1981 Extended Play

1981 Extended Play is the debut EP by American rock duo I Dont Know How but They Found Me, released on November 9, 2018 via Fearless Records.

1981 Extended Play
EP by I Dont Know How but They Found Me
Released	November 9, 2018
Genre	Indie pop[1] new wave[1] alternative rock[1]
Length	15:56
Label	Fearless
Producer	Dallon Weekes David Pramik WZRD BLD Jason Hill Pat Morrissey David Dahlquist
I Dont Know How but They Found Me chronology
1981 Extended Play (2018) Christmas Drag (2019)
Singles from 1981 Extended Play
"Choke" Released: October 26, 2017 "Do It All the Time" Released: August 24, 2018 "Bleed Magic" Released: October 26, 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[2]

Background

On October 26, 2017, the duo released the single “Choke" as a follow-up to their debut single “Modern Day Cain”.^[3][4] “Choke” would later be re-released with new artwork alongside the next single, “Do It All the Time” in August 2018. On March 14, 2018 the song "Nobody Likes The Opening Band" and accompanying music video were released as a free download on the band’s website,^[5] but would not appear on any official releases until 2020's Razzmatazz.

1981 EP was officially announced on October 12, 2018, the same day the music video for “Do It All the Time” was released.^[6] The third and final single from the EP, "Bleed Magic", was released on October 26, 2018.^[7] On physical copies of the EP, the track "Choke" has a sample of the 1973 British Public Information short film, Lonely Water, at the very end.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction"	Dallon Weekes	Weekes	0:32
2.	"Choke"	Weekes	Weekes	3:15
3.	"Social Climb"	Weekes	Weekes Jason Hill	2:56
4.	"Bleed Magic"	Weekes David Pramik Drew Fulk	Weekes Pramik WZRD BLD	3:23
5.	"Absinthe"	Weekes Tim Anderson Pat Morrissey	Weekes Morrissey David Dahlquist	3:03
6.	"Do It All the Time"	Weekes Pramik Fulk Micah Premnath	Weekes Pramik WZRD BLD	2:47
Total length:				15:56

Personnel

All credits for 1981 Extended Play are adapted from the EP's liner notes.^[8]

I Dont Know How But They Found Me

• Dallon Weekes – lead vocals, production, bass, keyboards, programming, guitars, songwriting (all); mixing (1, 2)
• Ryan Seaman – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Jim Merkel – vocals (1)
• Alex Nauth – horns (2, 6)
• Matt Appleton – horns (3, 6)
• Jason Hill – production (3)
• David Pramik – songwriting, production (4, 6)
• WZRD BLD – songwriting, production (4, 6); mixing (3–6)
• Tim Anderson – songwriting (5)
• Pat Morrissey – songwriting, production (5)
• David Dahlquest – production (5)
• Micah Premnath – songwriting (6)

Additional personnel

• Emerson Mancini – mastering
• Andy Serrao – A&R, North American label
• Anna Mrzyglocki – project management, North American label
• Jenny Reader – chief creative officer, North American Label
• Lauren Perry – photography
• Florian Mihr – artwork and package design, North American label
• Bob Becker – North American label
• Eddie Levy – North American label
• Jonathan Rego – North American label
• Rick Sales – management
• Larissa Giampaoli – management
• Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald – publicity
• Nick Storch – US agent
• Jake Zimmerman – US agent
• Steve Strange – international agent
• Andy Tavel – legal
• Dawn Nepp – business management

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	148
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11]	32
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12]	14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Various	November 9, 2018	Fearless	CD, vinyl, Cassette, digital download, streaming	FEAR00693