Darin (album)

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 one album, with the first being The Anthem.[1] Darin is also the only of Darin's albums to be released in Finland.

Darin
Studio album by
Darin
Released28 September 2005
Recorded2005
GenrePop, R&B
Length34:21
LabelColumbia/Sony BMG
ProducerRedOne, George Samuelson, GHOST, Jörgen Elofsson
Darin chronology
The Anthem
(2005)		 Darin
(2005)		 Break the News
(2006)
Singles from Darin
  1. "Step Up"
    Released: 7 September 2005
  2. "Who's That Girl"
    Released: 23 November 2005
  3. "Want Ya!"
    Released: 25 January 2006

History

After the 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 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Album Chart.[1] The album has since been certified platinum by the GLF.[2] The album was also released in Finland and peaked at number 13 on the Finnish album chart.[3]

Singles
  • "Step Up" was released as the album's first single on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts[4] In 2012, the single was number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.[5] The song also charted in Finland.
  • "Who's That Girl" was released as the second single on 23 November 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 before peaking at number 6 the week after.[6]
  • "Want Ya!" was released as the third single on 25 January 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,[7] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
0:37
2."Move"
3:44
3."Step Up"
3:07
4."Who's That Girl"
3:26
5."Doin Dirt"
  • George Samuelson
  • Damon Sharpe
  • Alex Cantrell
3:12
6."Laura"
2:53
7."Walk The Distance"
3:14
8."Be What You Wanna Be" (also called Peerless)
3:30
9."Want Ya!"
  • Samuelson
  • Tomas Granlind
3:19
10."You Don't Hear Me"
4:16
11."Sail The Ocean"
4:23
Total length:34:21

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005/06) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 13

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 16

Certifications
Certifications for Darin
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[2] Platinum 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  • The song "Be What U Wanna Be" 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".[13] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website.[14]

Release history

The album was released in Sweden in September 2005 and in Finland in January 2006. As of 2020, the album is available for streaming on Spotify,[15] Tidal[16] and for download on Google Play Music.[17]

Region Date Label Catalogue
Sweden 28 September 2005 Columbia 828767365428
Finland 18 January 2006 Columbia

References
  1. Steffen Hung (2005). "Darin - Darin". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Darin". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. "Sverigetopplistan" (Click on "Step Up" to see the information regarding chart positions). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Step Up". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  6. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Who's That Girl". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  7. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  8. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  9. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved 22 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – Darin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. "Darin: Darin" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. "Årslista Album, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. "Italian Version "Sail The Ocean"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  14. "Italian band cover Darin song". Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  15. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved 23 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Darin / Darin". Tidal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  17. "Darin:Darin". Google Play Music. Retrieved 23 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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