Traces of Sadness

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Traces of Sadness
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Studio album by
Vanilla Ninja
ReleasedJune 7, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Bros Music Studios
Genre Pop rock, hard rock
Length57:05
Language English
Label Bros
Producer David Brandes
Vanilla Ninja chronology
Vanilla Ninja
(2003)		Traces of Sadness
(2004)		 Blue Tattoo
(2005)
Singles from Traces of Sadness
  1. "Tough Enough"
    Released: 24 November 2003
  2. "Don't Go Too Fast"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  3. "Liar"
    Released: 24 May 2004
  4. "When the Indians Cry"
    Released: 23 August 2004
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Traces of Sadness is the second album by the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. Released in June 2004, the album included the hit singles "Tough Enough", "Liar" and "When the Indians Cry". It peaked at number three in the German album charts and brought the girls into the mainstream, while increasing their popularity in other countries such as Switzerland and Austria, staying in the charts for almost a full year in the former. "Traces of Sadness" was certified Gold (100,000 copies) by the IFPI in Germany, Gold in Austria (15,000 copies) and Platinum in Estonia.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tough Enough" – 3:24
  2. "Traces of Sadness" – 3:23
  3. "Stay" – 3:54
  4. "When the Indians Cry" – 3:44
  5. "Don't Go Too Fast" – 3:14
  6. "Heartless" – 3:51
  7. "Liar" – 3:38
  8. "Don't You Realize" – 3:52
  9. "Wherever" – 3:26
  10. "Metal Queen" – 3:27
  11. "Looking For a Hero" – 3:55
  12. "Destroyed By You" – 3:54
  13. "Traces of Sadness" (Extended version) – 5:56
  14. "Heartless" (Extended version) – 7:38

The album also contained two extras:

Limited edition bonus CD

  1. "Blue Tattoo" (Unplugged version)
  2. "Tough Enough" (Unplugged version)
  3. "Don't Go Too Fast" (Unplugged version)
  4. "Liar" (Unplugged version)
  5. "Stay" (Unplugged version)
  6. "Metal Queen" (Unplugged version)
  7. "Destroyed By You" (Unplugged version)
  8. "Don't You Realize" (Classical version)
  9. "Heartless" (Classical version)
  10. "Traces Of Sadness" (Classical version)
  11. "Looking For A Hero" (Classical version)
  12. "Light Of Hope"

The limited edition of the album also contained two extras:

Appearance in music games

A shorter version of the songs "Liar", "Metal Queen" and "Tough Enough" were made playable in Drummania V2 / GuitarFreaks V2 / Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 . "Tough Enough" was also available to play on the arcade release of Dancing Stage Fusion . However, it was not included with the home release for PlayStation or PlayStation 2.

Chart positions

Certifications

Certifications for "Traces of Sadness"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [2] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [3] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Vanilla Ninja - Traces of Sadness".
  2. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Vanilla Ninja – Traces of Sadness" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanilla Ninja; 'Traces of Sadness')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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