I Know I'm Funny Haha
2021 studio album by Faye Webster
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I Know I'm Funny Haha (stylized as I Know I'm Funny haha) is the fourth studio album by American singer Faye Webster, released on June 25, 2021 through Secretly Canadian.
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| Released | June 25, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 40:43 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[6] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DIY | [7] |
| Loud and Quiet | 5/10[8] |
| NME | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[1] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[9] |
| Uncut |  [10] |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10[11] |
I Know I'm Funny Haha received a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from eight reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Jeremy D. Larson for Pitchfork called it "dazzling" and applauded it for showing "its great depth at its own unconcerned pace".[1]
I Know I'm Funny Haha was listed as the 45th best album of the first half of 2021 by Stereogum.[12]
Lead track "Better Distractions" was listed by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite songs of 2020.[13]
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by Faye Webster.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Better Distractions" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Sometimes" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "I Know I'm Funny Haha" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "In a Good Way" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Kind Of" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Cheers" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Both All the Time" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "A Stranger" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "A Dream with a Baseball Player" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Overslept" (featuring Mei Ehara) | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Half of Me" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 40:43 | |
A Dream with a Baseball Player
The album's ninth track, "A Dream with a Baseball Player", was released as a single. "A Dream with a Baseball Player" was inspired by Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., on whom Webster (a lifelong Braves fan) had developed a crush, while watching Braves games regularly after her return from her 2019 tour. Lyrics such as "[H]e and I don't speak the same language / But we have conversations in my head... I could just meet him and get it over/ Or I'll just keep wearing his name on my shirt", with the repeated refrain of "How did I fall in love with someone I don't know?" are explained by Webster with "A song about Ronald Acuña Jr., obviously... I guess this song explains what having a crush feels like. Having made up conversations with them in your head even though you don’t speak their language, wearing their team jersey every day, things that make you feel closer to this person that you don’t know at all."[16][17]
Personnel
Musicians
- Faye Webster – vocals, guitar
- Anna Bishop – violin (track 8)
- Harold Brown – drums
- Mei Ehara – featured vocals (track 10)
- Tressa Gold – violin (track 8)
- Bryan Howard – bass
- Jeanette Jang – violin (track 8)
- Noah Johnson – cello (track 2)
- Jordi Lara – cello (track 4)
- Annie Leeth – violin (tracks 4, 8)
- Stacy Matthews – violin (track 8)
- Elizabeth O'Hara – viola (track 8)
- Adrian Pintea – violin (track 8)
- Trey Pollard – conductor (track 8)
- Meredith Riley – violin (track 8)
- Nick Rosen – keyboards
- Schuyler Slack – cello (track 8)
- Derek Smith – viola (track 8)
- Jocelyn Smith – viola (track 8)
- Matt Stoessel – guitar
- Jeremy Wheatley – drums
- Henry White – horn
Technical
- Alex Dejong – recording engineer (track 8
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- Drew Vandenberg – production, mixing, recording engineer
- Faye Webster – production
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[18] | 78 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[19] | 22 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[20] | 10 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] | 9 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22] | 34 |
| US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[23] | 7 |