How It Feels to Be Something On

How It Feels to Be Something On is the third studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, and the first following their 1997 reunion. It was released September 8, 1998.

Reissue

In 2016, Sub Pop announced that they would reissue How It Feels to Be Something On on different audio formats. It was officially released on August 5, 2016 and has led to renewed interest in the record, including an official Pitchfork 2016 re-review. The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

Jeremy Enigk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards

Dan Hoerner – lead guitar, backing vocals

Jeff Palmer – bass

William Goldsmith – drums, percussion

Production

Nick Barber

Caleb Wilson – track supervisor

Chip Butters – assistant engineer, assistant

Greg Calbi – mastering

Steve Culp – assistant engineer, assistant

Eric Janko – assistant engineer, assistant

Adam Kasper – mixing

Pat Sample – mixing assistant, assistant

Chris Thompson – artwork

Aaron Warner – assistant engineer, assistant

Greg Williamson – producer, engineer, mixing

Charts

References

1998 albums

Sunny Day Real Estate albums

Sub Pop albums

Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios