Break the News

Break the News
Break the News
Studio album by Darin
Released	22 November 2006
Length	41:02
Label	RCA; Sony BMG;
Producer	Per Aldeheim; Patrik Berger; Rikard Branden; Jörgen Elofsson; Anders Hansson; Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson; Peter Mansson; Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal; Fredrik Thomander; Tommy Tysper; Pär Westerlund; Anders Wikström;
Darin chronology
Singles from Break the News
	"Perfect"; Released: 18 October 2006; "Everything But the Girl"; Released: 31 January 2007; "Desire"; Released: 7 May 2007; "Insanity"; Released: 3 August 2007;

Break the News is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional track charting from promotion.

Promotion

In Sweden, Break the News was promoted with two official singles, "Perfect" and "Everything But the Girl". The third single, "Desire",was released as a download only single in May 2007. In Germany, two physical singles were released; "Insanity" in August 2007 and "Desire".

Darin promoted the album with a ten cities tour from 25 November until 16 December 2006.^[1] Large billboard posters were placed around Swedish cities Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.^[2] He also promoted the album in Germany, including performances on Popstars, where he sang "Desire", and on The Dome where he sang "Insanity".^[3] In 2007, Darin embarked on The Pure Desire Tour.

Track listing

*Break the News* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers(s)	Length
1.	"Insanity"	Peter Mansson Patric Sarin Darin Zanyar	Mansson Sarin^[a]	3:45
2.	"Extra Ordinary Love"	Max Martin Rami Yacoub Robin Carlsson Patrik Berger	P. Berger	3:16
3.	"Perfect"	Anders Wikström Fredrik Thomander Robbie Nevil	Wikström Thomander	3:00
4.	"Everything But the Girl"	Wikström Thomander	Wikström Thomander	3:48
5.	"Desire"	Zanyar Mansson Sarin	Mansson Sarin^[a]	3:08
6.	"Like No One"	P. Berger Fredrik Berger	P. Berger	3:30
7.	"Saturday Night"	Zanyar Per Aldeheim	Aldeheim	3:18
8.	"What If I Kissed You Now"	Anders Hansson Molly Sandén	Hansson	3:29
9.	"Everything You're Not"	Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal	Mughal	3:20
10.	"If You Wanna"	Zanyar Remee David Eriksen	Mughal	3:08
11.	"The Thing About You"	Tommy Tysper Markus Reza Sepehrmanesh Sophia Somajo Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson	Jonsson Tysper	3:39
12.	"Homeless"	Jörgen Elofsson	Elofsson Rikard Branden Pär Westerlund	3:40

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers(s)	Length
13.	"Affection"	Remee Mughal Eriksen	Mughal	3:12

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies additional producer(s)

Personnel

Per Aldeheim – producer
B-Martin.se – album photography
Patrik Berger – producer
Rikard Branden – producer
Jörgen Elofsson – producer
Björn Engelmann – mastering
Nicklas Flyckt – mixer
Anders Hansson – producer
Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson – mixer, producer
Ronny Lahti – mixer
Malin Lillewarg – album cover design
Peter Mansson – executive producer, mixer, producer

Roberto Martorell – mixer
Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal – mixer, producer
Ollie Olson – mixer
RedOne – mixer
Patric Sarin – executive producer
Fredrik Thomander – mixer, producer
Tommy Tysper – producer
Anti Wendel – album photography
Pär Westerlund – producer
Anders Wikström – mixer, producer
Darin Zanyar – vocals

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *Break the News*
Chart (2006–07)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	89
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	1

Certifications

Certifications for *Break the News*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[6]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for *Break the News*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalgoue
Sweden	22 November 2006	CD digital download	RCA BMG	88697 01596 2
Europe	28 September 2007	CD digital download	EMI Music	50999 507169 2 0

References

^ "Album Promo Tourwebsite=Official Site". Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ "Swedish Poster Promos Official Gallery". Darin. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ "Darin at The Dome (Germany)". The Dome. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Darin – Break the News" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – Break the News". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[Break_The_News_Promo_Tour-1] "Album Promo Tourwebsite=Official Site". Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[Swedish_Promo_Campaign-2] "Swedish Poster Promos Official Gallery". Darin. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[Darin_at_The_Dome-3] "Darin at The Dome (Germany)". The Dome. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[German_Chart-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Darin – Break the News" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[Swedish_Chart-5] "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – Break the News". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[SwedenDarinBreak_the_NewsalbumCertRef-6] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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Darin
Discography
Studio albums	The Anthem Darin Flashback Lovekiller Exit Fjärilar i magen Tvillingen En annan jag
Compilation albums	Det bästa av
Singles	"Money for Nothing" "Step Up" "Want Ya!" "Perfect" "Insanity" "Desire" "Breathing Your Love" "What If" "Viva La Vida" "You're Out of My Life" "Lovekiller" "Nobody Knows" "Playing with Fire" "So Yours" "Mamma Mia" "Ta mig tillbaka" "En säng av rosor" "Can't Stay Away" "What's the Point"
Other songs	"Microphone"