These Things Happen Too

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These Things Happen Too
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2021
Length64:16
Label
Producer
G-Eazy chronology
Everything's Strange Here
(2020)
These Things Happen Too
(2021)
Freak Show
(2024)
Singles from These Things Happen Too
  1. "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)"
    Released: August 18, 2021
  2. "Breakdown"
    Released: September 17, 2021

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]

Contents

Background

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]

Release and promotion

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]

Reception

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]

Commercial performance

These Things Happen Too debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 with 19,400 album equivalent units in its first week. [9]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Things Happen Too"
3:25
2."When You're Gone" (featuring Lil Wayne and The Soul Rebels)
  • Dakari
  • Brongers
3:57
3."Instructions" (featuring YG)
3:11
4."Christoph's Interlude"
  • Gillum
  • Christoph Andersson
Andersson0:50
5."Wanna Be Myself"
  • Felix Leone
  • UVKillinEm
4:36
6."Everything is Everything" (featuring Goody Grace)
  • Gillum
  • Chew
  • Mino Drerup
  • Daniel Esguerra
  • Goody Grace
  • Gwitira
  • Adriano Rama
  • Dakari
  • Saint Mino
  • Adriano
4:04
7."Origami"
  • Gillum
  • D. Ford
  • Mathias Liyew
  • Ishmael Montague
  • Trevor Rich
  • Wilson
  • Ambezza
  • Ism
2:37
8."Solar Eclipse" Hit-Boy 2:08
9."I, Me & Myself"
  • Gillum
  • Rich
  • Wilson
Ben10k3:29
10."Now & Later" (featuring E-40, DaBoii, and ShooterGang Kony)
  • Hitmaka
  • Nonstop
2:46
11."Speed"
Andersson2:46
12."Breakdown" (featuring Demi Lovato)
2:46
13."Faithful" (featuring Marc E. Bassy)
  • Torrey
  • Sarazen
  • Alex Hau [a]
  • Tim Davis [a]
4:26
14."Wicked Game" (featuring Devon Baldwin) Chris Isaak
4:17
15."Bad Bad News!"
Post No Bills2:51
16."No More" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
2:50
17."Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)" (featuring Kossisko)
  • Gillum
  • Chew
  • Jocelyn Donald
  • Gwitira
  • George King
  • Konan
  • Omari Massenburg
  • Dakari
  • Cole M.G.N. [a]
3:52
18."Time" (featuring Matt Shultz)
  • Scorp Dezel
  • Reske
  • Lupton
4:37
19."Gerald" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Cole M.G.N.
  • Dakari [a]
  • Chew [a]
4:40
Total length:64:16
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."The Announcement (Sex Drugs & Rock and Roll)"
  • Gillum
  • Ackermann
  • Gwitira
  • Santeri Kauppinen
  • Edgar Machuca
  • Lauri Moilanen
  • Dakari
  • MD$
  • GoodJobLarry
3:28
21."I Might" (featuring Tay Keith)
Tay Keith2:34
22."At Will" (featuring EST Gee)
2:50
23."Still Be Friends" (featuring Tory Lanez and Tyga)
  • Foreign Teck
  • Tariq Beats
  • Seaberg
3:31
24."Provide" (featuring Chris Brown and Mark Morrison)
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)
  • Gillum
  • Alvin Ford, Jr.
  • Asten Harris
  • Anjelika Joseph
  • John Rouchell
  • Apex Martin
  • A. Ford
  • Rouchell
2:48
29."Life Is War"
  • Gillum
  • Harris
5:12

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Colin Leonardmastering (tracks 1–15, 17–22, 25–29)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mastering (tracks 16, 23, 25, 26), mixing (2–4, 7–11, 16, 20–29)
  • Chris Athens – mastering (track 24)
  • Jon Castelli – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 5, 17, 19)
  • Michael Freeman – mixing (track 14)
  • Chris Galland – mixing (tracks 17, 19)
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixing (tracks 18, 24), engineering (24)
  • Brian Chew – engineering (tracks 1–22, 25, 27–29)
  • Dakari – engineering (tracks 1–18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27–29)
  • Josh Deguzman – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 12, 13, 15)
  • Rafael Fai Bautista – engineering (track 16)
  • Christian Quinonez – engineering (track 23)
  • Shawn "Source" Jarrett – engineering (track 24)
  • Nickie Pabon – engineering (track 25)
  • DJ Riggins – engineering assistance (tracks 2–4, 7–11, 16, 20–29)
  • Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (tracks 2–4, 7–11, 16, 20–29)
  • Mike Seaberg – engineering assistance (tracks 2–4, 7–11, 16, 20–29)
  • Jeremie Inhaber – engineering assistance (tracks 17, 19)
  • Scott Desmarais – engineering assistance (tracks 17, 19)

Charts

Chart performance for These Things Happen Too
Chart (2021)Peak
position
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

Certifications

Certifications for These Things Happen Too
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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