Inna (album) explained

Inna
Type:studio
Artist:Inna
Cover:INNA - INNA (Official Album Cover).png
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Alt:Photograph of Inna posing in a colorful bathing suit while at a beach.
Released:23 July 2015 (Body and the Sun)
30 October 2015 (Inna)
Length:57:28 (Body and the Sun)
48:39 (Inna)
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Inna is the fourth studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna. It was released on 30 October 2015 by Warner Music, while a Japanese version of the record titled Body and the Sun was made available on 23 July 2015 by Roton and Empire Music. The singer collaborated with various producers on the album, including The Monsters and the Strangerz, Axident, Play & Win and Thomas Troelsen. Its material includes multiple genres, such as dance-pop, deep house, electro house, electropop and Latin.

The album's title was originally planned to be Latinna, and it also includes promotional singles intended for the cancelled extended play (EP) Summer Days. Inna and Body and the Sun were supported by several concert tours in Europe and Japan. Seven singles have also been released to aid the record, of which "Cola Song" (2014) was successful in Europe and was certified Platinum in Spain and "Diggy Down" (2014) marked Inna's third number one hit in Romania. Commercially, Inna only reached minor success on record charts, peaking at number 157 in Japan and at position 45 in Mexico.

Background and release

Inna first hinted at the release of new music by uploading a preview of unreleased tracks on her YouTube channel on 18 October 2014; the video included samples of "Bamboreea", "Jungle", "We Wanna", "Rendez Vous", "Danse avec moi" and "Hola".[1] The album was originally scheduled to be named Latinna (stylized as LatINNA). In an interview with Direct Lyrics in April 2014, the singer said that title alluded at her "feel[ing] Latinna" (Latina) and her notable success in Spanish-speaking, Latin-origin territories.[2] The album was then changed to Inna as "[she wants] that and [she feels] that right now". The singer also stated that it is "a lot of [her] and [her] energy, and [she] felt it coming very natural", confessing that her favorite track on the album was "Fool Me".[3] The record includes "Take Me Higher", "Low", "Devil's Paradise", "Tell Me", "Body and the Sun" and "Summer Days", which were released as promotional singles in 2014[4] [5] for the cancelled extended play (EP) Summer Days. Inna recorded the album in one year in various cities, such as Barcelona, Ibiza, Los Angeles and Copenhagen.[3]

Inna was released worldwide on 30 October 2015 by Warner, followed by its availability in Turkey on digitally and physical formats on 6 November 2015 and 29 April 2016, respectively, through Yeni Dünya Müzik. A digital download and CD was also released to Mexico on 11 March and 25 March 2016, respectively, by Warner. A Japanese edition of the record, titled Body and the Sun, was first released digitally worldwide on 23 July 2015 by Roton and Empire Music. Subsequently, it was made available in Japan on both digital and CD formats by Warner Music on 31 July 2015 and 5 August 2015, respectively. Pure Charts called the album's release process "chaotic". In an interview, Inna said that she decided with her team to make a special Japanese version of the record since Japan was selected as the first country for the album's release. They looked at fans' reactions when putting together its tracklist.

Promotion and composition

The record was aided by several concert tours in Europe and Japan. It was also the singer's second visit in Japan after a gig in March 2013.[6] The album's first single, "Cola Song" (2014), featured Colombian reggaeton performer J Balvin[7] and was only included on Body and the Sun. An electro house, electronic and Latin recording,[8] [9] "Cola Song" included saxophone and horn in its composition.[10] [11] Commercially, the track experienced success in Europe[12] and was certified Platinum by PROMUSICAE for selling over 40,000 copies in Spain.[13] The second single, "Good Time",[14] was similarly only featured on Body and the Sun, featuring the vocal collaboration of American rapper Pitbull. It is a dance-pop track that uses trumpets and "hedonistic and cheerful" simple lyrics.[15] A SoundCloud Complete Edition of Inna released on 19 November 2020 would eventually also include "Cola Song" and "Good Time".

