Fixin to Thrill

Studio album by Dragonette

Released

September 25, 2009

Recorded

Various

- Estudio Pau Claris
  (Barcelona, Spain)
- Grandma Oda's House, Vespa Music Group
  (Toronto, Ontario)
- Malvern Airlines
  (London, England)
- Two Sticks
  (Seattle, Washington)

Genre

Length

42:41

Label

Universal

Producer

Black Wrappers

Dragonette chronology

Galore
(2007)

Fixin to Thrill
(2009)

Mixin to Thrill
(2010)

Singles from Fixin to Thrill

"Fixin to Thrill"
Released: May 26, 2009^[1]
"Gone Too Far"
Released: July 28, 2009^[2]
"Pick Up the Phone"
Released: September 23, 2009^[3]
"Easy"
Released: March 23, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
ChartAttack	3/5^[5]
Consequence of Sound	^[6]

Fixin to Thrill is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music band Dragonette, released on September 25, 2009 by Universal Music Group.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fixin to Thrill"	4:07
2.	"Gone Too Far"	3:40
3.	"Liar"	3:56
4.	"Stupid Grin"	3:45
5.	"Easy"	3:47
6.	"Pick Up the Phone"	3:35
7.	"We Rule the World"	3:41
8.	"Big Sunglasses"	3:30
9.	"Okay Dolore"	2:33
10.	"Come On Be Good"	3:22
11.	"You're a Disaster"	3:32
12.	"Don't Be Funny"	3:13

Australian edition bonus track^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Boys & Girls" (Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette)	Solveig	3:44

Notes

LP pressings of the album omit the track "We Rule the World".^[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fixin to Thrill.^[9]

Dragonette

Martina Sorbara – vocals (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 2, 10–12)
Dan Kurtz – keyboards, programming (all tracks); guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–11); bass (tracks 2, 3, 5–12); backing vocals (track 8); acoustic guitar (track 12)
Joel Stouffer – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–12); programming (tracks 1, 3, 7–10); percussion (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12); keyboards (track 10)
Christopher Hugget – guitar (tracks 7, 9)

Additional personnel

Caitlin Abogouv – choir (track 4)
Rich Andrews – design
Black Wrappers – production
Leo Cackett – band photography
Jason Chhangur – mixing assistance
Emily Cho – choir (track 4)
Jacqueline Cohen – choir (track 4)
Brian Crone – saxophone (track 1)
Perry Curties – photography
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Evangeline Gogou – choir (track 4)
Alison Goldlist – choir (track 4)

Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
Mira Korngold – choir (track 4)
Yaela Korngold – choir (track 4)
Jackson Long – assistant recording
Rob Mee – trombone (track 1)
Punkdafunk Inc – management
Sara Quin – backing vocals (track 9)
Eric Ratz – drum recording
Joseph Shabason – saxophone (track 1)
Will Stapleton – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
Kurt Swinghammer – guitar (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2009–10)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[10]	63
US Dance/Electronic Albums^[11]	21
US Heatseekers Albums^[12]	37

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Australia	September 25, 2009	Digital download	Bandroom	^[13]
Canada	September 29, 2009	CD digital download	Universal	^[14]^[15]
Australia	October 2, 2009	CD	Bandroom	^[7]
United States	October 27, 2009	Digital download	I Surrender	^[16]
United States	November 18, 2009	CD	I Surrender	^[17]
Canada	November 27, 2012	LP	Universal	^[18]

References

↑ "Fixin' to Thrill – EP by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
↑ "Gone Too Far – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
↑ "Pick Up the Phone – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
↑ Harper, Kate (October 15, 2009). "Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
↑ Hines, Will (October 20, 2009). "Album Review: Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
1 2 "Fixin To Thrill by Dragonette". Sanity. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ Fixin to Thrill (LP liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2012. 0253715145.
↑ Fixin to Thrill (CD liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2009. 0252709138.
↑ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
↑ "Dragonette – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
↑ "Dragonette – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
↑ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (AU). Apple. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "Fixin' to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "Fixin to Thrill: Dragonette: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "Fixin to Thrill". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ "Fixin to Thrill (Vinyl)". Amazon.ca. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

Dragonette
Martina Sorbara Dan Kurtz Joel Stouffer Simon Craig Chris Hugget Will Stapleton
Studio albums	Galore Fixin to Thrill Bodyparts
Compilation albums	Mixin to Thrill
EPs	Dragonette EP
Singles	"I Get Around" "Take It Like a Man" "Fixin to Thrill" "Gone Too Far" "Pick Up the Phone" "Easy" "Hello" "Big in Japan" "Let It Go" "Live in This City" "Outlines"
Featured singles	"Boys & Girls" "Fire in Your New Shoes" "Animale"
Promotional singles	"Come On Be Good"
Related articles	Discography Songs

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