''Under My Skin'' is the fifth and final studio album by

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girlband

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, released on 21 April 2010. The first single off the album was " Famous". It debuted at #7 on the

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- their first entry on the chart. This was also the group's last album, as less than half a year after Faye left a second time the group also disbanded for a second time.

Background and promotion

The Play band members had not seen each other for several years, until one day when

Anaïs Lameche Anaïs Helena Lameche Bonnier ( née Kretz Lameche; born 19 August 1987) is a Swedish former singer and one of the original members of the Swedish pop group Play. She is the only member of Play out of its seven different members to appear in a ...

managed to get a hold of

Fanny Hamlin Fanny Matilda Dagmar Hamlin (born 23 October 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Faye, is a former Swedish singer, songwriter, and model. She was the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Play in the early 2000s.Allmusic.comPlay ...

("Faye") via phone. The two of them talked over lunch about reuniting ''Play'', and decided that it was time for ''Play'' to return. After the launch of ''Made in Sweden'' season two, Laila, one of the band's former managers, also wanted to reunite the girls as a band. Fanny and Anais returned for the reunion;

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dropped out in the last minute, and

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did not join the reunion due to living in the

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. With only two remaining girls, they began the search for a third member. After about a week,

Sanne Karlsson Sanne Anna Sofie Karlsson (née Stenbeck) (born 11 November 1985) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has contributed her vocals to Ghost vs Sanne, E-Type and Polyphonics amongst others, and is most famous for being a part of the Swedish po ...

, who was previously a member of the band ''Ghost vs Sanne'', joined the group after recording a demo song for Play. Season two of the TV program '' Made in Sweden'' showcased the hard work all three girls put into making their new album and promoting Play, also including the search for the third member Sanne. Their new album was recorded in four weeks, and after that, ''Play'' performed their new songs live at several locations, such as

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stores and television shows in Sweden. They also made other appearances, and took other media trips like radio, magazines, and interviews.

Track listing

Personnel

;Play *

Faye Hamlin Fanny Matilda Dagmar Hamlin (born 23 October 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Faye, is a former Swedish singer, songwriter, and model. She was the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Play (Swedish group), Play in the early 20 ...

– lead vocals *

– lead vocals ;Crew *

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- songwriting (1, 6, 8, 10) *

Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...

- songwriting (1, 6, 10) *

Steven Sater Steven Sater is a Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Laurence Olivier Award-winning American poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the book and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning 2006 Broadway musi ...

- songwriting (6) *Anders Bagge - songwriting (8) *

Peer Åström Peer Åström (born 1972 in Ljusdal, Sweden) is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Anders Bagge. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. They have together written and produced songs for ...

- songwriting (8) *Vanilla Black - songwriting (8) *Alex Lamb - remix (11) *Andreas Gyllström - remix (12)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2010 albums Play (Swedish group) albums Pop rock albums by Swedish artists