Okta (album)

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Okta
OKTA by KeiiNo.png
Studio album by
Released8 May 2020
Length31:24
Label Hugoworld AS
Producer
Singles from Okta
  1. "Spirit in the Sky"
    Released: 25 January 2019
  2. "Praying"
    Released: 21 June 2019 [1]
  3. "Dancing in the Smoke"
    Released: 18 October 2019 [2] [3]
  4. "Colours"
    Released: 31 January 2020 [4]
  5. "Black Leather"
    Released: 28 February 2020 [5]
  6. "Would I Lie"
    Released: 3 April 2020 [6]

Okta (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Norwegian supergroup Keiino, released on 8 May 2020. The album peaked at number 30 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. The album includes collaborations with a number of indigenous artists worldwide, including Electric Fields (Australia), Te Hau Tawhiti (New Zealand), Drezus (North America), and Charlotte Qamaniq (Canada). [7]

Contents

In an interview with Wiwibloggs , group member Alexandra Rotan stated that "okta" means "one" in Sámi. Rotan said "All the songs have been written after Eurovision, so I think it had a huge impact on how the album turned out... We created the album on the road. We wrote the songs on the plane, backstage and in hotel rooms. And the songs with Te Hau Tawhiti and Electric Fields were written when we were on tour in Australia." [8]

Reception

Scandipop said "If a better pop album is released in 2020, we'll be shocked, we'll be stunned, and we'll be – well – obviously delighted, too, in fairness." [9]

Track listing

Okta (standard edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me Home"
3:16
2."Black Leather" (featuring Charlotte Qamaniq)
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Charlotte Qamaniq
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Henrik Tala
3:30
3."Would I Lie" (featuring Electric Fields)
3:15
4."Spirit in the Sky"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Tala
3:05
5."Dancing in the Smoke"
3:11
6."Roar Like a Lion" (featuring Te Hau Tawhiti)
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Alf Vaksdal
  • Te Waikamihi
3:08
7."Praying"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Tala
3:11
8."Colours"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
2:44
9."Louder" (feating Drezus)
3:26
10."Bed with the Wolf"
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Schramm
2:35

Okta- Guokte edition (bonus tracks)

No.TitleLength
15."Venus"3:12
16."End of Time (Taste of Heaven)"2:50
17."Transarctic Lover" (with Sordal)2:55
18."Addjas"2:57
19."A New Beginning" (with Peder Elias)3:03

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] 30
UK Album Downloads Chart [11] 63

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Various8 May 2020 [12] CD, digital download, streaming Hugoworld ASHW2003
NorwayOctober 2021 [13] Deluxe CD
Various (Guokte)25 February 2022 [14] digital download, streaming

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