Love CPR

Released

14 February 2011

Catchy Tunes

Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Cutfather, Lucas Secon, Jaakko Salovaara, Stonebridge, Jonas Von Der Burg, Björn Engelmann

September chronology

Cry for You
(2009)

Love CPR
(2011)

September studio album chronology

Dancing Shoes
(2007)

Love CPR
(2011)

Singles from Love CPR

"Mikrofonkåt / Me & My Microphone"
Released: 12 November 2010
"Resuscitate Me"
Released: 19 November 2010
"Kärlekens tunga"
Released: 5 December 2010
"Baksmälla"
Released: 8 December 2010
"Party in My Head"
Released: 11 July 2011

Love CPR is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer September. It was released digitally on February 14, 2011 in Sweden by Catchy Tunes with a physical release two days later on the 16th. Producers that worked on the album include Jonas Von Der Burg, who worked with September on almost all of her songs, Stonebridge, Lucas Secon, Cutfather and Jaakko Salovaara of Darude fame.^[1] The album was mastered by Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios. The album has received generally positive reviews from critics so far, with many calling it more pop than her previous work. The album debuted at number one on the Swedish albums chart and was quickly certified gold for shipment of 50,000 copies.

The lead single "Mikrofonkåt" was released in Sweden on November 12, 2010, debuting and peaking at number one on the Swedish Top 60 Singles chart, while staying in the position for eleven straight weeks. The subsequent single "Resuscitate Me" was released on November 19, 2010. The album's first international single, "Me & My Microphone," was released February 11, 2011 to Sweden as a promotional single, with a later date for the rest of the world. Party in My Head is the next single in Sweden.

1 Background and composition
2 Critical reception
3 Singles
- 3.1 Other songs
4 Track listing
5 Charts
- 5.1 Peak positions
- 5.2 Certifications
6 Release history
7 References

Background and composition

The album's first track and future sixth single, "Party in My Head," has been described as a club friendly, crowd-pleasing affair.^[2] Written by Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hansen, the track has been compared to songs from Barbadian singer Rihanna's new album Loud.^[2] The second single, "Resuscitate Me", is an "arms in the air," floor-filler with "irresistible synth riffs," "infectious choruses," and mid-tempo verses, all leading up to an explosive electro-lite pop chorus.^[2]^[3] Written and produced by Lucas Secon and Cutfather, who produced Kylie Minogue's "Get Outta My Way", Jonas Jeberg and Wayne Hector, the track follows a more pop and electronic sound compared to her previous works.^[3] The Jonas von der Burg, Niklas von der Burg, and Anoo Bhagavan written and former of the three produced "Something's Going On" has been criticized for its over use of auto-tune, but has received positive reception for its ATB-esque vibes.^[2]

The album's fourth track "Intimate Connection" was written by September, Naiv, Jake, Marcellus and was produced by Naiv. The song follows a "schlager-pop" sound, with a "la, la, la" chorus, with September's vocals being compared to those of Cher.^[2] The fifth track, "Heat is Rising," was written by Patric Sarin, Marklund, Jaakko Salovaara, and Sharon Vaughn and produced by Patric and Jaako. "Walk Away", the album's only ballad, was written by Christian Fast, September, Didrik Thott, and Sebastian Thott, with Didrik and Sebastian as producers. The Fast, September, D. Thott, S.

Thott written and Didrik and Sebastian produced, "Ricochet," has a more electropop edge than the rest of the album, giving it a more modern sound.^[4] "Hands Up" was penned by Fast, D. Thott, Bergwall, September, with production from Bergwall. The track is a club anthem, with euphoric vocals, large synths, and instrumental breakdowns.^[5] The Thomas Rusiak, Bergwall, Petter Alexis, September, and Daniel Alexander written first international and third Swedish single, "Me & My Microphone", as well as its Swedish counterpart, "Mikrofonkåt," provides a change in direction from the rest of the album.^[2] Both songs have been praised for their bass lines and lyrical creativity.^[6]

The track "Music" was written by September, Naiv, and Karl Johan Råsmark with production from Naiv. The modern electrodisco track uses "sparkling synths" to create an ode to music.^[7] "My Emergency, written by Sarin, September, Salovaara, Fast, D. Thott and produced by Salovaara and Sarin, has been described as "sublime" and is a favorite among critics.^[8]

"Walk Alone" was written by J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan and features production from the former of the three. The song has been described as a "impressive, bittersweet, electro stomper featuring some gorgeous twinkling piano chords and a surprisingly powerful heartache of a melody."^[2] "White Flag," written by September, Erik Lewander, Hayden Bell, Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl, and Sarah Lundbäck-Bell and produced by Lewander and Stonebridge, has been called a "messy attempt at techno-fused R&B."^[2] The final English track, "Bump and Grind," is another club-friendly track from the album.^[9] The track has a "provocatively heavy bassline, "elongated synths," and "balearic" verses.^[9]

