I Know I'm Funny Haha

I Know I'm Funny Haha
Studio album by
Faye Webster
ReleasedJune 25, 2021
Genre
Length40:43
LabelSecretly Canadian
Producer
Faye Webster chronology
Atlanta Millionaires Club
(2019) 		I Know I'm Funny Haha
(2021) 		Underdressed at the Symphony
(2024)
Singles from I Know I'm Funny Haha
  1. "Both All the Time"
    Released: August 10, 2019
  2. "In a Good Way"
    Released: April 15, 2020
  3. "Better Distractions"
    Released: September 16, 2020
  4. "Cheers"
    Released: April 27, 2021
  5. "I Know I'm Funny haha"
    Released: May 18, 2021[4]
  6. "A Dream with a Baseball Player"
    Released: June 23, 2021[5]

I Know I'm Funny Haha (stylized as I Know I'm Funny haha) is the fourth studio album by American singer Faye Webster, released on June 25, 2021 through Secretly Canadian.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DIY[7]
Loud and Quiet5/10[8]
NME[2]
Pitchfork8.4/10[1]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[9]
Uncut[10]
Under the Radar7.5/10[11]

I Know I'm Funny Haha received a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from eight reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Jeremy D. Larson for Pitchfork called it "dazzling" and applauded it for showing "its great depth at its own unconcerned pace".[1]

I Know I'm Funny Haha was listed as the 45th best album of the first half of 2021 by Stereogum.[12]

Lead track "Better Distractions" was listed by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite songs of 2020.[13]

Accolades

I Know I'm Funny Haha on year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
39
[14]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
11
[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Faye Webster

I Know I'm Funny Haha track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Better Distractions"4:09
2."Sometimes"4:33
3."I Know I'm Funny Haha"2:43
4."In a Good Way"3:44
5."Kind Of"5:25
6."Cheers"3:15
7."Both All the Time"3:12
8."A Stranger"2:59
9."A Dream with a Baseball Player"3:41
10."Overslept" (featuring Mei Ehara)3:29
11."Half of Me"3:33
Total length:40:43

A Dream with a Baseball Player

The album's ninth track, "A Dream with a Baseball Player", was released as a single. "A Dream with a Baseball Player" was inspired by Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., on whom Webster (a lifelong Braves fan) had developed a crush, while watching Braves games regularly after her return from her 2019 tour. Lyrics such as "[H]e and I don't speak the same language / But we have conversations in my head... I could just meet him and get it over/ Or I'll just keep wearing his name on my shirt", with the repeated refrain of "How did I fall in love with someone I don't know?" are explained by Webster with "A song about Ronald Acuña Jr., obviously... I guess this song explains what having a crush feels like. Having made up conversations with them in your head even though you don’t speak their language, wearing their team jersey every day, things that make you feel closer to this person that you don’t know at all."[16][17]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Faye Webster – vocals, guitar
  • Anna Bishop – violin (track 8)
  • Harold Brown – drums
  • Mei Ehara – featured vocals (track 10)
  • Tressa Gold – violin (track 8)
  • Bryan Howard – bass
  • Jeanette Jang – violin (track 8)
  • Noah Johnson – cello (track 2)
  • Jordi Lara – cello (track 4)
  • Annie Leeth – violin (tracks 4, 8)
  • Stacy Matthews – violin (track 8)
  • Elizabeth O'Hara – viola (track 8)
  • Adrian Pintea – violin (track 8)
  • Trey Pollard – conductor (track 8)
  • Meredith Riley – violin (track 8)
  • Nick Rosen – keyboards
  • Schuyler Slack – cello (track 8)
  • Derek Smith – viola (track 8)
  • Jocelyn Smith – viola (track 8)
  • Matt Stoessel – guitar
  • Jeremy Wheatley – drums
  • Henry White – horn

Technical

  • Alex Dejong – recording engineer (track 8
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Drew Vandenberg – production, mixing, recording engineer
  • Faye Webster – production

Charts

Chart performance for I Know I'm Funny Haha
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 78
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 22
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[20] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 9
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22] 34
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[23] 7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e D. Larson, Jeremy. "Faye Webster: I Know I'm Funny haha Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Samways, Gemma (June 24, 2021). "Faye Webster – 'I Know I'm Funny Haha' review: Atlanta alt-folker ditches the irony". NME. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "I Know I'm Funny Haha – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "I Know I'm Funny Haha (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "A Dream with a Baseball Player (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "I Know I'm Funny Haha by Faye Webster Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Williams, Jenessa (June 25, 2021). "Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny haha". DIY. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Darlington, Susan (June 21, 2021). "Faye Webster I Know I'm Funny Haha". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Deusner, Stephen (June 25, 2021). "Faye Webster – I Know I'm Funny haha". Uncut. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Moody, Mark (June 25, 2021). "Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny haha (Secretly Canadian) – review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2021 So Far". Stereogum. June 8, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (December 19, 2020). "Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Songs of 2020: Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & More". Billboard.
  14. ^ Russell, Scott (November 29, 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Paste. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Gaca, Anna (December 7, 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Joon Lee (December 28, 2021). "How indie rocker Faye Webster's crush on Ronald Acuna Jr. helped inspire one of 2021's best albums". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  17. ^ Scott Russell (June 23, 2021). "Faye Webster Crushes on Ronald Acuña Jr. in "A Dream with a Baseball Player"". Paste. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.