"Diggy Down" (2014) was released as the third single for the album,[16] sampling a portion of Marian Hill's "Got It" (2015). Musically, it is an R&B-influenced dance-pop love track.[17] [18] [19] The recording reached number one on Romania's Airplay 100,[20] marking the singer's third number one song in the country after "Hot" (2008) and "Amazing" (2009).[21] [22] It also won Best Dance at the 2015 Media Music Awards.[23] After "We Wanna" with Alexandra Stan and Daddy Yankee featured only on certain editions of Inna, "Bop Bop" followed in 2015 as the fifth release.[24] It is a dance-pop song featuring American singer Eric Turner,[25] [26] [27] and reached number two in Romania.[28] The record's last singles, "Yalla" (2015) and "Rendez Vous" (2016),[29] [30] were both moderately successful in Inna's native country.[31] [32] "Yalla" is a dance-pop track sung in English and partially in Arabic language,[33] while "Rendez Vous" samples Mr. President's 1996 recording "Coco Jamboo". "Take Me Higher" is a deep house and pop song,[34] [35] with "Low" being a chillout track about the singer's intimate moments with her suitor that showcases her vocal abilities.[36] [37] Another track from the cancelled Summer Days EP, "Devil's Paradise", is a ballad with synth-pop beats and electronic influences talking about her "ultimate pleasure with her new man",[38] [39] while "Body and the Sun" is a deep house and electropop song, written about Inna missing her man's body.[40] [41]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Inna and Body and the Sun.[42] [43]

Sample credits

Charts

The record experienced minor commercial success on record charts. In Japan, the Body and the Sun version reached number 157 on the Oricon chart on 17 August 2015, where it spent two weeks. It marked the singer's lowest-selling album in the country, having sold about 760 copies in Japan as of August 2015.[44] Inna further peaked at position 45 on Mexico's AMPROFON chart on the week ending 24 March 2016.

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[45]
Body and the Sun version		157
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[46]
Inna version		45

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
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Various[47] 23 July 2015Digital downloadRoton /
Empire
Japan[48] [49] 31 July 2015Warner
5 August 2015CD
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Various[50] 30 October 2015Digital downloadWarner
Turkey[51] [52] 6 November 2015Digital downloadYeni Dünya
29 April 2016CD
Mexico[53] [54] 11 March 2016Digital downloadWarner
25 March 2016CD

