Fixin to Thrill

Fixin to Thrill
Studio album by
Dragonette
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
Studio
  • Estudio Pau Claris (Barcelona)
  • Grandma Oda's House, Vespa Music Group (Toronto)
  • Malvern Airlines (London)
  • Two Sticks (Seattle)
GenreElectropop[1]
Length42:41
LabelUniversal Music Canada
ProducerBlack Wrappers
Dragonette chronology
Galore
(2007) 		Fixin to Thrill
(2009) 		Mixin to Thrill
(2010)
Singles from Fixin to Thrill
  1. "Fixin to Thrill"
    Released: May 26, 2009[2]
  2. "Gone Too Far"
    Released: July 28, 2009[3]
  3. "Pick Up the Phone"
    Released: September 23, 2009[4]
  4. "Easy"
    Released: March 23, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
ChartAttack3/5[6]
Consequence of Sound[1]

Fixin to Thrill is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music band Dragonette, released on September 25, 2009, by Universal Music Canada.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, except where noted.

Fixin to Thrill track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fixin to Thrill"4:07
2."Gone Too Far"3:40
3."Liar"3:56
4."Stupid Grin"3:45
5."Easy"3:47
6."Pick Up the Phone"3:35
7."We Rule the World"3:41
8."Big Sunglasses"3:30
9."Okay Dolore"2:33
10."Come On Be Good"3:22
11."You're a Disaster"3:32
12."Don't Be Funny"3:13
Australian edition bonus track[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Boys & Girls" (Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette)Solveig3:44

Notes

  • LP pressings of the album omit the track "We Rule the World".[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fixin to Thrill.[9]

Dragonette

  • Martina Sorbara – vocals (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 2, 10–12)
  • Dan Kurtz – keyboards, programming (all tracks); guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–11); bass (tracks 2, 3, 5–12); backing vocals (track 8); acoustic guitar (track 12)
  • Joel Stouffer – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–12); programming (tracks 1, 3, 7–10); percussion (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12); keyboards (track 10)
  • Christopher Hugget – guitar (tracks 7, 9)

Additional personnel

  • Caitlin Abogouv – choir (track 4)
  • Rich Andrews – design
  • Black Wrappers – production
  • Leo Cackett – band photography
  • Jason Chhangur – mixing assistance
  • Emily Cho – choir (track 4)
  • Jacqueline Cohen – choir (track 4)
  • Brian Crone – saxophone (track 1)
  • Perry Curties – photography
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Evangeline Gogou – choir (track 4)
  • Alison Goldlist – choir (track 4)
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Mira Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Yaela Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Jackson Long – assistant recording
  • Rob Mee – trombone (track 1)
  • Punkdafunk Inc – management
  • Sara Quin – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Eric Ratz – drum recording
  • Joseph Shabason – saxophone (track 1)
  • Will Stapleton – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Kurt Swinghammer – guitar (track 1)

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 63
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 37
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[12] 21

Release history

Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia September 25, 2009 Digital download Bandroom [13]
Canada September 29, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
 Universal [14][15]
Australia October 2, 2009 CD Bandroom [7]
United States October 27, 2009 Digital download I Surrender [16]
November 18, 2009 CD [17]
Canada November 27, 2012 LP Universal [18]

References

  1. ^ a b Hines, Will (October 20, 2009). "Album Review: Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Fixin' to Thrill – EP by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gone Too Far – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pick Up the Phone – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Harper, Kate (October 15, 2009). "Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Fixin To Thrill by Dragonette". Sanity. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  8. ^ Fixin to Thrill (LP liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2012. 0253715145.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Fixin to Thrill (CD liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2009. 0252709138.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Dragonette Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  12. ^ "Dragonette Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  13. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (AU). Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  15. ^ "Fixin' to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  16. ^ "Fixin to Thrill: Dragonette: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  17. ^ "Fixin to Thrill". Amazon. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  18. ^ "Fixin to Thrill (Vinyl)". Amazon.ca. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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