Inferno (Petra Marklund album)

Inferno is the first studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Petra Marklund under her birth name since her 1999 album, Teen Queen. It was released on 17 October 2012 by Razzia Records and is the follow-up to Love CPR, Marklund's fourth album under the alias September.

The album debuted at #1 on the Swedish Album Chart on 26 October 2012, with lead single "Händerna mot himlen" also reaching its peak position of #2 that same date. Inferno was certified Platinum in Sweden for equivalent sales of over 40,000 copies.

Inferno was nominated for a Swedish Grammis Award in the category Pop of the Year. At the 2014 Grammis Awards, video director Magnus Härdner was nominated for Music Video of the Year for his work on the video to the album's second single, "Sanningen".

Background

In 2012, Marklund announced on septembermusic.se Archived 2020-01-17 at the Wayback Machine that she was recording her first Swedish studio album.

In an interview with dn.se, she officially confirmed that the next album would be released under her birth name, Petra Marklund, rather than releasing a fifth September album. She announced that this album would have no trace of her signature dance-pop style, and stated the album would be "dark and personal." She also stated that the album would contain influences of pop and hip hop.

Upon the announcement of the album, Marklund said "it doesn't mean I 'quit' September, it just means I'm gonna do more music. September is on my mind all the time and there will be more in the future!"

Lead single "Händerna mot himlen" was released on 14 September 2012. It peaked at #2 and was certified 6× Platinum in Sweden.

Reviews

scandipop.co.uk stated that the singing is very good, but the production is the big 'wow' factor. They stated, "does Inferno sound like those September albums of old that we cherish? No, nothing like it. But does that matter? No, not in the slightest – it’s really very good. Very very good, in fact."

Hanna Fahl from DN also complimented the album saying "it's a cohesive album, superbly well written, and in some moments it can lift and fly" and complimented Marklund for being "strong and present". However, unlike Scandipop, she believes it is not really a fresh start, but "an extension and continuation of September's tearful and desperate "Cry for You"."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Easy Come, Easy Go"	Saska Becker Daniel Ledinsky	3:57
2.	"Sanningen"	Joakim Berg	3:41
3.	"Nummer"	Becker Ledinsky Petra Marklund Richard Wrede	4:44
4.	"Förlorad värld"	Becker Ledinsky Marklund	5:00
5.	"Kom tillbaks"	Becker Ledinsky Marklund	3:30
6.	"Fred"	Becker Berg Ledinsky Marklund	3:18
7.	"Aska i vinden"	Becker Berg Ledinsky	3:20
8.	"Vad som helst"	Becker Ledinsky Marklund	3:21
9.	"Krig"	Becker Ledinsky Marklund	3:48
10.	"Händerna mot himlen"	Berg	4:00
11.	"Svarta moln"	Becker Ledinsky Marklund	3:38
Total length:			42:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Petra Marklund – vocals, songwriter (3-6, 8, 9, 11)
Daniel Ledinsky – producer, recording, instruments, songwriter (1, 3-9, 11)
Saska Becker – producer, recording, instruments, songwriter (1, 3-9, 11)
Joakim Berg – guitar (6, 7, 10), songwriter (2, 6, 7, 10)
Richard Wrede – songwriter (3)
Lasse Mårtén – mixing
Salem Al Fakir – co-producer (3), guitar (3), bass (3), keyboards (3)
Beatrice Eli – extra choir (8)
Henrik Jonsson – mastering
Anna Ledin Wirén – photography
Karl-Magnus Boske – design

Charts

Inferno debuted at number one and remained in the Swedish top 50 for 38 weeks.

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	12
Chart (2013)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)	Platinum	40,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2013	Grammis	Pop of the Year for Inferno	Nominated

References

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Discography
Studio albums	September In Orbit Dancing Shoes Love CPR Inferno Ensam inte stark
Compilation albums	September Dancing in Orbit Gold Cry for You – The Album
Singles	"La La La (Never Give It Up)" "We Can Do It" "September All Over" "Satellites" "Looking for Love" "Flowers on the Grave" "It Doesn't Matter" "Cry for You" "Can't Get Over" "Until I Die" "Because I Love You" "Mikrofonkåt" "Resuscitate Me" "Me & My Microphone" "Party in My Head" "Händerna mot himlen"

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