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
Released	11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
Studio	Smokehouse (London)[a] The Fortress (London)[b]
Genre	Electronic rock indie rock shoegaze
Length	44:27
Label	4AD
Producer	Paul Epworth
The Big Pink chronology
A Brief History of Love (2009) Future This (2012) The Love That's Ours (2022)
Singles from Future This
"Stay Gold" Released: 14 November 2011 "Hit the Ground (Superman)" Released: 30 January 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	6/10[8]
Pitchfork	5.2/10[9]
PopMatters	7/10[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stay Gold"	Paul Epworth	3:38
2.	"Hit the Ground (Superman)"	Epworth Laurie Anderson	4:56
3.	"Give It Up"	Epworth Earl Randle	4:49
4.	"The Palace"	Epworth	4:19
5.	"1313"		5:52
6.	"Rubbernecking"	Epworth	3:27
7.	"Jump Music"		4:38
8.	"Lose Your Mind"		4:09
9.	"Future This"	Daniel O'Sullivan	3:56
10.	"77"		4:43

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

iTunes Store bonus track^[12]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"England"	3:13

Sample credits

• "Hit the Ground (Superman)" features samples from "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson.
• "Give It Up" incorporates elements of and features samples from "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" by Ann Peebles.
• "Lose Your Mind" contains elements of "Happy House" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

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