On October 14, 2022, “Dirty Hit” label released “Being Funny in a Foreign Language”, the fifth 1975 (the) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2022, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Real World” in Box, Wiltshire, and was produced by Matthew Healy, George Daniel and Jack Antonoff.

Personnel:

• Matthew Healy – vocals, guitar, piano, clavinet, drums, percussion, string arrangements, creative direction
• Adam Hann – guitar, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
• Ross MacDonald – bass, double bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• George Daniel – drums, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, percussion, programming, backing vocals, string arrangements
• Jack Antonoff – guitar, piano, drums, backing vocals, violin, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, string arrangements
• Tommy King – keyboards, synthesizers
• BJ Burton – programming, synthesizers
• Jamie Squire – piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, synthesizers, organ, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Oli Jacobs – Wurlitzer
• John Waugh – saxophone
• Zem Audu – saxophone
• Evan Smith – brass
• Bobby Hawk – strings, string arrangements
• Warren Ellis – strings, string arrangements
• Michelle Zauner – backing vocals
• Carly Holt – additional vocals
• Sabrina the Teenage DJ – programming
• Bobby Hawk – string arrangements
• Ben Hudson – additional programming
• BJ Burton – additional production
• Laura Sisk – engineer
• Oli Jacobs – engineer
• Dom Shaw – engineer assistant
• Katie May – engineer assistant
• Freddy Williams – engineer assistant
• John Rooney – engineer assistant
• Dani Perez Carasols – engineer assistant
• Liam Hebb – engineer assistant
• Evan Smith – additional engineering
• Jon Gautier – additional engineering
• Andrew Gearhart – additional engineering
• Dave Gross – additional engineering
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mixing
• Robin Florent – mixing assistant
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
• Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
• Robin Schmidt – mastering
• Samuel Burgess-Johnson – artwork, creative direction
• Patricia Villirillo – creative direction
• Ed Blow – creative direction
• Samuel Bradley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Healy and George Daniel, with co-writers as noted.

1. The 1975 – BJ Burton, Tommy King
2. Happiness – DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
3. Looking for Somebody (To Love) – Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire
4. Part of the Band – Jamie Squire
5. Oh Caroline – Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
6. I’m in Love with You – Adam Hann
7. All I Need to Hear – Jamie Squire
8. Wintering – Jacob Bugden
9. Human Too – Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
10. About You
11. When We Are Together – Rob Milton