| Kukkurukuu | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Mariska & Pahat Sudet |
| Cover: | Mariska Kukkurukuu album.jpeg |
| Released: | 14 September 2012 |
| Length: | 32:16 |
| Label: | Fried Music, Warner Music Finland |
| Producer: | Jukka Immonen |
| Prev Title: | Mariska & Pahat Sudet |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
Kukkurukuu is the second album by a Finnish band Mariska & Pahat Sudet. It was released on 14 September 2012. In the first week of release, the album peaked at number three on the Official Finnish Album Chart.[1] According to IFPI Finland, the album sold 11,744 copies during 2012.[2]
Mariska has stated that the main themes on the album are death and love. She had previously suffered from a fear of death, but has since then learned to value life and live every day like her last. The title Kukkurukuu was inspired by a Mexican song ”Cucurrucucú paloma”.[3]
The album has spawned three singles. "Liekki" was released in June 2012. Mariska has said that this song was inspired by both Leonard Cohen and her own heartaches.[4] The title track was released as a single in August 2012 and remains the only song from the album to have appeared on the Official Finnish Singles Chart where it peaked at number 16.[5] The third single "Kuolema on kalamies" was released in November 2012.[6]