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2008 studio album by Kleerup
Kleerup
Studio album by Kleerup
Released19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)
Recorded2007–2008
GenreElectropop, synthpop, disco
Length46:28
LabelVirgin
ProducerKleerup
Singles from Kleerup
  1. "With Every Heartbeat"
    Released: 15 January 2007
  2. "Longing for Lullabies"
    Released: 21 March 2008
  3. "3AM"
    Released: 25 August 2008
Alternative cover
International cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Digital Spy
musicOMH
The Observer
Pitchfork Media7.7/10
Popmatters
Q
Slant Magazine
Spin(7/10)

Kleerup is the debut album by Swedish recording artist and producer Kleerup, released in Sweden on 21 May 2008 by Virgin Records. Following the success of his collaboration with fellow Swede Robyn on 2007's "With Every Heartbeat", the album debuted and peaked at number seven on the Swedish Albums Chart. A revised edition of the album was released internationally in mid-2009.

"Thank You for Nothing" is an alternative, almost instrumental version of Cyndi Lauper's song "Lay Me Down", produced and co-written by Kleerup and included on Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink. "Until We Bleed" and "3AM" appeared, in altered forms, as B-sides to singles released by their vocalists (Lykke Li and Marit Bergman respectively).

Track listing

Swedish edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hero" (with The Sweptaways)Kleerup4:22
2."Until We Bleed" (with Lykke Li)Kleerup, Lykke Li, Mikael Karlsson4:24
3."Thank You for Nothing"Kleerup3:08
4."With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn)Robyn, Kleerup4:12
5."Tower of Trellick"Kleerup3:46
6."Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo)Kleerup, Titiyo Jah, Niclas Frisk3:49
7."Music for Girl" (with Lisa Milberg)Kleerup, Lisa Milberg2:41
8."Chords"Kleerup3:51
9."Forever" (with Neneh Cherry)Kleerup, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey4:09
10."3AM" (with Marit Bergman)Kleerup, Marit Bergman3:57
11."On My Own Again"Kleerup3:23
12."I Just Want to Make That Sad Boy Smile"Kleerup4:46
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."History" (with Linda Sundblad)Kleerup, Sundblad4:00

International edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hero" (with The Sweptaways)Kleerup4:21
2."Until We Bleed" (with Lykke Li)Kleerup, Li, Karlsson4:24
3."Thank You for Nothing"Kleerup3:08
4."With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn)Robyn, Kleerup4:12
5."Tower of Trellick"Kleerup3:46
6."Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo)Kleerup, Jah, Frisk3:49
7."On My Own Again"Kleerup3:20
8."Iris"Kleerup2:57
9."3AM" (with Marit Bergman)Kleerup, Bergman3:59
10."Ain't No Stopping"Kleerup4:31
11."Misery"Kleerup3:58
12."History" (with Linda Sundblad)Kleerup, Sundblad4:01
13."The End"Kleerup3:50
14."I Just Want to Make That Sad Boy Smile"Kleerup4:46
Total length:55:02
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Chords"Kleerup3:51
16."Forever" (with Neneh Cherry)Kleerup, Cherry, McVey4:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 7
UK Dance Albums (OCC) 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 60

Release history

Country Release date Label Format
Sweden 19 May 2008 Virgin Records Digital download
21 May 2008 CD
United Kingdom 25 May 2009 Positiva Records Digital download
Germany 29 May 2009 EMI CD, digital download
United Kingdom 1 June 2009 Positiva Records CD

References

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  23. "Kleerup: Kleerup". HMV. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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