En gång i tiden

En gång i tiden
Studio album by Benjamin Ingrosso
Released	15 January 2021 (2021-01-15)
Genre	Pop[1][2]
Length	23:36
Language	Swedish
Label	TEN Music
Producer	Benjamin Ingrosso Hampus Lindvall Aron WyMe Sebastian Atas Robert Habolin Victor Sjörström Vicktor Broberg Stefan Olsson Anders Glenmark
Benjamin Ingrosso chronology
Identification (2018) En gång i tiden (2021) En gång i tiden (del 2) (2021)
Singles from En gång i tiden
"Flickan på min gata" Released: 11 January 2021

En gång i tiden (transl. Once Upon a Time) is the second studio album by Swedish singer Benjamin Ingrosso, released on 15 January 2021 by TEN Music Group. Ingrosso's first album in Swedish, he is credited as a co-producer on every song.^[1][2] Dealing with themes of love, friendship, and childhood, Ingrosso described the album as an homage to 1990s pop,^[3] with influences from Orup, Mauro Scocco, and Lisa Nilsson.^[4][5] In mid-2020, Ingrosso was a contestant on the Swedish music reality series Så mycket bättre; two of his covers from the series are included on the track listing, including "Långsamt farväl", originally by Nilsson.^[3] The lyrics of "Längst inne i mitt huvud" were taken from a poem by Swedish writer Barbro Lindgren.^[2] "Flickan på min gata", written when Ingrosso was 12–13 years old,^[4][6] was released as a single on 11 January 2021.^[7]

The album debuted at number one on the Swedish national albums chart published by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.^[8][9] A follow-up album, En gång i tiden (del 2), was released on 16 April 2021;^[10][11] En gång i tiden was subsequently listed as En gång i tiden (del 1) on some streaming services.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Aftonbladet	[1]
Borås Tidning	[13]
Dagens Nyheter	[2]
Gaffa	[14]
Göteborgs-Posten	[15]
Nöjesguiden	[5]

En gång i tiden received mixed reviews from domestic music critics. In a review for Dagens Nyheter, the album's modern pop sound was praised, but criticism was aimed at the vocals' use of Auto-Tune and the lyrics' lack of emotion.^[2] A reviewer for Nöjesguiden noted the memorable lyrics and nostalgic sound but found the album lacked a common theme.^[5] Aftonbladet and Gaffa both highlighted Ingrosso's maturity in recording Swedish-language songs compared to his English-language debut in 2018, noting the more personal subject matter of their lyrics.^[1][14] A two-star review from Borås Tidning praised Ingrosso's songwriting but felt that the album's tracks were "safe", unexciting, and not memorable.^[13]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[16]

En gång i tiden track listing^[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"Känns som att livet börjar hända"	Aron Bergerwall Benjamin Ingrosso Tobias Bergerwall Wilhelm Börjesson	Aron WyMe Ingrosso	3:11
2.	"Barnasinnet"	Ingrosso	Ingrosso Sebastian Atas	3:26
3.	"Tänd alla ljus"	Charlie Bernardo Kågell Isak Bornebusch Alverus Leslie Kocuvie-Tay Silvana Imam	Ingrosso Robert Habolin	3:02
4.	"Vad skulle hända om vi försvann..?"	Ingrosso Sebastian Atas Victor Sjöström Viktor Broberg	Ingrosso Atas Sjöström Broberg	2:24
5.	"Se men inte röra"	Ingrosso Robert Habolin	Ingrosso Habolin	2:52
6.	"Längst inne i mitt huvud"	Ingrosso Barbro Lindgren Hampus Lindvall	Ingrosso Lindvall	2:41
7.	"Långsamt farväl"	Mauro Scocco	Ingrosso Habolin Stefan Olsson	3:05
8.	"Flickan på min gata"	Ingrosso Niclas Wahlgren	Anders Glenmark Ingrosso Lindvall	2:55
Total length:				23:36

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for En gång i tiden Chart (2021) Peak position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for En gång i tiden Chart Year Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 2021 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 2023 65

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[20]	Gold	15,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden

References

1. Azarmi, Natasha (15 January 2021). "Benjamin Ingrosso låter unik på svenska" [Benjamin Ingrosso sounds unique in Swedish]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. Ferrada-Noli, Nicholas Ringskog (15 January 2021). "Benjamin Ingrossos låtar inte lika känslofyllda som han själv" [Benjamin Ingrosso's songs are not as emotional as he himself]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. Folcker, Sebastian (15 January 2021). "Benjamin Ingrosso om nya albumet: En hommage till 90-talet" [Benjamin Ingrosso on the new album: An homage to the 90s] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
4. Larsson, Ronny (21 December 2020). "Briljanta Benjamin" [Brilliant Benjamin]. QX (in Swedish). No. 304 (published January 2021). pp. 42–43. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
5. Andersson, Sofie (15 January 2021). "Benjamin Ingrosso - En gång i tiden". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
6. Shimoda, Anna; Shimoda, Hans (19 January 2021). "Benjamin Ingrosso om kärleksryktet: 'Det är skönt att vara singel'" [Benjamin Ingrosso on love rumours: 'It is nice to be single']. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
7. "Flickan på min gata - Single av Benjamin Ingrosso på Apple Music" [Flickan på min gata - Single by Benjamin Ingrosso on Apple Music] (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
8. "Topplistorna: Benjamin Ingrosso in som etta" [The top lists: Benjamin Ingrosso in at number one]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
9. "Veckolista Album, vecka 3" [Weekly Album List, Week 3] (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
10. "Benjamin Ingrosso Reveals New Swedish Album En gång i tiden - Vagn 2". Culture Fix. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
11. "En gång i tiden (Del 2)".
12. "En gång i tiden (Del 1)".
13. Engström, Anna (20 January 2021). "Tryggt och inte så värst spännande på "En gång i tiden"" [Safe and not so exciting on "En gång i tiden"]. Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
14. Norrlin, Tilda (15 January 2021). "Början på en ny musikalisk resa" [The start of a new musical journey]. Gaffa (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
15. Lindqvist, Johan (13 January 2021). "Recension: Benjamin Ingrosso - "En gång i tiden"" [Review: Benjamin Ingrosso – "En gång i tiden"]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
16. "Credits / En gång i tiden / Benjamin Ingrosso – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
17. "En gång i tiden av Benjamin Ingrosso på Apple Music" [En gång i tiden by Benjamin Ingrosso on Apple Music] (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
18. "Årslista Album, 2021". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
19. "Årslista Album, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
20. "Veckolista Album, vecka 23, 2021 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 June 2021.