Gran Turismo (album)

Gran Turismo
Studio album by The Cardigans
Released 1 October 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Alternative rock, electronic rock, ambient rock
Length 42:36
Label Stockholm Records
Producer Tore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
First Band on the Moon
(1996)First Band on the Moon1996		 Gran Turismo
(1998)		 Long Gone Before Daylight
(2003)Long Gone Before Daylight2003
Singles from Gran Turismo
  1. "My Favourite Game"
    Released: 5 October 1998
  2. "Erase/Rewind"
    Released: 15 March 1999
  3. "Hanging Around"
    Released: 12 July 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Hofstra Chronicle(Highly favourable) link
NME link
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PopMatters(Favourable) link
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Robert Christgau link
Rolling Stone link

Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by Swedish band The Cardigans, released internationally on 1 October 1998 and in November 1998 in the United States. It features a darker and more moody type of music, mixing with more electronic sounds.

In an interview in 2009, producer and sound engineer Tore Johansson commented on the dark sound of the record, which sets it apart from the warm, jammy feel of many other recordings made at Tambourine Studios: "It's a very cold and defined recording, no natural reverb or audio curtains: there's not a sound element on that disc which wasn't deliberately put there."

The album and band were nominated for a total of seven awards at the 1999 Grammis—the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards.[1] Gran Turismo sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.[2]

Background

The album's name is explained by the band on an advanced copy of this CD's track number 15 Explain The Title Of The Album ' Gran Turismo': "The title can be interpreted in many ways but I think we only thought of a few ones we liked" Nina says, "we talked about having like Italian or French title and Gran Turismo came up and it sort of felt really good and you know I can think of music sometimes as tourism and traveling. So to me Gran Turismo is sort of the way to describe music sometimes or spending time with music" Peter says, "and I think that also the title suits this very album extremely well because the album is pretty much about trying to find your place in the world. I think sometimes you can always compare living to being a tourist in the world" Nina finishes.

Track listing

  1. "Paralyzed" (Nina Persson, Peter Svensson) – 4:54
  2. "Erase/Rewind" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:35
  3. "Explode" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:04
  4. "Starter" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:49
  5. "Hanging Around" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:40
  6. "Higher" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:32
  7. "Marvel Hill" (Persson, Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:16
  8. "My Favourite Game" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:36
  9. "Do You Believe" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:19
  10. "Junk of the Hearts" (Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:07
  11. "Nil" (Lars-Olof Johansson) – 2:18

Personnel

Singles

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[27] Platinum 50,000^
France (SNEP)[28] Gold 100,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[1] Gold 7,500*
Japan (RIAJ)[29] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Gold 50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[31] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[32] 2× Platinum 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 3,000,000[2]

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

Covers and appearances in other media

Alternative metal band Deftones recorded a version of the song Do You Believe as an extra track for their 2010 album Diamond Eyes.

The album is possibly named after the racing video game series Gran Turismo; for which the song, My Favourite Game plays during the opening video of the Arcade disc of the racing game Gran Turismo 2. In the European version, the song was a remix. The song was also used as the song for Formula One's musical highlights at the end of the 1998 season on ITV.

Erase/Rewind is featured on the soundtrack in several films, including The Thirteenth Floor, Never Been Kissed and Gattaca.

References

  1. 1 2 "Artists & Music | Stockholm Records". Billboard. 111 (7): 20. 13 February 1999. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. 1 2 "GT sales". Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 68, No. 9: Nov 23, 1998". RPM. RPM Library and Archives. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Denmark". Billboard. 111 (19): 47. 8 May 1999. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Eurochart & Ireland". Billboard. 111 (12): 57. 20 March 1999. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ↑ "The Cardigans: Gran Turismo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Italy". Billboard. 111 (16): 62. 17 April 1999. ISSN 0006-2510.
  14. ↑ "Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Japan". Billboard. 110 (43): 60. 28 October 1998. ISSN 0006-2510.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  17. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Cardigans | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "The Cardigans – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Cardigans. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan > Sök Alla Listar > Årlistar (inkl samlingar) > Album > 1998 > Visa!". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1999". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Top Annuali Album: 1999" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan > Sök Alla Listar > Årlistar (inkl samlingar) > Album > 1999 > Visa!". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "End of Year Album Charts - 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "Cardigans Platinumskiva för 50000 sålda skivor av 'Gran Turismo' 1998". Lauritz.com (in Swedish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  28. ↑ "French album certifications – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  29. ↑ "有料音楽配信認定" [Recording Industry Association of Japan - Statistics - Certified Awards]. 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2017. Note: User must enter "カーディガンズ" ("The Cardigans") in "アーティスト" ("Artist") field.
  30. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  31. ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  32. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  33. ↑ "British album certifications – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Gran Turismo in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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