Ulrik Munther (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Ulrik Munther
| type = Album
| artist = Ulrik Munther
| cover = Ulrik-munther-album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 24 September 2011
| recorded = 2010–2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Universal Records Sweden
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Rooftop
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ulrik Munther
| type = Studio
| single1 = Boys Don't Cry
| single1date = December 29, 2010
| single2 = Born This Way
| single2date = March 2, 2011
| single3 = Moments Ago
| single3date = June 17, 2011
| single4 = Soldiers
| single4date = February 25, 2012
}}
}}
Ulrik Munther is the self-titled debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ulrik Munther. It was released on 24 August 2011 in Sweden under the Universal Music record label and hit number one on the Swedish Albums Chart in its first week of release, staying at that position for one week. All of the songs were composed by Munther himself.
Munther re-released the album on 29 February 2012 after his participation in the Melodifestivalen 2012. It contains two more tracks; "Soldiers", which was performed at Melodifestivalen 2012 and the track "Fool".
Singles
- Munther's debut single was "Boys Don't Cry", and was released on 29 December 2010. It first charted in the Swedish Singles Chart on July 14, 2011, entering at #42 before dropping out. It then re-entered on August 11 at its peak position of #31. The single release on iTunes contained the demo version of eventual album track "Life".{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/boys-dont-cry-single/1444289425?l=en|title=Boys Don't Cry - Single by Ulrik Munther|via=music.apple.com}}
- "Born This Way" received a single release on iTunes on 2 March 2011, making it the second single from the album.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/born-this-way-single/1444303585?l=en|title=Born This Way - Single by Ulrik Munther|via=music.apple.com}}
- "Moments Ago" was the third single from the album, released on 17 June 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/moments-ago-single/1444440314?l=en|title=Moments Ago - Single by Ulrik Munther|via=music.apple.com}}
- The final single from Ulrik Munther was from the 2012 re-issue. "Soldiers" was the song Munther performed at Melodifestivalen 2012 and finished in third place with. It was released on 25 February 2012{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/soldiers-single/1444588016?l=en|title=Soldiers - Single by Ulrik Munther|via=music.apple.com}} and peaked at #6 in Sweden on its third week after entering at #53.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ulrik Munther.
{{track listing
| total_length = 36:32
| title1 = Sticks and Stones
| writer1 = Ulrik Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Boys Don't Cry
| writer2 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length2 = 3:12
| title3 = King of Our Days
| writer3 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Moments Ago
| writer4 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Kill For Lies
| writer5 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Fake It
| writer6 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = Alburn Road
| writer7 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = The Box
| writer8 = Munther, D-Jax
| length8 = 3:52
| title9 = Heroes in Defeat (Change Your Mind)
| writer9 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length9 = 2:53
| title10 = Life
| writer10 = Munther, D-Jax
| length10 = 3:51
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus track
| title11 = Born This Way
| writer11 = Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen
| length11 = 3:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus track
| title12 = In My Own Little Heaven
| writer12 =
| length12 = 3:18
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Hidden bonus track
| title12 = The Scarecrow
| writer12 =
| length12 = 3:25
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2012 re-issue
| title11 = Soldiers
| writer11 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length11 = 3:02
| title12 = Fool
| writer12 = Munther, Aaberg, Debx2, D-Jax
| length12 = 4:02
| title13 = Born This Way
| writer13 = Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen
| length13 = 3:35
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2011)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Ulrik Munther|album=Ulrik Munther}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2011)
! Position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2011&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2011|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
| style="text-align:center"|51 |
| Chart (2012)
! Position |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2012&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2012|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
| style="text-align:center"|72 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Ulrik Munther|title=Ulrik Munther|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2011|certyear=2012|certweek=15|position=47|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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