Ei (album)#Singles

{{about|the 2003 Maija Vilkkumaa album|the song|Ei (song)|other uses|EI (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Ei

| type = studio

| artist = Maija Vilkkumaa

| cover = maijavilkkumaaeialbum.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|03|07|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 50:55

| label = Warner Music Finland

| producer =

| prev_title = Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Se ei olekaan niin

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ei

| type = Studio album

| single1 = Ei

| single1date =

| single2 = Mun elämä

| single2date =

| single3 = Ei saa surettaa

| single3date =

}}

Ei ({{langx|en|No|italic=yes}}) is the third studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland on 7 March 2003, the album debuted at number one on Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak position for two weeks and charted for 56 weeks altogether.{{r|chart}} Ei was the third-best-selling album of 2003 in Finland{{r|ye 2003}} and, with sales of over 120,000 copies to date, has received a quadruple-platinum certification in the country.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Finland|title=Ei|artist=Maija Vilkkumaa}} Ei ranks also 38th on the list of the best-selling albums of all time in Finland.{{r|FIN best}}

Background

Prior to the release, Maija visited New York City to spend time relaxing and writing new songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maijavilkkumaa.net/diskografia/|title=Diskografia|publisher=Maija Vilkkumaa|language=Finnish|accessdate=2013-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729044514/http://www.maijavilkkumaa.net/diskografia/|archive-date=2012-07-29|url-status=dead}}

Singles

The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets.

"Ei" (No)
"Mun elämä" (My Life)
"Ei saa surettaa" (You Shouldn't Feel Sad)

Track listing

The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets.

{{tracklist

|all_writing = Maija Vilkkumaa

|title1 = Kristiina

|note1 =

|length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}}

|title2 = Mun elämä

|note2 = My Life

|length2 = {{Duration|m=4|s=33}}

|title3 = Väärin

|note3 = Wrong

|length3 = {{Duration|m=3|s=9}}

|title4 = Ei

|note4 = No

|length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=18}}

|title5 = Häviän

|note5 = I lose/ I fade away/ I vanish

|length5 = {{Duration|m=4|s=12}}

|title6 = Eteiseen

|note6 = Into the Hallway (literal) On the hallway floor (contextual)

|length6 = {{Duration|m=3|s=52}}

|title7 = Ei susta huomaa

|note7 = Can't be seen in you

|length7 = {{Duration|m=5|s=11}}

|title8 = Lattiaa pestään

|note8 = Floor Is Getting Washed

|length8 = {{Duration|m=3|s=30}}

|title9 = Mä jään

|note9 = I'll stay

|length9 = {{Duration|m=4|s=13}}

|title10 = Kusipää

|note10 = Asshole/ Fuckhead

|length10 = {{Duration|m=5|s=18}}

|title11 = Jonain päivänä

|note11 = At someday

|length11 = {{Duration|m=4|s=00}}

|title12 = Ei saa surettaa

|note12 = Shouldn't be saddened/ Shouldn't sadden

|length12 = {{Duration|m=6|s=13}}

}}

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

Chart (2003)

!Peak
position

{{Album chart|Finland|1|album=Ei|artist=Maija Vilkkumaa|refname=chart|accessdate=2013-08-28}}

=Year-end charts=

scope="col"\|Chart (2003) !scope="col"\|Position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{Year-end album chart\|Finland\|3\|year=2003\|refname=ye 2003\|accessdate=2013-08-28}}
scope="col"\|Chart (2004) !scope="col"\|Position
{{Year-end album chart\|Finland\|28\|year=2004\|accessdate=2013-08-28}}

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Ei|artist=Maija Vilkkumaa|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|salesamount=120,767|domestic=true|access-date=2013-08-28}}

References

{{reflist|refs=

The first is the list of best-selling domestic albums of all time in Finland, the second is that of the foreign albums:

{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/kaikki/kotimaiset/albumit|title=Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=2013-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127082448/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/kaikki/kotimaiset/albumit|archive-date=2012-01-27|url-status=dead}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/kaikki/ulkomaiset/albumit|title=Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=2013-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022013743/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/kaikki/ulkomaiset/albumit|archive-date=2013-10-22|url-status=dead}}

}}

Category:2003 albums

Category:Maija Vilkkumaa albums

Category:Finnish-language albums