The Darker Instinct

The Darker Instinct
Studio album by Takida
Released	September 2, 2009
Genre	Post-grunge, pop rock
Length	49:55
Label	Se7en Records, Versity Rights
Producer	Jacob Hellner, Tom van Heesch
Takida chronology
Bury the Lies (2007) The Darker Instinct (2009) Singles from The Darker Instinct "As You Die" Released: June 22, 2009 "The Things We Owe" Released: August, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sundsvalls Dagblad	[1]
Dagens Nyheter	[2]
Expressen	[3]
Kristianstadsbladet	(extremely unfavorable)[4]
Norran	[5]
Svenska Dagbladet	[6]
Sydsvenskan	[7]
Upsala Nya Tidning	[8]

The Darker Instinct is the third album by the Swedish rock band Takida. It was recorded at Big Island Sound in Stockholm, Sweden. The album was released on September 2, 2009. The album entered the Swedish album chart at No. 1 and was certified gold after just one week of sales.^[9]

The album charted for a total of 41 weeks^[10] and was certified platinum during 2010.

Track listing

1. "Get Me Started" 3:52
2. "As You Die" 3:31
3. "End Is Near" 3:32
4. "Never Alone Always Alone" 4:05
5. "The Things We Owe" 3:43
6. "Deadlock" 3:27
7. "Walk On By" 4:16
8. "Caroline" 3:21
9. "Hours" 4:11
10. "Between the Lines" 3:50
11. "Tonight" 3:43
12. "Trigger" 4:02
13. "Too Late" 4:22

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak Position	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Sweden	1	Gold	20,000+

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Finland	September 30, 2009	CD, digital download	Universal Music
Sweden	September 11, 2009	CD, digital download

References

1. Hallén, Mona (September 2, 2009). "Takida - 'The darker instinct'". Sundsvalls Dagblad. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
2. "Takida - The darker instinct". Dagens Nyheter.
3. Ekman, Klas (August 27, 2009). "Takida - The darker instinct". Expressen. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
4. Paulstrup, Christer (September 1, 2009). "The darker instinct". Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
5. Andersson, Lars (September 2, 2009). "Takida - The Darker Instinct (Universal)". Norran. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
6. Olsson, Linnea (September 2, 2009). "The Darker Instinct - Takida". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
7. Jeppsson, Jonn (September 2, 2009). "The Darker Instinct". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
8. Lövenlid, Björn (September 2, 2009). "Stabilt album av Takida". Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
9. "Sverigetopplistan - Veckolista album V. 37". Swedish Recording Industry Association. September 11, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
10. "TAKIDA - THE DARKER INSTINCT (ALBUM)". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2010.