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==Recording and production==

The recording of ''Notes on a Conditional Form'' took place over 19 months in 15 different studios, spanning four countries.<ref name="Guardian Interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/16/the-1975-matty-healy-im-not-an-avocado-not-everyone-thinks-im-amazing|title=The 1975's Matty Healy: 'I'm not an avocado – not everyone thinks I'm amazing'|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|work=The Guardian|date=16 May 2020|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> The 1975 began writing the album during the same period as ''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' and continued throughout 2019 during their [[Music for Cars Tour]].<ref name="Gonzales"/><ref name="SacherAlbum">{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-1975s-notes-on-a-conditional-form-is-a-fascinating-adventurous-end-of-an-era-review/|title=The 1975's 'Notes On A Conditional Form' is a fascinating, adventurous end of an era – review|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|work=[[BrooklynVegan]]|date=22 May 2020|access-date=21 January 2021|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115021733/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-1975s-notes-on-a-conditional-form-is-a-fascinating-adventurous-end-of-an-era-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the album's [[Electronic music|electronic]] elements were created in a mobile studio within their retrofitted tour bus, while the guitars and vocals were recorded between tour dates. The band's guitarist [[Adam Hann]] told Gregory Adams of ''[[Guitar World]]'' that it proved challenging to record and tour simultaneously, saying it was difficult switching between the bus and studio.<ref name="GuitarWorld">{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-1975s-adam-hann-talks-embracing-heavy-riffs-recording-on-the-road-and-why-he-loves-john-petruccis-signature-model|title=The 1975's Adam Hann talks embracing heavy riffs, recording on the road and why he loves John Petrucci's signature model|last=Adams|first=Gregory|work=[[Guitar World]]|date=9 July 2020|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> From around late July, the band spent four months recording in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Snapes">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/20/matt-healy-of-the-1975-im-not-scared-of-myself-any-more|title=Matt Healy of the 1975: 'I'm not scared of myself any more'|last=Snapes|first=Laura|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 July 2018|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216151854/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/20/matt-healy-of-the-1975-im-not-scared-of-myself-any-more|url-status=live}}</ref> After returning to the UK, they took up residence at the Angelic Residential Recording Studio in [[Northamptonshire]] for "super extended" sessions.<ref name="Gordon"/><ref name="DeWolfe">{{cite web|url=https://www.shortlist.com/news/exclusive-the-1975s-matty-healy-dishes-on-new-album-notes-on-a-conditional-form-401922|title=The 1975's Matty Healy dishes on new album Notes On A Conditional Form|last=De Wolfe|first=Danielle|work=[[ShortList]]|date=28 February 2020|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes|others=The 1975|title=Notes on a Conditional Form|year=2020|type= inlay cover|publisher=[[Dirty Hit]] and [[Polydor Records]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjwbam/matty-healy-1975-interview-noisey-cover-autumn-2019|title=Matty Healy Isn't Shutting Up, Ever|last=O'Neill|first=Lauren|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=24 October 2019|access-date=11 February 2021|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216151924/https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjwbam/matty-healy-1975-interview-noisey-cover-autumn-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> These sessions resulted in what Healy described as "the first record{{nbsp}}... that's just us in a room".<ref name="DeWolfe" /> The final recording sessions took place in the basement of their record label's office in [[Sydney]], Australia, while the band toured [[Australasia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/the-1975/16675|title=Interview: The 1975 - 'Let's make things about purpose...'|last=Graves|first=Shahlin|work=Coup de Main|date=20 May 2020|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216151857/https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/the-1975/16675|url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately, the 1975 submitted the album only weeks before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] overtook the world.<ref name="Hyman">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/matty-healy-the-1975-notes-on-a-conditional-form.html|title=Matty Healy, Reformed Asshole (Sort Of)|last=Hyman|first=Dan|work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|date=12 May 2020|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

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== Track listing ==

All tracks are written by [[GeorgeMatty Daniel (musician)Healy|GeorgeMatthew DanielHealy]], [[MattyGeorge Healy|Matthew HealyDaniel]], [[Adam Hann]] and [[Ross MacDonald (musician)|Ross MacDonald]], and produced by Daniel and Healy, except where noted.{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Writing credits are according to the album's liner notes.<ref name="Notes"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' lists slightly different writing credits, with each track credited as written by Daniel, M. Healy, Ross MacDonald and Adam Hann, except:

* "The 1975", written by Daniel, M. Healy and Thunberg;

* "Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)", written by Daniel, M. Healy, MacDonald, Hann, Gomez and [[Hiroshi Sato (musician)|Hiroshi Sato]];