Being Funny in a Foreign Language

Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Lead singer Matthew Healy posing on a car graffitied with chalk
Studio album by
the 1975
Released14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)
Recorded4 January – May 2022
Studio
Genre
Length43:26
LabelDirty Hit
Producer
The 1975 chronology
Notes on a Conditional Form
(2020) 		Being Funny in a Foreign Language
(2022)
Singles from Being Funny in a Foreign Language
  1. "Part of the Band"
    Released: 7 July 2022
  2. "Happiness"
    Released: 3 August 2022
  3. "I'm in Love with You"
    Released: 1 September 2022
  4. "All I Need to Hear"
    Released: 21 September 2022
  5. "About You"
    Released: 23 December 2022 (radio)[4]
  6. "Oh Caroline"
    Released: 17 March 2023 (radio)[5]
  7. "Looking for Somebody (To Love)"
    Released: 16 June 2023 (radio)[6]

Being Funny in a Foreign Language is the fifth studio album by English band the 1975. It was released on 14 October 2022 by Dirty Hit.[7] The album was recorded primarily at Real World Studios in Wiltshire. The band released the lead single "Part of the Band" on 7 July 2022, which was followed by the subsequent singles "Happiness", "I'm in Love with You", "All I Need to Hear", "About You", "Oh Caroline", and "Looking for Somebody (To Love)".

Upon release, the album received acclaim from critics, with many reviewers naming it some of the band's strongest work. Several publications such as NME, Billboard, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Variety listed it as one of the best releases of the 2022. It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart as well as reaching number one in Scotland, Ireland and Australia. It also reached the top 7 on the US Billboard 200, as well as top 10 in New Zealand, Japan, Canada and the Netherlands. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.[8]

  1. ^ "The 1975 Battle Anxiety with Acerbic Tunes and Sax Magic on 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language'". Rolling Stone. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "The 1975: Being Funny in a Foreign Language". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Album Review: The 1975 - 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language'". When The Horn Blows. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 Playlist". Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 Playlist". Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 Playlist". Archived from the original on 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Album release date confirmed via YouTube video description". 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Smith, Carl (12 January 2023). "BRIT Awards 2023 nominations REVEALED". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.