One Day is the sixth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Fucked Up. The album was released on January 27, 2023, through Merge Records, four years after their previous album Dose Your Dreams.
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| Released | January 27, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | December 2019–February 2020 | |||
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| Length | 40:00 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Mike Haliechuk | |||
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Four singles were released ahead of the album's release: "Huge New Her", the self-titled track and "Found", which were released in late 2022, and "I Think I Might Be Weird", which came out in early 2023.
One Day was well-received by contemporary music critics, with the album enjoying "universal acclaim" on Metacritic and AnyDecentMusic?.
Background
editThe recording process of the album took over the course of three years, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry.[1] The guitars of the album were recorded one day December 2019 at Candle Studios in Toronto,[2] while the bass and vocals were recorded in February 2020 at Palmer Stone Studios and Candle Stone Studios, respectively.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final mixing and mastering did not occur until April 2022. Mixing was undertaken by Alex Gamble while mastering was undertaken by Heba Kadry.[4] Bandmember Mike Haliechuk undertook production.[2]
Promotion and release
editSingles
editFour singles were released in promotion of the album. The first track, "Huge New Her," was released as a 7-inch single in September 2022. The self-titled track came out on October 25, 2022.[5] On November 15, 2022, the band released the third single, "Found".[6] The final single, "I Think I Might Be Weird," came out on January 11, 2023.[7]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Damian Abraham, Jonah Falco, Mike Haliechuk, Sandy Miranda, Josh Zucker
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Found" | Haliechuk | 3:49 |
| 2. | "I Think I Might Be Weird" | Haliechuk | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Huge New Her" | Haliechuk | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Lords of Kensington" | Abraham | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Broken Little Boys" | Abraham | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Nothing's Immortal" | Abraham | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Falling Right Under" | Abraham | 4:22 |
| 8. | "One Day" | Haliechuk | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Cicada" | Haliechuk | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Roar" | Abraham | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 40:00 | ||
Personnel
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- Damian Abraham – lead vocals (tracks 1–8, 10)
- Jonah Falco – drums, background vocals
- Mike Haliechuk – guitars, background vocals, production (all tracks); lead vocals (9), art direction
- Sandy Miranda – bass guitar, engineering
- Josh Zucker
Additional contributors
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Alex Gamble – mixing, engineering
- Dylan Frankland – engineering
- James Atkinson – engineering
- Daniel Murphy – design, cover art, layout
- Jeff Bierk – photography, back cover photo
- Andrei Dornovitiy – photography
- Jeaninne Kaufer – photography
- Kirsten Thoen – photography
- Vanessa Heins – photography
References
edit- ^ Salmon, Ben (January 27, 2023). "Fucked Up make the most of One Day". Paste. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Adams, Gregory (January 23, 2023). "How F*cked Up's Mike Haliechuk wrote and recorded his guitar parts for the band's new album in 24 hours – and why he gave up playing chords halfway through". Guitar World. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "One Day | Fucked Up". Bandcamp.
- ^ "Fucked Up - One Day | Mastering Credits". hebakadry.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Alex (October 26, 2022). "Fucked Up announce new album 'One Day', share title track". NME. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Golsen, Tyler (November 15, 2022). "Fucked Up share new single 'Found'". Far Out. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Helfand, Rachel (January 11, 2023). "Fucked Up share new song "I Think I Might Be Weird"". The Fader. Retrieved January 29, 2023.