Treehouse (Sofi Tukker album)

Treehouse is the debut studio album by American electronic dance music duo Sofi Tukker. It was released on April 13, 2018, through Ultra Records. The album spawned seven singles, including "Best Friend", which features Nervo, the Knocks and Alisa Ueno and became Sofi Tukker's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 81. The song also figured in the top 20 of pop, alternative, and dance US charts.[3] The album's second track, "Energia", received a remix, subtitled "Parte 2", with additional vocals by Brazilian singer Pabllo Vittar and additional writing by Arthur Marques, Pablo Bispo and Rodrigo Gorky.[4] The fourth track, "Batshit", was used in the ninth episode of the second season of Marvel Television series Runaways, whilst a remix of "Good Time Girl" featuring Charlie Barker was used as the opening theme for the first six episodes of HBO series The New Pope. At the 61st ceremony of the Grammy Awards, Treehouse was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album.[5]

Treehouse
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2018
GenreHouse
Length31:44
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
LabelUltra
ProducerSofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker chronology
Soft Animals
(2016)
Treehouse
(2018)
Dancing on the People
(2019)
Singles from Treehouse
  1. "Johny"
    Released: January 18, 2017
  2. "Fuck They"
    Released: July 7, 2017
  3. "Best Friend"
    Released: September 12, 2017
  4. "Energia"
    Released: November 17, 2017
  5. "Baby I'm a Queen"
    Released: March 9, 2018
  6. "Batshit"
    Released: April 6, 2018
  7. "Benadryl"
    Released: December 31, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[1]
Slant Magazine[2]

Track listing

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Treehouse track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fuck They"3:04
2."Energia"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:07
3."Benadryl"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Hume
  • Charlie Barker
3:16
4."Batshit"
  • Sofi Tukker
  • Hume[c]
3:23
5."Good Time Girl" (featuring Charlie Barker)
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:04
6."Johny"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:04
7."My Body Hurts"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:03
8."The Dare"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Rafael Cohen
Sofi Tukker3:11
9."Baby I'm a Queen"
Sofi Tukker3:28
10."Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, the Knocks, and Alisa Ueno)
Sofi Tukker3:04
Total length:31:44
Japanese edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, the Knocks, and Alisa Ueno)
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • M. Nervo
  • O. Nervo
  • Patterson
  • Kawanabe
  • Ueno
Sofi Tukker3:04
2."Fuck They"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Hume
3:04
3."Energia"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:07
4."Benadryl"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Hume
  • Barker
3:16
5."Batshit"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Hume
  • F. Fairbrass
  • R. Fairbrass
  • Manzoli
  • Sofi Tukker
  • Hume[c]
3:23
6."Good Time Girl" (featuring Charlie Barker)
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:04
7."Johny"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:04
8."My Body Hurts"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:03
9."The Dare"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Rafael Cohen
Sofi Tukker3:11
10."Baby I'm a Queen"
Sofi Tukker3:28
Total length:31:44
Japanese edition bonus tracks[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Drinkee"
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • Ricardo de Carvalho Duarte
Sofi Tukker4:59
12."Awoo" (featuring Betta Lemme)
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
Sofi Tukker3:16
13."Best Friend (featuring Nervo, the Knocks, and Alisa Ueno)" (Oliver Heldens remix)
  • Hawley-Weld
  • Halpern
  • M. Nervo
  • O. Nervo
  • Patterson
  • Kawanabe
  • Ueno
Sofi Tukker3:25
Total length:43:31

Notes

  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • "Batshit" contains an interpolation of "I'm Too Sexy", written and composed by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass, and Rob Manzoli.
  • "Energia" contains words from the poem entitled "Jeep Lunar" written by Chacal.
  • "Benadryl" contains words from the poem "Apaixonada" by Ana Cristina Cesar.
  • "Johnny" contains words from the poem entitled "Johny? Está Me Ouvindo?" written by Paulo Leminski.
  • "The Dare" contains words from the poem entitled "Entre", written by Chacal.

Personnel

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Sofi Tukker

  • Tucker Halpern – vocals
  • Sophie Hawley-Weld – vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jon Hume – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4), additional guitar (4, 10)
  • Mary Duncan Craig – charango (track 2)
  • Charlie Barker – vocals (track 5)
  • Rafael Cohen – guitar (track 8)
  • Nervo – vocals (track 10)
  • Alisa Ueno – vocals (track 10)
  • The Knocks – vocals (track 10)

Technical

  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Jon Hume – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4)
  • Bryan Wilson – mixing (tracks 2, 5–10)
  • Mark Ralph – mixing (track 3)

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 66
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 165
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 54
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 126
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 87
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[13] 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 6
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[15] 5

References

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  1. ^ Richards, Will. "Sofi Tukker - Treehouse". DIY. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Review: Sofi Tukker, Treehouse". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sofi Tukker Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Bote, Joshua (September 14, 2018). "Sofi Tukker Revitalize 'Energia' With the Help of Pabllo Vittar: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sofi Tukker's Treehouse Nominated For Best Dance/Electronic Album Grammy". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "「ツリーハウス」- Sofi Tukker". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "「ツリーハウス」- Sofi Tukker". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker – Treehouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker – Treehouse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sofi Tukker – Treehouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Sofi Tukker". Oricon. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 23, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.