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These Things Happen Too is the sixth studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on September 24, 2021 through RCA Records. The album serves as the sequel to his third studio album, These Things Happen (2014). The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Hit-Boy, Cardiak, OG Parker, Dakari, Tay Keith and Hitmaka. The album also features guest appearances from YG, Lil Wayne, E-40, DaBoii, Demi Lovato, Ty Dolla Sign, EST Gee, Chris Brown, Jack Harlow, Tyga and Tory Lanez. [1]
About the album, G-Eazy said that "you live and you learn" about relationships within the project. [2] It is a sequel to his 2014 debut album These Things Happen . [3]
On September 8, 2021, G-Eazy revealed the album's release date and released a song and teaser video, both titled "The Announcement", as part of its promotion. [4] Exactly two weeks later, on September 22, 2021, he revealed the tracklist and producer credits. [5] Two singles preceded the release of the album. The lead single, "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)", featuring American singer Kossisko, was released on August 18, 2021. [6] The second single, "Breakdown", featuring American singer Demi Lovato, was released on September 17, 2021. [7]
Tim Hoffman of Riff Magazine said that "While These Things Happen Too delivers plenty of songs that perpetuate the 'player' criticisms lobbed at G-Eazy [...] there’s plenty of substance to be found as well." [8]
These Things Happen Too debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 with 19,400 album equivalent units in its first week. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "These Things Happen Too" |
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| 3:25 |
2. | "When You're Gone" (featuring Lil Wayne and The Soul Rebels) |
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| 3:57 |
3. | "Instructions" (featuring YG) |
| 3:11 | |
4. | "Christoph's Interlude" |
| Andersson | 0:50 |
5. | "Wanna Be Myself" |
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| 4:36 |
6. | "Everything is Everything" (featuring Goody Grace) |
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| 4:04 |
7. | "Origami" |
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| 2:37 |
8. | "Solar Eclipse" | Hit-Boy | 2:08 | |
9. | "I, Me & Myself" |
| Ben10k | 3:29 |
10. | "Now & Later" (featuring E-40, DaBoii, and ShooterGang Kony) |
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| 2:46 |
11. | "Speed" |
| Andersson | 2:46 |
12. | "Breakdown" (featuring Demi Lovato) |
| 2:46 | |
13. | "Faithful" (featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
| 4:26 | |
14. | "Wicked Game" (featuring Devon Baldwin) | Chris Isaak |
| 4:17 |
15. | "Bad Bad News!" |
| Post No Bills | 2:51 |
16. | "No More" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
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| 2:50 |
17. | "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)" (featuring Kossisko) |
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| 3:52 |
18. | "Time" (featuring Matt Shultz) |
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| 4:37 |
19. | "Gerald" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) |
| 4:40 | |
Total length: | 64:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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20. | "The Announcement (Sex Drugs & Rock and Roll)" |
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| 3:28 |
21. | "I Might" (featuring Tay Keith) |
| Tay Keith | 2:34 |
22. | "At Will" (featuring EST Gee) |
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| 2:50 |
23. | "Still Be Friends" (featuring Tory Lanez and Tyga) |
| 3:31 | |
24. | "Provide" (featuring Chris Brown and Mark Morrison) |
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| 3:06 |
25. | "Moana" (with Jack Harlow) |
| Zaytoven | 2:58 |
26. | "Hate the Way" (featuring Blackbear) |
| 3:34 | |
27. | "Scars" (featuring Ant Clemons) |
| 5:28 | |
28. | "Get Right or Get Left" (with Anjelika Jelly Joseph) |
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| 2:48 |
29. | "Life Is War" |
| 5:12 |
Notes
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 65 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] | 15 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] | 88 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] | 34 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] | 19 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 50 |
US Billboard 200 [16] | 19 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] | 12 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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