The Anthem (album)

The Anthem
Studio album by
Darin
Released16 February 2005
Length39:26
Label
Producer
Darin chronology
Darin Zanyar
(2002) 		The Anthem
(2005) 		Darin
(2005)
Singles from The Anthem
  1. "Money For Nothing"
    Released: 26 January 2005
  2. "Why Does It Rain"
    Released: 27 April 2005

The Anthem is the debut studio album from Swedish singer and former Idol contestant Darin. The album was released by RCA Records and BMG on 16 February 2005 in Sweden. It was his first commercial release following the independent release of his previous album Darin Zanyar in 2002. The Anthem features two top 10 singles, including the number one single "Money For Nothing". Also included on the album is the song "Coming True", which was recorded by Darin to be released as a single should he have won the Idol contest, but as he finished in second place, the song was included as a bonus track.

Background

After having finished in second place on Idol in 2004, Darin started recording his first studio album, working with producers such as RedOne, Ghost and Jörgen Elofsson. The album consists of 12 tracks: 10 new tracks, 1 bonus track and 1 reproduced tracks from Darin's debut independent album Darin Zanyar. The track "What You're Made of" was recorded as a demo for Darin's previous studio album and written by Darin himself, it was known as "What Ya Made of." The bonus track on the album, "Coming True," a song written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, was recorded by Darin and fellow Idol contestant Daniel Lindström and would serve as the single for the eventual winner. Since Lindström won the contest, Darin's version was added as a bonus track.[1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[2]

The Anthem track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producers(s)Length
1."Give It to Me"
Birgisson3:44
2."Money for Nothing"
Ghost3:07
3."I Can See U Girl"
RedOne3:00
4."Why Does It Rain"
  • Elofsson
  • Ghost
4:00
5."Encore, Otra Vez, 1 More Time"
RedOne3:27
6."The Anthem"
  • Adam Baptiste
  • George Samuelson
Samuelson3:01
7."What Is Love"
RedOne2:41
8."The Way I Am"
  • Anders Barrén
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Ninos Yakoub
  • Stefan Adel
Ghost3:35
9."One True Flame"
  • Elofsson
  • Ghost
4:15
10."Stand By Me"
Johan Brorson3:11
11."What You're Made of"
Ghost3:01
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producers(s)Length
12."Coming True"Elofsson
  • Elofsson
  • Rikard Branden
  • Pär Westerlund
3:40
Total length:39:26

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Anthem
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[5] Gold 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for The Anthem
Region Date Format Label Catalgoue Ref(s)
Sweden 16 February 2005
82876 67652 2 [6][7]

References

  1. ^ Amster, Harry (February 15, 2005). "Darin blev idol på riktigt". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Anthem by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – The Anthem". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Årslista Album, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The Anthem by Darin on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Darin:The Anthem-Musik på Google Play". Google Play Music. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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