I Love You So F***ing Much

I Love You So F***ing Much
Two different human eyes superimposed over a backdrop of distant stars in the night sky, with the title and artist name below in green text
Studio album by
Glass Animals
Released19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
Length40:41
LabelPolydor
ProducerDave Bayley
Glass Animals chronology
Dreamland
(2020) 		I Love You So F***ing Much
(2024)
Singles from I Love You So F***ing Much
  1. "Creatures in Heaven"
    Released: 3 April 2024
  2. "A Tear in Space (Airlock)"
    Released: 7 June 2024
  3. "Show Pony"
    Released: 19 July 2024
  4. "Wonderful Nothing"
    Released: 6 September 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent7/10[1]

I Love You So F***ing Much is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Glass Animals, released on 19 July 2024 through Polydor Records.[2] It was preceded by the single "Creatures in Heaven", released on 3 April 2024. It is their first studio release since Dreamland, released in 2020.[3]

Background

The album was partly inspired by the success of "Heat Waves" in 2020,[4] with frontman Dave Bayley saying that "sometimes you aren't able to change as quickly on a personal level". He explained that success can leave one feeling like a "spectator" with accompanying expectations to act a certain way, which "confused [him] to the point of not knowing who [he] was or if anything was real".[5] The title is about the power and mystery of human connection in a universe that "may make us feel overwhelmingly small". Bayley also explained that the lead single "Creatures in Heaven" is about "a moment in time [...] having the capacity to be enormously formative and life-changing".[5]

Promotion

The album was promoted with a concert tour entitled “The Tour of Earth”, which started on 4 August 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina and will conclude on 8 March 2025 in Mumbai. Opening acts for the tour include Kevin Abstract, Eyedress, Blondshell, and The Big Moon.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Bayley.

I Love You So F***ing Much track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Show Pony"4:15
2."Whatthehellishappening?"3:44
3."Creatures in Heaven"3:41
4."Wonderful Nothing"4:24
5."A Tear in Space (Airlock)"3:23
6."I Can't Make You Fall in Love Again"4:48
7."How I Learned to Love the Bomb"4:09
8."White Roses"3:37
9."On the Run"4:34
10."Lost in the Ocean"4:06
Total length:40:41

Personnel

Glass Animals

  • Dave Bayley – lead vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, sequencer, synthesizer, production, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10), string arrangement (4)
  • Andrew MacFarlane – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); string arrangement (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), guitar (2, 3), percussion (9)
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 2, 5–7, 9, 10)
  • Joe Seaward – percussion (all tracks), drums (tracks 1–7, 9, 10)

Additional musicians

  • Leos Strings – strings (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–10)
    • Rachel Shakespeare – cello
    • Andy Crick – cello
    • Jordan Bowron – viola
    • Rhiannon Fallows – viola
    • Jody Smith – violin
    • Sarah Thornett – violin
    • Su Sturman – violin
    • Matthew Chadbond – violin
    • Lucy McKay – violin
    • Elaine Ambridge – violin
    • Laurie Dempsey – violin

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for I Love You So F***ing Much
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 90
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 19
Irish Albums (OCC)[12] 44
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[13] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 99
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 5
US Billboard 200[18] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

References

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  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Return With I Love You So F***ing Much, First Album in Four Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Pilley, Max (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals share anthemic 'Creatures In Heaven' and announce new album I Love You So F***ing Much". NME. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much". Clash. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ragusa, Pablo (3 April 2024). "Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much, Share New Single "Creatures in Heaven": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 30-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." Billboard on X. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2024.