Inna (album)

Inna
Studio album by Inna
Released October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Recorded 2013–15
Length 48:39
Language
Label
Inna chronology
Party Never Ends
(2013)		 INNA
(2015)
Alternative cover
Body and the Sun artwork
Singles from INNA
  1. "Cola Song"
    Released: April 14, 2014
  2. "Good Time"
    Released: July 2, 2014
  3. "Diggy Down"
    Released: November 15, 2014[1]
  4. "Bop Bop"
    Released: July 13, 2015[2]
  5. "Yalla"
    Released: November 3, 2015[3]
  6. "Rendez Vous"
    Released: February 12, 2016[4]

Inna (styled as INNA) and Body and the Sun are two versions of the fourth studio album recorded by Romanian singer INNA. Body And The Sun was released worldwide on July 23, 2015 and in Japan on July 31, 2015 while INNA was released worldwide on October 30, 2015. INNA includes songs that were previously released as singles for announced, but never released album projects. They were called Summer Days (an extended play)[5][6] and LatINNA.[7] Songs intended for their tracklists have been brought together on INNA. The previously released singles "Cola Song" and "Good Time" were only available on Body And The Sun.

INNA spawns four official singles. "Diggy Down", the lead one, was released as the debut release from the album on November 25, 2014, and features American duo Marian Hill.[8][9] It became an overwhelming hit in Romania, reaching the number one position on the Romania Airplay 100, where it stationed six weeks.[10][11] Furthermore, the song became also a great succes in Bulgaria, where it reached the number-three-spot of the Bulgarian Singles Chart.[12] "Bop Bop" premiered as the second released recording from the album on July 13, 2015, and features the guest vocals of American singer/songwriter Eric Turner.[13] About the song, Inna expressed during interviews that it has a different sound in comparasion with her previous works. She labelled "Bop Bop" as "cheerful", "crazy" and "energetic".[14] On the Romania Airplay 100, it debuted at number sixty-four just two weeks after its release, and peaked at number two.[15] "Yalla" was released as the third official (and fifth overall) single from the album. It is the first song where INNA sings a part in Arabic language. The song was released on November 3, 2015, debuted on the Romania Airplay 100 at number ninety-four on November 15, 2015 due to its strong airplay performance and peaked at number seventeen. On February 4, 2016, INNA released the official music video for the album's fourth single "Rendez Vous".

Background and development

Inna began recording new material shortly after launching her third studio album Party Never Ends in 2013. She announced the release of an EP called Summer Days in the fall of 2014, for which she launched six promotional singles: "Take Me Higher",[16][17] "Low",[18][19] "Devil's Paradise",[20][21] "Tell Me",[22][23] "Body And The Sun"[24][25] and "Summer Days".[26] Subsequently, Inna has uploaded on October 18, 2014 a preview of unreleased tracks onto her YouTube channel, including a teaser of "Bamboreea", "Jungle" (later renamed to "Too Sexy"), "We Wanna" (later given to Alexandra Stan), "Rendez-Vous", "Danse Avec Moi" and "Hola" (later renamed to "Heart Drop").[27] Finally "Bamboreea", "Too Sexy", "Heart Drop" and "Rendez Vous" made it to the tracklist of the album. Early 2014, she said that her upcoming studio album would be called LatINNA, because she "feels Latinna" (Latina) and has had notable success in Spanish-speaking Latin-origin territories.[28] LatINNA was not released, but instead, on June 7, 2015, she announced the release of INNA, for which she used the songs from the previously unreleased projects.[29] Since the EP Summer Days was never released, all tracks with the exception of "Take Me Higher" and "Summer Days" were brought together on INNA. While "Heart Drop", "Bamboreea" and the song "Bad Boys" were excluded on the Japanese release "Body And The Sun", "Take Me Higher" and the singles "Cola Song" and "Good Time" became bonus tracks. The album was originally announced to premiere worldwide on September 15, 2015, but was then gradually postponed to October 15, 2015 and October 27, 2015. It was finally released on October 30, 2015 in a variety of countries.

Singles

"Cola Song" has premiered as the first single from her announced, but never released project LatINNA on April 15, 2014. An accompanying music video has been released on April 14, 2014, and it has been directed by John Perez. While being a collaboration with Colombian singer J Balvin, Inna confessed during an interview that she knew that "Cola Song" would be the perfect opportunity to feature him. The song became a hit in several countries, with it within the top 40 in countries like Finland, Hungary, Romania or Switzerland. It peaked at number eight on the Spanish Singles Chart and has been awarded with the Platinum certification award by PROMUSICAE, for selling 40,000 registered copies in early 2015.[30]

