Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)


Actual Life 3 is the third studio album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again. It was released on October 28, 2022, through Atlantic Records. Similar to the previous two releases in the Actual Life series, Actual Life 3 incorporates samples and audio clips from existing material, such as Instagram videos. At the Grammy Awards 2024, it won Best Dance/Electronic Album and was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize.

Critical reception

Actual Life 3 was released to positive reviews. The album featured at 19th in Double Js 50 best albums of the year. It also featured on Billboards top 50 list, garnering 41st.
It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.
In the 2022 Triple J Hottest 100, two of the album's songs were featured in the countdown. "Delilah " was 14th and "Danielle " was 100th. Although Pitchfork gave the album only 5.9/10, stating that "it feels slightly indulgent."
It won the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the Grammy's in 2024.

Track listing

Notes
  • All track titles are stylised with parenthetical text in all lowercase. As an example, "Eyelar " is stylised "Eyelar ".
  • signifies an additional producer.
Sample credits
  • "Delilah " samples "Lost Keys" by Delilah Montagu.
  • "Bleu " samples "You're Mines Still" by Yung Bleu.
  • "Danielle " samples "Nice to Have" by 070 Shake.
  • "Kelly " samples "Take Hold of Me" by Wet.
  • "Clara " samples "The Storm is Passing Over" as performed by The Clara Ward Singers.
  • "Winnie " samples "The End of Me" by Winnie Raeder.

    Personnel

Musicians
Technical

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Dance Albums 16

Certifications