The five Swedish tracks from the album, "Baksmälla," "Kärlekens Tunga," "Mikrofonkåt," "Vem Ska Jag Tro På," and "Teddybjörnen Fredriksson," offer a change to the rest of the album. "Vem Ska Jag Tro Pa" and "Teddybjornen Fredriksson" are both acoustic ballads, while "Baksmalla" is a "seductive slice of dirty electro house."^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[10]
ScandiPop	(Positive)^[11]

"Love CPR" has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. ScandiPop gave the album an early review, stating "...it’s sounding incredible so far. The production is goosebump inducing, the melodies are magical, and the vocals are fantastic. The emphasis is on a clubbier direction, but everything about it is still very pop."^[3] Allmusic gave the album a generally good music review, giving the album three and a half out of five stars, praising the disco and trance-pop sound of the album, comparing it to Kylie Minogue and Cascada.^[2] The Citizen Online had rated the alum six out of ten. He praised the club-friendly tracks saying "blends dancey club tracks with catchy pop tunes to make for a very accessible and easily palatable final product." He also praised it for going more pop oriented saying "Love CPR sees more of a focus on the pop side of her music than ever before".^[12]

Due to the success of the album, she had done a promotional tour for the album, where she had performed in countries through Europe and Sweden.^[13]^[14] The tour has ended.

Singles

"Mikrofonkåt" was released November 12, 2010 as the first single from the album, released as a digital download. The song had previously been performed on Swedish reality show Så mycket bättre before September announced it would be released as the first single from Love CPR. "Mikrofonkåt" is a cover by the song of the same name by fellow Swedish rapper Petter. The song was released in Sweden and received positive reviews from music critics.^[15] The song had became September's most successful single to date in Sweden and her only single to chart at number one, as the single debuted at number 1 for 11 consecutive weeks. The song was successful, being certificated 4X Platinum. The song is listed at being inside the Top 25 songs of Sweden's 'Best Of All Time'.^[16]

"Resuscitate Me" was released as the second single from the album. The single was later released on November 19, 2010, digitally. The song was released as the first international singel, however, not much attention had generated than her previous. The single was officially released in Australia and New Zealand in the middle of March, 2011. The song didn't either have the same success with her previous, as it only peaked at number 45 in her homecountry, but generated radio aiplay in Australasia.

September's US dance label Robbins Entertainment announced that they will be releasing the English version of Mikrofonkat, which is "Me & My Microphone". The single was released on February 12, 2011 in Belgium.^[17] It was released as a CD single in Sweden three days after and was released in the United States on April 12, 2011.^[18]^[19] The song peaked at number forty-one on Belgium (Wallonia) Charts. She performed the song live on Skavlan. The music video for the single was released in October 2011, the same time for the release of "Party In My Head".^[20]

"Party in My Head" was released as the sixth single from the album. It was announced that it will be only released in Sweden as the third single, while Resuscitate Me and Me & My Microphone was released worldwide. The song was released in Sweden on July 11, 2011. On July 15, 2011, the song debuted at 60 on the Swedish charts and has so far peaked at 32. The music video for "Party In My Head" was released in October 2011.^[21]

Other songs

Two songs, which were not released as singles had charted and generated airplay success in her native Sweden. "Kärlekens Tunga" was sent to radios in March 2011 as the fifth single. It debuted at number sixty, until the next week peaking at 6 in Sweden.^[22] "Baksmälla", a collaboration with rapper Petter was released as a joint single on December 6, 2010 and peaked at 3 in Sweden.^[23]

Track listing

Swedish track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Party in My Head"	Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hansen	Lucas Secon, Cutfather, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik,	4:17
2.	"Resuscitate Me"	Hector, Secon, Cutfather, Jonas Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather	3:17
3.	"Something's Going On"	Jonas von der Burg, Niklas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	3:07
4.	"Intimate Connection"	Petra Marklund, Naiv, Jake, Marcellus	Naiv	3:35
5.	"Heat Rising"	Patric Sarin, Marklund, Jaakko Salovaara, Sharon Vaughn	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:55
6.	"Walk Away"	Christian Fast, Marklund, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	3:51
7.	"Ricochet"	Christian Fast, Marklund, D. Thott, S. Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	2:54
8.	"Hands Up"	Fast, D. Thott, Bergwall, Marklund	Niklas Bergwall	3:36
9.	"Me & My Microphone"			2:45
10.	"Music"	Marklund, Naiv, Karl Johan Råsmark	Naiv	3:47
11.	"My Emergency"	Sarin, Marklund, Salovaara, Fast, D. Thott	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:38
12.	"Walk Alone"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	2:51
13.	"White Flag"	Marklund, Erik Lewander, Hayden Bell, Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl, Sarah Lundbäck-Bell	Lewander, Stonebridge	3:04
14.	"Bump and Grind"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	4:16
15.	"Baksmälla" (featuring Petter)			3:37
16.	"Kärlekens tunga"			3:10
17.	"Mikrofonkåt"			2:46
18.	"Vem ska jag tro på"			3:29
19.	"Teddybjörnen Fredriksson"			4:09
20.	"Nobody Knows" (Digital Download Bonus Track)			2:57

