''Sway'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer

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. It was released on 4 May 2018 by

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. It peaked at number 11 on the

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Production

The production of the album took more than 18 months. In a 2018 interview with ''

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'', Styrke said: "I really wanted to strip things down. It was the opposite of my previous project, where the main rule was that there are no rules. This one was about restraint, making sure that every part is good enough to be there. And when you make it that minimal, it asks more of the song. You're going to hear every word, every melody, and it all matters so much."

Release and singles

On 28 April 2017, Styrke released "

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"as the lead single from the album. The second single " Mistakes" followed on 15 September. A cover of

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's " Liability" re-titled "Liability (Demo)" was unveiled as a promotional single on 15 December. " Changed My Mind" was unveiled as the third single alongside the album announcement on 2 February 2018. Before the album's release, the single "

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" came out. A music video for the single "

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" premiered on 8 June 2018. Another track called "

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" was released as a single on 19 October 2018, included in a digital re-edition of the album ahead of a tour through United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Margaret Farrell of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, calling it "one of the most exuberant albums in recent memory." Owen Myers of ''

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'' described it as "a short and very sweet triumph, with eight inventive pop songs that align Styrke closely with the genre's current forward-thinking vanguard." On 4 May 2018, ''

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'' included it on the "10 New Albums to Stream Now" list. On 22 May 2018, ''

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'' included it on the "Best Albums of 2018 So Far" list.

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks produced by Elof Loelv, except where noted. Notes * signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD edition. *

– vocals, executive production *

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– production (1, 7) * Elof Loelv – co-production (1), production (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) * Gustav Nyström – co-production (7) * John Alexis – production (8) * Henrik Edenhed – mixing * Henrik Jonsson – mastering * Randy Merrill – mastering *

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– mastering * Joanna Nordahl – creative direction * Sepidar Hosseini – visual identity * Emma Svensson – photography * Petter Eriksson – executive production

Charts

References

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