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Infernal Affairs (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Infernal Affairs

| type = studio

| artist = Infernal

| cover = Infernal Affairs (Infernal album) coverart.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1998

| recorded = 1997

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Trance, Eurodance

| length = 53:33

| label = FLEX

| producer = Infernal, Kristian Paulsen, Kenneth Bager (also exec.), Michael Pfundheller, Jesper Christiansen

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Remixed Affairs

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Infernal Affairs

| type = studio

| single1 = Sorti de L'enfer

| single1date = 1997

| single2 = Highland Fling

| single2date = 1998

| single3 = Kalinka

| single3date = 1998

| single4 = Voodoo Cowboy

| single4date = 1998

| single5 = Your Crown

| single5date = 1999

| single6 = Disc Jockey Polka

| single6date = 1999

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = GAFFA

|rev1score = {{Rating|2|6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.e-pages.dk/gaffa/1998-12/30|title=Infernal – Infernal Affairs|author=JR|date=12 December 1998|work=GAFFA|language=Danish|accessdate=3 January 2010}}

}}

Infernal Affairs is the debut album by the Danish dance act Infernal, released in 1998 in Denmark. It became an unexpected success, selling more than 80,000 copies (two-times platinum).{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6483527.stm|title=Talking Shop: Infernal Shop|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=3 January 2010 | date=1 June 2007}} The album was awarded Danish Upfront Dance Release of the Year at the 1999 Danish Grammy Awards.

Track listing

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Sorti de L'enfer

| extra1 = Infernal, Kristian Paulsen

| writer1 = Infernal, Kristian Paulsen

| length1 = 6:22

| title2 = Voodoo Cowboy

| extra2 = Infernal, ETA

| writer2 = Infernal, Peter Beim

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Kalinka

| extra3 = Infernal

| writer3 = Infernal

| length3 = 5:47

| title4 = L'amour est Interdit

| extra4 = Infernal

| writer4 = Infernal, Al Agami, Jan Langhoff, Peter Hartmann

| length4 = 3:23

| title5 = Destruction

| extra5 = Infernal

| writer5 = Infernal

| length5 = 5:14

| title6 = Your Crown

| extra6 = Infernal, Kenneth Bager, Michael Pfundheller

| writer6 = Nosie Katzmann

| length6 = 5:12

| title7 = Disc Jockey Polka

| extra7 = Infernal, Jesper Q.

| writer7 = Infernal, Jesper Christiansen

| length7 = 4:28

| title8 = Highland Fling

| extra8 = Infernal

| writer8 = Infernal

| length8 = 6:10

| title9 = Hammond Prince

| extra9 = Infernal

| writer9 = Infernal

| length9 = 4:52

| title10 = Loch Ness

| extra10 = Infernal

| writer10 = Infernal, Bernard Bouhadana, Jeffrey D. Jensen

| length10 = 4:55

}}

Charts and certifications

= Album =

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1998–1999)

!align="center"|Peak
position

!align="center"|Certifications
(sales thresholds)

!align="center"|Sales{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |title=Certification Award Levels |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |accessdate=2010-01-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927131740/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |archivedate=27 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}

align="left"|Danish Albums Chart[http://top20.dk/chart/1999-4 Top20.dk – Archive – Infernal Affairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132907/http://top20.dk/chart/1999-4 |date=19 July 2011 }}

|align="center"|6

|rowspan=2|2× Platinum

|rowspan=2|80,000+

align="left"|Danish End of Year Albums Chart{{Cite web |url=http://top20.dk/chart/1999-99 |title=Top20.dk – Danish End of Year Albums Chart 1999 |access-date=30 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719135322/http://top20.dk/chart/1999-99 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}

|align="center"|53

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Song

! Peak
positions

width=40| DEN
rowspan="1"| 1997

|"Sorti de L'enfer"

|align="center"| 20

rowspan="3"| 1998

|"Highland Fling"

|align="center"| 11

"Kalinka"

|align="center"| 19

"Voodoo Cowboy"

|align="center"| 12

rowspan="2"| 1999

| "Your Crown"

|align="center"| —

"Disc Jockey Polka" (promotional)

|align="center"| —

align="center" colspan="21" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.discogs.com/Infernal-Infernal-Affairs/release/179113 Infernal Affairs] at Discogs

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Category:Infernal (Danish band) albums

Category:1998 debut albums