''Saade Vol. 2'' is the third
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by Swedish singer
Eric Saade
Eric Khaled Saade (; ar, إريك سعادة, ʾĪrik Saʿāda, ; born 29 October 1990), is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winn ...
. It was released on November 30, 2011 by
Roxy Recordings
King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy is an independent record label based in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden where their office is the former site of Cheiron Studios and its successor The Location. It was bo ...
. The album was released as the second part of the album series, following ''
Saade Vol. 1'' (2011).
''Saade Vol. 2'' has spawned one single, "
Hotter Than Fire". The single was released on November 2, 2011 as the first and the only single from the album. The song peaked at number five in
Sweden
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as well as reaching top 40 in
Belgium
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. The song features the guest vocal by American singer
Dev.
Commercially, the album was a success, becoming Saade's second number one album in Sweden and ranked as the eighth best-selling album of 2011 in the country. It also charted at number forty-six in Finland.
Background
In May 2011, it revealed that Saade would release his upcoming album ''Saade'' in two parts. As the reason for that Saade said: “I didn't wanna waste too many songs on one album, so I decided to do two parts of my Album ''Saade''. We have been working day and night with the sounds, to be correct and find the right synths etc. I just felt that I'm in a great songwriting mood, so I had to release two parts because of all these songs.” To do this step, he was inspired by
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...
who released her album ''
Body Talk'' in three parts.
From 21 November until 29 November 2011, ''scandipop.co.uk'' released previews of the songs. On 27 November 2011, ''wackymusiccrazy.org'' released previews of the songs ''Explosive Love'', ''Rocket Science'' and ''Fingerprints''.
Track listing
All album credits taken from the booklet contained within the CD and of the iTunes files. The latter track is not included on the iTunes version of the album but credits contained in the physical album booklet.
Awards, nominations and certifications
The album was nominated for a Scandipop Award 2011 in the category ''Best Male Album''.
Singles
The first single of the album "
Hotter Than Fire" was first released on 2 November 2011 in Sweden. It is a collaboration with American singer
Dev. The song reached #5 in Sweden.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
Eric Saade Official WebsiteEric Saade Official Facebook
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2011 albums
Eric Saade albums