This Is... Icona Pop
This Is... Icona Pop
Studio album by Icona Pop
Released 23 September 2013(2013-09-23)
Recorded 2011–2013
Length 32:58
Icona Pop chronology
Icona Pop (2012) This Is... Icona Pop (2013) Emergency EP (2015)
Icona Pop (2012) · This Is... Icona Pop (2013) · Emergency EP (2015)
Singles from This Is...
"I Love It " Released: 9 May 2012 "We Got the World " Released: 15 October 2012 "Girlfriend " Released: 4 June 2013 "All Night " Released: 23 July 2013 "Just Another Night " Released: 27 January 2014
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 Source Rating Metacritic 69/100 Review scores Source Rating The A.V. Club A−" AllMusic Consequence of Sound Pitchfork 7.5/10 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. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "I Love It " (featuring Charli XCX ) Patrik Berger Charlotte Aitchison Linus Eklöw Berger Style of Eye 2:37 2. "All Night " Elof Loelv Brian Lee Aino Jawo Caroline Hjelt Nick Littlemore Luke Steele Jonathan Sloan Loelv Lee 3:06 3. "We Got the World " Loelv Jawo Hjelt Tove Lo Eklöw Nicole Morier Loelv 3:07 4. "Ready for the Weekend" Loelv Lo Jawo Hjelt Loelv 2:42 5. "Girlfriend " Mack Jawo Hjelt James Reynolds Mark Knight Caweh Passereh Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Marvin Harper Ricy Rouse Tupac Shakur Tyrone Wrice Stargate Knight[a] Reynolds[a] Passereh[a]2:50 6. "In the Stars " Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers Fransisca Hall Anjulie Persaud Rogers 3:16 7. "On a Roll" Peter Svensson Kool Kojak Shellback Shellback Svensson[a] Kool Kojak[a] 3:12 8. "Just Another Night " Hermansen Eriksen Benjamin Levin Dan Omelio Ross Golan Justin Parker Stargate Benny Blanco 3:09 9. "Hold On" Eriksen Hermansen Benjamin Eli Hanna Stargate 3:17 10. "Light Me Up" Nick Scapa Hall Jawo Hjelt Loelv Lo 10k Islands Johan Wedel 3:20 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. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 12. "I Love It" (Club Edit; featuring Charli XCX) Berger Aitchison Eklöw Berger Style of Eye 5:06 13. "All Night" (Cash Cash Remix Radio Edit) Loelv Lee Jawo Hjelt Littlemore Steele Sloan Loelv Lee 3:26 Total length: 41:32
Target edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 12. "Nights Like This" Loelv Jawo Hjelt Loelv 3:25 13. "Heads Up" Loelv Jawo Hjelt Loelv Wedel 2:59 14. "Lovers to Friends" Loelv Jawo Hjelt Loelv 2:58 15. "I Love It" (Fix8 Mix) Berger Aitchison Eklöw Berger Style of Eye Fix8[c] 5:04 Total length: 47:24
Japanese bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 16. "I Love It" (Tiësto Club Life Remix; featuring Charli XCX) Berger Aitchison Eklöw Berger 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 200 36 US Top Dance Albums (Billboard ) 3
Certifications Certifications for This Is... Icona Pop Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA ) Gold 500,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Release history Release history and formats for This Is... Icona Pop Region Date Format Label France 23 September 2013 CD digital download TEN Atlantic United States 24 September 2013 Big Beat Japan 25 September 2013 Warner Music Japan United Kingdom 4 November 2013 TEN Atlantic Germany 8 November 2013