Du & jag döden

Du & Jag Döden
Studio album by Kent
Released	March 15, 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	48:22
Label	BMG
Producer	Kent & Stefan Boman
Kent chronology
Vapen & ammunition (2002) Du & jag döden (2005) The Hjärta & Smärta EP (2005)
Singles from Du & Jag Döden
"Max 500" Released: February 5, 2005 "Palace & Main" Released: May 4, 2005 "Den döda vinkeln" Released: August 31, 2005

Du & jag döden (Swedish for “You & me death”) is the 2005 album by the Swedish band Kent. As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which, before its release, was described by the band as dark and depressing; in keeping with this, the plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD are both black.

The album sold more than 200,000 copies in Scandinavia during the weeks following its March 15 release.

Track listing

All songs by Joakim Berg except 5, 7 and 9 by Joakim Berg/Martin Sköld.

1. "400 slag" 400 blows – 4:58
2. "Du är ånga" You are steam – 3:51
3. "Den döda vinkeln" The dead angle/The blind spot – 4:19
4. "Du var min armé" You were my army – 3:30
5. "Palace & Main" – 4:05
6. "Järnspöken"* lit. Iron ghosts – 3:48
7. "Klåparen" The bungler – 5:25
8. "Max 500" – 3:35
9. "Romeo återvänder ensam" Romeo returns alone – 4:03
10. "Rosor & palmblad" Roses & palm leaves – 4:05
11. "Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)" The man in the white hat (16 years later) – 6:38

• The song name “Järnspöken” plays on an expression in Swedish, “Hjärnspöken", which literally means "brain ghosts" and refers to imagined problems, from fixations and unfounded fears to paranoia and hallucinations. “Hjärna” is Swedish for “brain”, whereas “järn" means “iron”, but the two words are pronounced the same way.

Limited Editions

• A limited edition of the CD was also available. This included postcards sensitive to UV-light, a booklet printed on especially thin paper and a poster with the cover picture, among other things. The limitation was 9000 items.
• The album was also available on vinyl, limited to 1500 items.

Singles

• Max 500 - 2005-02-09
• Palace & Main - 2005-05-04
• Den döda vinkeln - 2005-08-31

Personnel

• Joakim Berg - Lead vocals, guitars and primary songwriter
• Martin Sköld - Bass and keyboards
• Sami Sirviö - Lead guitar and keyboards
• Harri Mänty - Rhythm guitar
• Markus Mustonen - drums, piano, keyboards and backing vocals

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