I Will Be (album)
| I Will Be | ||||
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| Released | March 30, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Label | HoZac Records, Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Richard Gottehrer | |||
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| Singles from I Will Be | ||||
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I Will Be is the first album by Dum Dum Girls, released on March 30, 2010. The first pressing by HoZac Records was released as a 12" vinyl LP with a black-and-white version of the current album art. After the band later signed to Sub Pop, the album was rereleased in 2010 on both CD and 12" vinyl with the full colored cover.
Three singles were issued from I Will Be: "Jail La La", released by Sub Pop as a 7" single on February 16, 2010;[1] "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout", released as a 7" single on November 23, 2010, by Slumberland Records;[2] and "It Only Takes One Night", released by Sub Pop as a promo-only CD-R.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| BBC Music | Positive[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10)[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Spin | [10] |
The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[11]
Legacy
Reflecting on it ten years later, Stereogum's James Rettig dubbed I Will Be "a precursor to the summer of 2010's big trend" that included "sunny harmonies and fuzzy distortion" and bands like Best Coast and Wavves. He felt it "worth holding up as an exemplar" of its era's music due to how well it still stood up.[12]
In popular culture
"It Only Takes One Night" was used on the soundtrack of the 2010 EA Sports video game FIFA 11, while "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout" was used on the soundtrack of the 2011 Atari video game Test Drive Unlimited 2.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dee Dee, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Only Takes One Night" | 2:02 |
| 2. | "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Oh Mein M" | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Jail La La" | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Rest of Our Lives" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Yours Alone" | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Blank Girl" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "I Will Be" | 2:07 |
| 9. | "Lines Her Eyes" | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Everybody's Out" | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Baby Don't Go" (Sonny Bono) | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Fuzz Love" | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Pay for Me" | 2:34 |
| 13. | "Play with Fire" (Nanker Phelge) | 3:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ship of Love" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Longhair" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Dream Away Life" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Catholicked" (Patti Smith) | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Hey Sis" | 3:25 |
Personnel
- Dee Dee – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drum programming
- Richard Gottehrer – producer
- Alonzo Vargas – mixing
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | March 30, 2012 | CD, digital download, LP record | Sub Pop |
| United States |
The first 200 copies of the LP version of the album were released on gold vinyl onby HoZac Records.[16] An undisclosed number of Sub Pop vinyls were released on blood red and black marbled vinyl.[17]
References
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La (2010, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls - Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout". Discogs. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls: It Only Takes One Night". Discogs. 2010.
- ^ "AllMusic review".
- ^ Gardner, Noel. "Review of Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be". BBC Music. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (March 25, 2010). "Dum Dum Girls: I Will Be". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "NME review". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Zach. "I Will Be - Dum Dum Girls". Pitchfork.
- ^ "I Will Be by Dum Dum Girls". Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Any Decent Music.
- ^ Everdell, Abigail (March 21, 2010). "Dum Dum Girls, 'I Will Be' (Sub Pop)". Spin. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "I Will Be". Metacritic. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ Rettig, James (March 30, 2020). "I Will Be Turns 10". Stereogum. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (Bonus Track Version)". iTunes. March 30, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "I Will Be – Dum Dum Girls". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls – "D.A.L." (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. February 23, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (GL Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be (Red Vinyl)". Discogs. March 30, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2011.