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This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening is an album by LCD Soundsystem, released in 2010. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 40 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dance Yrself Clean”, on 19 lists with a best position of #3.
This Is Happening, LCD Soundsystem's fourth album, dropped on May 17, 2010 through DFA and Virgin in the States and Parlophone everywhere else. James Murphy produced it himself after sessions that ran through 2009 and into early 2010 at the Mansion studio in Los Angeles, and he's been upfront about his crate of reference points: Bronski Beat, Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and OMD's self-titled album and Organisation.
What comes out is Brooklyn dance-punk at its most luxurious: songs that take their sweet time building, synths that bloom and buzz, and Murphy's deadpan croon cracking into a yelp. "Dance Yrself Clean" teases for minutes before detonating, "I Can Change" is a gorgeous synth-pop sigh, and "Home" glows warm. The record is dedicated to Jerry Fuchs, who sometimes drummed with the band live, and it became their first top-ten album in America, months before they announced the split.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from This Is Happening on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance Yrself Clean | 19 | #3 | – | 2010–2026 | |
| 2 | I Can Change | 17 | #11 | – | 2010–2026 | |
| 3 | Home | 3 | #155 | – | 2019–2024 | |
| 4 | Pow Pow | 1 | #78 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.