Vapen & ammunition

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Vapen & Ammunition
Kentvapenammunition.jpg
Studio album by
Kent
Released15 April 2002
RecordedJuly 2001 – February 2002
Studio
  • Medley Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • DHS Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre Alternative rock
Length45:46
Label RCA, BMG
Producer Kent, Zed, Martin von Schmalensee
Kent chronology
B-Sidor 95-00
(2000)		Vapen & Ammunition
(2002)		 Du & jag döden
(2005)
Singles from Vapen & ammunition
  1. "Dom andra"
    Released: 18 March 2002
  2. "Kärleken väntar"
    Released: 8 July 2002
  3. "FF / VinterNoll2"
    Released: 4 November 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Expressen Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
VG Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Vapen & ammunition (Swedish for Weapons & Ammunition) is the fifth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 15 April 2002 through RCA Records and BMG. Absent from this album is a long, mostly-instrumental song, rounding the album off, as had been a characteristic of the band ever since their second record Verkligen . The white tiger on the cover is a tribute to the band's hometown Eskilstuna: the zoo in town had white tigers as its main attraction.

Contents

Vapen & ammunition was voted Best Album of 2002 on the Grammis awards, the Swedish equivalent to the Grammy. It is the best-selling album by Kent. In 2003, the album had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. [4] [5]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Joakim Berg, except "FF" lyrics written by Berg and Nancy Danino. [6]

Vapen & ammunition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sundance Kid"5:09
2."Pärlor" (Pearls)3:56
3."Dom andra" (The Others)3:46
4."Duett" (Duet)4:42
5."Hur jag fick dig att älska mig" (How I Made You Love Me)5:22
6."Kärleken väntar" (Love Awaits)3:59
7."Socker" (Sugar)5:35
8."FF"4:13
9."Elite"6:05
10."Sverige" (Sweden)2:59
Limited edition – disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."VinterNoll2" (WinterZero2)4:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Vapen & ammunition.

Kent

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Vapen & ammunition
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [20] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [21] Platinum57,339 [21]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [22] 2× Platinum100,000*
Sweden (GLF) [23] 6× Platinum360,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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