"Good Time", a featuring with American rapper Pitbull, was released on July 2, 2014 as the next single. A nu-disco-influenced eurohouse song, "Good Time" didn't reach the success of "Cola Song", but managed to chart at number 64 on the Romania Airplay 100, and on the Flemish Dance and Ultratip charts in Belgium. The recording acts as the second collaboration between Pitbull and Inna, following "All The Things", which makes part of Pitbull's studio album called Global Warming. Subsequently, LatINNA was not released, and it was announced that "Cola Song" and "Good Time" will not be the lead singles of the replacing record.
"Cola Song"
"Cola Song" features Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin and became a massive hit throughout Europe, with it being certified Platium in Spain.[30]
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"Diggy Down" became the lead single of Inna's fourth full-length record simply titled INNA. It features the saxophone riff of Marian Hill's "Got It", for which they are credited as a featured artist. The single speaks about a love story between Inna and her unidentified boyfriend, whome she tells that she is "diggy down" for whatever he wants.[31] A R&B and trap influenced dance-pop song, "Diggy Down" became quickly a hit on the Romania Airplay 100, with it topping the chart for six consecutive weeks. A music video for the song was directed by Michael Mircea in Bucharest, Romania and premiered on November 9, 2014. It recheived airplay on Romanian television and reached the top spot of the native TV Airplay Chart, where it stationed for ten-nonconsecutive weeks.[32] Furthermore, the official remix for the song features guest vocals of Puerto Rican rapper Yandel.

"Bop Bop" premiered as the next single from INNA on July 13, 2015. It features American singer/songwriter Eric Turner on guest vocals and became one of Inna's fastest charting singles in her home country Romania, charting after just two weeks after its release. It entered the Romanian Airplay 100 at number sixty-four on July 26, 2015. On August 9, 2015, it climbed thirty-seven positions higher, as placing at number twenty-seven. "Bop Bop" entered the top ten on September 21, 2015 at number six[33] and reached its peak position at number two on October 11, 2015. Its accompanying music video reached number one on the Romanian TV Airplay Chart on September 28, 2015.[34] Particularly, Inna confessed how the song is very different from what she did so far, naming it "cheerful", "crazy" and "energetic".[13] The music video for "Bop Bop" features Inna and her backup dancers sporting clothes and outfits designed by Marni, Givenchy, HBA HOOD by Air, Balmain, KTZ, Ashish, Pierre Hardy and Pas du Tout.[14]

"Yalla" was confirmed as the album's third (fifth overall) single and released on November 3, 2015. Directed by Barna Nemethi the video was shot in Marrakesh, Morocco.[35] It was officially released on November 12, 2015 and asmassed nearly 51.500.000 views on YouTube as of April 8, 2016.[36] After the video release "Yalla" entered the top five of the Romanian iTunes chart and debuted on the Romanian Airplay 100 at number ninety-four on November 15, 2015. In its twenty-third week on the chart, the song reached its peak position at number thirteen on May 1, 2016.

"Rendez Vous" became the fourth (and sixth overall) single taken from INNA and Body And The Sun. Directed by Michael Abt and John Perez, the accompanying music video was released on February 4, 2016 and has so far asmassed nearly 5.000.000 views as of April 8, 2016. The single officially was released via iTunes on February 12, while its Remixes EP was released on March 9, 2016.[37] The song debuted on the Romanian Airplay 100 on April 3, 2016 at number seventy-three and has so far reached number sixty-eight.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Heart Drop"  Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Clarence Coffee, Scott Gold, Whitney Phillips, Erin Beck,Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian BaracThe Monsters and the Strangerz 3:00
2. "Bamboreea"  Breyan Issac, Corey Chorus, Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Andreas SchullerAxident 3:30
3. "Bad Boys"  Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Theea MiculescuPlay & Win 2:46
4. "Too Sexy"  Andreas Schuller, Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea, Corey Gibson, Christopher Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, Robert Manzoli, Breyan Isaac, Remee JackmanAxident 3:17
5. "Bop Bop" (featuring Eric Turner)Thomas Troelsen, Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Carl Bjorsell, J-Son, Eric TurnerThomas Troelsen 3:21
6. "Rendez Vous"  Thomas Troelsen, Andreas Schuller, Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Ilsey Juber, Rainer GaffreyThomas Troelsen, Axident 3:09
7. "Yalla"  Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Nadir Tamuz Augustin, INNAPlay & Win 2:49
8. "Walking On The Sun"  Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Thomas TroelsenMarcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac 3:31
9. "Fool Me"  Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Eric TurnerMarcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac 3:15
10. "Body And The Sun"  Andreas Schuller, Thomas Troelsen, Corey Gibson, Sebastian Barac, Radu BolfeaAxident, Thomas Troelsen 3:29
11. "Salinas Skies"  Andreas Schuller, Wayne HectorAxident 3:44
12. "Devil's Paradise"  Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac, Corey GibsonPlay & Win 2:13
13. "Diggy Down" (featuring Marian Hill)Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac, Ilsey Juber, Marian Hill, Vlad Lucan, Marian HillVlad Lucan 3:10
14. "Low"  Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac, Georgia Overton, Erin BeckPlay&Win 3:38
15. "Tell Me"  Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac, Corey Chorus, Breyan IsaacPlay & Win 3:29
16. "Diggy Down" (Piano Extended)Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac, Ilsey Juber, Marian Hill, Vlad LucanVlad Lucan 2:48
17. "Sun Goes Up"  Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Thomas Troelsen , INNAMarcel Botezan, Sebastian Barsac 3:31
18. "Summer In December" (Morandi featuring INNA)Marius Moga, Andrei ŞtefanMorandi 3:16
Sample credits[40]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition(s)
Body and the Sun version
Worldwide[41] July 23, 2015 Digital download Roton, Empire Music Standard
Japan[42][43] July 31, 2015 Warner Music
August 5, 2015 CD
INNA version
Worldwide (except Spain) October 30, 2015 [44] Digital download Warner Music Standard
Turkey[45] November 6, 2015 Digital download Yeni Dünya Müzik
April 29, 2016 CD
Mexico [46] March 18, 2016 Warner Music

