Future This Explained

Future This
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Big Pink
Cover:	The Big Pink - Future This album cover.jpg
Studio:	Smokehouse (London) The Fortress (London)
Genre:	Electronic rock indie rock shoegaze
Label:	4AD
Producer:	Paul Epworth
Prev Title:	A Brief History of Love
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	The Love That's Ours
Next Year:	2022

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.

Track listing

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.^[1]

The Big Pink

• Milo Cordell
• Robbie Furze
• Victoria Smith – drums
• Zan Lyons – additional viola, programming

Additional musicians

• Sally Herbert – additional strings arrangement, violin
• Ian Burdge – cello
• Chris Prendergast – drums

Technical

• Paul Epworth – production
• Mark Rankin – engineering
• Joe Hartwell Jones – engineering assistance
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• John Catlin – mixing assistance
• Jimmy Robertson – additional vocals recording
• 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)^[2]	12
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	11
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	20

Release history

Release history for Future This

Region	Date	Label
Japan	11 January 2012	Hostess Entertainment	^[5]
Australia	13 January 2012	Remote Control	^[6]
Germany		4AD	^[7]
United Kingdom	16 January 2012		^[8]
United States	17 January 2012		^[9]
France	24 January 2012		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Future This . liner notes . . . 2012 . CAD3201CD.
2. ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 23rd January 2012 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120320232823/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120316-0000/Issue1143.pdf . dead . 2012-03-20 . . 1143 . 23 January 2012 . 20 . 9 June 2012 . National Library of Australia.
3. Web site: The Big Pink – Future This . nl . . 9 June 2012.
4. Web site: The Big Pink – Future This . fr . Ultratop . 9 June 2012.
5. Web site: Future This . . 30 June 2021.
6. Web site: Future This – Big Pink, The . . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608090540/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/future-this/659455 . 8 June 2012.
7. Web site: BIG PINK, THE: Future This . de . Indigo . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412081036/http://indigo.de/unser_programm/titel/96411/ . 12 April 2016.
8. Web site: Big Pink: Future This . . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034648/http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=460554 . 5 November 2012.
9. Web site: Future This: The Big Pink . Amazon . United States . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114144632/http://www.amazon.com/Future-This-Big-Pink/dp/B0067F20D2 . 14 January 2012.
10. Web site: Future this : The Big Pink . fr . . 30 June 2021.