Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land has recorded material for five studio albums and guest features. She has also released an EP and a soundtrack album, and appeared as a featured artist for songs on other artists' releases. After solely writing and independently issuing Fauna in 2008 with Fake Diamond Records, Oh Land released her eponymous second studio album in 2011. Oh Land explored dance and modern pop music and featured contributions from a variety of producers.[1] [2] It peaked at number five on the Danish Albums Chart,[3] and became certified platinum for sales of 20,000 copies in December 2012.[4] Oh Land additionally peaked at number 184 on the United States' Billboard 200, becoming her first and only album to do so.[5] Five singles were released from the effort, with three of them ("Sun of a Gun", "White Nights", and "Speak Out Now") peaking within the top forty of the single charts in Denmark; "Sun of a Gun" also landed the number twelve spot on Billboards Dance Club Songs chart.[6] Oh Land's "otherworldy vocals" and "lush soundscapes" on the album drew comparisons to the music of Björk, La Roux, and Lykke Li.[7] She was featured three times on Danish rock band Kashmir's sixth studio album Trespassers (2010), on "Bewildering in the City", "Mouthful of Wasps", and "Pallas Athena". In 2011, Oh Land contributed guest vocals to "Life Goes On", a promotional single for The Papercut Chronicles II (2011) by Gym Class Heroes.
The singer spent a two-year hiatus preceding the release of Wish Bone in 2013. The record similarly contained music from the pop genre,[8] and was announced alongside the release of three singles: "Renaissance Girls", "Pyromaniac", and "Cherry on Top". It featured contributions from American musician Dave Sitek and its material was compared to the works of Robyn and Goldfrapp.[9] Additionally, Sitek's work with the singer was outed for not being radio-friendly and instead focused on "strange" and "unidentifiable instrumentation" in order to create unique songs.[10] Oh Land's fourth studio album, Earth Sick, was released in 2014 and promoted by singles "Head Up High" and "Nothing Is Over". As a whole, the record had a much "darker" tone and the songs relied less on the Scandipop genre. Because of her use of synths on Earth Sick, similarities between the singer and Goldfrapp continued.[11] Oh Land was the lone writer for "Love a Man Dead", "Next Summer", and "Renaissance Girls" on Wish Bone while she solely wrote all of the tracks from Earth Sick except for "Machine" and "Nothing Is Over". She also was one of the artists who contributed to the 2015 compilation album Toppen af Poppen 2015, where she sang six covers of previously released songs. In 2016, Oh Land independently released a soundtrack containing music for a Danish revival of the Cinderella ballet tale, titled Askepot. The compilation contains twelve songs, all of which are performed solely by the singer. Dúné collaborated with the singer in 2016 for the song "Fall Back", which is featured on their fourth studio album Delta (2016). Following the announcement that the singer would release her fifth studio album in 2018,[12] she released a soundtrack titled Watermusic featuring thirteen original compositions created for a theatre piece detailing the relationship between romance and water.[13]
Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | ||||
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scope=row | "3 Chances" | Oh Land | Oh Land Julian Bunetta | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "100% Terrible" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Aabne Hjerter" | Oh Land featuring Wafande and Joey Moe | 2015 | [14] | |||
scope=row | "After the Storm" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | [15] | |
scope=row | "Aicha" | Oh Land | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | |||
scope=row | "Alive/Awake" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | [16] | |
scope=row | "Almost Touched" | Oh Land | Oh Land | 2011 | [17] | ||
scope=row | "Altmuligmanden" | Oh Land | Oh Land | 12 Bud På CV | 2010 | [18] | |
scope=row | "Artists Don't Smile" | Oh Land | Oh Land Lara Andersson Nick Labajewska Madsen | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "At First Glance" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | [19] | |
scope=row | "Audition Day" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Battle" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Better Days" | Oh Land featuring Broods | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Georgia Nott | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Bewildered in the City" | Kashmir featuring Oh Land | Kashmir | Trespassers | 2010 | ||
scope=row | "Bird in an Aeroplane" | Oh Land | Oh Land David Andrew Sitek | Wish Bone | 2013 | [20] | |
scope=row | "Birds Will Take Me There" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Bleeed" | Oh Land | Oh Land Lara Andersson Nick Labajewska Madsen | Loop Soup | 2023 | [21] | |
