Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)

Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) is the debut studio album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again. It was released on April 16, 2021 through again.. Records.^[1] The composition of the album involves short clips from various sources, such as YouTube videos and FaceTime conversations,^[2] layered with synthesizers. The album revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic and was an outlet for Gibson to explore "a year of finding love and mourning its loss".^[3]

Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
Studio album by Fred Again
Released	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Genre	Electronic
Length	50:27
Label	again.. Records
Fred Again chronology
Actual Life (2020) Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) (2021) Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021) (2021)

The album was preceded by Actual Life, a five-track extended play released initially on May 15, 2020 featuring one song present on this album, and extended mixes of "Adam" and "Me".^[4] On Apple Music, the EP has a release date of June 12, 2020 and also includes "Marnie (Wish I Had U)".^[5]

Critical reception

The album featured at 7th in Double J's 50 best albums of the year.^[6]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"April 14th 2020"	0:40
2.	"Kyle (I Found You)"	3:16
3.	"Dermot (See Yourself in My Eyes)" (with Dermot Kennedy)	3:48
4.	"Yasminah (See Your Face Again)"	3:05
5.	"Hackney (Interlude)"	0:14
6.	"Julia (Deep Diving)"	4:34
7.	"Adam (Interlude)"	1:45
8.	"Me (Heavy)"	3:03
9.	"Big Hen (Steal My Joy)"	4:23
10.	"Marnie (Wish I Had U)"	3:12
11.	"Sabrina (I Am a Party)"	3:19
12.	"Lydia (Please Make It Better)"	3:07
13.	"Carlos (Make It Thru)"	3:23
14.	"Angie (Interlude)"	2:48
15.	"Angie (I've Been Lost)" (featuring Angie McMahon)	4:45
16.	"December 17th 2020"	0:22

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marea (We've Lost Dancing)" (with the Blessed Madonna)	4:45

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) Chart (2021–2024) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 75 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 41 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 65 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[10] 9 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] 84 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) Chart (2023) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 136 2024 year-end chart performance for Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) Chart (2024) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[14] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 171

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Gold	7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.