Xtra (EP)
{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Xtra
| type = EP
| artist = Oh Land
| cover = Oh Land "Xtra".png
| alt = A distorted color photograph of singer Oh Land wearing a red-pink top holding a mirrorball above her head.
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|11|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| language = Danish
| length = {{duration|m=14|s=01}}
| label = {{flatlist|
- Tusk or Tooth
- Capitol Records Denmark}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Oh Land
- William Gerdes
- Vasco
- Adnan Zukanovic}}
| chronology = Oh Land
| prev_title = Replanting Family Tree
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Loop Soup
| next_year = 2023
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = Xtra
| type = EP
| single1 = Sådan Ligger Landet
| single1date = {{Start date|2022|09|09|df=yes}}
| single2 = Bad Timing
| single2date = {{Start date|2022|10|21|df=yes}}}}
}}
Xtra is the fourth extended play by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land. It is her first release written entirely in Danish, and was distributed digitally on 11 November 2022 through Tusk or Tooth Records and Capitol Records Denmark. All four of the project's songs are written by the singer and her boyfriend, Adnan Zukanovic. The two, along with William Gerdes and Vasco, are the four producers of the EP.
Xtra was preceded in release by its two singles, "Sådan Ligger Landet" and "Bad Timing". The former song also appears on the Danish television series Min sang til Danmark.
Background and release
Xtra was written entirely in Oh Land's native Danish, becoming her first project to do so. In a 2023 interview with B.T., she explained that ultimately the songs decide what language she writes in, not herself.{{cite news |title=Oh Lands drøm blev til en sang |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/oh-lands-droem-blev-til-en-sang |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=B.T. |date=19 May 2023 |language=Danish |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522083000/https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/oh-lands-droem-blev-til-en-sang |url-status=live }} She clarified, however, her releases in 2023 would be performed in English.{{cite web |title=Oh Land anuncia o EP 'Xtra' e lança o single 'Bad Timing' |url=https://tecoapple.com/2022/11/01/oh-land-bad-timing/ |website=TecoApple |access-date=12 July 2023 |language=Portuguese |date=1 November 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102024152/https://tecoapple.com/2022/11/01/oh-land-bad-timing/ |url-status=live }} The EP was preceded in release by its two singles, "Sådan Ligger Landet" and "Bad Timing". The former was the first song unveiled from Xtra, and was digitally distributed on 9 September 2022.References regarding the release of "Sådan Ligger Landet" by Oh Land on Apple Music:
- {{cite web|title=Sådan Ligger Landet – Single – Oh Land|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/s%C3%A5dan-ligger-landet-single/1641816420|publisher=Apple Music (DK)|access-date=15 July 2023|date=9 September 2022|archive-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415124557/https://music.apple.com/dk/album/s%C3%A5dan-ligger-landet-single/1641816420|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|title=Sådan Ligger Landet – Single – Oh Land|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/s%C3%A5dan-ligger-landet-single/1641816420|publisher=Apple Music (SE)|access-date=15 July 2023|date=9 September 2022|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183731/https://music.apple.com/se/album/s%C3%A5dan-ligger-landet-single/1641816420|url-status=live}} It served as her entry on the Danish television series Min sang til Danmark, where fifteen Danish musicians competed to create an original song to Denmark; she appeared in the series' fourth episode alongside Ankerstjerne and Mekdes.{{cite web |title=Min sang til Danmark – se online her |url=https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/min-sang-til-danmark_329337?cid=soc_youtube_dr%28dr%29_post_bu2utl59 |publisher=DRTV |language=Danish |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183730/https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/min-sang-til-danmark_329337?cid=soc_youtube_dr%28dr%29_post_bu2utl59 |url-status=live }} The song's accompanying music video was released two days later.{{cite web |title=Oh Land – Sådan Ligger Landet – Min Sang til Danmark – DR1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xL24XekkmI |publisher=DRTV |access-date=15 July 2023 |language=Danish |date=11 September 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183807/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xL24XekkmI |url-status=live }} "Bad Timing" was released on 21 October 2022.References regarding the release of "Bad Timing" by Oh Land on Apple Music:
- {{cite web|title=Bad Timing – Single – Oh Land|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|publisher=Apple Music (DK)|access-date=9 November 2022|date=21 October 2022|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183731/https://music.apple.com/dk/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|title=Bad Timing – Single – Oh Land|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|publisher=Apple Music (GB)|access-date=9 November 2022|date=21 October 2022|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183733/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|title=Bad Timing – Single – Oh Land|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=9 November 2022|date=21 October 2022|archive-date=9 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109183438/https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-timing-single/1648815129|url-status=live}}
Music and lyrics
TecoApple described "Bad Timing" as a danceable electropop song with fluttering synths. Oh Land sings the song's verses in Danish but repeats the line "Bad timing" in English.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Gaffa
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|6}}{{cite news |last1=Bouttai |first1=Adam |title=Oh Land føjer ekstra hits til diskografien på dansksproget EP |url=https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2022/anmeldelser_november/album/ojebliksbilleder-af-det-danske-sprog/ |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=Gaffa |date=11 November 2022 |language=Danish |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209120413/https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2022/anmeldelser_november/album/ojebliksbilleder-af-det-danske-sprog/ |url-status=live }}
}}
Adam Bouttai from Gaffa rated Xtra four out of six stars.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Xtra track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = {{duration|m=14|s=01}}
| title1 = Stille før Du Kom
| writer1 = {{hlist|Nanna Øland Fabricius|Adnan Zukanovic}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Zukanovic|William Gerdes}}
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = Bad Timing
| writer2 = {{hlist|Fabricius|Zukanovic}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Zukanovic|Vasco}}
| length2 = 2:28
| title3 = Kriger
| writer3 = {{hlist|Fabricius|Zukanovic}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Zukanovic}}
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Sådan Ligger Landet
| writer4 = {{hlist|Fabricius|Zukanovic}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Fabricius|Zukanovic}}
| length4 = 4:18
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite news |title=Xtra – Oh Land: Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/xtra-mw0003883590/credits |access-date=11 July 2023 |publisher=AllMusic |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715183732/https://www.allmusic.com/album/xtra-mw0003883590/credits |url-status=live }}
- Nanna Øland Fabricius{{spaced ndash}}primary artist, composer, producer (track 4), strings
- William Gerdes{{spaced ndash}}producer (track 1)
- Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen{{spaced ndash}}producer (track 2), synthesizer programming
- Emil Thomsen{{spaced ndash}}mastering engineer
- Adnan Zukanovic{{spaced ndash}}composer, producer (tracks 3, 4), mixing, programmer, piano, synthesizer bass, synthesizer programming, voices
Release history
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| 11 November 2022 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Tusk or Tooth|Capitol Records Denmark}} | style="text-align:center;"| References regarding the release of Xtra by Oh Land on Apple Music:
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