''Traces of Sadness'' is the second album by the

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. Released in June 2004, the album included the hit singles "Tough Enough", "Liar" and "When the Indians Cry". It peaked at number three in the

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album charts and brought the girls into the mainstream, while increasing their popularity in other countries such as

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, staying in the charts for almost a full year in the former. "Traces of Sadness" was certified Gold (100,000 copies) by the IFPI in Germany, Gold in Austria (15,000 copies) and Platinum in Estonia.

Track listing

# " Tough Enough" – 3:24 # "Traces of Sadness" – 3:23 # "Stay" – 3:54 # "When the Indians Cry" – 3:44 # "Don't Go Too Fast" – 3:14 # "Heartless" – 3:51 # "Liar" – 3:38 # "Don't You Realize" – 3:52 # "Wherever" – 3:26 # "Metal Queen" – 3:27 # "Looking For a Hero" – 3:55 # "Destroyed By You" – 3:54 # "Traces of Sadness" (Extended version) – 5:56 # "Heartless" (Extended version) – 7:38 The album also contained two extras: * Tough Enough (Video) * Don't Go Too Fast (Video)

Limited edition bonus CD

# "Blue Tattoo" (Unplugged version) # "Tough Enough" (Unplugged version) # "Don't Go Too Fast" (Unplugged version) # "Liar" (Unplugged version) # "Stay" (Unplugged version) # "Metal Queen" (Unplugged version) # "Destroyed By You" (Unplugged version) # "Don't You Realize" (Classical version) # "Heartless" (Classical version) # "Traces Of Sadness" (Classical version) # "Looking For A Hero" (Classical version) # "Light Of Hope" The limited edition of the album also contained two extras: * Liar (Video) * When The Indians Cry (Video)

Appearance in music games

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''. "Tough Enough" was also available to play on the arcade release of ''

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Chart positions

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References

External links

Vanilla Ninja official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Traces Of Sadness 2004 albums Vanilla Ninja albums