Darin (album)

Darin
Studio album by Darin
Released	September 28, 2005
Recorded	2004/2005
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Columbia/Sony BMG
Producer	RedOne, George Samuelson, GHOST, Jörgen Elofsson
Darin chronology
The Anthem (2004) Darin (2005) Break the News (2006) Singles from Darin "Step Up" Released: September 7, 2005 "Who's That Girl?" Released: November 23, 2005 "Want Ya!" Released: January 25, 2006

Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer/songwriter Darin. It was released on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles Step Up, Want Ya! and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number 1 album. Darin is also the only of Darin's albums to be released in Finland.

History

After the massive success of his debut album The Anthem, Darin returned with his second solo album. The album reveals a new style with a more R&B based sound and also marks the second time Darin has worked with producer RedOne. The album was released on September 28, 2005 and debuted at number 1 on the Swedish album charts.^[1] The album has since been certified Platinum by the IFPI.^[2] The Album was also released in Finland and peaked at number 13.

Tracklisting

1. "Intro" 0:37 (RedOne)
2. "Move" 3:44 (Bilal/RedOne/Darin)
3. "Step Up" 3:07 (Bilal/RedOne/Darin)
4. "Who's That Girl" 3:26 (Jörgen Elofsson)
5. "Doin Dirt" 3:12 (George Samuelson/Damon Sharpe/Alex Cantrell)
6. "Laura" 2:53 (Bilal/RedOne/Darin)
7. "Walk The Distance" 3:14 (Jörgen Elofsson/Ekman/Cox)
8. "Be What You Wanna Be" 3:30 (Bilal/RedOne/Darin)
9. "Want Ya!" 3:19 (Tomas Granlind/George Samuelson)
10. "U Don't Hear Me" 4:16 (Bilal/RedOne/Darin)
11. "Sail The Ocean" 4:23 (Kinnda/Hortlund/Harry Sommerdahl)

Singles

• "Step Up" is the first single from the album, released on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish album charts and is, to date, Darin's most successful single spending 26 weeks on the charts and is currently at number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.^[3] The song also charted in Finland.
• "Who's That Girl?" was the second single released from the album on November 23, 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 and rose to number 6 the week after which was its highest position.^[4] The video for the single features Darin in an accident and his spirit searching for a girl he see's at the scene.
• "Want Ya!" was the third single released on January 25, 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,^[5] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.^[6]

Release history

The album was released in Sweden in September, 2005 and then in January 2006 was released in Finland. The album is available to download in various countries via iTunes and similar sites.

Region	Date	Label
Sweden	September 28, 2005	Columbia
Finland	January 18, 2006	Columbia

Chart performance

Chart	Providers	Peak Position	Weeks On Chart	Certification
Swedish Album Charts	IFPI	1[1]	24[7]	Platinum [8]
Finnish Album Charts	IFPI Finland	13[9]	10	-

Notes

• The song "B What U Wanna B" is often referred to as "Peerless".
• The song Sail The Ocean has been covered in Italian by band Studio 3 for their 3rd album "Lentamente" and is called "Quando Sarai Sola".^[10] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the bands official website.^[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Darin&cat=a
2. ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se
3. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Step+Up&cat=s
4. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Who%27s+That+Girl&cat=s
5. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Want+Ya%21&cat=s
6. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Want+Ya%21&cat=s
7. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Darin&cat=a
8. ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=54&dfom=20050040&newi=0&height=428&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe
9. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Darin&cat=a
10. ^ Italian Version "Sail The Ocean"
11. ^ Italian band cover Darin song