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Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)

November 01, 2023

Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022) is the third album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again. It was released on October 28, 2022, through Atlantic Records.[1] Similar to the previous two releases in the Actual Life series, Actual Life 3 incorporates samples and audio clips from existing material, such as Instagram videos.[2] The album was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize.[3]

Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)
Studio album by
Fred Again
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
Recorded2022
GenreElectronic
Length40:42
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Fred Again chronology
USB
(2022) 		Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)
(2022) 		Secret Life
(2023)
Singles from Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)
  1. "Danielle (Smile on My Face)"
    Released: 14 September 2022
  2. "Bleu (Better with Time)"
    Released: 23 September 2022
  3. "Kammy (Like I Do)"
    Released: 3 October 2022
  4. "Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)"
    Released: 17 October 2022
  5. "Clara (The Night is Dark)"
    Released: 27 October 2022

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[5]
DIY     [6]
NME     [7]
Pitchfork5.9/10[8]

Actual Life 3 was released to somewhat positive reviews. The album featured at 19th in Double J's 50 best albums of the year.[9] It also featured on Billboard's top 50 list, garnering 41st.[10]

It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.[11]

In the 2022 Triple J Hottest 100, two of the album's songs were featured in the countdown. "Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)" was 14th and "Danielle (Smile on My Face)" was 100th.[12] Although Pitchfork gave the album only 5.9/10, stating that "it feels slightly indulgent."[13]

Track listing edit

Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."January 1st 2022"Fred GibsonFred Again0:12
2."Eyelar (Shutters)"
  • F. Gibson
  • Benjy Gibson
  • Eyelar Mirzazadeh
  • Fred Again
  • B. Gibson
3:30
3."Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)"
  • F. Gibson
  • B. Gibson
  • Delilah Montagu
4:11
4."Kammy (Like I Do)"
  • Fred Again
  • Parisi
3:59
5."Berwyn (All That I Got Is You)"
  • Fred Again
  • B. Gibson
  • Parisi
  • Rob Milton
3:41
6."Bleu (Better with Time)"
  • Fred Again
  • B. Gibson
  • Parisi
3:17
7."Nathan (Still Breathing)"
  • F. Gibson
  • B. Gibson
  • Marco Parisi
  • Nathan William Archie
  • Peter Fenn
  • Fred Again
  • B. Gibson
  • Parisi
2:44
8."Danielle (Smile on My Face)"
  • Fred Again
  • B. Gibson
  • Hebden
  • Parisi
3:21
9."Kelly (End of a Nightmare)"
  • Fred Again
  • Parisi
4:17
10."Mustafa (Time to Move You)"
  • Fred Again
  • Parisi
2:35
11."Clara (The Night Is Dark)"
  • F. Gibson
  • M. Parisi
  • G. Parisi
  • Clara Ward Singers
  • Seni Crofts
  • Fred Again
  • Parisi
4:38
12."Winnie (End of Me)"
4:03
13."September 9th 2022"F. GibsonFred Again0:14
Total length:40:42
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Kyren (My Son)"F. GibsonFred Again4:34
15."Adam (Act Like)"F. GibsonFred Again2:55
16."Homies" (featuring Henry Wu)
  • F. Gibson
  • Henry Wu
Fred Again3:01
17."Baxter (These Are My Friends)" (with Baxter Dury)
  • Baxter Dury
  • F. Gibson
Fred Again4:04
Total length:55:16

Notes

  • All track titles are stylised with parenthetical text in all lowercase. As an example, "Eyelar (Shutters)" is stylised "Eyelar (shutters)".
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Personnel edit

Musicians

  • Fred Again – programming (1–5, 7, 8, 10–13), vocals (tracks 1, 6, 9, 13)
  • Benjy Gibson – programming (2, 5, 8)
  • Eyelar Mirzazadeh – vocals (2)
  • Parisi[a] – programming (4, 7–12), bass (7, 10), synthesizer (7, 9, 11), sound effects (10), drums (11), keyboards (11)
    • Marco Parisi – bass (3), synthesizer (3, 8), programming (4), keyboards (5)
    • Giampaolo Parisi – drums (3, 8), programming (3, 4, 8), sound effects (5), bass (7, 10), synthesizer (7, 9)
  • Alex Gibson – programming (3)
  • Kieran Hebden – programming (3), drum programming (8)
  • Delilah Montagu – vocals (3, 10)
  • Kamille – vocals (4, 10)
  • Rob Milton – programming (5)
  • Dermot Kennedy – vocals (5, 10)
  • Jeremy Biddle – vocals (6)
  • Kelly Zutrau – vocals (9)
  • Clara Ward Singers – vocals (10, 11)
  • Jamie xx – programming (12)
  • Winnie Raeder – vocals (12)

Technical

Charts edit

Chart performance for Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 57
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 2
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[24] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 68
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 4
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[32] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] 1
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[34] 3

Notes edit

  1. ^ Marco and Giampolo Parisi are credited both as a group and as individuals throughout the track listing.

