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| Released | 22 November 2006 | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
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Break the News is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional track charting from promotion.
In Sweden, Break the News was promoted with two official singles, "Perfect" and "Everything But the Girl". The third single, "Desire",was released as a download only single in May 2007. In Germany, two physical singles were released; "Insanity" in August 2007 and "Desire".
Darin promoted the album with a ten cities tour from 25 November until 16 December 2006. [1] Large billboard posters were placed around Swedish cities Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö. [2] He also promoted the album in Germany, including performances on Popstars , where he sang "Desire", and on The Dome where he sang "Insanity". [3] In 2007, Darin embarked on The Pure Desire Tour.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Insanity" |
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| 3:45 |
| 2. | "Extra Ordinary Love" |
| P. Berger | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Perfect" |
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| 3:00 |
| 4. | "Everything But the Girl" |
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| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Desire" |
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| 3:08 |
| 6. | "Like No One" |
| P. Berger | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Saturday Night" |
| Aldeheim | 3:18 |
| 8. | "What If I Kissed You Now" |
| Hansson | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Everything You're Not" | Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal | Mughal | 3:20 |
| 10. | "If You Wanna" |
| Mughal | 3:08 |
| 11. | "The Thing About You" |
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| 3:39 |
| 12. | "Homeless" | Jörgen Elofsson |
| 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Affection" |
| Mughal | 3:12 |
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| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 89 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF) [6] | Gold | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalgoue |
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| Sweden | 22 November 2006 | 88697 01596 2 | ||
| Europe | 28 September 2007 | EMI Music | 50999 507169 2 0 |
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