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Future This
Studio album by the Big Pink
Released	11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
Studio	Smokehouse (London) The Fortress (London)
Genre	Electronic rock indie rock shoegaze
Length	44:27
Label	4AD
Producer	Paul Epworth
The Big Pink chronology
A Brief History of Love (2009) Future This (2012) The Love That's Ours (2022)
Singles from Future This
"Stay Gold" Released: 14 November 2011 "Hit the Ground (Superman)" Released: 30 January 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B
Clash	7/10
Drowned in Sound	7/10
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
NME	6/10
Pitchfork	5.2/10
PopMatters	7/10
Slant Magazine

Future This is the second studio album by English electronic rock duo the Big Pink, released on 11 January 2012 by 4AD. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Stay Gold" on 14 November 2011.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze; additional writers indicated

Sample credits

• "Hit the Ground (Superman)" features samples from "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson.
• "Give It Up" incorporates elements of and features samples from "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" by Ann Peebles.
• "Lose Your Mind" contains elements of "Happy House" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Future This.

The Big Pink

• Milo Cordell
• Robbie Furze
• Victoria Smith – drums (track 9)
• Zan Lyons – additional viola, programming

Additional musicians

• Sally Herbert – additional strings arrangement, violin (track 10)
• Ian Burdge – cello (track 10)
• Chris Prendergast – drums (track 1)

Technical

• Paul Epworth – production
• Mark Rankin – engineering
• Joe Hartwell Jones – engineering assistance
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• John Catlin – mixing assistance
• Jimmy Robertson – additional vocals recording (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8)
• Tom Morris – additional drums recording

Artwork

• Tom Beard – band photograph
• David Emery – booklet photography
• Alison Fielding – design

Charts

Release history

Notes

1. Additional vocals on tracks 3, 4, 6 and 8
2. Additional drums

References

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• 2012 albums
• 4AD albums
• Albums produced by Paul Epworth
• The Big Pink albums