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'''''Tigerdrottningen''''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]] for ''The Tiger Queen'') is the eleventh studio album by Swedish [[alternative rock]] band [[Kent (band)|Kent]]. It was released on April 30, 2014 by [[Sonet Records]] ([[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jannesson|first=Linn|title=Kent går ut med albumtitel|url=http://gaffa.se/nyhet/82217|publisher=Gaffa|accessdate=21 March 2014|language=Swedish|date=19 March 2014}}</ref> The album was preceded by the lead single "[[La Belle Epoque (Kent song)|La Belle Epoque]]" on March 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Abrahamsson|first=Kerstin|title=Kent släpper ny låt inför albumreleasen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/kent-slapper-ny-lat-infor-albumreleasen/|publisher=[[Expressen]]|accessdate=14 March 2014|language=Swedish|date=3 March 2014}}</ref> "Var är vi nu?" was released as the album's second single on July 24, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Var är vi nu? – limiterad vinyl släpps 25 juli|url=http://kent.nu/2014/06/13/var-ar-vi-nu-limiterad-vinyl-slapps-25-juli/|publisher=Kent.nu|accessdate=31 August 2014|language=Swedish|date=13 June 2014}}</ref> The music video was released on May 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Video till Var är vi nu?|url=http://kent.nu/2014/05/26/var-ar-vi-nu-ny-video/|publisher=Kent.nu|accessdate=9 June 2014|language=Swedish|date=26 May 2014}}</ref> The third single "Mirage" was released on September 3, 2014, with an accompanying video released on the same date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mirage (Radio Edit)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mirage-Radio-Edit/dp/B00N7RLFNE|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>
'''''Tigerdrottningen''''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]] for ''The Tiger Queen'') is the eleventh studio album by Swedish [[alternative rock]] band [[Kent (band)|Kent]]. It was released on April 30, 2014 by [[Sonet Records]] ([[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jannesson|first=Linn|title=Kent går ut med albumtitel|url=http://gaffa.se/nyhet/82217|publisher=Gaffa|accessdate=21 March 2014|language=Swedish|date=19 March 2014}}</ref> The album was preceded by the lead single "[[La Belle Epoque (Kent song)|La Belle Epoque]]" on March 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Abrahamsson|first=Kerstin|title=Kent släpper ny låt inför albumreleasen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/kent-slapper-ny-lat-infor-albumreleasen/|publisher=[[Expressen]]|accessdate=14 March 2014|language=Swedish|date=3 March 2014}}</ref> "Var är vi nu?" was released as the album's second single on July 24, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Var är vi nu? – limiterad vinyl släpps 25 juli|url=http://kent.nu/2014/06/13/var-ar-vi-nu-limiterad-vinyl-slapps-25-juli/|publisher=Kent.nu|accessdate=31 August 2014|language=Swedish|date=13 June 2014}}</ref> The music video was released on May 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Video till Var är vi nu?|url=http://kent.nu/2014/05/26/var-ar-vi-nu-ny-video/|publisher=Kent.nu|accessdate=9 June 2014|language=Swedish|date=26 May 2014}}</ref> The third single "Mirage" was released on September 3, 2014, with an accompanying video released on the same date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mirage (Radio Edit)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mirage-Radio-Edit/dp/B00N7RLFNE|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>


Lyrically, ''Tigerdrottningen'' is more politically charged than previous albums.
Lyrically, ''Tigerdrottningen'' is more politically charged than previous albums. Lead singer [[Joakim Berg]] told ''[[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]'' that the album was inspired by the events leading up to the [[2014 Swedish general election|2014 Swedish election]] where [[Far-right politics|far-right party]] [[Sweden Democrats]] doubled their support: "Exactly the things you were terrified of happened. The shift towards [[Right-wing politics|right [wing politics]]] followed by [[nationalism]]. It is a pattern we are seeing again and again. It also affects the Swedish music scene."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bäckman|first1=Andreas|title=Jocke Berg: ''Nationalismen påverkar Sveriges musikklimat''|url=http://gaffa.se/nyhet/91120|publisher=[[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]|accessdate=10 January 2015|language=Swedish|date=8 January 2015}}</ref>


