Build a Problem

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All tracks are written by Dorothy Miranda Clark (dodie). All songs produced by Joe Rubel, except track 14 (produced by Rubel and Pomplamoose). All ALOSIA songs produced by dodie, except track 6 (produced by Joe Rubel)

Build a Problem
Dodie build a problem standard.jpeg
Standard and digital edition cover
Studio album by
dodie
Released7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
  • RAK Studios
  • The Pool
  • Tileyard Education
  • Snap Studios
  • Pixel
  • Dodie's bedroom
  • Dodie's lounge
  • Pomplamoose's home studio
Genre
Length37:51
Label
Producer
Dodie chronology
Human
(2019)		Build a Problem
(2021)		 Hot Mess
(2022)
Alternative cover
Dodie Build A Problem Deluxe cover.png
Deluxe edition cover
Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Air So Sweet"1:05
2."Hate Myself"3:28
3."I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)"2:30
4."Cool Girl"3:19
5."Special Girl"3:13
6."Rainbow"2:46
7."?"1:12
8."Four Tequilas Down"2:22
9."."1:23
10."Sorry"2:45
11."When"3:43
12."Before the Line"3:36
13."Guiltless" (bonus)3:29
14."Boys Like You" (bonus)3:00
Total length:37:51
ALOSIA deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Bored Like Me" (Demo)2:02
2."Let Go" (Demo)2:41
3."Bite Back" (Demo)3:00
4."One Last Time, Please" (Demo)2:43
5."All My Daughters" (Demo)3:10
6."Anything" (Demo)2:31
7."In the Bed" (Demo)2:24
8."Don't Quite Belong" (Demo)3:25
Total length:21:56
Apple Music Film Edition bonus track [28]
No.TitleLength
9."dodie on I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)" (video)1:48
Total length:23:46

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

  • dodie – lead vocals, background vocals , ukulele, piano, keyboards, guitars, bass, clarinet, percussion, string arrangement
  • Elena Abad – violin
  • Ross Craib – drums
  • Pete Daynes – bass (track 4), percussion (track 4)
  • Evan Edinger – background vocals (tracks 1–2, 4–5)
  • Joshua Edwards – background vocals (track 13)
  • Sophie English – cello
  • Matt Glasbey – drum programming (tracks 1, 3), keyboards (tracks 1, 3)
  • Ethan Gruska – background vocals (track 8)
  • Will Harvey – viola, violin
  • Daniel J. Layton – background vocals (tracks 1-2, 5)
  • Elle Mills – background vocals (track 13)
  • Pomplamoose – bass (tracks 5, 14), drums (tracks 5, 14), percussion (tracks 5, 14)
  • Joe Rubel – drum programming, percussion, keyboards, piano, programming, bass
  • The Parallax Orchestra – strings (tracks 6–12)
    • Violins: Will Harvey, Eloise-Fleur Thom, Zara Benyounes, Guy Batton, Elena Abad, Connie Chatwin
    • Violas: Richard Jones, Elitsa Bogdanova, Caleb Sibley
    • Cellos: Sophie English, Max Ruisi, Fraser Bowles
    • Double bass: Jessica Price

Production

  • dodie – engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–12)
  • Jack Conte – engineer (track 4)
  • Dan Ewans – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 5, 8, 10, 12)
  • Billy Foster – assistant engineer (track 4, 12)
  • Matt Glasbey – engineer (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10, 12)
  • Nathaniel Graham – assistant engineer (tracks 6–12)
  • Ethan Gruska – engineer (track 8)
  • Alex Hollingsworth – assistant engineer (tracks 10-12)
  • Cassian Irvine – mastering (all tracks)
  • Ben Loveland – assistant engineer (tracks 2–3, 10, 12)
  • Emma Marks – assistant engineer (tracks 6–12)
  • Jamie McEvoy – engineer (tracks 3, 6–12)
  • Joe Rubel – engineer (all tracks), producer (all tracks), mixing (all tracks)

Charts

Chart performance for Build a Problem
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [29] 177
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [30] 69
Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [32] 3
US Billboard 200 [33] 115
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [34] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [35] 13

Release history

Release dates and formats for Build a Problem
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various7 May 2021Standard
 [36] [37] [38]
Deluxe [39] [40] [41]
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Apple Music Film Edition [28]

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