scope=row | "Break the Chain" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dave McCracken | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Brief Moment" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Bucket List" | Oh Land | Oh Land Lara Andersson Nick Labajewska Madsen | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Cherry on Top" | Oh Land | Oh Land E. Kidd Bogart Emanuel Kiriakou | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Coma" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Cut a Heel Clip a Toe" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Dans Din Idot" | Oh Land | Andreas Keilgaard Shaka Loveless Søren Schou | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | [22] | |
scope=row | "Daylight" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Deep Sleep" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Deep-Sea" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Der Står Et Træ" | Oh Land | Lars Lilholt | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | ||
scope=row | "Der Var et Yndigt Land" | Oh Land | Adam Oehlenschläger Hans Ernst Krøyer | 2018 | [23] | ||
scope=row | "Destroy & Rebuild" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Det Noget Tosser Gør" | Ormen & Alberte Har Besøg Af Blæs Bukki featuring Oh Land | Alberte Winding Lasse Bavngaard | Ormen & Alberte Har Besøg Af Blæs Bukki | 2009 | [24] | |
scope=row | "Doubt My Legs" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Dressing Up" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Earth Sick" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Elsker Dig Mer" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "En Linedanser" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Ending Song" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Etude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 'Tristesse" | Lang Lang featuring Oh Land | Frédéric Chopin | 2012 | [25] | ||
scope=row | "Fall Back" | Dúné featuring Oh Land | Delta | 2017 | [26] | ||
scope=row | "Family Tree" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Favor Friends" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "" | Cours Lapin featuring Oh Land | Louise Alenius | Cours Lapin | 2009 | [27] | |
scope=row | "First to Say Goodnight" | Oh Land | Oh Land Sam Farrar | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Flags" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Frostbite" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Grand Opening" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Grand Pas de Seux" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Great Kills" | Kasper Bjørke featuring Oh Land | Kasper Bjørke | Standing on Top of Utopia | 2010 | [28] | |
scope=row | "Green Card" | Oh Land | Oh Land Sia Furler Grant Michaels | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Half Hero" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Head Up High" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Heavy Eyes" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Heiress of Valentina" | Oh Land | Dúné | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | ||
scope=row | "Helicopter" | Oh Land | Oh Land Lester Mendez | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Hjem" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Hot 'n' Bothered" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Human" | Oh Land | Oh Land E. Kidd Bogart | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Human Error" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "I Found You" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "I Miss One Week Ago" | Oh Land | Oh Land | 2020 | [29] | ||
scope=row | "I Vand" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "I'm Not Going" | Tricky featuring Oh Land | Adrian Thaws Oh Land | Skilled Mechanics | 2016 | [30] | |
scope=row | "I'd Rather Sing" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Julefeber" | Oh Land | Oh Land Jesper Mechlenburg | 2020 | [31] | ||
scope=row | "Kill My Darling" | Oh Land | Oh Land David Poe | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Kiss in Songs" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Koo Koo" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Kun for Nu" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Last of Our Kinds" | Yuksek featuring Oh Land | Pierre-Alexandre Busson | Partyfine Volume 1 | 2014 | [32] | |
scope=row | "Lean" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dan Carey | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Life Goes On" | Gym Class Heroes featuring Oh Land | Travie McCoy Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Eric Roberts Matt McGinley Annie Clark Emile Haynie | 2011 | [33] | ||
scope=row | "Listen a Little Less" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic | 2021 | [34] | ||
