These Things Happen (G-Eazy album)

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XXL[3]

These Things Happen is the second studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on June 23, 2014, by RCA Records, serving as his first major-label debut with these affiliated record labels BPG and RVG. It was released in North America,[1] and released it on July 21, 2014, in the United Kingdom.[4] Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2014, with the production on the album that primarily were handled by Christoph Andersson, Jay Ant, Blackbear, Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett, among others. Following the release, he began to embark his These Things Happen Tour, for the support of this album.[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first-week sales of 47,000 copies in the United States.[6][7][8][9] In its second week, the album dropped to number 26, selling 9,000 copies.[10] In its third week, the album sold 6,000 more copies in the United States.[11] In its fourth week, the album sold 4,898 more copies, bringing its total album sales to 66,800 in the United States.[12] As of October 2015, the album has sold 250,000 copies in the United States.[13] On February 26, 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Things Happen"
Blackbear2:24
2."Far Alone" (featuring E-40 and Jay Ant)
  • Jay Ant
  • G-Eazy (add.)
  • Andersson (add.)
4:28
3."I Mean It" (featuring Remo)
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
  • Remo Green
  • Remo
  • Andersson (add.)
  • G-Eazy (add.)
3:56
4."Interlude"
  • Andersson
  • William Bevan
Andersson0:45
5."Opportunity Cost"
  • Evans
  • Burnett
3:54
6."Almost Famous"
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
Andersson4:29
7."Lotta That" (featuring A$AP Ferg and Danny Seth)
  • Gillum
  • Darold Brown
  • Danny Seth Bell
  • Andersson
  • James William Lavigne
  • Andersson
  • G-Eazy
4:49
8."Factory Girl (Skit)"  0:13
9."Downtown Love" (featuring John Michael Rouchell)
  • Gillum
  • John Michael Rouchell
  • Andersson
  • Devon Baldwin
G-Eazy5:27
10."Complete"
Andersson3:09
11."Let's Get Lost" (featuring Devon Baldwin)
  • G-Eazy
  • Andersson
4:01
12."Shoot Me Down" (featuring Anthony Stewart)
  • Gillum
  • Anthony Stewart
  • Andersson
G-Eazy3:17
13."Been On"
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
Andersson3:29
14."Remember You" (featuring Blackbear)
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
  • Musto
Blackbear3:36
15."Tumblr Girls" (featuring Christoph Andersson)
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
Andersson4:16
16."Just Believe"
  • Gillum
  • Andersson
  • Fabrice Dumont
  • Stephan Haier
  • Christophe Hetier
  • Angela McCluskey
Andersson4:03

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Weiss, Jeff (June 10, 2014). "G-Eazy Talks New Album, A$AP Ferg Collaboration". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Drake, David (July 10, 2014). "G-Eazy: These Things Happen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "G-Eazy Pushes Genre Barriers On 'These Things Happen'". XXL. Harris Publications. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Richard (June 10, 2014). "G-Eazy - Lotta That". djbooth.net/. DJ Booth. Retrieved June 23, 2014. G-Eazy's These Things Happen LP is slated to hit record stores Stateside June 23. The set's UK release will follow on July 21.
  5. ^ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (January 15, 2014). "Rockie Fresh Joining G-Eazy On 'These Things Happen' Tour". rapfix.mtv.com/. MTV. Retrieved June 23, 2014. The 40-date "These Things Happen Tour" kicks off February 21 in Dallas and continues with stops in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Billboard. July 12, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS". Billboard. Billboard. July 12, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Building Album Sales Chart". hitsdailydouble.com/. HITS Digital Ventures. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Diep, Eric (July 2, 2014). "G-Eazy's 'These Things Happen' Lands At No. 3 In This Week's Album Sales (07/02/2014)". xxlmag.com/. Harris Publications, Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2014. 3. G-Eazy, These Things Happen – 46,974
  10. ^ Tardio, Andres (June 29, 2014). "Trey Songz's "Trigga" Tops This Week's Album Sales Report". HipHop DX. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  11. ^ Tardio, Andres (June 25, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Trey Songz, Iggy Azalea, Pharrell, Eminem, 50 Cent". HipHop DX. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  12. ^ Tardio, Andres (July 23, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Weird Al Yankovic, Trey Songz, Iggy Azalea, Marsha Ambrosius". HipHop DX. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (February 21, 2015). "ARIA Albums: 50 Shades of Grey Comes Again At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  15. ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/140802cluk.txt
  16. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  17. ^ "G-Eazy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  18. ^ "G-Eazy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – G Eazy – These Things Happen". Recording Industry Association of America.
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