''Break the News'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in

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. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in

with an additional track charting from promotion. This is the first Darin album to be released internationally, being released in

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on 28 September 2007 with an altered track listing. Darin promoted the album with a 10 cities tour from 25 November until 16 December 2006. Large billboard posters were placed around Swedish cities

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and

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. Darin promoted the album in Germany included performances on ''

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'', where he sang "Desire", and on '' The Dome'' where he sang "Insanity". The album was supported by ''The Pure Desire Tour'' in 2007.

History

In Sweden, the album was promoted with two official singles, " Perfect" and "

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". The third single, "

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",was released as a

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only single in May 2007. In Germany, two physical singles were released; "

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" in August 2007 and "Desire".

Track listing

There are 2 versions of the album, one original version for the Scandinavian market and a revised edition for the German release. The original Scandinavian release features a bonus iTunes track called "Affection". The German edition includes the songs " Step Up" and "Who's That Girl" from Darin's previous album, '' Darin'', instead of the songs "Saturday Night" and "What If I Kissed You Now", the latter track was featured as a b-side on the German single Desire.

Scandinavian edition

" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45 #"Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16 #" Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00 #"

" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48 #"

" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08 #"Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30 #"Saturday Night" (P. Alderheim/Darin) – 3:18 #"What If I Kissed You Now" (A. Hansson/

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) – 3:29 #"Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20 #"If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08 #"The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly)– 3:39 #"

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" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40 #"Affection" Tunes bonus track(Remee/D.Eriksen) - 3:12

German edition

" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45 #"Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16 #" Step Up" (Darin/

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) – 2:57 #"Who's That Girl" (

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) – 3:25 #"

" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08 #"Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30 #"Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20 #" Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00 #"

" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48 #"If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08 #"The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly) – 3:39 #"

" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40

Personnel

*vocals – Darin Zanyar. *executive producer – Peter Månsson, Patric Sarin. *producers – Peter Månsson, Patric Sarin, Jörgen Elofsson, Grizzly, Tysper, Ishi, Anders Wikström, Anders Hansson, Per Alderheim, Patrik Berger, Fredrik Thomander, Pär Westerlund, RedOne. *mixer – Peter Månsson, Ollie Olson, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström, Ronny Lahti, Roberto Martorell, Ishi, Grizzly, Tysper, Nicklas Flyckt, RedOne. *mastered by – Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios, Stockholm. *album covers design – Malin Lillewarg. *album photography – Anti Wendel/B-Martin.se

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Break The News 2006 albums Darin (singer) albums RCA Records albums EMI Records albums