This Is Happening

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This Is Happening
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Studio album by
LCD Soundsystem
ReleasedMay 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)
RecordedApril 1, 2009 – February 24, 2010
Studio
Genre
Length65:17
Label
Producer James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem chronology
45:33 Remixes
(2009)		This Is Happening
(2010)		 London Sessions
(2010)
LCD Soundsystem studio albums chronology
Sound of Silver
(2007)		This Is Happening
(2010)		 American Dream
(2017)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance Yrself Clean"Murphy8:56
2."Drunk Girls"
3:42
3."One Touch"
7:45
4."All I Want"Murphy6:41
5."I Can Change"
  • Murphy
  • Mahoney
5:52
6."You Wanted a Hit"
9:06
7."Pow Pow"
8:23
8."Somebody's Calling Me"Murphy6:53
9."Home"Murphy7:53
Total length:65:17
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Throw" (Paperclip People cover) Carl Craig 10:01
11."Oh You (Christmas Blues)"Murphy3:51
Total length:79:09

Personnel

All personnel and credits adapted from album liner notes. [22]

Charts

The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 in its first week on sale, selling approximately 31,000 copies. [23] It also topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart the same week of its debut, which dethroned Lady Gaga's The Fame from its five-month reign on the chart for one week. [24] As of January 2016, the album has sold about 211,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. About 86,800 of those are physical copies, and about 124,500 of those are digital copies. [25]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ Mossman is credited as a member of the band during recording, but is not attributed to any contributions.
References
  1. ↑ Lombardi, Anthony (May 16, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening". PopMatters . Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Wallace, Wyndham (April 26, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening". The Quietus . Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jones, Abby (January 19, 2020). "22 Albums Turning 10 This Year". Popdust. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Favourite Electronic Albums". Exclaim! . January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem: A Beginner's Guide". read.tidal.com.
  6. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  7. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 4, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem Preps Live-in-Studio Album". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem reviews". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Reviews for This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem". Metacritic . Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "This Is Happening – LCD Soundsystem". AllMusic . Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  11. ↑ O'Neal, Sean (May 18, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  12. ↑ Adams, Jason (May 12, 2010). "This is Happening". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  13. 1 2 Petridis, Alexis (May 13, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening". The Guardian . London. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  14. ↑ Brown, August (May 17, 2010). "Album review: LCD Soundsystem's 'This Is Happening'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ Christgau, Robert (July 2010). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ Doran, John (May 13, 2010). "Album Review: LCD Soundsystem – 'This Is Happening'". NME . Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  17. 1 2 Dombal, Ryan (May 17, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on May 20, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  18. 1 2 Rosen, Jody (May 17, 2010). "This Is Happening". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ Beta, Andy (May 4, 2010). "LCD Soundsystem, 'This Is Happening' (DFA/Virgin)". Spin . Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  20. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (December 16, 2010). "02. LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening". The Top 50 Albums of 2010. Pitchforkmedia. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  21. ↑ " "10 | LCD Soundsystem, 'This Is Happening'". The 30 Best Albums of 2010. Rolling Stone. December 25, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  22. ↑ This Is Happening (album liner notes). LCD Soundsystem. DFA Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ↑ Wete, Brad (May 26, 2010). "Glee dances past the Rolling Stones to No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart". EW.com.
  24. ↑ "Dance/Electronic Albums: Week of June 05, 2010". Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  25. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (January 22, 2016). "Can LCD Soundsystem Finally Fulfill James Murphy's Dream of a Number One Album?". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ultratop.be – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Ultratop.be – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  32. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Lescharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Greekcharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Charts.nz – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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  40. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  42. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  43. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  44. ↑ "LCD Soundsystem Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  45. ↑ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  46. ↑ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  47. ↑ "British album certifications – LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 16, 2017.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type This Is Happening in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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