Break the News

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Break the News
Darin - Break the News.JPG
Studio album by
Darin
Released22 November 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Length41:02
LabelSony BMG, EMI
Darin chronology
Darin
(2005) 		Break the News
(2006) 		Flashback
(2008)
German cover
Darin - Break the News (int).JPG
Singles from Break the News
  1. "Perfect"
    Released: 18 October 2006
  2. "Everything But the Girl"
    Released: 31 January 2007
  3. "Desire"
    Released: 7 May 2007
  4. "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. This is the first Darin album to be released internationally, being released in Germany on 28 September 2007 with an altered track listing.

Darin promoted the album with a 10 cities tour from 25 November until 16 December 2006.[1] Large billboard posters were placed around Swedish cities Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö.[2]

Darin promoted the album in Germany included performances on Popstars, where he sang "Desire", and on The Dome where he sang "Insanity".[3]

The album was supported by The Pure Desire Tour in 2007.

History[]

In Sweden, the album 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".

Track listing[]

There are 2 versions of the album, one original version for the Scandinavian market and a revised edition for the German release. The original Scandinavian release features a bonus iTunes track called "Affection". The German edition includes the songs "Step Up" and "Who's That Girl" from Darin's previous album, Darin, instead of the songs "Saturday Night" and "What If I Kissed You Now", the latter track was featured as a b-side on the German single Desire.

Scandinavian edition[]

  1. "Insanity" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45
  2. "Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16
  3. "Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00
  4. "Everything But the Girl" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48
  5. "Desire" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08
  6. "Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30
  7. "Saturday Night" (P. Alderheim/Darin) – 3:18
  8. "What If I Kissed You Now" (A. Hansson/Molly Sandén) – 3:29
  9. "Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20
  10. "If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08
  11. "The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly)– 3:39
  12. "Homeless" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40
  13. "Affection" [iTunes bonus track] (Remee/D.Eriksen) - 3:12

German edition[]

  1. "Insanity" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45
  2. "Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16
  3. "Step Up" (Darin/Bilal Hajji/RedOne) – 2:57
  4. "Who's That Girl" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:25
  5. "Desire" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08
  6. "Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30
  7. "Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20
  8. "Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00
  9. "Everything But the Girl" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48
  10. "If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08
  11. "The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly) – 3:39
  12. "Homeless" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40

Personnel[]

  • vocals – Darin Zanyar.
  • executive producer – Peter Månsson, Patric Sarin.
  • producers – Peter Månsson, Patric Sarin, Jörgen Elofsson, Grizzly, Tysper, Ishi, Anders Wikström, Anders Hansson, Per Alderheim, Patrik Berger, Fredrik Thomander, Pär Westerlund, RedOne.
  • mixer – Peter Månsson, Ollie Olson, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström, Ronny Lahti, Roberto Martorell, Ishi, Grizzly, Tysper, Nicklas Flyckt, RedOne.
  • mastered by – Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios, Stockholm.
  • album covers design – Malin Lillewarg.
  • album photography – Anti Wendel/B-Martin.se

Charts[]

Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 89

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[]

Region Date Label Catalgoue
Sweden 22 November 2006 RCA/BMG 88697 01596 2
Europe 28 September 2007 EMI Music 50999 507169 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Album Promo Tourwebsite=Official Site". Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Swedish Poster Promos Official Gallery". Darin. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Darin at The Dome (Germany)". The Dome. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Darin – Break the News". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  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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