How It Feels to Be Something On is the third studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, and the first following their 1997 reunion. It was released September 8, 1998.
How It Feels to Be Something On | ||||
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Released | September 8, 1998 | |||
Recorded | March 10 – April 26, 1998 | |||
Studio | Robert Lang Studios (Seattle) | |||
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Length | 45:44 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Greg Williamson | |||
Sunny Day Real Estate chronology | ||||
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Singles from How It Feels to Be Something On | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 9.3/10 (1998 review)[3] 8.8/10 (2016 reissue)[1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [5] |
In 2016, Sub Pop announced that they would reissue How It Feels to Be Something On on different audio formats. It was officially released on August 5, 2016 and has led to renewed interest in the record, including an official Pitchfork 2016 re-review.[4][6] The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart.[7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pillars" | 4:57 |
2. | "Roses in Water" | 3:42 |
3. | "Every Shining Time You Arrive" | 4:13 |
4. | "Two Promises" | 4:39 |
5. | "100 Million" | 5:38 |
6. | "How It Feels to Be Something On" | 3:57 |
7. | "The Prophet" | 5:13 |
8. | "Guitar and Video Games" | 4:09 |
9. | "The Shark's Own Private Fuck" | 4:03 |
10. | "Days Were Golden" | 5:08 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 132 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) | 7 |