Darin (album)

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Darin
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Studio album by
Released28 September 2005
Length34:21
Label
Producer
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

Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released by Columbia Records 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 in Sweden, with the first being The Anthem (2005). [1]

Contents

Promotion

Chart performance

Darin was released on 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart. [1] It has since been certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). [7] The album was also released in Finland where it peaked at number 13 on the Finnish Albums Chart. [8]

Cover versions

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." [9] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website. [10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify. [11]

Darin track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producers(s)Length
1."Intro" Nadir Khayat RedOne 0:37
2."Move"
RedOne3:44
3."Step Up"
  • Bilal
  • Khayat
  • Zanyar
RedOne3:07
4."Who's That Girl" Jörgen Elofsson
  • Elofsson
  • Rikard Branden
  • Pär Westerlund
3:26
5."Doin Dirt"
  • George Samuelson
  • Damon Sharpe
  • Alex Cantrell
  • Samuelson
  • Richie Jones
3:12
6."Laura"
  • Bilal
  • Khayat
  • Zanyar
RedOne2:53
7."Walk the Distance"
  • Terry Cox
  • Tommy Ekman
  • Elofsson
Ghost3:14
8."Be What You Wanna Be"
  • Bilal
  • Khayat
  • Zanyar
RedOne3:30
9."Want Ya!"
  • Samuelson
  • Tomas Granlind
  • Samuelson
  • Granlind
3:19
10."You Don't Hear Me"
  • Bilal
  • Khayat
  • Zanyar
RedOne4:16
11."Sail the Ocean"
Ghost4:23
Total length:34:21

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Darin
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [7] Platinum60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

As of 2020, Darin is available for streaming on Spotify, [15] Tidal, [16] and for download on Google Play Music. [17]

Release history for Darin
RegionDateFormatLabelCatalgoue
Sweden28 September 2005 Columbia 828767365428
Finland18 January 2006

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