Darin (album)

Darin
Studio album by Darin
Released	28 September 2005
Length	34:21
Label	Columbia Sony BMG
Producer	Rikard Branden Jörgen Elofsson Ghost Tomas Granlind Richie Jones RedOne George Samuelson Pär Westerlund
Darin chronology
The Anthem (2005) Darin (2005) Break the News (2006)
Singles from Darin
"Step Up" Released: 7 September 2005 "Who's That Girl" Released: 23 November 2005 "Want Ya!" Released: 25 January 2006

Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released by Columbia Records on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles "Step Up", "Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number-one album in Sweden, with the first being The Anthem (2005).^[1]

Promotion

• "Step Up" was released as the album's first single on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts^[2] In 2012, the single was number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.^[3] The song also charted in Finland.
• "Who's That Girl" was released as the second single on 23 November 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 before peaking at number 6 the week after.^[4]
• "Want Ya!" was released as the third single on 25 January 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,^[5] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.^[6]

Chart performance

Darin was released on 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.^[1] It has since been certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).^[7] The album was also released in Finland where it peaked at number 13 on the Finnish Albums Chart.^[8]

Cover versions

The song "Sail the Ocean" has been covered in Italian by band Studio 3 for their third studio album Lentamente and is called "Quando Sarai Sola".^[9] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website.^[10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.^[11]

Darin track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Nadir Khayat	RedOne	0:37
2.	"Move"	Hajii Bilal Khayat Darin Zanyar	RedOne	3:44
3.	"Step Up"	Bilal Khayat Zanyar	RedOne	3:07
4.	"Who's That Girl"	Jörgen Elofsson	Elofsson Rikard Branden Pär Westerlund	3:26
5.	"Doin Dirt"	George Samuelson Damon Sharpe Alex Cantrell	Samuelson Richie Jones	3:12
6.	"Laura"	Bilal Khayat Zanyar	RedOne	2:53
7.	"Walk the Distance"	Terry Cox Tommy Ekman Elofsson	Ghost	3:14
8.	"Be What You Wanna Be"	Bilal Khayat Zanyar	RedOne	3:30
9.	"Want Ya!"	Samuelson Tomas Granlind	Samuelson Granlind	3:19
10.	"You Don't Hear Me"	Bilal Khayat Zanyar	RedOne	4:16
11.	"Sail the Ocean"	Hortlund Kinnda Sommerdahl	Ghost	4:23
Total length:				34:21

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Darin Chart (2005–06) Peak position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 13

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Darin Chart (2005) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 16

Certifications

Certifications for Darin

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[7]	Platinum	60,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

As of 2020, Darin is available for streaming on Spotify,^[15] Tidal,^[16] and for download on Google Play Music.^[17]

Release history for Darin

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalgoue
Sweden	28 September 2005	CD digital download	Columbia	828767365428
Finland	18 January 2006

References

1. Steffen Hung (2005). "Darin - Darin". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
2. "Sverigetopplistan" (Click on "Step Up" to see the information regarding chart positions). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
3. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Step Up". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
4. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Who's That Girl". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
5. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
6. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
7. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
8. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Darin". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
9. "Italian Version "Sail The Ocean"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
10. "Italian band cover Darin song". Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
11. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – Darin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
13. "Darin: Darin" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
14. "Årslista Album, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
15. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
16. "Darin / Darin". Tidal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
17. "Darin:Darin". Google Play Music. Retrieved 23 February 2020.