These Things Happen (G-Eazy album)

These Things Happen is the third studio album and the major label debut by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on June 23, 2014, by RCA Records in North America,^[3] and was subsequently released in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2014.^[4] The album features guest appearances from E-40 and ASAP Ferg. Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2014, with the production on the album that primarily were handled by Christoph Andersson & Dean Earls, Jay Ant, blackbear, Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett, among others. Following the release, he began to embark his These Things Happen Tour, for the support of this album.^[5] The sequel to this album, These Things Happen Too, was released on September 24, 2021.

These Things Happen
Studio album by G-Eazy
Released	June 23, 2014 (2014-06-23)
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Hip hop pop rap[1][2]
Length	56:17
Label	BPG RVG RCA
Producer	G-Eazy Blackbear Christoph Andersson Jay Ant Jordan Evans Matthew Burnett Remo the Hitmaker
G-Eazy chronology
Must Be Nice (2012) These Things Happen (2014) When It's Dark Out (2015)
Singles from These Things Happen
"Been On" Released: August 21, 2013 "Almost Famous" Released: December 11, 2013 "Tumblr Girls" Released: February 23, 2014 "Far Alone" Released: March 14, 2014 "I Mean It" Released: May 13, 2014 "Lotta That" Released: June 10, 2014

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Pitchfork	6.1/10[7]
XXL	3/5[8]

The album received mainly positive reviews. Pitchfork contributor David Drake noted how the record was "moody and atmospheric" throughout its production and G-Eazy's musicianship takes cues from Kendrick Lamar ("Opportunity Cost", "Downtown Love"), Big Sean ("I Mean It") and Dom Kennedy ("Tumblr Girls"). He added that G-Eazy's lyricism works best when he explores inward in response to the world around him and displays glimpses of humanity that should be more prominent, saying "While one does get the feeling that there’s a better album somewhere inside of him, These Things Happen shows promise."^[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first-week sales of 47,000 copies in the United States.^{[9][10][11][12]} In its second week, the album dropped to number 26, selling 9,000 copies.^[13] In its third week, the album sold 6,000 more copies in the United States.^[14] In its fourth week, the album sold 4,898 more copies, bringing its total album sales to 66,800 in the United States.^[15] On April 4, 2018, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"These Things Happen"	Gerald Gillum Christoph Andersson Matthew Musto	blackbear	2:24
2.	"Far Alone" (featuring E-40 and Jay Ant)	Gillum Jay Anthony Fort Earl Stevens Andersson	Jay Ant G-Eazy (add.) Andersson (add.)	4:28
3.	"I Mean It" (featuring Remo)	Gillum Andersson Remo Green	Remo Andersson (add.) G-Eazy (add.)	3:56
4.	"Interlude"	Andersson William Bevan	Andersson	0:45
5.	"Opportunity Cost"	Gillum Jordan Evans Matthew Burnett Bevan	Evans Burnett	3:54
6.	"Almost Famous"	Gillum Andersson	Andersson	4:29
7.	"Lotta That" (featuring A$AP Ferg and Danny Seth)	Gillum Darold Brown Danny Seth Bell Andersson James William Lavigne	Andersson G-Eazy	4:49
8.	"Factory Girl (Skit)"			0:13
9.	"Downtown Love" (featuring John Michael Rouchell)	Gillum John Michael Rouchell Andersson Devon Baldwin	G-Eazy	5:27
10.	"Complete"	Gillum Andersson Elgin Lumpkin Troy Oliver	Andersson	3:09
11.	"Let's Get Lost" (featuring Devon Baldwin)	Gillum Devon Baldwin Andersson Thomas Bangalter Edwin Birdsong Michael Dean Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Kanye West	G-Eazy Andersson	4:01
12.	"Shoot Me Down" (featuring Anthony Stewart)	Gillum Anthony Stewart Andersson	G-Eazy	3:17
13.	"Been On"	Gillum Andersson	Andersson	3:29
14.	"Remember You" (featuring blackbear)	Gillum Andersson Musto	Blackbear	3:36
15.	"Tumblr Girls" (featuring Christoph Andersson)	Gillum Andersson	Andersson	4:16
16.	"Just Believe"	Gillum Andersson Fabrice Dumont Stephan Haier Christophe Hetier Angela McCluskey	Andersson	4:03
Total length:				56:16

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 98 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 171 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18] 16 US Billboard 200[19] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Billboard 200[21] 159 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 34 Chart (2015) Position US Billboard 200[23] 89 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 31 Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[25] 71

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	Gold	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27]	Gold	10,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28]	Platinum	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[29]	Platinum	20,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.