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Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer/songwriter Darin. It was released on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles "Step Up", "Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number one album, with the first being The Anthem.[1] Darin is also the only of Darin's albums to be released in Finland.^{[citation needed]}

Darin
Studio album by Darin
Released	28 September 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	34:21
Label	Columbia/Sony BMG
Producer	RedOne, George Samuelson, GHOST, Jörgen Elofsson
Darin chronology
The Anthem (2005) Darin (2005) Break the News (2006)
Singles from Darin
"Step Up" Released: 7 September 2005 "Who's That Girl" Released: 23 November 2005 "Want Ya!" Released: 25 January 2006

History

After the success of his debut album The Anthem, Darin returned with his second solo album. The album reveals a new style with a more R&B based sound and also marks the second time Darin has worked with producer RedOne. The album was released on 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Album Chart.[1] The album has since been certified platinum by the GLF.[2] The album was also released in Finland and peaked at number 13 on the Finnish album chart.[3]

Singles

• "Step Up" was released as the album's first single on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts[4] In 2012, the single was number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.[5] The song also charted in Finland.
• "Who's That Girl" was released as the second single on 23 November 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 before peaking at number 6 the week after.[6]
• "Want Ya!" was released as the third single on 25 January 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,[7] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005/06)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	16

Certifications

Certifications for Darin

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[2]	Platinum	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

• The song "Be What U Wanna Be" is often referred to as "Peerless".
• The song "Sail The Ocean" has been covered in Italian by band Studio 3 for their 3rd album Lentamente and is called "Quando Sarai Sola".[13] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website.[14]

Release history

The album was released in Sweden in September 2005 and in Finland in January 2006. As of 2020, the album is available for streaming on Spotify,[15] Tidal[16] and for download on Google Play Music.[17]

Region	Date	Label	Catalogue
Sweden	28 September 2005	Columbia	828767365428
Finland	18 January 2006	Columbia

References

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