''Inna'' is the fourth studio album recorded by Romanian singer
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Ro ...
. It was released on 30 October 2015 by
Warner Music
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, while a Japanese version of the record titled ''Body and the Sun'' was made available on 23 July 2015 by
Roton
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and Empire Music. The singer collaborated with various producers on the album, including
The Monsters and the Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander " Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson and Oliver "German" Peterhof and The Strangerz: Marcu ...
,
Axident
Andreas Schuller (known by his producer name Axident) is a Norwegians, Norwegian songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists Justin Bieber, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, Inna, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg, Jessie J, Ada ...
,
Play & Win
Marco & Seba, previously known as Play & Win are a Romanian singer-songwriter and music production duo formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac. Since then, they have been making music without Bolfea. They are a leading ...
and
Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen (born 6 October 1981) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and producer from Skive. Troelsen has written and produced songs for Pitbull, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Drengene fra Angora, Nile Rodgers, Jason Deru ...
. Its material includes multiple genres, such as
dance-pop
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,
deep house
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,
electro house
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,
electropop and
Latin
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.
The album's title was originally planned to be ''Latinna'', and it also includes
promotional single
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s intended for the cancelled
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) ''Summer Days''. ''Inna'' and ''Body and the Sun'' were supported by several concert tours in Europe and Japan. Seven singles have also been released to aid the record, of which "
Cola Song
"Cola Song" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for '' Body and the Sun'' (2015), the Japanese counterpart of her fourth studio album ''Inna'' (2015). It was made available for digital download on 15 April 2014 through Atlantic ...
" (2014) was successful in Europe and was certified Platinum in
Spain
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, i ...
and "
Diggy Down
"Diggy Down" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Released for digital download on 15 December 2014 through Empire Music ...
" (2014) marked Inna's third number one hit in Romania. Commercially, ''Inna'' only reached minor success on
record charts, peaking at number 157 in Japan and at position 45 in Mexico.
Background and release
Inna first hinted at the release of new music by uploading a preview of unreleased tracks on her
YouTube
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channel on 18 October 2014; the video included samples of "Bamboreea", "Jungle", "
We Wanna
"We Wanna" is a song by Romanian singers Alexandra Stan and Inna for Stan's third studio album, '' Alesta'' (2016). Featuring the vocal collaboration of Puerto Rican performer Daddy Yankee, it was made available for digital consumption on 8 June ...
", "
Rendez Vous", "Danse avec moi" and "Hola".
The album was originally scheduled to be named ''Latinna'' (stylized as ''LatINNA''). In an interview with
Direct Lyrics
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in April 2014, the singer said that title alluded at her "feel
ngLatinna" (
Latina
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America.
*Latin Americans
Latina and Latinas may also refer ...
) and her notable success in Spanish-speaking, Latin-origin territories.
The album was then changed to ''Inna'' as "
he wantsthat and
he feels
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* He (pronoun), an English pronoun
* He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ
* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
that right now". The singer also stated that it is "a lot of
erand
erenergy, and
hefelt it coming very natural", confessing that her favorite track on the album was "Fool Me".
The record includes "Take Me Higher", "Low", "Devil's Paradise", "Tell Me", "Body and the Sun" and "Summer Days", which were released as
promotional single
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s in 2014
for the cancelled
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) ''Summer Days''.
Inna recorded the album in one year in various cities, such as
Barcelona
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,
Ibiza
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,
Los Angeles
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and
Copenhagen
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.
''Inna'' was released worldwide on 30 October 2015 by
Warner,
followed by its availability in Turkey on
digitally and physical formats on 6 November 2015 and 29 April 2016, respectively, through Yeni Dünya Müzik.
A digital download and
CD was also released to Mexico on 11 March and 25 March 2016, respectively, by Warner.
A Japanese edition of the record, titled ''Body and the Sun'', was first released digitally worldwide on 23 July 2015 by
Roton
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and Empire Music.
Subsequently, it was made available in Japan on both digital and CD formats by Warner Music on 31 July 2015 and 5 August 2015, respectively.
Pure Charts
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called the album's release process "chaotic".
In an interview, Inna said that she decided with her team to make a special Japanese version of the record since Japan was selected as the first country for the album's release. They looked at fans' reactions when putting together its tracklist.
Promotion and composition
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The record was aided by several concert tours in Europe and Japan.
It was also the singer's second visit in Japan after a gig in March 2013.
