This Is... Icona Pop

This Is... Icona Pop (also known as simply This Is...) is the second studio album and debut international album by Swedish 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 Media website.[4] The album debuted at no. 36 on the Billboard 200 and fell to no. 136 in its second week.

This Is... Icona Pop
Studio album by
Icona Pop
Released23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)
Recorded2011–2013
Genre
Length32:58
Label
Producer
Icona Pop chronology
Icona Pop
(2012)		 This Is... Icona Pop
(2013)		 Emergency EP
(2015)
Singles from This Is...
  1. "I Love It"
    Released: 9 May 2012
  2. "We Got the World"
    Released: 15 October 2012
  3. "Girlfriend"
    Released: 4 June 2013
  4. "All Night"
    Released: 23 July 2013
  5. "Just Another Night"
    Released: 27 January 2014

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
The A.V. ClubA-[7]
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of Sound[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

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."[7]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Love It" (featuring Charli XCX)
  • Berger
  • Style of Eye
2:37
2."All Night"
  • Loelv
  • Lee
3:06
3."We Got the World"
Loelv3:07
4."Ready for the Weekend"
  • Loelv
  • Lo
  • Jawo
  • Hjelt
Loelv2:42
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
2:50
6."In the Stars"
Rogers3:16
7."On a Roll"
  • Shellback
  • Svensson[a]
  • Kool Kojak[a]
3:12
8."Just Another Night"
3:09
9."Hold On"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Benjamin Eli Hanna
Stargate3:17
10."Light Me Up"
  • Nick Scapa
  • Hall
  • Jawo
  • Hjelt
  • Loelv
  • Lo
  • 10k Islands
  • Johan Wedel
3:20
11."Then We Kiss"
2:22
Total length:32:48
Target edition bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Nights Like This"
  • Loelv
  • Jawo
  • Hjelt
Loelv3:25
13."Heads Up"
  • Loelv
  • Jawo
  • Hjelt
  • Loelv
  • Wedel
2:59
14."Lovers to Friends"
  • Loelv
  • Jawo
  • Hjelt
Loelv2:58
15."I Love It" (Fix8 Mix)
  • Berger
  • Aitchison
  • Eklöw
  • Berger
  • Style of Eye
  • Fix8[c]
5:04
Total length:47:14
Japanese bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."I Love It" (Tiësto Club Life Remix)
  • Berger
  • Aitchison
  • Eklöw
4:30
Total length:51:44

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.[13]

  • 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
  • Matt Engelman – A&R
  • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – engineer, musician, programming
  • Emma Essinger – background vocals
  • Fredrik Etoall – photography
  • Read Fasse – keyboards, programming
  • Pete Ganbarg – A&R
  • 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
  • Marisa Illo – marketing
  • Aino Jawo – executive producer
  • Mark Knight – producer
  • Kool Kojak – additional production, keyboards
  • Markus Krunegård – musician, producer, programming
  • Henke Larsson – A&R
  • 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
  • Aryanna Platt – A&R
  • 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
  • Dane Vemble – marketing
  • Miles Walker – engineer
  • Johan Wedel – keyboards, producer, programming
  • Scott "Yarnov" Yarnovsky – production coordination

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row"French Albums (SNEP)[14] 185
scope="row"Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 78
scope="row"UK Albums (OCC)[16] 86
US Billboard 200[17] 36
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] 3

Release history
Region Date Format Label
France[19] 23 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
United States[20] 24 September 2013 Big Beat
Japan[21] 25 September 2013 Warner Music Japan
United Kingdom[22] 4 November 2013
Germany[23] 8 November 2013
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References
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  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. "Icona Pop: This Is... Icona Pop". Pitchfork.
  5. "This Is... Reviews". Metacritic. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  6. "Icona Pop: This Is… Icona Pop | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  7. Zaleski, Annie (2013-09-24). "Icona Pop: This Is… Icona Pop | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  8. Heather Phares. "This Is... - Icona Pop | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  9. Flynn, Katherine (Sep 30, 2013). "Album Review: Icona Pop - This Is. . . Icona Pop". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Sep 30, 2013.
  10. Rob Tannenbaum (2013-09-19). "'This Is . . . Icona Pop' Album Review | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
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  17. "Icona Pop Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  18. "Icona Pop Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
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