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Inna – New Music Preview (2014). 18 October 2014. YouTube. 15 July 2015.
  2. News: DirectLyrics Interviews Inna: Talks New Single, Her Sexiest Video Yet & Collaborations!. Direct Lyrics. 14 April 2014. Apaza, Kevin. 11 June 2017.
  3. News: Inna – Exclusive info about 'Inna' album Get it Now. YouTube. 11 June 2017. 8 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Inna lansează o nouă piesă de club, "Take Me Higher", produsă de Play & Win. 1 Music. 17 November 2015. ro. Inna releases a new club-song, "Take Me Higher", produced by Play & Win. 21 August 2014. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064643/http://1music.ro/news/muzica/inna-lanseaza-o-noua-piesa-de-club-take-me-higher-produsa-de-play-win/. dead.
  5. Web site: Fresh! Inna lanseaza – "Summer Days", piesa ce da numele noului EP! Vezi aici cum suna!. Devorator Monden. 17 November 2015. ro. Fresh! Inna releases — "Summer Days", the title song for her new EP! Hear how it sounds!. 30 September 2014. Radu, Diana Claudia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208145729/http://devoratormonden.ro/fresh-inna-lanseaza-summer-days-piesa-ce-da-numele-noului-ep-vezi-aici-cum-suna. 8 December 2015.
  6. News: Inna Interview in Japan! インナにインタビュー！ 「私のキャリアは全てファンのおかげ」と日本のファンに感謝♡. YouTube. 20 August 2015 . 11 June 2017.
  7. News: Cola Song (feat. J Balvin) – Single by Inna on Apple Music. 15 April 2014. iTunes Store. 22 November 2016.
  8. News: Inna: Cola Song, sexy et pétillant que l'on n'attendait pas. Inna: Cola Song, the sexy and sparkling comeback which no one expected. fr. de Lavaissiere, Vincent. 15 April 2014. 22 November 2016. Purebreak. Pure Charts.
  9. News: Inna dévoile le clip de "Cola Song", l'hymne de la Coupe du Monde 2014. Inna releases the music video for "Cola Song", the hymn for the World Cup 2014. fr. 16 April 2014. 22 November 2016. Cosmopolitan Staragora. 24 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124024758/http://www.staragora.com/news/inna-devoile-le-clip-de-cola-song-l-hymne-de-la-coupe-du-monde-2014/483899. dead.
  10. News: "Cola Song": Inna, Romanian Queen of Pop, Arrives With Sassy Summer Anthem. Stern, Bradely. MuuMuse. 16 April 2014. 20 November 2016.
  11. News: Inna – Cola Song (feat. J Balvin). Dance Charts. de. 14 April 2014. 20 November 2016. Wernke-Schmiesing, Sebastian.
  12. News: Spanishcharts.com – Inna feat. J Balvin – Cola Song. Canciones Top 50. 11 June 2017.
  13. Web site: Top 100 Streaming – Semana 01: Del 29.12.2014 al 04.01.2015 . PROMUSICAE. July 24, 2014. es.
  14. Web site: Good Time (feat. Pitbull) – Single by Inna on iTunes. iTunes Store. 15 July 2014. 24 August 2016.
  15. News: Clip de "Good Time" : Inna caméléon caliente face à Pitbull. Pure Charts. 1 August 2014. fr. Music video of "Good Time" : Inna, sexy camelion, in collaboration with Pitbull. 2 September 2016. News: Videopremiere: Inna feat. Pitbull mit der Single "Good Time". Hitfire. 29 July 2014. de. Video premiere: Inna feat. Pitbull with the single "Good Time". 2 September 2016. News: Inna schnappt sich für ihre neue Single "Good Time" den Rapper Pitbull. Hitfire. 9 July 2014. de. Inna collaborates with rapper Pitbull on new single "Good Time". 2 September 2016. News: インナ（INNA）がピットブル（Pitbull）を迎えた新曲「Good Time（feat. Pitbull）」のミュージック・ビデオを公開した。. iFlyer. 29 July 2014. ja. Inna has released a music video for her new single "Good Time", which features Pitbull.. 2 September 2016. News: Inna sort le nouveau clip "Good Time" avec Pitbull. Jukebox. 29 July 2014. fr. Inna releases her new music video for "Good Time" which features Pitbull. 2 September 2016. 24 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924082041/http://www.jukebox.fr/inna/news,inna-sort-le-nouveau-clip-good-time-avec-pitbull,kzu05-87990.html. dead. News: Inna ft. Pitbull – Good Time. RnB Junk. 2 July 2014. it. 2 September 2016. News: Inna ft. Pitbull – Good Time. RnB Junk. it. 28 July 2014. Umberto, Olivio. 2 September 2016. 13 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913054359/http://www.rnbjunk.com/inna-ft-pitbull-good-time-video-premiere/. dead.
  16. Web site: Diggy Down (feat. Marian Hill) – Single by Inna on iTunes. iTunes Store. 15 December 2014. 24 August 2016.
  17. News: Videopremiere: Inna feat. Marian Hill mit "Diggy Down". 20 July 2016. Hitfire. 11 December 2014. de. Video premiere: Inna feat. Marian Hill with "Diggy Down".
  18. News: Inna se v "Diggy Down" kroutí do rytmů Orientu. 20 August 2016. Music Server. 11 December 2014. cs. Inna shakes to the rhythms of the Orient in "Diggy Down". Koc, Jaromír.
  19. News: Apaza, Kevin. Inna Serves Cleopatra Realness in Hot "Diggy Down" Music Video. 5 June 2016. Direct Lyrics. 9 December 2014.
  20. News: Media Forest – Know You Are On Air. 24 August 2016. Media Forest. 16 February 2016. Note: Select '2015' and 'Week: 08. Period: 16-02-15 22-02-15' from the drop-down menu.
  21. News: Top 20 by Nielsen – week 50 . . . 4 November 2016 . 21 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221132711/http://www.upfr.ro/site_nou/top20.html .
  22. News: Media Forest – Weekly charts . . 6 April 2016 . 7 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407134014/http://mediaforest.ro/weeklycharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2009&week=43 . Note: The chart of Romanian and international songs are rendered together by the number of radio plays before resulting an overall chart.