The album's first single, "
Cola Song
"Cola Song" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for '' Body and the Sun'' (2015), the Japanese counterpart of her fourth studio album ''Inna'' (2015). It was made available for digital download on 15 April 2014 through Atlantic ...
" (2014), featured Colombian
reggaeton
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It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American hip hop, ...
performer
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
and was only included on ''Body and the Sun''.
An
electro house
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,
electronic
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and
Latin
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recording,
"Cola Song" included
saxophone
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and
horn
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** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments
*Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ...
in its composition.
Commercially, the track experienced success in Europe and was certified Platinum by
PROMUSICAE for selling over 40,000 copies in Spain.
The second single, "
Good Time",
was similarly only featured on ''Body and the Sun'', featuring the vocal collaboration of American rapper
Pitbull
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.
It is a
dance-pop
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track that uses
trumpet
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s and "hedonistic and cheerful" simple lyrics. A
SoundCloud
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Complete Edition of ''Inna'' released on 19 November 2020 would eventually also include "Cola Song" and "Good Time".
"
Diggy Down
"Diggy Down" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Released for digital download on 15 December 2014 through Empire Music ...
" (2014) was released as the third single for the album,
sampling a portion of
Marian Hill
Marian Hill is an American electronic duo from Philadelphia consisting of record producer Jeremy Lloyd and singer Samantha Gongol.
The duo released their debut EP, ''Play'', in 2014, and released their second EP, ''Sway'', in 2015. The duo relea ...
's "Got It" (2015).
Musically, it is an
R&B-influenced dance-pop love track.
The recording reached number one on Romania's
Airplay 100,
[ ''Note: Select '2015' and 'Week: 08. Period: 16-02-15 22-02-15' from the drop-down menu.''] marking the singer's third number one song in the country after "
Hot
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" (2008) and "
Amazing" (2009). It also won Best Dance at the 2015
Media Music Awards.
After "
We Wanna
"We Wanna" is a song by Romanian singers Alexandra Stan and Inna for Stan's third studio album, '' Alesta'' (2016). Featuring the vocal collaboration of Puerto Rican performer Daddy Yankee, it was made available for digital consumption on 8 June ...
" with
Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer. Born in Constanța, she made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single "Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They had previousl ...
and
Daddy Yankee
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featured only on certain editions of ''Inna'',
"
Bop Bop
"Bop Bop" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart, '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Featuring the vocals of American recording artist Eric Turner, it was made availab ...
" followed in 2015 as the fifth release.
It is a dance-pop song featuring American singer
Eric Turner,
and reached number two in Romania. The record's last singles, "
Yalla" (2015) and "Rendez Vous" (2016),
were both moderately successful in Inna's native country. "Yalla" is a dance-pop track sung in
English
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and partially in
Arabic language
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,
while "Rendez Vous" samples
Mr. President's 1996 recording "
Coco Jamboo
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".
"Take Me Higher" is a
deep house
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and
pop song, with "Low" being a
chillout
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track about the singer's intimate moments with her suitor that showcases her vocal abilities. Another track from the cancelled ''Summer Days EP'', "Devil's Paradise", is a ballad with
synth-pop
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beats and electronic influences talking about her "ultimate pleasure with her new man", while "Body and the Sun" is a deep house and
electropop song, written about Inna missing her man's body.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Inna'' and ''Body and the Sun''.
Sample credits
*"Too Sexy" contains elements from the
Right Said Fred
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recording "
I'm Too Sexy
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" written by
Fred Fairbrass
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,
Richard Fairbrass
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and Rob Manzoli, and produced by
TommyD
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.
*"Rendez Vous" contains elements from the
Mr. President recording "
Coco Jambo" written by Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennalls and Rainer Gaffrey, and produced by Matthiesen and Gaffrey.
Charts
The record experienced minor commercial success on
record charts. In Japan, the ''Body and the Sun'' version reached number 157 on the
Oricon
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chart on 17 August 2015, where it spent two weeks.
It marked the singer's lowest-selling album in the country, having sold about 760 copies in Japan as of August 2015.
[ ''Note: Search for ボディ・アンド・ザ・サン by インナ, product code WPCR-16608 in the アーティスト&楽曲検索 (artist & song search).'' ] ''Inna'' further peaked at position 45 on Mexico's
AMPROFON chart on the week ending 24 March 2016.
Release history
References
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2015 albums
Inna albums
Dance music albums by Romanian artists