I Like Fun
2018 studio album by They Might Be Giants
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I Like Fun is the twentieth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on January 19, 2018.
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| Released | January 19, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | April 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | Idlewild | |||
| Producer | Pat Dillett, They Might Be Giants | |||
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Background
The band began recording on April 3, 2017,[4] at Reservoir Studios (former site of Skyline Studios),[5] using the same studio space the band used to record Flood.[6] In October 2017, the band confirmed the album was scheduled to be released on January 19, 2018, along with the return of their Dial-A-Song service.[7]
The album's track listing was revealed on October 23, alongside an early download of the track "I Left My Body".[8]
Release
Before the release of the full album, three songs—one with a music video—were uploaded to YouTube, with uploads to iTunes following shortly afterward. The songs were, in order of release, "I Left My Body",[9] "Last Wave" (December 1, 2017),[10] and "All Time What" (January 3, 2018), the latter of which featured a video.[11]
I Like Fun was available for pre-release streaming on January 11, 2018.[12] The album was released physically and digitally on January 19, 2018.[13]
After the release of the full album, as part of Dial-A-Song 2018, They Might Be Giants continued to release videos for all but three of the songs. A music video for the title track "I Like Fun" was created by Canadian artist Joren Cull.[14][15] A music video for "The Greatest" starring Nick Offerman was released on January 31.[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Get This Over With" | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "I Left My Body" | 2:36 | |
| 3. | "All Time What" | 2:29 | |
| 4. | "By the Time You Get This" | 2:17 | |
| 5. | "An Insult to the Fact Checkers" | 2:34 | |
| 6. | "Mrs. Bluebeard" | 2:43 | |
| 7. | "I Like Fun" | 3:00 | |
| 8. | "Push Back the Hands" | 3:00 | |
| 9. | "This Microphone" | 2:36 | |
| 10. | "The Bright Side" | 2:29 | |
| 11. | "When the Lights Come On" | 3:17 | |
| 12. | "Lake Monsters" | 2:56 | |
| 13. | "McCafferty's Bib" | 2:35 | |
| 14. | "The Greatest" | They Might Be Giants, Christopher Albert Anderson | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Last Wave" | 3:24 | |
| Total length: | 40:51 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[17]
They Might Be Giants
- John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.
- John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, programming, etc.
Additional musicians
- Marty Beller – drums, percussion
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
- Dan Miller – guitars
- Curt Ramm – trumpet (7, 15)
- Chris Anderson – Mellotron (14)
Technical
- Pat Dillett – producer, mixing
- They Might Be Giants – producers
- James Yost – engineer
- UE Nastasi – mastering
- Paul Sahre – design
- Joe Hollier – photography
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[18] | 108 |