Infernal (band)
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| Infernal | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Denmark | |
| Genre(s) | Pop Disco Electro-pop |
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| Years active | 1997—present | |
| Label(s) | Apollo (UK) inf:rec / BorderBreakers |
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| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Lina Rafn Paw Lagermann |
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| Former members | ||
| Søren Haahr | ||
Infernal is a Danish dance band, who made their national debut in 1997 with the release of the "Sorti de L'enfer" single. Infernal initially consisted of Lina Rafn, Paw Lagermann and Søren Haarh but Søren left the group in 2000. They used to be known for their experimental song style and successful blend of unusual music genres and club music. An example of this is their smashhit "Kalinka" which is founded on the Russian Drobushki folk melody. In resent years they have turned to more songwriting and they have gone from club to pop. Their most successful single was "From Paris to Berlin," also released in the UK as "From London to Berlin", promoting England's place in the 2006 Football World Cup in addition to the original single.
In 2004, their third studio album From Paris to Berlin was released, the title track of which has become their biggest international hit so far, becoming a chart hit all over the world. "From Paris to Berlin" is the only song released by a Danish act nominated at the Nordic Music Awards 2005 giving Infernal yet another triumph. The Nordic Music Awards is the biggest music event in Scandinavia broadcast to viewers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Nominations are based on sales figures in all three countries; however, the audience and the viewers are the ones to determine who will take home the prestigious statuettes.
Ahead of the World Cup 2006, "From Paris to Berlin" has been re-recorded for English fans with lyrics celebrating the English football squad with the title "From London to Berlin". However, the song was withdrawn from radio airplay and TV following England's knockout from the World Cup. In May 2006, From Paris to Berlin reached #2 in the UK charts and remained in the top five for seven weeks. The following single after "From Paris to Berlin" in the UK was "Self Control", a cover of Raf's song also previously and famously covered by Laura Branigan. It was released on the November 6th 2006 and peaked at number 18 in the UK and number 14 in Ireland. They've chosen "I Won't Be Crying" as the third single in Europe, from the UK edition of the From Paris to Berlin album, which will be released on May 7th 2007. Their video has already been released.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Infernal Affairs | ||||
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Infernal Affairs is the first album by Infernal. It contains the singles "Sorti de L'enfer", "Voodoo Cowboy", "Kalinka", "Your Crown" and "Highland Fling." | |||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Label | FLEX Records | |||
| Remixed Affairs | ||||
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Remixed Affairs is Infernal's second album and first remix album. It does contain two complete new tracks, six remixes, two live tracks and a megamix. | |||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Label | FLEX Records | |||
| Waiting for Daylight | ||||
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Waiting for Daylight is the third album - second studio album - released by Infernal. | |||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Label | FLEX Records | |||
| Chart position(s) | #32 (Denmark) | |||
| Muzaik | ||||
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Muzaik is the revised edition of Infernals third album - second studio album. It contains the singles "Serengeti", "Sunrise" "Muzaik", "You Receive Me" and "Let Me Hear You Say Yeah", which all charted within the top 20 of the Danish singles chart, except "Serengeti." The album was a re-release of the Waitin for Daylight album with more pop-oriented versions of the previously released songs and a few new tracks and new artwork. The band has later stated that this is the issue they intended to put out to begin with. | |||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Label | FLEX Records | |||
| Chart position(s) | #17 (Denmark) | |||
| From Paris to Berlin | ||||
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From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by Infernal, released in Denmark in 2004, containing the same-named megahit, which was a chart topper in many European countries. The album is to be released in the UK on May 7th 2007 with three bonus tracks and a few changes from earlier editions of the album. Also the cover will be slighty different from the 'International edition', which was released in 2005 and 2006 for a lot of European countries after the success of "From Paris to Berlin." France, Germany, Japan and other major territories has yet to set their date for the release of the From Paris to Berlin-album. | |||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Label | inf:rec / BorderBreakers /Apollo / Scorpio | |||
| Chart position(s) | #2 FIN, #? (Denmark) | |||
[edit] Singles
All released singles and their peak positions in Australia (AUS),[1] Austria (AUT),[2] Denmark (DEN),[3] Finland (FIN),[4] France (FR),[5] Germany (GER),[6] Ireland (IR),[7] Netherlands (NL),[8] Norway (NOR),[9] Spain (SPA)[citation needed], Sweden (SWE),[10] Switzerland (SUI)[11] and the United Kingdom (UK).[12]
A blank field indicates the peak position for the single in that chart is unknown.
| Year | Title | Chart positions[13] | Album | ||||||||||||
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| AUS | AUT | DEN | FIN | FR | GER | IR | NL | NOR | SPA | SWE | SUI | UK | |||
| 1997 | "Sorti de l'enfer" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infernal Affairs |
| 1998 | "Highland Fling" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infernal Affairs |
| 1998 | "Kalinka" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infernal Affairs |
| 1998 | "Voodoo Cowboy" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infernal Affairs |
| 1999 | "Your Crown" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infernal Affairs |
| 2000 | "Serengeti" 1 | — | — | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muzaik / Waiting for Daylight |
| 2001 | "Sunrise" | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muzaik / Waiting for Daylight |
| 2001 | "Muzaik" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muzaik / Waiting for Daylight |
| 2001 | "You Receive Me" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muzaik / Waiting for Daylight |
| 2001 | "Let Me Hear You Say Yeah" | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Muzaik / Waiting for Daylight |
| 2003 | "The Cult of Noise" (feat. SNAP!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Banjo Thing" (feat. Red$tar) | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2004 | "Cheap Trick Kinda Girl" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2005 | "From Paris to Berlin" 2,3 | 20 | 49 | — | 2 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 61 | 2 | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2005 | "Keen on Disco" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 13 | — | — | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2005 | "A to the B" | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2006 | "Ten Miles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | From Paris to Berlin |
| 2006 | "Self Control" | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | From Paris to Berlin (UK) |
| 2007 | "I Won't Be Crying" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Paris to Berlin (UK) |
- 1 The chart archive of the Danish Single Top 20 goes back only to the beginning of 2001, so the peak positions for the singles before that are unknown.
- 2 Some peak positions were for the 2006 release of "From Paris to Berlin."
- 3 The peak positions in Ireland and the UK were for "From London to Berlin."
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Singles Chart - archive
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart - archive
- ^ Danish Singles Chart Archive
- ^ Finnish Singles Chart - archive
- ^ French Singles Chart - archive
- ^ German Singles Chart Archive
- ^ Irish Singles Chart Archive
- ^ Netherland Singles Chart
- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart - archive
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart - archive
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart - archive
- ^ UK Singles Chart - archive
- ^ Single chart positions
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