This Is... Icona Pop
Studio
ArtistIcona Pop
CoverThis Is... Icona Pop by Icona Pop.png
Released23 September 2013
Recorded2011–2013
Genre
Length32:58
Label
Producer
Prev year2012
Next year2015

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.[5] "Girlfriend" was released on 4 June 2013 as the first single,[6] followed by "All Night" on 23 July 2013.[5] 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.[5] On 16 September 2013, the album was made available to stream in full on the Pitchfork website.[7] The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

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".[8] 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."[1]

Track listing

Notes

  • signifies a co-producer.
  • signifies an additional producer.
  • signifies a remixer.

Personnel

Credits for This Is... Icona Pop adapted from AllMusic.[9]

  • 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)[10]62

Release history

Release history and formats for This Is... Icona Pop
RegionDateFormatLabel
France[11]23 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
TEN · Atlantic
United States[12]24 September 2013Big Beat
Japan[13]25 September 2013Warner Music Japan
United Kingdom[14]4 November 2013TEN · Atlantic
Germany[15]8 November 2013

References

  1. ^ Zaleski, Annie (2013-09-24). "Icona Pop: This Is… Icona Pop | Music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  2. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (18 September 2013). "Icona Pop, ‘This Is… Icona Pop’: Track-By-Track Review". Billboard
  3. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (26 September 2013). "This Is… Icona Pop". Pitchfork
  4. ^ Gentile, John (20 September 2013). "The Dark Side of Icona Pop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Icona Pop Announce 'This Is…' Album, Unveil New Single 'All Night'". Billboard. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (30 May 2013). "Icona Pop Returns With 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Icona Pop: This Is... Icona Pop". Pitchfork
  8. ^ "This Is... Reviews". Metacritic. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  9. ^ "This Is.. Icona Pop – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 September 2013". The ARIA Report. No. 1231. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2023. – via Pandora Archive
  11. ^ "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Amazon.fr: Musique". Amazon.fr. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Music". Amazon. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "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" (in ja-JP). ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Music". iTunes. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "This is...Icona Pop: Icona Pop: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved Sep 19, 2013.