''Apparently Unaffected'' is the third album by the Norwegian singer-songwriter

Maria Mena Maria Viktoria Mena (born 19 February 1986) is a Norwegian pop singer, best known for her singles such as " You're the Only One", "Just Hold Me", "All This Time" which charted in multiple countries. Early life Maria Mena was born into an art ...

, released on November 14, 2005, in Europe. It was re-released in June 2006 in the

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, where it peaked at No. 11. The album spawned four singles: "Miss You Love", "Just Hold Me", "Our Battles", and the final single "Nevermind Me" in early 2008. The album ended up at the #48 position in the year end chart of 2006 in the Netherlands. The album was produced by

Arvid Solvang Arvid Wam Solvang (born July 14, 1969) is a Norwegian songwriter/producer living in Oslo, Norway. Biography Arvid Wam Solvang was born July 14, 1969, in Kopervik, Norway. After touring Norway for years as a guitarist with a range of different b ...

Track listing

#"Internal Dialogue" – 2:53 #"This Bottle of Wine" – 2:32 #"Miss You Love" – 3:09 #"Boytoy Baby" – 2:51 #"If You'll Stay in My Past (Part 1)" – 1:09 #"He's Hurting Me" feat. Gunnhild Sundli – 2:20 #"Just Hold Me" – 4:24 #"Long Time Coming" – 2:45 #"If You'll Stay in My Past (Part 2)" – 1:18 #"Nevermind Me" – 3:55 #"These Shoes" – 1:54 #"Our Battles" – 3:33 #"Calm Under the Waves" – 3:22 #"If You'll Stay in My Past (Part 3)" – 1:00

Charts

Weekly

Year-end

Year-end charts of "Just Hold Me"

Certifications

Singles

* "Miss You Love" It was first released on February 13, 2006. It was recorded in Viagram Studios in 2005. Written by Maria Mena, Arvid Solvang. Produced by Arvid Solvang. "Miss You Love" is the official first single off the album. The first time it was released, it did not chart anywhere. After the release of the second single "Just Hold Me", it was re-released in the Netherlands at the end of 2006 and charted in 2007. The song charted at No. 19 (Dutch

Mega Top 50 __NOTOC__ Mega Top 30 is a Dutch music chart compiled by SoundAware and broadcast every Saturday from 14:00 - 16:00 on NPO 3FM. It originally started on November 30, 1963, as the Tijd voor Teenagers Top 10. Throughout the years, the chart has had se ...

), No. 61 (Dutch

Mega Single Top 100 The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the ...

) *"Just Hold Me" It was released on April 24, 2006. It was recorded in Viagram Studios in 2005. Written by Maria Mena, Arvid Solvang. Produced by Arvid Solvang. "Just Hold Me" is the second single off the album and was released end April 2006. The song then did not chart in the official

Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 ( nl, Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart compiled by ''Stichting Nederlandse Top 40''. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica ...

, but did chart and peak in the country's physical singles chart (

) at No. 27 and the

. In October 2006, the song started getting heavy airplay again and this time it did managed to reach the Dutch Top 40 and peaked at number twenty-six (#6). In the Mega Single Top 100, it peaked at number 7 (#7) in the beginning of November 2006. It was her big breakthrough in the Netherlands, being in the

for 34 weeks. *"Miss You Love" (re-release) Due to the success of "Just Hold Me", it was re-released in the Netherlands. It made a new peak at No. 2 (Norway) No. 5 (Dutch

), No. 7 (Dutch

), No. 26 (

), No. 147 ( Eurochart), No. 19 (German Charts) *"Our Battles" It was released in 2007. Recorded in Viagram Studios in 2005. Written by Maria Mena, Arvid Solvang. Produced by Arvid Solvang. "Our Battles" is the third single off the album. It was released in Norway at the end of 2006, but did not chart. The music video for the song premiered in Norway on November 18, 2006. The song was officially meant to be the second single in the Netherlands, but due to the success of "Just Hold Me", Sony BMG decided to re-release "Miss You Love". *"Nevermind Me" It was released as the final single off the album. The music video features the German actor

Matthias Schweighöfer Matthias Schweighöfer (; born 11 March 1981) is a German actor, voice actor, film director, and producer. Early life Born in Anklam, Western Pomerania, Schweighöfer attended Berlin's renowned acting school Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art ...

References

External links

Information from CDON

Maria Mena's Official Website
{{Authority control Maria Mena albums 2005 albums 2006 albums