The Anthem (album)

The Anthem
Studio album by Darin
Released February 16, 2005
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop, R&B
Label RCA/BMG
Producer RedOne, Ghost, Jörgen Elofsson, Arnthor Birgisson, Johan Brorson, George Samuelson
Darin chronology
Darin Zanyar
(2002)		 The Anthem
(2005)		 Darin
(2005)
Singles from The Anthem
  1. "Money For Nothing"
    Released: January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26)
  2. "Why Does It Rain"
    Released: April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27)

The Anthem is a studio album from Swedish singer and former Idol contestant Darin. It was his first commercial release following the independent release of his previous album "Darin Zanyar" in 2002. The album features two top 10 singles including the number one single 'Money For Nothing'. Also included on the album is the song 'Coming True' which was recorded by Darin to be released as a single should he have won the Idol contest but as he came second the song was included as a bonus track.

Contents

History

After having taken second place on Idol in 2004, Darin started recording his first studio album, working with producers such as RedOne, Ghost and Jörgen Elofsson. The album consists of 12 tracks, 10 new tracks, 1 bonus track and 1 reproduced tracks from Darin's debut independent album Darin Zanyar. The track What You're Made Of was recorded as a demo for Darin's previous album and written by Darin himself, it was known as What Ya Made Of. The bonus track on the album Coming True, a song written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, was recorded by Darin and fellow Idol contestant Daniel Lindström and would serve as the single for the eventual winner. Since Lindström won the contest, Darin's version was added as a bonus track.

Tracklisting

  1. "Give It To Me" 3:44 (Arnthor Birgisson/Robin Thicke)
  2. "Money For Nothing" 3:07 (Robyn Carlsson/Remee/Johan Ekhé/Ulf Lindström)
  3. "I Can See U Girl" 3:00 (RedOne/Tori London)
  4. "Why Does It Rain" 4:00 (Jörgen Elofsson/Anja)
  5. "Encore, Otra Vez, 1 More Time" 3:27 (RedOne/Teron Beal/Carl Henry)
  6. "The Anthem" 3:01 (George Samuelson/Adam Baptiste)
  7. "What Is Love" 2:41 (Niclas Widahl/Pontus Söderqvist/Tymes 4/RedOne/Darin)
  8. "The Way I Am" 3:35 (Harry Sommerdahl/Anders Barrén/Stefan Adel/Ninos Yakoub)
  9. "One True Flame" 4:15 (Jörgen Elofsson/Robbie Nevil)
  10. "Stand By Me" 3:11 (Max Martin/Alexandra Talomaa)
  11. "What You're Made Of" 3:05 (Darin/Andreas Klingberg/Kristjan Dogar)
  12. "Coming True" (Bonus Track) 3:40 (Jörgen Elofsson)

Release history

The album was released in Sweden in February, 2005 and is available to download in various countries via iTunes and similar sites.

Region Date Label
Sweden February 16, 2005 RCA/BMG

Chart performance

The album was released on February 16, 2005 and charted 1 week later at number 1.[1] The album charted for 28 weeks in total and was at number one for only 1 week. The album has been certified platinum by the IFPI.[2]

Chart Providers Peak
Position		 Weeks
On Chart		 Certification
Swedish Album Charts IFPI 1[3] 28 Gold

References

  1. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=The+Anthem&cat=a
  2. ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/
  3. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=The+Anthem&cat=a