Love is War
Love is War | |||||||
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Vanilla Ninja studio album | |||||||
Publication |
May 19, 2006 |
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admission |
2005-2006 |
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Label (s) | Capitol , EMI | ||||||
Format (s) |
Standard CD, download, |
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Title (number) |
12 (standard CD) |
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running time |
41:23 (standard CD) |
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occupation |
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Kiko Masbaum, Kent Larsson |
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Studio (s) |
Tinseltown Music Studios |
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Love Is War (Engl. For "Love is War") is the fourth and final studio album by the Estonian pop-rock - girl group Vanilla Ninja . It was released on EMI in May 2006 after the band quit in late 2005 at Bros Music under the direction of producer David Brandes and Triinu Kivilaan left the group. The CD could not build on the success of the previous albums.
Track list
The following table provides information about which songwriter and producer worked on which song. Järvis and Kuurmaa also produced and co-wrote some of the songs. In addition to the two bonus tracks, the Japanese version also includes the music video for the single Dangerzone .
No. | title | Duration | Composers | Producer (s) |
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1 | Kingdom Burning Down | 3:59 | Michelle Leonard , Kiko Masbaum, Piret Järvis, Lenna Kuurmaa | Kiko Masbaum |
2 | Dangerzone (long version) | 3:17 | Michelle Leonard, Lenna Kuurmaa, Martin Fliegenschmidt , Florian Peil | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
3 | The Band That Never Existed | 3:15 | Michelle Leonard, Lenna Kuurmaa, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Florian Peil | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
4th | Rockstarz (single version) | 3:26 | Per Aldeheim, Christian Neander , Michelle Leonard | Kiko Masbaum |
5 | Shadows on the Moon | 3:03 | Piret Järvis, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Florian Peil | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
6th | Black Symphony | 3:46 | Kent Larsson, Michelle Leonard, Piret Järvis, Lenna Kuurmaa, Jeff Lebowski, Claudio Pagonis |
Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
7th | Pray | 4:34 | Lenna Kuurmaa, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Claudio Pagonis | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
8th | Battlefield | 3:07 | Jeff Lebowski, Claudio Pagonis | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
9 | Spirit of the Dawn | 3:52 | Martin Fliegenschmidt, Claudio Pagonis | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
10 | Insane in Vain | 3:17 | Michelle Leonard, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Claudio Pagonis, Bassel El Hallak | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
11 | Bad girls | 3:14 | Michelle Leonard, Piret Järvis, Martin Fliegenschmidt | Kent Larsson, Kiko Masbaum |
12 | Silence | 4:33 | Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum, Lenna Kuurmaa | Kiko Masbaum |
13 | Love Is Just a War (bonus track on the Japanese version) |
3:28 | Harry Hess, Lenna Kuurmaa, Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum |
Harry Hess, Lenna Kuurmaa, Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum |
14th | My Name (bonus track on the Japanese version) |
3:05 | Lenna Kuurmaa, Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum, Christoph Neander | Lenna Kuurmaa, Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum, Christoph Neander |
Content and production
The version of the album Love Is War published for the European market contains twelve tracks. The Japanese version of the album also includes the tracks My Name and Love Is Just a War . It is the band's first album to feature only three instead of four band members after Triinu Kivilaan left the band in January 2006. The first songs on the album to be produced were Rockstarz and Silence . These songs were first played at a concert in Tallinn in December 2005 .
The album was produced by Kiko Masbaum and Kent Larsson. Michelle Leonard , Martin Fliegenschmidt, Florian Peil, Per Hendrik Aldeheim, Christian Neander , Jeff Lebowski, Claudio Pagonis and Bassel El Hallak worked on the album as songwriters and producers . Kuurmaa co-wrote on Kingdom Burning Down , Dangerzone , The Band that Never Existed , Pray and Silence . She also co-produced a few tracks for the first time. These were Kingdom Burning Down , Black Symphony , Pray and Silence . Järvis also co-wrote some of the lyrics, for example Kingdom Burning Down , Shadows on the Moon , Black Symphony and Bad Girls were partly written by her. Just like Kuurma, she co-produced some of the songs on the album. Kingdom Burning Down , Black Symphony and Bad Girls are also from Järvis.
publication
Love Is War was released in seven countries. In Brazil, the album was only released on October 7, 2009, over three years after its initial release.
country | date |
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Estonia | May 19, 2006 |
Germany | |
Austria | |
Switzerland | |
Japan | May 31, 2006 |
Poland | June 26, 2006 |
Brazil | October 7, 2009 |
Chart placements
Charts | Top position |
Weeks |
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Germany | 16 | 5 |
Estonia | 1 | - |
Austria | 29 | 3 |
Switzerland | 14th | 9 |
In addition, the album reached number 48 in Poland and stayed there for a week.
Singles
Danger zone
Rock star
Insane in Vain
Insane in Vain was released on June 26, 2007 as a so-called airplay single. She only appeared in Estonia. The piece was produced by Kent Larsson and Kiko Masbaum. Michelle Leonard wrote the lyrics together with Martin Fliegenschmidt, Claudio Pagonis and Bassel El Hallak.
Lead singers
Lenna Kuurmaa | Kuurmaa and Piret Järvis |
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Kingdom Burning Down | Rock star |
Danger zone | Shadows on the Moon |
The Band That Never Existed | Insane in Vain |
Black Symphony | Bad girls |
Pray | |
Battlefield | |
Spirit of the Dawn | |
Silence | |
Love Is Just a War (Japanese Version) |
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My Name (Japanese version) |
reception
“There is a lack ... of real highlights from which you cannot get rid of. So the album travels in relatively shallow waters for three quarters of an hour and still develops quite well over the course of the season. The plastic keyboards, some of which are still injurious to the body, are put in their place and are largely replaced by sleek guitars. "
“Edward Oculicz from Stylus said about the opener Kingdom Burning Down that it could resemble a“ tATu song ”. In addition, the song is "perfectly intended to fill large stadiums". The song Insane in Vain is "with My Iron Lung by Radiohead compared". The title Silence , which is the last track of the album on the standard CD, has the “most beautiful melody of all titles”. The piece Bad Girls has the «most pop of all titles». "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet
- ↑ Kingdom Burning Down
- ↑ Dangerzone
- ↑ The Band That Never Existed
- ↑ Rockstarz
- ^ Shadows on the Moon
- ^ Black Symphony
- ↑ Pray
- ^ Battlefield
- ^ Spirit of the Dawn
- ↑ Insane in Vain
- ↑ Bad Girls
- ↑ Silence
- ↑ Title list of the Japanese version ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The first songs on the album (accessed November 7, 2011)
- ↑ Kuurmaa co-produced
- ↑ Järvis co-produced
- ↑ Release dates of Love Is War ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 31, 2011)
- ↑ Love Is War (Japanese version)
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH EE
- ↑ Chart placement in Poland ( memento of the original from February 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Vanilla Ninja: Love Is War. cdstarts.de, accessed on November 6, 2011 .
- ↑ Vanilla Ninja: Love Is War. stylusmagazine.com, accessed December 18, 2011 .