I Feel Alive (album)

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I Feel Alive
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
Studio
  • Hotel 2 Tango (Montreal)
  • Studio Toute Garni (Montreal)
  • Arbutus Record (Montreal)
  • Parc-Ex Tone Jail (Montreal)
  • Fenster Studio (Berlin)
  • Redbull Studio (Berlin)
Genre
Length35:13
Label Arbutus
Producer
  • Jane Penny
  • Davie Carriere
TOPS chronology
Sugar at the Gate
(2017)
I Feel Alive
(2020)
Singles from I Feel Alive
  1. "I Feel Alive"
    Released: January 22, 2020 [1]
  2. "Witching Hour"
    Released: February 12, 2020 [2]
  3. "Colder & Closer"
    Released: March 4, 2020 [3]
  4. "Direct Sunlight"
    Released: March 25, 2020 [4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year71/100 [5]
AnyDecentMusic? 6.7/10 [6]
Metacritic 72/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Clash 7/10 [9]
Cult MTL 8/10 [10]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Exclaim! 7/10 [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [15]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Under the Radar 7/10 [17]

I Feel Alive is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie pop band, TOPS. The album was released on April 3, 2020.

Contents

Track listing

I Feel Alive track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Direct Sunlight"3:28
2."I Feel Alive"2:34
3."Pirouette"3:06
4."Ballads & Sad Movies"3:29
5."Colder & Closer"3:05
6."Witching Hour"3:13
7."Take Down"2:43
8."Drowning in Paradise"2:59
9."OK Fine Whatever"3:30
10."Looking to Remember"2:50
11."Too Much"4:21
Total length:35:13
Japanese edition (bonus track) [18]
No.TitleLength
12."Freeze Frame" 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Top Current Albums ( Billboard ) [19] 83

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