''Phoenix'' is a studio album by Danish
electronic rock
Electronic rock is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s, when rock bands began incorporating electronic instrume ...
band
Carpark North
Carpark North is a Danish electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen (vocal, guitar), Søren Balsner (bass, synthesisers) and Morten Thorhauge (drums). The name "Carpark North" was created from th ...
. It was released in Denmark on 27 January 2014 through
Copenhagen Records
Copenhagen Records is a Danish record label formed on 5 January 2004Copenhagen Records (2011)Info & Kontakt. Retrieved 26 April 2011. by former EMI Recorded Music Denmark staff members to give artists more artistic autonomy. It houses artists spr ...
and
Universal Music
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.
Promotion
The first single from the album, "Army of Open Arms", was released on 22 April 2013,
and debuted on the
Danish Singles Chart
Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music downloads ...
at number 21.
The album's second single, "
32" featuring singer Stine Bramsen of the Danish pop group
Alphabeat
Alphabeat were a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single " Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up ...
, was released on 9 September 2013
and
peaked in Denmark at number 5 in January 2014.
A
lyric video
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for the song was released on 23 September 2013,
with an official music video being released on 28 October 2013.
The third single to promote the album, "You're My Fire" featuring R&B/hip-hop duo
Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981).
Their #2 single ''Hot!'' won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music ...
, debuted at number 25 on Danish Singles Chart in February 2014.
Track listing
Personnel
;Carpark North
* Lau Højen – vocals, guitar
* Søren Balsner – bass, synthesisers
* Morten Thorhauge – drums
;Additional musicians
*
Stine Bramsen
Alphabeat were a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single " Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up ...
– vocals
("32")
* Søren Dahl Jeppesen – vocals
("Just Like Me")
*
Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981).
Their #2 single ''Hot!'' won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music ...
– vocals
("You're My Fire")
Charts
References
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2014 albums
Carpark North albums