LOL (Basshunter album)

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LOL
Basshunter - LOL.jpg
Studio album by
Basshunter
Released28 August 2006
Recorded2006 at Basshunter Studio and PJ Harmony Studio
Genre Eurodance
Length54:25
Label
Basshunter chronology
The Bassmachine
(2004)		LOL
(2006)		The Old Shit
(2006)
Singles from LOL <(^^,)>
  1. "Boten Anna"
    Released: 9 May 2006
  2. "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
    Released: 13 September 2006
  3. "Jingle Bells"
    Released: 13 November 2006
  4. "Vifta med händerna"
    Released: 13 December 2006

LOL (stylized LOL <(^^,)>; LOL is short for "laughing out loud", [1] and <(^^,)> is an emoticon for "satisfied") [2] is the second studio album by the Swedish musician Basshunter, and was released on 28 August 2006 by Warner Music Sweden. An international edition was released on 22 December 2006, with a red version of the cover artwork. [3] The international version includes the original album's Swedish songs (with the exception of "Sverige") with their titles translated into English, a slightly-different track order and additional tracks, including "Jingle Bells".

Contents

Background

On 21 November 2005, Basshunter announced that he was working on a new album and had completed ten songs. [4] He announced his upcoming single "Welcome to Rainbow" the following month, [5] and it was released on 1 April 2006. The single included the hardstyle remix and two bonus tracks: "Evil Beat" and "Boten Anna". [6] Basshunter re-recorded "Boten Anna" in March, and posted it on his website for download. [7] He signed with Extensive Music in April, [8] and Warner Music Sweden [9] and "Boten Anna" was released on 9 May. [10]

Basshunter worked on LOL for three and a half weeks. [11] The album was recorded at Basshunter Studio and PJ Harmony Studio. Basshunter produced most of the songs; three were produced by PJ Harmony. Vocals were recorded by Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann at Basshunter Studio and Extensive Studio. LOL was mastered by Björn Engelman at the Cutting Room. [12] Ali Payami assisted Basshunter on three tracks. [11] According to the singer, its songs have elements of hard dance and hard trance and he chose them for his old and new listeners. [13] "Strand Tylösand" is inspired by party that Basshunter and its friends had in the summer of 2005. [14]

Basshunter said that he had more songs and planned to release a continuation of LOL called ROFL or KTHXBYE for free but he couldn't do it due to the record label. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Findance.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

According to Matthew Chisling of AllMusic, LOL contains Basshunter's best "beats and grinds". [15] Håkan Steen of Aftonbladet wrote that the album was for people who share Basshunter's lifestyle: using the social-media website LunarStorm and chatting and playing computer games online. Steen considered "Festfolk" the album's best song. [17] Stefan Thungren of Svenska Dagbladet sensed an intentional inadequate execution in the material, and wrote that the sophisticated, difficult shout in "Festfolk" was inspired by the musician E-Type. Thungren compared "Strand Tylösand" to the band Gyllene Tider's summer hits, criticised the trance adaptation of the Swedish national anthem in "Sverige", and noted a certain melancholy in the instrumental version of "Boten Anna". [18] Andreas Nordström from Expressen negatively described album as one of the most difficult records in the history. [19] Basshunter found the Nordström review amusing. [14] In 2020 "I'm Your Basscreator" was placed on list Italian Mob by Italian rap DJ's. [20]

Chart performance

LOL became fourth best selling foreign album of 2006 in Finland with 33,365 copies sold. [21]

Track listing

Original blue-cover album

LOL
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
 Jonas Altberg 3:22
2."Boten Anna"AltbergAltberg3:29
3."Strand Tylösand"AltbergAltberg3:17
4."Sverige"AltbergAltberg2:58
5."Hallå där"AltbergAltberg2:38
6."Mellan oss två"AltbergAltberg3:58
7."Var är jag"
4:01
8."Utan stjärnorna"
3:51
9."Festfolk" (2006 remix)
4:01
10."Vifta med händerna" (Basshunter Remix) (Patrik och Lillen)Altberg [lower-alpha 8] Altberg3:11
11."Professional Party People"AltbergAltberg3:09
12."I'm Your Basscreator"AltbergAltberg5:25
LOL – Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Boten Anna" (instrumental)AltbergAltberg3:20
14."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (extended version)
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean Christophe Belval
Altberg7:45

Red-cover version

  1. "Now You're Gone" (Radio Edit) USA Bonus Track – 2:39
  2. "DotA" (Radio Edit) – 3:21
  3. "Boten Anna" – 3:28
  4. "I'm Your Bass Creator" – 5:24
  5. "Russia Privjet" – 4:07
  6. "Professional Party People" – 3:09
  7. "GPS" – 4:00
  8. "Hello There" – 2:40
  9. "We Are the Waccos" – 3:58
  10. "The Beat" – 3:35
  11. "Without Stars" – 3:50
  12. "Throw Your Hands Up" (Basshunter Remix) (Patrik and the Small Guy) – 3:10
  13. "Strand Tylösand" – 3:17
  14. "Between the Two of Us" – 3:58
  15. "Boten Anna" (Instrumental) – 3:20
  16. "DotA" (Club Mix) – 5:44
  17. "Jingle Bells (Bass)" – 2:46
  18. "Beer in the Bar" USA Bonus Track – 3:51

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for LOL
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [35] Platinum33,365 [35]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Awards for LOL
AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
Emma 2006e-Emma of the YearNominated [36]
European Border Breakers Award 2008Won [37]
Grammis 2007Club/Dance Album of the YearNominated [38]
Newcomer of the YearNominated [39]

Notes

  1. ↑ Basshunter wrote the Swedish lyrics. [22]
  2. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Var är jag" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  3. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Var är jag" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  4. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Utan stjärnorna" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  5. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Utan stjärnorna" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  6. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Festfolk (2006 Remix)" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  7. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data "Festfolk (2006 Remix)" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami. [23]
  8. ↑ According to ACE Repertory data, "Vifta med händerna" was written by Jonas Altberg, Patrik Lindberg and Emil Wahlström. [23]

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