Inferno (Petra Marklund album)

Inferno
Studio album by Petra Marklund
Released October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
Language Swedish
Label Razzia Records
Producer
  • Daniel Ledinsky
  • Saska Becker
Petra Marklund chronology
Love CPR
(2011)		 Inferno
(2012)		 Ensam inte stark
(2015)
Singles from Inferno
  1. "Händerna mot himlen"
    Released: September 14, 2012
  2. "Sanningen"
    Released: January 18, 2013
  3. "Förlorad värld"
    Released: May 17, 2013

Inferno is the first studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Petra Marklund under her birth name since her 1999 album, Teen Queen.[1] It was released on October 17, 2012 and is the follow-up to Love CPR, Marklund's fourth album under the alias September.

Background

In 2012, Marklund announced on septembermusic.se that she was recording her first Swedish studio album.[2]

In an interview with dn.se, she officially confirmed that the next album would be released under her birth name, Petra Marklund, rather than releasing a fifth September album.[3] She announced that this album would have no trace of her signature dance-pop style, and stated the album would be "dark and personal." She also stated that the album would contain influences of pop and hip hop.[3]

Upon the announcement of the album, Marklund said "it doesn't mean I 'quit' September, it just means I'm gonna do more music. September is on my mind all the time and there will be more in the future!"[4]

Lead single "Händerna mot himlen" was released on September 14, 2012. It peaked at #2 and was certified 6x Platinum in Sweden.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Easy Come, Easy Go"  
  • Saska Becker
  • Daniel Ledinsky
 3:57
2. "Sanningen"  Joakim Berg 3:41
3. "Nummer"  
 4:44
4. "Förlorad värld"  
  • Becker
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 5:00
5. "Kom tillbaks"  
  • Becker
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 3:30
6. "Fred"  
  • Becker
  • Berg
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 3:18
7. "Aska i vinden"  
  • Becker
  • Berg
  • Ledinsky
 3:20
8. "Vad som helst"  
  • Becker
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 3:21
9. "Krig"  
  • Becker
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 3:48
10. "Händerna mot himlen"  Berg 4:00
11. "Svarta moln"  
  • Becker
  • Ledinsky
  • Marklund
 3:38

Reviews

scandipop.co.uk stated that the singing is very good, but the production is the big 'wow' factor. They stated, "does Inferno sound like those September albums of old that we cherish? No, nothing like it. But does that matter? No, not in the slightest – it’s really very good. Very very good, in fact."[6]

Hanna Fahl from DN also complimented the album saying "it's a cohesive album, superbly well written, and in some moments it can lift and fly" and complimented Marklund for being "strong and present". However, unlike Scandipop, she believes it is not really a fresh start, but "an extension and continuation of September's tearful and desperate "Cry for You"."[7]

Charts

Inferno debuted at #1 and remained in the Swedish top 50 for 38 weeks.[8]

Year Chart Peak position
2012 Swedish Albums Chart 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Sweden (GLF)[10] Platinum 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Teen Queen". EuroDance Limitted. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ↑ News! New album in Swedish | September www.septembermusic.se.
  3. 1 2 George Cederskoggeorg.cederskog@dn.se (2012-07-02). "Petra Marklund. Så mycket svartare". DN.SE. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  4. ↑ "New Album". Petra Marklund. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Inferno Review". Scandipop. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Inferno Review". DN. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Inferno Chart Positions". Swedish Charts. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Årslista Album - År 2012" (in Swedish). Hitlistan.se. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Veckolista Album - Vecka 45, 9 november 2012". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Inferno Details". Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.


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