''Lovekiller'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter

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. It was released by

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digitally on 16 August 2010 and physically on 18 August. The record is Darin's first album since parting with

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after four years with the label and it became his fifth top ten album on the Swedish Album chart. The album includes the song "

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Background

In September 2009, Darin signed a new record deal with

after four years with

. His first release with Universal was a cover of Coldplay's " Viva la Vida" which Darin performed live at '' Idol'' on 8 October 2009. "Retrieved July 18, 2010". the song was released digitally and peaked at number 1 on the Swedish singles chart. On 3 November 2009, it was announced that Darin would be participating in ''

'', with the mid-tempo ballad "

" written by

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and Henrik Janson. Darin came 4th in the final. The song was released in February 2010 and peaked at number three on the Swedish Single Chart. On 1 June 2010,

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announced Darin soon would release his single " Lovekiller" and his fifth studio album, his first with Universal, on 25 August 2010. Darin began a 17-date Sommarturné (Summer Tour) in Sweden on 4 June 2010, starting in Karlshamn, during which he performed songs from the new album. In June 2010, Darin was asked by Swedish broadcaster SVT to record a written song, "Can't Stop Love", for the

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of Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. Darin performed the song on a rooftop in Stockholm during the live broadcast of the wedding on SVT. The song was released digitally on the day of the wedding, 19 June 2010. On 13 July 2010, a press release was published by Universal Music Sweden revealing the name, track listing and cover art for the new album and also that the album would be released earlier than originally planned on 18 August. Also mentioned in the press release are the producers of the album,

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, Henrik Jansson and Darin.

Singles

# " Viva la Vida", a cover of the Coldplay song, which was performed live on '' Idol'' in October 2009 was released as the lead single and peaked at number 1. # "

" was first heard publicly in full on 20 February 2010 when it was performed live in Heat 3 of ''

''. It was released physically on 28 February and peaked at number 3. # "Can't Stop Love" is a single written by Darin and

especially for the

of Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. It was performed in Stockholm during SVT's live broadcast of the wedding on 19 June 2010 and released the same day digitally peaking at 13 in the singles chart. # " Lovekiller", the album's title track, was first heard performed live during Darin's Summer tour of Sweden with the studio version premiering on 13 July 2010, which was also the day of its digital release. The single debuted and peaked at number 6.

Track listing

Personnel

*Hoffe Stannow – mastering (except tracks 2, 6) at Cosmos Mastering * Erik Broheden – mastering (tracks 2, 6) at Masters of Audio *Niklas Rune – A&R *Micke Hagerman – management (Love No Limit) *Pysse Holmberg – photography *Jonas Kjellberg – artwork (Zion Graphics)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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