I Will Be (album)

I Will Be is the debut album by Dum Dum Girls, released on March 30, 2010. The first pressing by HoZac Records was released as a 12" vinyl LP with a black-and-white version of the current album art. After the band signed to Sub Pop, the album was rereleased later in 2010 on both CD and 12" vinyl with the full colored cover.

I Will Be
Studio album by
Dum Dum Girls
ReleasedMarch 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
GenreIndie pop
LabelHoZac Records, Sub Pop
ProducerRichard Gottehrer
Dum Dum Girls chronology
Dum Dum Girls
(2009)		 I Will Be
(2010)		 Blissed Out
(2010)
Singles from I Will Be
  1. "Jail La La"
    Released: February 16, 2010
  2. "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout"
    Released: November 23, 2010
  3. "It Only Takes One Night"
    Released: 2010

Three singles were issued from I Will Be: "Jail La La", released by Sub Pop as a 7" single on February 16, 2010;[1] "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout", released as a 7" single on November 23, 2010 by Slumberland Records;[2] and "It Only Takes One Night", released by Sub Pop as a promo-only CD-R.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
BBCPositive[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork(8.2/10)[8]
Q[9]
Spin[10]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[11]

"It Only Takes One Night" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2010 EA Sports video game FIFA 11, while "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 Atari, Inc. video game Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dee Dee, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."It Only Takes One Night"2:02
2."Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout"2:34
3."Oh Mein M"2:12
4."Jail La La"2:31
5."Rest of Our Lives"3:02
6."Yours Alone"2:16
7."Blank Girl"2:54
8."I Will Be"2:07
9."Lines Her Eyes"2:24
10."Everybody's Out"2:58
11."Baby Don't Go" (Sonny Bono)3:50
iTunes bonus track[12]
No.TitleLength
12."Fuzz Love"2:53
Japanese bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
12."Pay for Me"2:34
13."Play with Fire" (Nanker Phelge)3:04
Sub Pop pre-order bonus EP[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Ship of Love"1:45
2."Longhair"2:57
3."Dream Away Life"4:17
4."Catholicked" (Patti Smith)2:38
5."Hey Sis"3:25

Personnel

Release history
Country Date Format Label
Canada March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) CD, digital download, LP record Sub Pop
United States

The first 200 copies of the LP version of the album were released on gold vinyl on HoZac Records.[15] An undisclosed number of Sub Pop vinyls were released on blood red and black marbled vinyl.[16]

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Dum-Dum-Girls-Jail-La-La/release/2141204
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Dum-Dum-Girls-Bhang-Bhang-Im-A-Burnout/master/288245
  3. "Dum Dum Girls: It Only Takes One Night – Discog".
  4. "AllMusic review".
  5. "BBC review".
  6. Costa, Maddy (March 25, 2010). "The Guardian review". London.
  7. "NME review".
  8. "Pitchfork review".
  9. "The Phoenix review".
  10. "Spin review".
  11. "I Will Be Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  12. "iTunes Store: Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (Bonus Track Version)". Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  13. "I Will Be – Dum Dum Girls / HMV ONLINE)". Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  14. "Dum Dum Girls – "D.A.L." (Stereogum Premiere)". Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  15. "Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (GL Vinyl)". Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  16. "Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (Red Vinyl)". Retrieved 2011-09-18.
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