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[47]
Body and the Sun version		 157

Charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
BUL
[12]		 CZR
[48]		 FIN
[49]		 GER
[50]		 ROM
[51]		 RUS
[52]		 SLK
[53]		 SPA
[54]		 SWI
[55]
"Cola Song"
(featuring J Balvin)		 2014 14 70 15 77 34 154 14 8 36
"Good Time"
(featuring Pitbull)		 — — — — 67 201 — — —
"Diggy Down"
(featuring Marian Hill)		 3 — — — 1 224 — — —
"Summer In December"
(Morandi featuring INNA)		 — — — — 80 133 — — —
"Bop Bop"
(featuring Eric Turner)		 2015 — — — — 2 — — — —
"Yalla" 9 — — — 13 — — — —
"Rendez Vous" 2016 — — — — 68 — — — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Diggy Down - Single by Inna feat. Marian Hill". iTunes Store (Romania). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Bop Bop - Single by Inna feat. Eric Turner". iTunes Store (Romania). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Yalla - Remixes EP by Inna". iTunes Store (Germany). Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Rendez Vous (Radio Edit) - Single". iTunes Store (Italy). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Inna lansează "Summer Days": 4 piese noi până pe 15 septembrie" (in Romanian). infomusic.ro. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Inna lanseaza Summer Days" (in Romanian). tonica.ro. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "COLABORAREA ANULUI! Inna lansează o melodie alături de Pitbull" (in Romanian). ziarulring.ro. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "INNA lanseaza un nou single "Diggy Down" in colaborare cu Marian Hill VIDEO" (in Romanian). MTV Romania. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Videopremiere: Inna feat. Marian Hill mit "Diggy Down"" (in German). hitfire.eu. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "MEDIA FOREST - WEEKLY CHARTS (Week: 11. Period: 09-03-15 - 15-03-15)". Media Forest Romania. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Romania Airplay 100 (KissFM Podcast) - March 2, 2015 (cca. 90 min.)" (in Romanian). Media Forest Romania. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Inna - Music charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Videopremiere: Inna feat. Eric Turner mit "Bop Bop"" (in German). hitfire.eu. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Inna lanseaza "Bop Bop", un super single cu videoclip realizat in colaborare cu Eric Turner!". cancan.ro. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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  16. ↑ "Inna Begs "Take Me Higher!" In Brand New Song: Listen". directlyrics.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  18. ↑ "Single nou Inna - "Low" - AUDIO" (in Romanian). infomusic.ro. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Low - Single by Inna". iTunes Store (Romania). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Inna estrena ‘Devil’s Paradise’, un nuevo sencillo promocional" (in Spanish). elremix.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  22. ↑ "Inna a lansat "Tell Me", o nouă piesă de pe EP-ul "Summer Days"" (in Romanian). 1music.ro. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Tell Me - Single by Inna". iTunes Store (Romania). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "INNA DEVOILE LE TITRE ENSOLEILLE "BODY AND THE SUN"" (in French). musique.jeuxactu.com/. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Body And The Sun - Single by Inna". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Summer Days - Single by Inna". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "INNA - New Music Preview !". YouTube. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "DirectLyrics Interviews Inna: Talks New Single, Her Sexiest Video Yet & Collaborations!". directlyrics.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  30. 1 2 3 "Top 100 Streaming - Semana 01: Del 29.12.2014 al 04.01.2015" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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  34. ↑ "Media Forest- Chart- TV Songs- Week 40/ 2015". Media Forest Romania. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  35. ↑ https://twitter.com/innagreece/status/656428436911759361
  36. ↑ INNA - Yalla (Official Video)
  37. ↑ INNA: Rendez Vous (Remixes) on iTunes
  38. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/tr/album/inna/id1054912760
  39. ↑ https://www.almarazrecords.com/products/825646205370
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  44. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017C68HJK/ref=dm_ws_ap_tlw_alb1
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  48. ↑ For peak positions in Czech Republic:
    • "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
    • For "Cola Song": Insert 201425 in the search box.
  49. ↑ For peak positions in Finland:
  50. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Inna / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  51. ↑ "Romania's Airplay 100 (KissFM Podcast)" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  52. ↑ For peak positions in Russia:
  53. ↑ For peak positions in Slovakia:
    • "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). IFPI Slovakia. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
    • For "Cola Song": Insert 201439 in the search box.
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