We Survive

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We Survive
Medina - We Survive.jpg
Studio album by
Medina
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
Recorded2015
Genre Electropop
Length47:06
Label Labelmade, We Love Music, Universal
Producer Pitchshifters, Stannard, Howes, Gill
Medina chronology
Tæt På - Live
(2014)		We Survive
(2016)		Grim
(2018)
Singles from We Survive
  1. "We Survive"
    Released: 12 February 2016

We Survive is the third English language studio album and sixth in total by the Danish singer and songwriter Medina. It was released worldwide on 26 February 2016 by Labelmade, We Love Music and Universal. [1] [2] [3] The album consists of ten original songs and three translated songs from her Danish singles, "Jalousi", "Når intet er godt nok" and "Giv Slip".

Contents

Singles

The title song "We Survive" was released as the album's first single on 12 February 2016, a music video accompanies the track. [4]

Themes

Thematically the album deals with envy, love, rejection, and a sense of emptiness throughout. However other themes include embracing yourself, on tracks like Liquid Courage.

Reception

We Survive received mixed reviews upon release, however there is heavy emotional lyrical content throughout the album. It was considered her darkest albums when it was released.


Track listing

We Survive [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Runnin Out of Love"Mads Møller, Thor Nørgaard, Medina Valbak, Lauren Seymour, Mats Lie SkårePitchshifters3:28
2."We Survive"Richard "Biff" Stannard, Ash Howes, Møller, Nørgaard, Lindy Robbins, Jetta John Hartley, ValbakStannard, Howes3:43
3."Someone New"Jason Gill, ValbakGill3:58
4."Jealousy"Møller, Nørgaard, Theis Andersen, ValbakPitchshifters3:43
5."Good Enough"Møller, Nørgaard, ValbakPitchshifters3:26
6."Let Go"Møller, NørgaardPitchshifters3:17
7."For U"Møller, Nørgaard, Valbak, Isa LjunggrenPitchshifters3:59
8."Liquid Courage"Møller, Nørgaard, Valbak, Lindy RobbinsPitchshifters3:44
9."Young in Love"Møller, Nørgaard, Valbak, Terri BjerrePitchshifters3:46
10."By Your Side"Møller, Nørgaard, ValbakPitchshifters3:52
11."Grass"Møller, Nørgaard, ValbakPitchshifters3:22
12."Karma's a Bitch"Gill, ValbakGill3:27
13."Walking Mistake"Møller, Nørgaard, ValbakPitchshifters3:21

Notes

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [6] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 39

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References

  1. ↑ "We Survive by Medina on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "We Survive – Medina: Amazon.de: Musik:". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Medina – We Survive-Tracklist und Cover: Das neue Medina-Album ist vorbestellbar". Universal Music (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Medina – We Survive". Universal Music (in German). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "We Survive by Medina on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ↑ http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?list=a40
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Medina – We Survive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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