References edit

  1. ^ Minsker, Evan (September 14, 2022). "Fred Again.. Announces New Album Actual Life 3, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Moore, Sam (October 27, 2022). "Fred again.. – 'Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)' review: candid dancefloor dispatches for the masses". NME. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Snapes, Laura (July 27, 2023). "Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead's record for most nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) by Fred Again Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Rigotti, Alex (October 28, 2022). "Fred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Tipple, Ben (October 28, 2022). "Fred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) review". DIY. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Moore, Sam (October 28, 2022). "Fred again..: 'Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)' review: candid dancefloor dispatches for the masses". NME. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Cardew, Ben (October 28, 2022). "Fred again..: Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2022". Double J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Staff List". Billboard. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Richards, Will (January 10, 2023). "Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hottest 100 2022". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  13. ^ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fred-again-actual-life-3-january-1-september-9-2022/#:~:text=The%20album's%20backstory%20is%20far,everything%20radiates%20an%20expensive%20sheen.
  14. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "Fred Again..: Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Lescharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Fred Again..". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "2022 44-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  25. ^ "Charts.nz – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  26. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  28. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  29. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9, 2022)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  32. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  33. ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Week of December 3, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  34. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums: Week of December 3, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

November 01, 2023
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Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 is the third album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again It was released on October 28 2022 through Atlantic Records 1 Similar to the previous two releases in the Actual Life series Actual Life 3 incorporates samples and audio clips from existing material such as Instagram videos 2 The album was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize 3 Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 Studio album by Fred AgainReleasedOctober 28 2022 2022 10 28 Recorded2022GenreElectronicLength40 42LabelAtlanticProducerAlex Gibson Benjy Gibson Fred Again Jamie xx Kieran Hebden Parisi Rob MiltonFred Again chronologyUSB 2022 Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 2022 Secret Life 2023 Singles from Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 Danielle Smile on My Face Released 14 September 2022 Bleu Better with Time Released 23 September 2022 Kammy Like I Do Released 3 October 2022 Delilah Pull Me Out of This Released 17 October 2022 Clara The Night is Dark Released 27 October 2022 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Notes 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic70 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingClash7 10 5 DIY nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Pitchfork5 9 10 8 Actual Life 3 was released to somewhat positive reviews The album featured at 19th in Double J s 50 best albums of the year 9 It also featured on Billboard s top 50 list garnering 41st 10 It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards 11 In the 2022 Triple J Hottest 100 two of the album s songs were featured in the countdown Delilah Pull Me Out of This was 14th and Danielle Smile on My Face was 100th 12 Although Pitchfork gave the album only 5 9 10 stating that it feels slightly indulgent 13 Track listing editActual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 January 1st 2022 Fred GibsonFred Again0 122 Eyelar Shutters F GibsonBenjy GibsonEyelar MirzazadehFred AgainB Gibson3 303 Delilah Pull Me Out of This F GibsonB GibsonDelilah MontaguFred AgainAlex GibsonKieran HebdenParisiSkrillex a Tim Raben a 4 114 Kammy Like I Do F GibsonCamille Angelina PurcellFred AgainParisi3 595 Berwyn All That I Got Is You F GibsonBerwyn Du BoisDermot KennedyKyle