2022-10-14
Being Funny In A Foreign Language
The 1975
By Maeve C.
Real World Studios in Wiltshire hosted most of the sessions for Being Funny in a Foreign Language, with further recording at Electric Lady in New York between January and May 2022. Matty Healy and George Daniel produced the album with Jack Antonoff, and Warren Ellis added strings.
“Part of the Band”, with vocals from Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, was the first single in July 2022, followed by “Happiness”, “I’m in Love with You” and “All I Need to Hear”. The record opens with “The 1975” and closes with “When We Are Together”. Dirty Hit released it, and it went straight to number one on the UK albums chart.
Sources
The band’s press agency (Chuff Media) artist page: “‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ was released on 14th October 2022 via Dirty Hit”; recorded at Real World Studios in Wiltshire and Electric Lady Studios in New York.Rights-holder metadata (℗ 2022 Dirty Hit) gives release date October 14, 2022; editorial notes name producer Jack Antonoff. This listing shows 10 songs, while the original edition has 11; used only with the corroboration below.
Independent corroboration, 7 July 2022: album “is out 10/14 on Dirty Hit”; “Part Of The Band” co-produced by Jack Antonoff with Matty Healy and George Daniel and features vocals from Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast.
Corroborates 14 October 2022 (Dirty Hit); recorded 4 January to May 2022 at Electric Lady and Real World, mostly Real World; producers Healy, Daniel, Antonoff; Warren Ellis strings; singles Part of the Band (7 Jul), Happiness, I’m in Love with You, All I Need to Hear; UK No. 1 (Official Charts chart of 21–27 October 2022 also checked: No. 1, new). No conflicting day found.