International track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Party in My Head"	Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hansen	Lucas Secon, Cutfather, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik,	4:17
2.	"Resuscitate Me"	Hector, Secon, Cutfather, Jonas Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather	3:17
3.	"Something's Going On"	Jonas von der Burg, Niklas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	3:07
4.	"Intimate Connection"	Petra Marklund, Naiv, Jake, Marcellus	Naiv	3:35
5.	"Heat Rising"	Patric Sarin, Marklund, Jaakko Salovaara, Sharon Vaughn	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:55
6.	"Walk Away"	Christian Fast, Marklund, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	3:51
7.	"Ricochet"	Christian Fast, Marklund, D. Thott, S. Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	2:54
8.	"Hands Up"	Fast, D. Thott, Bergwall, Marklund	Niklas Bergwall	3:36
9.	"Me & My Microphone"			2:45
10.	"Music"	Marklund, Naiv, Karl Johan Råsmark	Naiv	3:47
11.	"My Emergency"	Sarin, Marklund, Salovaara, Fast, D. Thott	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:38
12.	"Walk Alone"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	2:51
13.	"White Flag"	Marklund, Erik Lewander, Hayden Bell, Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl, Sarah Lundbäck-Bell	Lewander, Stonebridge	3:04
14.	"Bump and Grind"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	4:16
15.	"Nobody Knows" (Bonus Track)			2:57

USA & Canada track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Party in My Head"	Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Mich Hansen	Lucas Secon, Cutfather, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik,	4:17
2.	"Resuscitate Me"	Hector, Secon, Cutfather, Jonas Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather	3:17
3.	"Something's Going On"	Jonas von der Burg, Niklas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	3:07
4.	"Intimate Connection"	Petra Marklund, Naiv, Jake, Marcellus	Naiv	3:35
5.	"Heat Rising"	Patric Sarin, Marklund, Jaakko Salovaara, Sharon Vaughn	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:55
6.	"Walk Away"	Christian Fast, Marklund, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	3:51
7.	"Ricochet"	Christian Fast, Marklund, D. Thott, S. Thott	Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott	2:54
8.	"Hands Up"	Fast, D. Thott, Bergwall, Marklund	Niklas Bergwall	3:36
9.	"Me & My Microphone"			2:45
10.	"Music"	Marklund, Naiv, Karl Johan Råsmark	Naiv	3:47
11.	"My Emergency"	Sarin, Marklund, Salovaara, Fast, D. Thott	Jaakko Salovaara, Patric Sarin	3:38
12.	"Walk Alone"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	2:51
13.	"White Flag"	Marklund, Erik Lewander, Hayden Bell, Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl, Sarah Lundbäck-Bell	Lewander, Stonebridge	3:04
14.	"Bump and Grind"	J. Burg, N. Burg, Bhagavan	Jonas von der Burg	4:16

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart^[24]	26
Swedish Albums Chart^[25]	1

Certifications

Country	Certification
Sweden	Platinum^[26]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Scandinavia	February 14, 2011^[27]	Digital download	Catchy Tunes
Scandinavia	February 16, 2011^[28]	CD	Catchy Tunes
Poland	February 25, 2011^[29]	CD	Magic Records
United States Canada	July 5, 2011^[30]	CD, digital download	Robbins Entertainment
New Zealand	September 10, 2011^[31]	Digital download	Central Station Records

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September

Studio albums	September · In Orbit · Dancing Shoes · Love CPR

Compilation albums	September · Dancing in Orbit · Gold · Cry For You

Singles	"La La La (Never Give It Up)" · "We Can Do It" · "September All Over" · "Satellites" · "Looking for Love" · "Flowers on the Grave" · " It Doesn't Matter" · "Cry for You" · "Can't Get Over" · "Until I Die" · "Because I Love You" · "Mikrofonkåt" · "Resuscitate Me" · "Party in My Head"

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