  23. Web site: Media Music Awards 2015: listă câştigători. 7 February 2016. Urban.ro. ro. Media Music Awards 2015: winners list. 3 September 2015. Scris de Alex. 28 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128192330/http://www.urban.ro/muzica/media-music-awards-2015---lista-castigatori/.
  24. News: Bop Bop (feat. Eric Turner) – Single de Inna. 14 July 2015. iTunes Store. 25 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725215507/https://itunes.apple.com/ro/album/bop-bop-feat.-eric-turner/id1018761122. 25 July 2015.
  25. News: Videopremiere: Inna feat. Eric Turner mit "Bop Bop". de. Hitfire. 15 July 2015. Video premiere: Inna feat. Eric Turner with "Bop Bop". 3 November 2016.
  26. Web site: Inna isi lanseaza noul album pe 15 octombrie! . Inna releases her new studio album on 15 October . ro . Melty.ro. 25 December 2015. 25 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151225104923/http://www.melty.ro/inna-isi-lanseaza-noul-album-pe-15-octombrie-a308.html.
  27. News: Inna – Bop Bop", o piesa care o sa-ti placa la nebunie. "Bop Bop", a track which you will adore. Kiss FM. ro. 3 November 2016. 13 July 2015.
  28. News: Airplay 100 – 11 Octombrie 2015 . . 11 October 2015 . . ro . 3 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043304/http://www.kissfm.ro/emisiuni/54/Airplay-100.html . 26 April 2013 .
  29. News: Yalla (Remixes) – EP by Inna on iTunes. iTunes Store. 3 November 2015. 10 June 2017. 29 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129043402/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/yalla-remixes-ep/id1059325769.
  30. News: Rendez Vous (Radio Edit) – Single di Inna su Apple Music. iTunes Store. 12 February 2016. 9 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921095508/https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/rendez-vous-radio-edit-single/id1083141469. 21 September 2016.
  31. Web site: Airplay 100 – 1 mai 2016 . Kiss FM. Media Forest. ro . 12 November 2016 . 1 May 2016.
  32. News: Kiss FM – Podcasts – Airplay 100. Kiss FM. Media Forest. ro. 9 June 2017.
  33. News: Videopremiere: Inna mit ihrer neuen Single "Yalla" aus dem Album "Inna". Video premiere: Inna with her new single "Yalla" off her album "Inna". de. 16 November 2017. 10 June 2017. Hitfire.
  34. News: Inna Begs "Take Me Higher" In Brand New Song: Listen. Direct Lyrics. Apaza, Kevin. 25 August 2014. 16 June 2017.
  35. News: "Take Me Higher" : Inna tente une excursion deep house. "Take Me Higher" : Inna goes deep house. fr. Pure Charts. Ruelle, Yohann. 31 August 2014. 16 June 2017.
  36. News: "Low" : Inna ralentit le tempo sur un titre sensuel. "Low" : Inna calms down the tempo with a sensual number. fr. Pure Charts. Ruelle, Yohann. 3 September 2014. 16 June 2017.
  37. News: Exclusive Lyric Premiere: Inna – Low. Direct Lyrics. Apaza, Kevin. 29 August 2014. 16 June 2017.
  38. News: Inna Finds "Devil's Paradise" In New Song. Direct Lyrics. Apaza, Kevin. 8 September 2014. 16 June 2017.
  39. News: "Devil's Paradise" : Inna dévoile le nouvel extrait de l'EP "Summer Days. "Devil's Paradise" : Inna releases the new single from the Summer Days EP. fr. Pure Charts. Ruelle, Yohann. 12 September 2014. 16 June 2017.
  40. News: Inna propose "Body and the Sun" à l'écoute. Inna suggests her new song, "Body and the Sun". fr. Pure Charts. Ruelle, Yohann. 29 September 2014. 16 June 2017.
  41. News: Inna Misses Her Man's "Body and the Sun". Direct Lyrics. Apaza, Kevin. 22 September 2014. 16 June 2017.
  42. Inna . . 2015 . Liner notes/ CD booklet . Roton. Bucharest, Romania.
  43. Body and the Sun . . 2015 . Liner notes/ CD booklet . Warner Music Japan. Tokyo.
  44. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . ja . Oricon . 6 October 2015. Note: Search for ボディ・アンド・ザ・サン by インナ, product code WPCR-16608 in the アーティスト＆楽曲検索 (artist & song search).
  45. Web site: インナ. Oricon. Inna. ja. 28 July 2015.
  46. Web site: Inna de Inna puesto 45 del Top 100 MX del 18 al 24 de marzo . . . 25 April 2016 . 19 May 2016 . 19 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160519204735/https://www.facebook.com/AMPROFONOFICIAL/posts/1152728634772455 .
  47. Web site: Body and the Sun (Japan Edition) by Inna on iTunes. iTunes Store. 10 June 2017. 6 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306225348/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/body-and-the-sun-japan-edition/id1022366887.
  48. Web site: Body and the Sun by Inna on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 11 June 2017. 24 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724140905/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/body-and-the-sun/id1018147712?l=en.
  49. Body and the Sun . . 2015 . Liner notes/ CD booklet . Warner Music Group. Japan. (Barcode: 4943674214976).
  50. News: Inna: Inna: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. 10 June 2017.
  51. Web site: Inna by Inna on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 6 November 2015 . 11 June 2017.
  52. Inna . . 2016. Liner notes/ CD booklet . Yeni Dünya Müzik. Turkey. (Barcode: 8693644012779).
  53. Web site: Inna de Inna en Apple Music. iTunes Store. 11 June 2017. 21 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921184444/https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/inna/id1092806469.
  54. Inna . . 2016. Liner notes/ CD booklet . Warner Music Group. Mexico. (Barcode: 0825646205370).

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