These Things Happen Too

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These Things Happen Too
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Studio album by
G-Eazy
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2021
Length64:16
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Adriano
  • Ambezza
  • Ben10K
  • Bill Lupton
  • Blueysport
  • Cardiak
  • Christoph Andersson
  • Cole M.G.N.
  • Damn James
  • Dakari
  • Felix Leone
  • George King
  • G-Eazy
  • Hit-Boy
  • Hitmaka
  • ISM
  • Jake Torrey
  • Mike Crook
  • Nick Brongers
  • Nick Sarazen
  • Nik Dean
  • Nonstop da Hitman
  • OG Parker
  • Paul Cabbin
  • Post No Bills
  • Reske
  • Romano
  • Ryan Ogren
  • Saint Mino
  • Scorp Dezel
  • Ty Dolla Sign
  • UVKillinEm
  • William van Zandt
G-Eazy chronology
Everything's Strange Here
(2020) 		These Things Happen Too
(2021)
Singles from These Things Happen Too
  1. "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)"
    Released: August 18, 2021
  2. "Breakdown"
    Released: September 17, 2021

These Things Happen Too is the sixth studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on September 24, 2021 through RCA Records. The album serves as the sequel to his debut major-label studio album, These Things Happen (2014). The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Hit-Boy, Cardiak, OG Parker, Dakari and Hitmaka among others. The album also features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, YG, Goody Grace, E-40, DaBoii, ShooterGang Kony, Demi Lovato, Marc E. Bassy, Ty Dolla Sign, Kossisko, Matt Shultz, and Anthony Hamilton, while its deluxe edition features guest appearances from Tay Keith, EST Gee, Tory Lanez, Tyga, Chris Brown, Mark Morrison, Jack Harlow, Blackbear, and Ant Clemons.[1]

Background[]

About the album, G-Eazy said that "you live and you learn" about relationships within the project.[2]

Release and promotion[]

On September 8, 2021, G-Eazy revealed the album's release date and released a song and teaser video, both titled "The Announcement", as part of its promotion.[3] Exactly two weeks later, on September 22, 2021, he revealed the tracklist and producer credits.[4] Two singles preceded the release of the album. The lead single, "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)", featuring American singer Kossisko, was released on August 18, 2021.[5] The second single, "Breakdown", featuring American singer Demi Lovato, was released on September 17, 2021.[6]

Commercial performance[]

The album debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and number 12 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with 19,400 album equivalent units.[7] This became G-Eazy's lowest charting major label album and first-week sales to date.

Track listing[]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Things Happen Too"
Dakari3:25
2."When You're Gone" (featuring )
  • Dakari
  • Nick Brongers
3:57
3."Instructions" (featuring YG)
3:11
4."Christoph's Interlude"
  • Gillum
  • Christoph Andersson
Andersson0:50
5."Wanna Be Myself"
  • Felix Leone
  • UVKillinEm
4:36
6."Everything is Everything" (featuring Goody Grace)
  • Gillum
  • Goody Grace
  • Gwitira
  • Mino Drerup
  • Adriano Rama
  • Daniel Esguerra
  • Chew
  • Dakari
  • Saint Mino
  • Adriano
4:04
7."Origami"
  • Gillum
  • Mathias Liyew
  • Ishmael Montague
  • Benjamin Wilson
  • Douglas Ford
  • Trevor Rich
  • Ambezza
  • ISM
  • Ben10K
2:37
8."Solar Eclipse"
Hit-Boy2:08
9."I, Me & Myself"
  • Gillum
  • Wilson
  • Rich
Ben10K3:29
10."Now & Later" (featuring E-40, DaBoii, and ShooterGang Kony)
  • Gillum
  • Earl Stevens
  • Wayman Barrow, Jr.
  • ShooterGang Kony
  • Ward
  • Gary Fountaine
  • Ricardo Thomas
  • Thomas Jackson
  • London Jae
  • Maryann Veira
  • Ishmael Butler
  • Hitmaka
  • Nonstop da Hitman
2:46
11."Speed"
Andersson2:46
12."Breakdown" (featuring Demi Lovato)
Dakari2:46
13."Faithful" (featuring Marc E. Bassy)
  • Gillum
  • Marc Griffin
  • Jake Torrey
  • Nick Sarazen
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  • Torrey
  • Sarazen
4:26
14."Wicked Game" (featuring Devon Baldwin)
4:17
15."Bad Bad News!"
  • Gillum
  • Al Cleveland
  • Maco Mattox
  • Casey Manheim
  • Jeffrey Kinsey
Post No Bills2:51
16."No More" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
2:50
17."Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)" (featuring Kossisko)
  • Gillum
  • King
  • Konan
  • Gwitira
  • Chew
  • Jocelyn Donald
  • Omari Massenburg
  • George King
  • Dakari
3:52
18."Time" (featuring Matt Shultz)
  • Gillum
  • Matt Shultz
  • Gwitira
  • Jamal Rashid
  • Eric Danchick
  • Oluwaseyi Agbeti
  • Halston Williams
  • Jacob Reske
  • Bill Lupton
  • Scorp Dezel
  • Reske
  • Lupton
4:37
19."Gerald" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Cole M.G.N.4:40
Total length:64:16
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."The Announcement (Sex Drugs & Rock and Roll)"
  • Gillum
  • Gwitira
  • Ackermann
  • Edgar Machuca
  • Santeri Kauppinen
  • Lauri Moilanen
  • Dakari
  • MD$
  • GoodJobLarry
3:28
21."I Might" (featuring Tay Keith)
Tay Keith2:34
22."At Will" (featuring EST Gee)
2:50
23."Still Be Friends" (featuring Tory Lanez and Tyga)
  • Foreign Teck
  • Tariq Beats
3:31
24."Provide" (featuring Chris Brown and Mark Morrison)
3:06
25."Moana" (with Jack Harlow)
Zaytoven2:58
26."Hate the Way" (featuring Blackbear)
  • Ogren
  • Crook
3:34
27."Scars" (featuring Ant Clemons)
5:28
28."Get Left, Get Right" (featuring Anjelika Jelly Joseph)
  • Gillum
  • Anjelika Joseph
  • Asten Harris
  • Alvin Ford, Jr.
  • John Rouchell
  • Apex Martin
  • Ford
  • Rouchell
2:48
29."Life Is War"
  • Gillum
  • Harris
  • Apex Martin
5:12

Charts[]

Chart performance for These Things Happen Too
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 65
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 88
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 50
US Billboard 200[14] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 12

References[]

  1. ^ Rose, Jordan (September 24, 2021). "Listen to G-Eazy's New Album 'These Things Happen Too' f/ Lil Wayne, YG, E-40, and More". Complex. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "G-Eazy Opens Up About Past Relationships: 'You Live and You Learn'". People. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Aderoju, Darlene (September 8, 2021). "G-Eazy Teases New Album 'These Things Happen Too' with 'The Announcement' Video". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Walker, Joe (September 23, 2021). "G-Eazy Recruits Lil Wayne, YG, E-40 + More For 'These Things Happen Too' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Aron A. (August 18, 2021). "G-Eazy & Kossisko Team Up On "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Marie, Erika (September 17, 2021). "G-Eazy & Demi Lovato Address Their Controversies On "Breakdown"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "On Album Chart, Drake Fends off Youngboy Never Broke Again in a Photo Finish". 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – G-Eazy – These Things Happen Too" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "G-Eazy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – G-Eazy – These Things Happen Too" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Album 2021 uke 39". VG-lista. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – G-Eazy – These Things Happen Too". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "G-Eazy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "G-Eazy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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