== Promotion ==
== Promotion ==

Revision as of 13:06, 15 May 2021

Tigerdrottningen
Studio album by
Kent
ReleasedApril 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
RecordedConway Recording Studios
(Los Angeles, United States)
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock
Length48:42
LabelSonet, Universal
ProducerKent, Daniel Alexander, Stefan Boman
Kent chronology
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret
(2012) 		Tigerdrottningen
(2014) 		Då som nu för alltid
(2016)
Singles from Tigerdrottningen
  1. "La Belle Epoque"
    Released: March 12, 2014
  2. "Var är vi nu?"
    Released: July 25, 2014
  3. "Mirage"
    Released: September 3, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[1]
Dagens Nyheter[2]
Expressen[3]
Gaffa[4]
Göteborgs-Posten[5]
Helsingborgs Dagblad[6]
Svenska Dagbladet[7]

Tigerdrottningen (Swedish for The Tiger Queen) is the eleventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on April 30, 2014 by Sonet Records (Universal Music).[8] The album was preceded by the lead single "La Belle Epoque" on March 12, 2014.[9] "Var är vi nu?" was released as the album's second single on July 24, 2014.[10] The music video was released on May 21, 2014.[11] The third single "Mirage" was released on September 3, 2014, with an accompanying video released on the same date.[12]

Lyrically, Tigerdrottningen is more politically charged than previous albums.

Promotion

Three promotional singles were released from Tigerdrottningen through Spotify preceding the album's release: "Skogarna" on April 25, "Godhet" on April 26, and "Din enda vän" on April 27, 2014.[13]

Commercial performance

Tigerdrottningen debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart on the chart dated May 9, 2014, becoming Kent's tenth consecutive number-one album.[14] The same week the album was certified gold for 20,000 copies sold.[15] On the chart dated June 5, 2014 the album was certified platinum for 40,000 copies sold.[16]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Joakim Berg, except "Den andra sidan" music written by Berg and Martin Sköld.[17]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Mirage"Berg5:35
2."Var är vi nu?" (Where Are We Now?)Berg4:20
3."Skogarna" (The Forests)Berg3:51
4."La Belle Epoque"Berg3:58
5."Svart snö" (Black Snow)Berg4:08
6."Allt har sin tid" (Everything Has Its Time)Berg5:12
7."Innan himlen faller ner" (Before the Sky Falls Down)Berg3:52
8."Din enda vän" (Your Only Friend)Berg4:19
9."Godhet" (Goodness) (with Beatrice Eli)Berg4:22
10."Simmaren" (The Swimmer)Berg3:55
11."Den andra sidan" (The Other Side)Berg, Sköld5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[17]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 2
Chart (2015) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 44
Chart (2016) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[16] Platinum 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article18799144.ab
  2. ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/en-chockgranat-fylld-med-paljetter/
  3. ^ http://www.expressen.se/noje/recensioner/musik/sa-har-bra-ar-kents-tigerdrottningen/
  4. ^ http://gaffa.se/recension/83303
  5. ^ http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/recensioner/skivor/skivor4fyrar/1.2356423-kent-tigerdrottningen
  6. ^ http://hd.se/noje/skivor/2014/05/02/kent-tigerdrottningen/?from=rss
  7. ^ http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/kent-tar-ytterligare-ett-steg_3511570.svd
  8. ^ Jannesson, Linn (19 March 2014). "Kent går ut med albumtitel" (in Swedish). Gaffa. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  9. ^ Abrahamsson, Kerstin (3 March 2014). "Kent släpper ny låt inför albumreleasen" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Var är vi nu? – limiterad vinyl släpps 25 juli" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Video till Var är vi nu?" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Mirage (Radio Edit)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Lyssna på spår från Tigerdrottningen redan nu" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  14. ^ Olson, Claes (9 May 2014). "SVERIGETOPPLISTAN v.19 Kent ny etta" (in Swedish). Musikindustrin.se. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Album - Vecka 19, 9 maj 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. GLF. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  16. ^ a b "Veckolista Album - Vecka 23, 5 juni 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. GLF. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  17. ^ a b c Tigerdrottningen (booklet). Kent. Sonet Records, Universal Music. 2014. 060253777137.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Kent – Tigerdrottningen". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Kent: Tigerdrottningen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  20. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Tigerdrottningen". Hung Medien.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Tigerdrottningen". Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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