These Things Happen | ||||
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Studio album by G-Eazy | ||||
Released | June 23, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 56:17 | |||
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Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10 |
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These Things Happen is the second studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on June 23, 2014, by RCA Records, serving as his first major-label debut with these affiliated record labels BPG and RVG. It was released in North America, and released it on July 21, 2014, in the United Kingdom. Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2014, with the production on the album that primarily were handled by Christoph Andersson, 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.
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. In its second week, the album dropped to number 26, selling 9,000 copies. In its third week, the album sold 6,000 more copies in the United States. In its fourth week, the album sold 4,898 more copies, bringing its total album sales to 66,800 in the United States. As of October 2015, the album has sold 250,000 copies in the United States. On February 26, 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone