How It Feels to Be Something On

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How It Feels to Be Something On
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1998
RecordedMarch 10 – April 26, 1998
Studio Robert Lang Studios (Seattle)
Genre
Length45:44
Label Sub Pop
Producer Greg Williamson
Sunny Day Real Estate chronology
Sunny Day Real Estate
(1995)
How It Feels to Be Something On
(1998)
Live
(1999)
Singles from How It Feels to Be Something On
  1. "Pillars"
    Released: 1998
  2. "How It Feels to Be Something On"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 9.3/10 (1998 review) [3]
8.8/10 (2016 reissue) [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]

How It Feels to Be Something On is the third studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, and the first following their 1997 reunion. It was released September 8, 1998.

Contents

Reissue

In 2016, Sub Pop announced that they would reissue How It Feels to Be Something On on different audio formats. It was officially released on August 5, 2016 and has led to renewed interest in the record, including an official Pitchfork 2016 re-review. [4] [6] The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pillars"4:57
2."Roses in Water"3:42
3."Every Shining Time You Arrive"4:13
4."Two Promises"4:39
5."100 Million"5:38
6."How It Feels to Be Something On"3:57
7."The Prophet"5:13
8."Guitar and Video Games"4:09
9."The Shark's Own Private Fuck"4:03
10."Days Were Golden"5:08

Personnel

Band

Production

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 132
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard )7

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