scope=row | "Little Things" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Love a Man Dead" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Love Lost City" | Peder featuring Oh Land | Peder Peterson | Dirt & Gold | 2010 | [35] | |
scope=row | "Love You Better" | Oh Land | Oh Land David Poe | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Machine" | Oh Land | Oh Land Daniel "Danny Keyz" Tannenbaum | Earth Sick | 2014 | [36] | |
scope=row | "Make My Trouble Beautiful" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Mouthful of Wasps" | Kashmir featuring Oh Land | Kashmir | Trespassers | 2010 | [37] | |
scope=row | "My Boxer" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dan Carey | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "My Freak" | Oh Land | Oh Land Nick Labajewska Madsen Lina Hansson | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Nær" | Oh Land | Michael Falch | Toppen af Poppen 10 | 2020 | [38] | |
scope=row | "Namazu" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Nesting" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Next Summer" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "No Particular Order" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Not Going" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Nothing Is Over" | Oh Land | Oh Land Negin Djafari | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Numb" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Open" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Pallas Athena" | Kashmir featuring Oh Land | Kashmir | Trespassers | 2010 | ||
scope=row | "Pas de Troix" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | [39] | |
scope=row | "Perfection" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dan Carey | Oh Land | 2011 | [40] | |
scope=row | "Postpone the Bad" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Pramdragerens Song" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Pressure's On" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Pretty Is Dead" | Oh Land featuring Ximena Sariñana | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Ximena Sariñana | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "Pyromaniac" | Oh Land | Oh Land Jimmy Harry | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Rainbow" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dave McCracken | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Release Me" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Renaissance Girls" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Right Here" | Tricky featuring Oh Land | Adrian Thaws Oh Land | Adrian Thaws | 2014 | [41] | |
scope=row | "Salt" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Shadowlands" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Sirens" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Skjulte Øjne" | Sebastian featuring Oh Land | De Bedste Sange | 2015 | [42] | ||
scope=row | "Sleepy Town" | Oh Land | Oh Land David Andrew Sitek David Poe | Wish Bone | 2013 | ||
scope=row | "Slow" | Oh Land and Turboweekend | 2015 | [43] | |||
scope=row | "Someone I Can Be Alone With" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Speak to Me with Love" | Oh Land | Oh Land Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "Speak Out Now" | Oh Land | Oh Land Kristian Leth Fridolin Nordsø | Oh Land | 2011 | [44] | |
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | |||
scope=row | "Still Here!" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Fauna | 2008 | ||
scope=row | "Sun of a Gun" | Oh Land | Oh Land Jimmy Harry | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Sunlight" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dan Carey Thomas Bartlett | Family Tree | 2019 | ||
scope=row | "" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Watermusic | 2018 | ||
scope=row | "Tea Dance" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Askepot | 2016 | ||
scope=row | "Tingeltangeltingeltangel" | Maeckes featuring Oh Land | Markus Winter | Mash Up! 2 | 2010 | [45] | |
scope=row | "Trailblazer" | Oh Land | Oh Land | Earth Sick | 2014 | ||
scope=row | "Twist" | Oh Land | Oh Land Ryan Breen | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Ulvesangen" | Oh Land | Toppen af Poppen 2015 | 2015 | |||
scope=row | "Voodoo" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dan Carey | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "Waiting" | Oh Land | Oh Land Lara Andersson Adnan Zukanovic | Loop Soup | 2023 | ||
scope=row | "We Turn It Up" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dave McCracken Brian Fallon | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "When a Hawk Comes By" | Oh Land | Oh Land Adnan Zukanovic Thomas Bartlett | Replanting Family Tree | 2019 | [46] | |
scope=row | "White Nights" | Oh Land | Oh Land Dave McCracken | Oh Land | 2011 | ||
scope=row | "White Winter Hymnal" | Oh Land | Robin Pecknold | Live Sessions | 2011 | [47] | |
scope=row | "Wishes" | Oh Land | Oh Land | 2019 | [48] | ||
scope=row | "Wolf & I" | Oh Land | Oh Land Owen Beverly | Oh Land | 2011 |