Future This

Future This is the second studio album by English electronic rock duo The Big Pink, released on 11 January 2012 by 4AD. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Stay Gold" on 14 November 2011.

Future This
Studio album by
The Big Pink
Released11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
Studio
Genre
Length44:27
Label4AD
ProducerPaul Epworth
The Big Pink chronology
A Brief History of Love
(2009)		 Future This
(2012)
Singles from Future This
  1. "Stay Gold"
    Released: 14 November 2011
  2. "Hit the Ground (Superman)"
    Released: 30 January 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
NME6/10[8]
Pitchfork5.2/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Slant Magazine[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze; additional writers indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stay Gold"Paul Epworth3:38
2."Hit the Ground (Superman)"
4:56
3."Give It Up"
  • Epworth
  • Earl Randle
4:49
4."The Palace"Epworth4:19
5."1313" 5:52
6."Rubbernecking"Epworth3:27
7."Jump Music" 4:38
8."Lose Your Mind" 4:09
9."Future This"Daniel O'Sullivan3:56
10."77" 4:43
iTunes Store bonus track[12]
No.TitleLength
11."England"3:13

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Future This.[13]

The Big Pink
  • Milo Cordell
  • Robbie Furze
  • Victoria Smith – drums (track 9)
  • Zan Lyons – additional viola, programming

Additional musicians
  • Sally Herbert – additional strings arrangement, violin (track 10)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (track 10)
  • Chris Prendergast – drums (track 1)

Technical
  • Paul Epworth – production
  • Mark Rankin – engineering
  • Joe Hartwell Jones – engineering assistance
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • John Catlin – mixing assistance
  • Jimmy Robertson – additional vocals recording (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8)
  • Tom Morris – additional drums recording

Artwork
  • Tom Beard – band photograph
  • David Emery – booklet photography
  • Alison Fielding – design

Charts
Chart performance for Future This
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[14] 12
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 11
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 96
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 32

Release history
Release history for Future This
Region Date Label Ref.
Japan 11 January 2012 Hostess Entertainment [21]
Australia 13 January 2012 Remote Control [22]
Germany 4AD [23]
United Kingdom 16 January 2012 [24]
United States 17 January 2012 [25]
France 24 January 2012 [26]

Notes
  1. Additional vocals on tracks 3, 4, 6 and 8
  2. Additional drums

References
  1. "Future This – The Big Pink". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. O'Brien, Jon. "Future This – The Big Pink". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. Nguyen, Tuyet (17 January 2012). "The Big Pink: Future This". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. Pearlman, Mischa (9 January 2012). "The Big Pink – Future This". Clash. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. Gourlay, Dom (13 January 2012). "The Big Pink – Future This". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. Maerz, Melissa (11 January 2012). "Future This review – The Big Pink". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. Nicholson, Rebecca (12 January 2012). "The Big Pink: Future This – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. Nicolson, Barry (13 January 2012). "The Big Pink – 'Future This'". NME. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. Cohen, Ian (16 January 2012). "The Big Pink: Future This". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. Bloom, David (19 January 2012). "The Big Pink: Future This". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. Liedel, Kevin (12 January 2012). "Review: The Big Pink, Future This". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  12. "Future This by The Big Pink". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  13. Future This (liner notes). The Big Pink. 4AD. 2012. CAD3201CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 23rd January 2012" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1143. 23 January 2012. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. "The Big Pink – Future This" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  16. "The Big Pink – Future This" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  18. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. "The Big Pink Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  20. "The Big Pink Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  21. "Future This". HMV Japan. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  22. "Future This – Big Pink, The". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  23. "BIG PINK, THE: Future This" (in German). Indigo. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  24. "Big Pink: Future This". HMV. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  25. "Future This: The Big Pink". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  26. "Future this : The Big Pink" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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