Tran MyhreFred AgainB GibsonParisiRob Milton3 416 Bleu Better with Time F GibsonB GibsonJeremy BiddleNat RhoadsAubrey GrahamFred AgainB GibsonParisi3 177 Nathan Still Breathing F GibsonB GibsonMarco ParisiNathan William ArchiePeter FennFred AgainB GibsonParisi2 448 Danielle Smile on My Face F GibsonB GibsonM ParisiGiampaolo ParisiDanielle BalbuenaDave HamelinMike DeanRonjae EnglandSean SolymarFred AgainB GibsonHebdenParisi3 219 Kelly End of a Nightmare F GibsonM ParisiG ParisiKelly ZutrauFred AgainParisi4 1710 Mustafa Time to Move You F GibsonMontaguM ParisiG ParisiMyhreKennedyBiddleRhoadsGrahamPurcellZutrauAngie McMahonClara Ward SingersMustafa AhmedFred AgainParisi2 3511 Clara The Night Is Dark F GibsonM ParisiG ParisiClara Ward SingersSeni CroftsFred AgainParisi4 3812 Winnie End of Me F GibsonWinnie RaederJames SmithFred AgainParisiJamie xx4 0313 September 9th 2022 F GibsonFred Again0 14Total length 40 42 Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Kyren My Son F GibsonFred Again4 3415 Adam Act Like F GibsonFred Again2 5516 Homies featuring Henry Wu F GibsonHenry WuFred Again3 0117 Baxter These Are My Friends with Baxter Dury Baxter DuryF GibsonFred Again4 04Total length 55 16 Notes All track titles are stylised with parenthetical text in all lowercase As an example Eyelar Shutters is stylised Eyelar shutters a signifies an additional producer Personnel editMusicians Fred Again programming 1 5 7 8 10 13 vocals tracks 1 6 9 13 Benjy Gibson programming 2 5 8 Eyelar Mirzazadeh vocals 2 Parisi a programming 4 7 12 bass 7 10 synthesizer 7 9 11 sound effects 10 drums 11 keyboards 11 Marco Parisi bass 3 synthesizer 3 8 programming 4 keyboards 5 Giampaolo Parisi drums 3 8 programming 3 4 8 sound effects 5 bass 7 10 synthesizer 7 9 Alex Gibson programming 3 Kieran Hebden programming 3 drum programming 8 Delilah Montagu vocals 3 10 Kamille vocals 4 10 Rob Milton programming 5 Dermot Kennedy vocals 5 10 Jeremy Biddle vocals 6 Kelly Zutrau vocals 9 Clara Ward Singers vocals 10 11 Jamie xx programming 12 Winnie Raeder vocals 12 Technical Jay Reynolds mastering mixing 1 2 4 6 9 13 Fred Again mastering 3 5 mixing 5 6 8 Kieran Hebden mastering mixing 8 Peter Fenn vocal engineering 7 Charts editChart performance for Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 Chart 2022 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 14 8Austrian Albums O3 Austria 15 28Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 16 10Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 17 57Danish Albums Hitlisten 18 33Dutch Albums Album Top 100 19 11Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 20 28French Albums SNEP 21 120German Albums Offizielle Top 100 22 27Irish Albums IRMA 23 2Lithuanian Albums AGATA 24 29New Zealand Albums RMNZ 25 6Norwegian Albums VG lista 26 24Scottish Albums OCC 27 11Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 28 68Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 29 48Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 30 40UK Albums OCC 31 4UK Dance Albums OCC 32 1US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 33 1US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 34 3Notes edit Marco and Giampolo Parisi are credited both as a group and as individuals throughout the track listing References edit Minsker Evan September 14 2022 Fred Again Announces New Album Actual Life 3 Shares New Song Listen Pitchfork Retrieved November 23 2022 Moore Sam October 27 2022 Fred again Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 review candid dancefloor dispatches for the masses NME Retrieved November 23 2022 Snapes Laura July 27 2023 Mercury Prize 2023 Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead s record for most nominations The Guardian Retrieved July 28 2023 Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 by Fred Again Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved November 29 2022 Rigotti Alex October 28 2022 Fred again Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 Reviews Clash Retrieved November 29 2022 Tipple Ben October 28 2022 Fred again Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 review DIY Retrieved November 29 2022 Moore Sam October 28 2022 Fred again Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 review candid dancefloor dispatches for the masses NME Retrieved November 29 2022 Cardew Ben October 28 2022 Fred again Actual Life 3 January 1 September 9 2022 Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved November 29 2022 The 50 best albums of 2022 Double J Australian Broadcasting Corporation December 7 2022 Retrieved December 7 2022 The 50 Best Albums of 2022 Staff List Billboard December 6 2022 Retrieved December 24 2022 Richards Will January 10 2023 Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards NME Retrieved January 12 2023 Hottest 100 2022 Triple J Australian Broadcasting Corporation January 28 2022 Retrieved January 28 2022 https pitchfork com reviews 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