Kukkurukuu

Kukkurukuu
Studio album by Mariska & Pahat Sudet
Released 14 September 2012
Length 32:16
Label Fried Music, Warner Music Finland
Producer Jukka Immonen
Mariska & Pahat Sudet chronology
Mariska & Pahat Sudet
(2010)		 Kukkurukuu
(2012)

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]

Themes

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]

Singles

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]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Matkalla manalaan"   3:18
2. "Liekki"   3:27
3. "Kuolema on kalamies"   2:47
4. "Kukkurukuu"   3:56
5. "Sinä päivänä kun sä lähdet"   4:02
6. "Veri on vettä sakeampaa"   3:33
7. "Kettu ja korppi"   2:22
8. "La Muerte"   3:19
9. "Kalpeet"   3:04
10. "Ukon laulu"   2:28

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 3

References

  1. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Myydyimmät levyt". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Uudelleensyntynyt Mariska teki albumin rakkaudesta ja kuolemanpelosta". Yle. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mariska & Pahat Sudet julkaisee uuden albumin syyskuussa « Warner Music Finland". Warner Music Finland. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Uutiset « Mariska & Pahat Sudet". Fried Music / Warner Music Finland. Retrieved 29 January 2013.


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