Welcome to Medina

Welcome to Medina
Studio album by Medina
Released 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
Genre Electropop
Label Parlophone, EMI, Labelmade, Ultra
Producer Providers (also exec.), Thomas Børresen (exec.)
Medina chronology
Velkommen til Medina
(2009)		 Welcome to Medina
(2010)		 For altid
(2011)
Singles from Welcome to Medina
  1. "You and I"
    Released: 3 May 2010
  2. "Lonely"
    Released: 3 September 2010
  3. "Addiction"
    Released: 26 November 2010
  4. "Gutter"
    Released: 18 March 2011
  5. "The One"
    Released: 12 August 2011
  6. "Execute Me"
    Released: 21 November 2011
Alternative cover
Danish edition

Welcome to Medina is the international debut studio album by Danish-Chilean electropop singer Medina. It was released on 23 July 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "You and I", on 3 May 2010.

Welcome to Medina is the international edition of her second Danish studio album, Velkommen til Medina (2009). The album's four hit singles, "Kun for mig", "Velkommen til Medina", "Ensom" and "Vi to" have been translated into "You & I", "Welcome to Medina", "Lonely" and "The One", while the rest are new songs recorded for the international market. The album was re-released on 26 November 2010 with a new song entitled "Sundown", and a second disc containing music videos and remixes. A further version of the album was rereleased on November 11, 2011 as "Welcome to Medina (Ultimate Collection)". The release contains all the tracks from the standard and special edition, additional remixes and the two new Danish singles "For Altid" and "Synd For Dig".[1]

Chart performance

In Germany, Welcome To Medina entered the German Albums Chart at number ten. In its second week, the album rose to number nine, achieving a new peak position.[2]

The album also charted in Austria and Switzerland peaking at number 45 and 24, respectively. [3]

Singles

"You and I" was released as the album's lead single on 21 September 2009 in the UK, where it peaked at number 39,[4] and on 3 May 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, peaking at number 10,[5] 25 and 30, respectively.[6]

"Lonely" was released as the album's second single on 3 September 2010 in Germany and Austria, where it peaked at number 26 and 46, respectively.[7][8]

"Addiction" is the third single of the album, released on 26 November 2010 in Germany.[9] The song reached number 1 on the Danish Singles Chart.[10]

"Gutter" was released as the album's fourth single on March 18, 2011 in Germany and peaked at number 43 on the German Singles Chart[11] and at number 8 on the Danish Singles Chart.[12]

"The One" was released as the fifth single from the album on 12 August 2011. The music video for the song premiered on 27 July 2011, and is similar to the Danish version entitled "Vi to", but with some new scenes with Medina singing in different parts. The single peaked at number 64 on the German Singles Chart.[13]

"Execute Me" was released as the sixth and final single from the album on November 11, 2011 in Germany and Austria.[14] The release contains the album version, two remixes and the music video, which premiered on October 24, 2011[1]

Promotional singles

"Selfish" was released digitally in Germany on 15 October 2010 as a promotional single.[15]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Welcome to Medina"  Medina, Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel, Lisa Greene 3:55
2. "You and I"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Adam Powers, Julie Steincke 2:54
3. "Addiction"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Greene 3:38
4. "Lonely"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Terri Bjerre 3:11
5. "6 AM"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Bjerre 3:29
6. "In Your Arms"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Greene 3:40
7. "Happy"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Greene 3:33
8. "The One"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Bjerre 3:58
9. "Gutter"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Viktoria Siff Emilie Hansen 3:26
10. "Selfish"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Bjerre 3:46
11. "Execute Me"  Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Greene 3:40
12. "You and I" (Acoustic Version)Medina, Stabell, Federspiel, Powers, Steincke 2:57

Special Edition

Ultimate Collection

Personnel

Source:[18]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[19] 45
Danish Albums Chart[20] 11
European Top 100 Albums[21] 74
German Albums Chart[22] 9
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[24] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Edition Catalog
Germany 23 July 2010[26] EMI CD, digital download Standard 5099964821924
Switzerland
Austria
Denmark 26 July 2010 At:tack Music ATTACKCD 116
Sweden[27] 17 November 2011 EMI 5099994704723
Germany 26 November 2010[28] CD, digital download Special Edition 5099964821900
Switzerland
Austria
United States[29] 6 September 2011 Ultra Records Digital download Standard
Germany 18 November 2011[30] EMI Digital download Ultimate Collection 5099973086451
Switzerland
Austria

References

  1. 1 2 "Archiv". Pool Position. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  3. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Medina - Welcome To Medina". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Medina - You And I". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  5. ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH (2010-06-13). "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Medina - You & I". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  7. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Medina - Lonely". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  9. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  10. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Medina - Addiction". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  11. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Medina - Gutter". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  13. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  14. ↑ "PRESSEMITTEILUNGEN +++ EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". Emimusic.at. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  15. ↑ "Selfish - Single von Medina - Selfish - Single bei iTunes laden". iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  16. ↑ "Welcome To Medina [+digital booklet]: Medina: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  17. ↑ "Medina - Welcome to Medina". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  18. ↑ Welcome to Medina (Liner Notes). Medina. EMI. 2010.
  19. ↑ "Medina - Welcome to Medina Austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  20. ↑ "Medina - Welcome to Medina Danishcharts.com". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  21. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/310341/medina/chart
  22. ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - MEDINA". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  23. ↑ "Medina - Welcome to Medina hitparade.ch". Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  24. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Medina – Welcome to Medina". IFPI Denmark.
  25. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Medina; 'Welcome to Medina')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  26. ↑ "MEDINA // Welcome To Medina +++ EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". EMI. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  27. ↑ "Bengans Skivbutik - Produktinformation - Medina - Velkommen Till Medina" (in Swedish). Bengans Skivbutik. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  28. ↑ "MEDINA // Welcome To Medina +++ EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". EMI. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  29. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Welcome to Medina by Medina". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  30. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/welcome-to-medina-ultimate/id478291997
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