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This Is... Icona Pop
This Is... Icona Pop
Two topless women with one's hands pointing up on top of another one's head, resembling ears and another embracing the woman in front. The front woman's breasts are covered by a white box with text reading "THIS IS..."
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

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 (2013-06-04) as the first single,[6] followed by "All Night" on 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23).[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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA−"[1]
AllMusic[9]
Consequence of Sound[10]
Pitchfork7.5/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

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

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This Is... Icona Pop 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"
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:32:58
German digital bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleWriter(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[14]
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:47:24
Japanese bonus tracks[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."I Love It" (Tiësto Club Life Remix; featuring Charli XCX)
  • Berger
  • Aitchison
  • Eklöw
4:30
Total length:51:54

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer.
  • ^[c] signifies a remixer.

Personnel

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Credits for This Is... Icona Pop adapted from AllMusic.[16]

  • 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

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Chart performance for This Is... Icona Pop
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 120
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 99
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 65
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 77
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 86
US Billboard 200[27] 36
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[28] 3

Certifications

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Certifications for This Is... Icona Pop
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for This Is... Icona Pop
Region Date Format Label
France[30] 23 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
United States[31] 24 September 2013 Big Beat
Japan[32] 25 September 2013 Warner Music Japan
United Kingdom[33] 4 November 2013
Germany[34] 8 November 2013

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