Masquerade (Eric Saade album)
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Masquerade is the debut album from Swedish singer and TV star Eric Saade
. It was released on May 19, 2010, debuting and peaking at number 2 on the official Swedish album chart. The album has spawned 2 top 50 singles in the Swedish Singles Chart
, his debut single "Sleepless"
and Eric's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010
entitled "Manboy
".
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
. It was released on May 19, 2010, debuting and peaking at number 2 on the official Swedish album chart. The album has spawned 2 top 50 singles in the Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
, his debut single "Sleepless"
Sleepless (Eric Saade song)
Sleepless is the debut charting single of the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström. It also appears in his début album Masquerade....
and Eric's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...
entitled "Manboy
Manboy
Manboy is a song by the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade....
".
Singles
- "SleeplessSleepless (Eric Saade song)Sleepless is the debut charting single of the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström. It also appears in his début album Masquerade....
" was the first single released from the album, it peaked to number 44 on the Swedish Singles ChartSverigetopplistanSverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
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- "ManboyManboyManboy is a song by the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade....
" was the second single released from the album, it was Eric's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010Melodifestivalen 2010Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...
, it reached number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
- "Break of DawnBreak of Dawn (song)"Break of Dawn" is an English language song written by Fredrik Kempe and performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It was released on 10 June 2010. It peaked the number 45 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade. The song is a love ballad. It is about a broken...
" was the third single released from the album, it reached number 45 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
- Music videos were also released for "Masquerade" and "It's Gonna Rain" although they were not released as official singles.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
29 |
| Swedish Albums and Collections Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
41 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Sweden | Gold |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | May 19, 2010 | Roxy Recordings Roxy Recordings King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy was an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Egmont through Nordisk Film and MBO... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... /Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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