''The Anthem'' is the debut studio album from Swedish singer and former ''

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'' contestant Darin. The album was released by

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and BMG on 16 February 2005 in Sweden. It was his first commercial release following the independent release of his previous album ''Darin Zanyar'' in 2002. ''The Anthem'' features two top 10 singles, including the number one single " Money For Nothing". Also included on the album is the song "Coming True", which was recorded by Darin to be released as a single should he have won the ''Idol'' contest, but as he finished in second place, the song was included as a bonus track.

Background

After having finished in second place on ''

'' in 2004, Darin started recording his first studio album, working with producers such as RedOne, Ghost and

Jörgen Elofsson Kjell Åke Jörgen Elofsson (born 14 January 1962) is a Swedish songwriter. He was one of the writers of the songwriter-team at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm (along with Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub, ...

. The album consists of 12 tracks: 10 new tracks, 1 bonus track and 1 reproduced tracks from Darin's debut independent album ''Darin Zanyar''. The track "What You're Made of" was recorded as a demo for Darin's previous studio album and written by Darin himself, it was known as "What Ya Made of." The bonus track on the album, "Coming True," a song written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, was recorded by Darin and fellow ''Idol'' contestant

Daniel Lindström Daniel Lindström (born 30 January 1978) is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, " Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, released in December 2004, to ...

and would serve as the single for the eventual winner. Since Lindström won the contest, Darin's version was added as a bonus track.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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References

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