I Love You So F***ing Much explained

I Love You So F***ing Much
Type:	studio
Artist:	Glass Animals
Cover:	Glass Animals - I Love You So F-ing Much.png
Alt:	Two different human eyes superimposed over a backdrop of distant stars in the night sky, with the title and artist name below in green text
Length:	40:41
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Dave Bayley
Prev Title:	Dreamland
Prev Year:	2020

I Love You So F***ing Much is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Glass Animals, released on 19 July 2024 through Polydor Records.^[1] It was preceded by the single "Creatures in Heaven", released on 3 April 2024. It is their first studio release since Dreamland, released in 2020.^[2]

Background

The album was partly inspired by the success of "Heat Waves" in 2020,^[3] with frontman Dave Bayley saying that "sometimes you aren't able to change as quickly on a personal level". He explained that success can leave one feeling like a "spectator" with accompanying expectations to act a certain way, which "confused [him] to the point of not knowing who [he] was or if anything was real".^[4] The title is about the power and mystery of human connection in a universe that "may make us feel overwhelmingly small". Bayley also explained that the lead single "Creatures in Heaven" is about "a moment in time [...] having the capacity to be enormously formative and life-changing".^[4]

Personnel

Glass Animals

• Dave Bayley – lead vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, sequencer, synthesizer, production, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10), string arrangement (4)
• Andrew MacFarlane – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); string arrangement (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), guitar (2, 3), percussion (9)
• Edmund Irwin-Singer – keyboards, programming, synthesizer, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 2, 5–7, 9, 10)
• Joe Seaward – percussion (all tracks), drums (tracks 1–7, 9, 10)

Additional musicians

• Leos Strings – strings (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–10)
  • Rachel Shakespeare – cello
  • Andy Crick – cello
  • Jordan Bowron – viola
  • Rhiannon Fallows – viola
  • Jody Smith – violin
  • Sarah Thornett – violin
  • Su Sturman – violin
  • Matthew Chadbond – violin
  • Lucy McKay – violin
  • Elaine Ambridge – violin
  • Laurie Dempsey – violin

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Matt Wiggins – engineering
• Anthony Vilchis – mix engineering
• Trey Station – mix engineering
• Will Quinnell – mastering assistance

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	5
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[6]	44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	7

Notes and References

1. Glass Animals Return With I Love You So F***ing Much, First Album in Four Years. Rolling Stone. Kreps. Daniel. 3 April 2024. 4 April 2024.
2. Web site: Glass Animals share anthemic 'Creatures In Heaven' and announce new album I Love You So F***ing Much. NME. Pilley. Max. 3 April 2024. 4 April 2024.
3. Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much. Clash. Murray. Robin. 3 April 2024. 4 April 2024.
4. Web site: Glass Animals Announce New Album I Love You So F***ing Much, Share New Single "Creatures in Heaven": Stream. Consequence. Ragusa. Pablo. 3 April 2024. 4 April 2024.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. 26 July 2024.
6. Web site: 2024 30-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024.
7. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 29 July 2024. 26 July 2024.