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I Love You So F***ing Much
Two different human eyes superimposed over a backdrop of distant stars in the night sky, with the title and artist name below in green text
Studio album by
Released19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
Length40:41
LabelPolydor
ProducerDave Bayley
Glass Animals chronology
Dreamland
(2020)
I Love You So F***ing Much
(2024)
Singles from I Love You So F***ing Much
  1. "Creatures in Heaven"
    Released: 3 April 2024
  2. "A Tear in Space (Airlock)"
    Released: 7 June 2024
  3. "Show Pony"
    Released: 19 July 2024
  4. "Wonderful Nothing"
    Released: 6 September 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent7/10[1]

I Love You So F***ing Much is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Glass Animals, released on 19 July 2024 through Polydor Records.[2] It was preceded by the single "Creatures in Heaven", released on 3 April 2024. It is their first studio release since Dreamland, released in 2020.[3]

Background

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The album was partly inspired by the success of "Heat Waves" in 2020,[4] with frontman Dave Bayley saying that "sometimes you aren't able to change as quickly on a personal level". He explained that success can leave one feeling like a "spectator" with accompanying expectations to act a certain way, which "confused [him] to the point of not knowing who [he] was or if anything was real".[5] The title is about the power and mystery of human connection in a universe that "may make us feel overwhelmingly small". Bayley also explained that the lead single "Creatures in Heaven" is about "a moment in time [...] having the capacity to be enormously formative and life-changing".[5]

Promotion

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The album was promoted with a concert tour entitled “The Tour of Earth”, which started on 4 August 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina and will conclude on 26 November 2024 in Sydney. Opening acts for the tour include Kevin Abstract, Eyedress, Blondshell, and The Big Moon.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dave Bayley.

I Love You So F***ing Much track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Show Pony"4:15
2."Whatthehellishappening?"3:44
3."Creatures in Heaven"3:41
4."Wonderful Nothing"4:24
5."A Tear in Space (Airlock)"3:23
6."I Can't Make You Fall in Love Again"4:48
7."How I Learned to Love the Bomb"4:09
8."White Roses"3:37
9."On the Run"4:34
10."Lost in the Ocean"4:06
Total length:40:41

Personnel

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Glass Animals

  • Dave Bayley – lead vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, sequencer, synthesizer, production, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10), string arrangement (4)
  • Andrew MacFarlane – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); string arrangement (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), guitar (2, 3), percussion (9)
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 2, 5–7, 9, 10)
  • Joe Seaward – percussion (all tracks), drums (tracks 1–7, 9, 10)

Additional musicians

  • Leos Strings – strings (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–10)
    • Rachel Shakespeare – cello
    • Andy Crick – cello
    • Jordan Bowron – viola
    • Rhiannon Fallows – viola
    • Jody Smith – violin
    • Sarah Thornett – violin
    • Su Sturman – violin
    • Matthew Chadbond – violin
    • Lucy McKay – violin
    • Elaine Ambridge – violin
    • Laurie Dempsey – violin

Technical

Charts

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Chart performance for I Love You So F***ing Much
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 90
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 19
Irish Albums (OCC)[12] 44
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[13] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 99
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 5
US Billboard 200[18] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

References

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  1. ^ Feric, Carla (17 July 2024). "Eminem, Glass Animals and Denzel Curry offer up new albums". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Return With I Love You So F***ing Much, First Album in Four Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Pilley, Max (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals share anthemic 'Creatures In Heaven' and announce new album I Love You So F***ing Much". NME. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much". Clash. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ragusa, Pablo (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much, Share New Single "Creatures in Heaven": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 30-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 19.07.2024–25.07.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." Billboard on X. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2024.