Ride is the second studio album by Swedish recording artist Loreen. The album was released on 24 November 2017 through BMG, five years after her debut album, Heal. The album also follows an EP titled Nude, released in August 2017. Three singles were released from the album: "71 Charger" (released on 29 September 2017), "Hate the Way I Love You" (released on 27 October 2017) and "Ride (released on 12 December 2017).
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| Released | 24 November 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2017 | |||
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Background
edit"The entire album is like a reflection of my own personal search process. I want to use my album as a platform to develop myself, and creativity is a part of it."
—Loreen talking about her album Ride.[1]
The album was recorded from 2014 through to 2017 going through many stages.[2][3] In 2014, Loreen stated about the album "It's completely different. There are a lot of hip-hop influences. I create based on how I feel. Right now I'm in a period where there is an aggressive touch to the music." At this time, she performed two songs "Jupiter Drive" and "Dumpster" expected to be singles from the album.[4][5] During Loreen's visit in Montenegro in July 2014, she announced that her new album will be probably released in October 2014 however, Loreen stopped performing these songs and the album was seemingly delayed.[6]
On 30 November 2016, it was revealed that Loreen would compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Statements" for a chance to represent Sweden again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[7] During interviews for the event she stated that two EPs were being released, one in the spring and one in the autumn.[8] In August 2017, it was announced that Loreen had parted from Warner Music and had signed with BMG Scandinavia.[9] Following this new signing, music news rapidly accelerated with news of an EP,[10][11] two singles and the full-length studio album in November of the same year.[12][13][14]
Composition
editThe album moves away from the dance sound of Heal to a darker, mid-tempo vibe whilst keeping Loreen's notable vocals and electronic sound. Scandipop describes "Hate The Way I Love You" as "A song that starts off as a stark and atmospheric ballad, before morphing into a Björk-esque dose of pulsating euphoria".[15]
Promotion
editLoreen was interviewed on the Swedish breakfast show Nyhetsmorgon on 26 November 2017, where she also performed "Hate The Way I Love You" and "Ride".[16] The following day, she held a private concert at Stockholm's Vasateatern where she performed all the tracks from the album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "'71 Charger" |
| Sonefors | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Dreams" |
| Winnberg | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Jupiter Drive" |
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| 5:25 |
| 4. | "Fire Blue" |
| Sonefors | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Hate the Way I Love You" |
| Starck | 6:38 |
| 6. | "I Go Ego" |
| Winnberg | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Heart On Hold" | Loreen |
| 4:09 |
| 8. | "Love Me America" |
| Winnberg | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Ride" |
| Winnberg | 5:11 |
| 10. | "'71 Charger" (Strings bonus track) |
| Sonefors | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 44:51 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 31 |
Release history
edit| Regions | Dates | Format(s) | Label(s) |
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| Worldwide | 24 November 2017 | CD, digital download | BMG Rights Management |
References
edit- ^ Björk, Annah (9 October 2017). "71 Charger Video Premier". Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee (1 October 2013). "LOREEN : New Hair, New Song and LGBT Statement in Moscow". Eurovision Ireland. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Loreen confirma nuevo material para 2015". elremix.com (in Spanish). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "AUDIO: Nieuw album Loreen in augustus" (in Dutch). 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Sweden: escXtra.com catch-up with Loreen — Interview". escXtra.com. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Utisci iz Crne Gore" (in Montenegrin). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (30 November 2016). "Melodifestivalen 2017 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ William Lee Adams (30 November 2016). "Loreen: Melodifestivalen 2017 singer and Eurovision winner has a new album on the way". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Pressmeddelande. "News – Loreens signs with BMG". mynewsdesk.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Stratos Agadellis (14 July 2017). "Sweden: Loreen releases new single Body". esctoday.com. ESC Today. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Nathan Stella (14 July 2017). "Loreen releases 'Body', the lead single for her album NUDE!". escbubble.com. ESC Bubble. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Bradley Stern (14 July 2017). "With Her 'Body', Loreen Kicks Off The 'Nude' Era". popcrush.com. PopCrush. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Rezo Mamsikashvili (14 July 2017). "Seving "Body"! Loreen drops lead single from second album Nude". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ BMG (8 August 2017). "Loreen". bmg.com. BMG. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Scandipop. "SONG: Loreen – 'Hate The Way I Love You'". Scandipop.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Loreens överraskning i direktsändning" (in Swedish). Expressen. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Loreen - Ride". iTunes New Zealand. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".