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

Fixin to Thrill
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
Recorded
Various
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]

Track listing

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

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

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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

Charts

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Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[10] 63
US Dance/Electronic Albums[11] 21
US Heatseekers Albums[12] 37

Release history

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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

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  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). Apple. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gone Too Far – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pick Up the Phone – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". AllMusic. All Media Network. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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 December 26, 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Dragonette – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Dragonette – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  13. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (AU). Apple. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  15. ^ "Fixin' to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. 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.