Darin (album) explained

Darin
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Darin
Cover:	Darin-Darin-Album.png
Released:	28 September 2005
Label:	Columbia Sony BMG
Producer:	Rikard Branden Jörgen Elofsson Ghost Tomas Granlind Richie Jones RedOne George Samuelson Pär Westerlund
Prev Title:	The Anthem
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Break the News
Next Year:	2006

Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released by Columbia Records on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles "Step Up", "Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number-one album in Sweden, with the first being The Anthem (2005).

Promotion

• "Step Up" was released as the album's first single on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts^[1] In 2012, the single was number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.^[2] The song also charted in Finland.
• "Who's That Girl" was released as the second single on 23 November 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 before peaking at number 6 the week after.^[3]
• "Want Ya!" was released as the third single on 25 January 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,^[4] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.^[5]

Chart performance

Darin was released on 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.^[6] It has since been certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). The album was also released in Finland where it peaked at number 13 on the Finnish Albums Chart.^[7]

Cover versions

The song "Sail the Ocean" has been covered in Italian by band Studio 3 for their 3rd album Lentamente and is called "Quando Sarai Sola."^[8] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website.^[9]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.^[10]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)! scope="col"

Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	16

Release history

As of 2020, Darin is available for streaming on Spotify,^[12] Tidal,^[13] and for download on Google Play Music.^[14]

Release history for Darin

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalgoue
Sweden	28 September 2005		Columbia	828767365428
Finland	18 January 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sverigetopplistan. Sverigetopplistan. Click on "Step Up" to see the information regarding chart positions. 13 April 2020.
2. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Step Up . swedishcharts.com . 2012-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225084907/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Step+Up&cat=s . 25 February 2012 . live .
3. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Who's That Girl . swedishcharts.com . 2012-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017134628/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Who%27s+That+Girl&cat=s . 17 October 2012 . live .
4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Want Ya! . swedishcharts.com . 2012-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225084959/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Want+Ya!&cat=s . 25 February 2012. live .
5. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Want Ya! . finnishcharts.com . 25 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120726212101/http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Want+Ya%21&cat=s . 26 July 2012 . live .
6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Darin . swedishcharts.com . 2005. 12 February 2012 . https://archive.today/20240526094549/https://www.webcitation.org/6CbrlPUha?url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp%3Finterpret=Darin . 26 May 2024 . live .
7. Web site: Steffen Hung . Darin - Darin . finnishcharts.com . 2012-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019085603/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Darin&titel=Darin&cat=a . 19 October 2012.
8. Web site: Italian Version "Sail The Ocean" . 17 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309135558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2UIa5xY-2s . 2016-03-09 . live .
9. Web site: Italian band cover Darin song . 2009-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007071926/http://www.studio3band.com/DiscografiaAlbumLentamente.html . 7 October 2010. live .
10. Web site: Darin by Darin. Spotify. 22 February 2020.
11. Web site: Årslista Album, 2005. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. 9 April 2020.
12. Web site: Darin by Darin. Spotify. 23 February 2020.
13. Web site: Darin / Darin. Tidal. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223134831/https://listen.tidal.com/album/1151651. February 23, 2020. 23 February 2020.
14. Web site: Darin:Darin. Google Play Music. 23 February 2020.