2 (Nik & Jay album)

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2
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Studio album by
Released26 April 2004 (2004-04-26) [1] [2]
Genre Danish hip hop, pop
Length43:32 [3]
Label Nexus Music, Medley [4]
Producer Nik & Jay
Jon & Jules
Nik & Jay chronology
Nik & Jay
(2002)
2
(2004)
3: Fresh, Fri, Fly
(2006)

2 is the second studio album by Danish Pop duo Nik & Jay.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pop-Pop!"3:16
2."En Dag Tilbage"4:26
3."Baby"3:29
4."Lækker"3:24
5."Når Du Græder"4:05
6."Rock 'N' Roll"3:38
7."Jeg Drømte"4:10
8."Ryst Din Røv (Part 2)"3:29
9."Cruise"3:46
10."Strip"3:44
11."Kan Du Høre Hende Synge"6:05

Commercial reception

The album topped the Danish Albums Chart in the first week of 2005 and stayed in the charts for a total of 71 weeks. [5] Five singles were released from the album: "Pop-pop!", "En dag tilbage", "Lækker" "Kan du høre hende synge" and "Strip". [6]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [7] 7× Platinum140,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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