This Is Happening

Summary

This Is Happening is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• This Is Happening's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• This Is Happening's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• This Is Happening's genre is dance-punk^[5].
• This Is Happening's genre is electronica^[6].
• This Is Happening's genre is art rock^[7].
• This Is Happening followed 45:33 Remixes^[8].
• This Is Happening followed I Can Change^[9].
• This Is Happening was followed by The London Sessions^[10].
• This Is Happening was produced by James Murphy^[11].
• This Is Happening was performed by LCD Soundsystem^[12].
• This Is Happening's record label is recorded as DFA Records^[13].
• This Is Happening's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[14].
• This Is Happening's record label is recorded as Parlophone^[15].
• This Is Happening's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• This Is Happening was distributed by music streaming^[17].
• This Is Happening was distributed by music download^[18].
• This Is Happening was released on May 2010^[19].
• This Is Happening's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Is Happening'}^[20].
• This Is Happening's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3931'}^[21].
• This Is Happening's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}^[22].
• This Is Happening's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[24]

• First release date: 2010-05-12^[25]

• Genre(s): alternative dance, dance-punk, electro-disco, electronic, indietronica, new wave, techno^[26]

• Community tags: alternative dance, dance-punk, electro-disco, electronic, indietronica, new wave, techno^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8898e5eb-48aa-4eea-8569-d3a2e9adaf02^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on This Is Happening was LCD Soundsystem^[12]. It was produced by James Murphy^[11].

Publication

This Is Happening was released on May 2010^[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[16]. Genres include alternative rock^[4], dance-punk^[5], electronica^[6], and art rock^[7]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming^[17] and music download^[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include 45:33 Remixes^[8] and I Can Change^[9]. This Is Happening was followed by The London Sessions^[10].

Why It Matters

This Is Happening ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]