Germany8 November 2013