How It Feels to Be Something On

How It Feels to Be Something On
A stylized drawing of fire on a black background
Studio album by
Sunny Day Real Estate
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1998
RecordedMarch 10 – April 26, 1998
StudioRobert Lang Studios (Seattle)
Genre
Length45:44
LabelSub Pop
ProducerGreg Williamson
Sunny Day Real Estate chronology
Sunny Day Real Estate
(1995) 		How It Feels to Be Something On
(1998) 		Live
(1999)
Singles from How It Feels to Be Something On
  1. "Pillars"
    Released: 1998
  2. "How It Feels to Be Something On"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork9.3/10 (1998 review)[3]
8.8/10 (2016 reissue)[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

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.

Reissue

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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Band

Production

  • Nick Barber
  • Caleb Wilson – track supervisor
  • Chip Butters – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Culp – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Eric Janko – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Adam Kasper – mixing
  • Pat Sample – mixing assistant, assistant
  • Chris Thompson – artwork
  • Aaron Warner – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Greg Williamson – producer, engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 132
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) 7

References

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (August 6, 2016). "Sunny Day Real Estate: How It Feels to Be Something On". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "How It Feels to Be Something On – Sunny Day Real Estate". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sunny Day Real Estate: How It Feels to Be Something On: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork. September 1, 1998. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Randall, Mac (2004). "Sunny Day Real Estate". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 793. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ "Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 15, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Records, Sub Pop. "How It Feels to Be Something On". Sub Pop Records.
  7. ^ "Vinyl Albums Chart". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Sunny Day Real Estate, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.