These Things Happen (G-Eazy album)

These Things Happen
Studio album by G-Eazy
Released June 23, 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Hip hop
Length 56:17
Label
G-Eazy chronology

  • Must Be Nice
  • (2012)
  • These Things Happen
  • (2014)
Singles from These Things Happen
  1. "Been On"
    Released: August 21, 2013
  2. "Almost Famous"
    Released: December 11, 2013
  3. "Far Alone"
    Released: March 14, 2014
  4. "Let's Get Lost"
    Released: April 29, 2014
  5. "I Mean It"
    Released: May 13, 2014
  6. "Lotta That"
    Released: June 10, 2014[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Pitchfork Media 6.1/10.0[2]
XXL [3]

These Things Happen is the third studio album by G-Eazy, released June 23, 2014, BPG, RVG and RCA Records.[1] The album was released July 21, 2014, in the United Kingdom.[4] The album was mostly produced by Christoph Andersson, with help from Jay Ant, Blackbear, Jordan Evans, and Matthew Burnett. It was released following the release of his second studio album Must Be Nice and touring 40 cities on his These Things Happen Tour.[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart 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 November 2014, the album sold 131,000 copies.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "These Things Happen"  Blackbear 2:24
2. "Far Alone" (featuring Jay Ant & E-40)Jay Ant 4:28
3. "I Mean It" (featuring Remo)
  • Remo
  • Christoph Andersson
 3:56
4. "Interlude"  Christoph Andersson 0:45
5. "Opportunity Cost"  
  • Jordan Evans
  • Matthew Burnett
 3:54
6. "Almost Famous"  Christoph Andersson 4:29
7. "Lotta That" (featuring A$AP Ferg and Danny Seth)
  • Christoph Andersson
  • G-Eazy
 4:49
8. "Factory Girl" (Skit)  0:13
9. "Downtown Love" (featuring John Michael Rouchell)G-Eazy 5:27
10. "Complete"  Christoph Andersson 3:09
11. "Let's Get Lost" (featuring Devon Baldwin)
  • G-Eazy
  • Christoph Andersson
 4:01
12. "Shoot Me Down" (featuring Anthony Stewart)G-Eazy 3:17
13. "Been On"  Christoph Andersson 3:29
14. "Remember You" (featuring Blackbear)Blackbear 3:36
15. "Tumblr Girls" (featuring Christoph Andersson)Christoph Andersson 4:16
16. "Just Believe"  Christoph Andersson 4:03

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 98
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 171
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[16] 16
US Billboard 200[17] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weiss, Jeff (2014-06-10). "G-Eazy Talks New Album, A$AP Ferg Collaboration". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. ↑ Drake, David (July 10, 2014). "G-Eazy: These Things Happen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "G-Eazy Pushes Genre Barriers On 'These Things Happen'". XXL. Harris Publications. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  4. ↑ "G-Eazy - Lotta That". http://www.djbooth.net/''. DJ Booth. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 23 June 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. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (2014-01-15). "Rockie Fresh Joining G-Eazy On ‘These Things Happen’ Tour". http://rapfix.mtv.com/''. MTV. Retrieved 2014-06-23. 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 20 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS". Billboard. Billboard. July 12, 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Building Album Sales Chart". http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/''. HITS Digital Ventures. 07-01-2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ Diep, Eric (07/02/2014). "G-Eazy’s ‘These Things Happen’ Lands At No. 3 In This Week’s Album Sales (07/02/2014)". http://www.xxlmag.com/''. Harris Publications, Inc. Retrieved 3 July 2014. 3. G-Eazy, These Things Happen – 46,974 Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ↑ Tardio, Andres (2014-06-29). "Trey Songz's "Trigga" Tops This Week's Album Sales Report". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  11. ↑ Tardio, Andres (2014-06-25). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Trey Songz, Iggy Azalea, Pharrell, Eminem, 50 Cent". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  12. ↑ Tardio, Andres (2014-07-23). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Weird Al Yankovic, Trey Songz, Iggy Azalea, Marsha Ambrosius". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  13. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31551/title.hip-hop-album-sales-big-k-r-i-t-t-i-chris-brown-2
  14. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2015-02-21). "ARIA Albums: 50 Shades of Grey Comes Again At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  15. ↑ http://zobbel.de/cluk/140802cluk.txt
  16. ↑ "2014-08-02 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive . Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  17. ↑ "G-Eazy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for G-Eazy. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  18. ↑ "G-Eazy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for G-Eazy. Retrieved July 3, 2014.