Pretend (album)

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Pretend
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Studio album by
Seinabo Sey
Released23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
GenreSoul pop, electropop
Length40:59
LabelUniversal Sweden
ProducerMagnus Lidehäll
Seinabo Sey chronology
Pretend
(2015) 		I'm a Dream
(2018)
Singles from Pretend
  1. "Younger"
    Released: 22 November 2013
  2. "Hard Time"
    Released: 5 May 2014
  3. "Pretend"
    Released: 17 July 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet4/5 stars[1]
Gaffa5/6 stars[2]
The Independent4/5 stars[3]
The Guardian3/5 stars[4]

Pretend is the debut studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Seinabo Sey, released on 23 October 2015 by Universal Sweden. It was produced by Magnus Lidehäll. The album features the singles "Younger", "Hard Time" and "Pretend".[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Younger"
3:34
2."Pretend"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:29
3."Poetic"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:02
4."Hard Time"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:29
5."Easy"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
2:47
6."Words"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:29
7."Sorry"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:32
8."Who"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:18
9."Still"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
2:53
10."You"
3:41
11."Ruin"
  • Set
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:33
12."Burial"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
4:12
13."Pistols at Dawn" (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:38
14."River" (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:44
15."Younger" (Kygo remix) (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
5:51
16."Younger" (acoustic version) (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
4:12

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 87

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2015) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 98
Chart (2016) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 76

References[]

  1. ^ Steen, Håkan (23 October 2015). "Ett väldigt gediget album". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Kurtoglu, Özgür (21 October 2015). "Seinabo Sey - Pretend". Gaffa. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ^ Gill, Andy (23 October 2015). "Pulsing strings and animated hand-drums". The Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ Mokoena, Tshepo (22 October 2015). "Seinabo Sey: Pretend review – a grab-bag of pop influences". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Pretend". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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