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Been Doin' It for a Bit is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruby Fields, released through Space 44 Records and Flightless on 24 September 2021. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[8] At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[9]

Been Doin' It for a Bit
Studio album by Ruby Fields
Released	24 September 2021
Recorded	2020[1]
Studio	Waiuku, New Zealand The Music Farm, Byron Bay, Australia[1]
Genre	Alternative[2] pop punk[3]
Length	33:27
Label	Ruby Fields Space 44 Flightless
Producer	Chris Collins Tim Fitz
Ruby Fields chronology
Permanent Hermit (2019) Been Doin' It for a Bit (2021)
Singles from Been Doin' It for a Bit
"Pretty Grim" Released: 25 September 2020[4] "R.E.G.O." Released: 6 April 2021[5] "Song About a Boy" Released: July 2021[6] "Bottle-O" Released: 21 September 2021[7]

Background and recording

Ruby Fields recorded the album in Waiuku, New Zealand in early 2020, but the sessions were cut short when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. They ultimately regrouped to complete the record at The Music Farm, Byron Bay later in the year. The Australian Independent Record Labels Association said "The finished product is a declaration of individual and artistic independence that reflects the complexities of growing up, making mistakes, and ultimately making peace with one's fallibility."[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The AU Review	[10]
Clash	8/10[11]
NME Australia	[12]

Matt Doria from NME Australia called the album a "gut-punching debut from an indie-rocker wiser than her years."[12]

Dylan Marshall from The AU Review named it "A genuinely fun and charismatically easy listen" and "the edge of summer album you've been looking forward to after a long and bleak winter".[10]

Shannon Garner from Clash felt that "the album is everything that Fields has built her name on – a modern, no-bullshit personality, and is an honest celebration of where she is at in life."[11]

Al Newstead from ABC said "Each song on Been Doin' It for a Bit is packed with detail and memorable lines that convey so much more than their seemingly banal settings initially appear. From kitchens to pubs, backyards to bottle-os, Ruby is capable of being hilarious and heartfelt all at once, having you crying into a frothie as much as laughing over one."[13]

In a review for Blunt Magazine, Mary Varvaris wrote that the album was "even greater than expected", stating that Fields created an album packed with "punchy, energetic, honest pop-punk anthems" with an "Aussie spin".[3]

Track listing

Charts

Chart performance for Been Doin' It for a Bit

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	1

Release history

Release history and formats for Been Doin' It for a Bit

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue	Reference
Various	24 September 2021	digital download streaming	Standard	Ruby Fields		[15]
Australia		CD		Space 44 Flightless	S44CD0009	[2]
		LP	Super blue vinyl		S44LP0009	[16]

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2021 (Australia)

References

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