Sad Singalong Songs

Sad Singalong Songs is the eighth studio album by Dutch singer Anouk. The album was released on May 17, 2013 by her own record label Goldilox. On December 27, 2012, Anouk released the song "Stardust" via her own YouTube-channel as a preview to her new sound. It was also available as a free download.[1] The album is preceded by the single "Birds", which she performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. Anouk herself revealed the cover art and track listing on her official website.[2]

Sad Singalong Songs
Studio album by
Anouk
ReleasedMay 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
Recorded2011–2013
GenreProgressive rock, symphonic rock
LabelGoldilox
Anouk chronology
To Get Her Together
(2011)		 Sad Singalong Songs
(2013)		 Live at Symphonica in Rosso
(2014)
Singles from Sad Singalong Songs
  1. "Birds"
    Released: March 11, 2013

Track listing
  1. "The Rules"
  2. "Pretending as Always"
  3. "Birds"
  4. "The Good Life"
  5. "Are You Lonely"
  6. "Stardust"
  7. "Only a Mother"
  8. "Kill"
  9. "I Don't Know Nothing"
  10. "The Black Side of My Mind"

Critical reception

As it was released in the wake of her Eurovision participation, the album received reviews from a number of Eurovision fansites. Nick Van Lith of escXtra described it as "an impressive album which is anything but mainstream";[3] whereas Rory Gannon of ESC Views hailed it as a "departure from her previous albums" which "showed Anouk is a versatile singer and not just a one-trick pony".[4]

Chart performance
Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row"Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 5
scope="row"Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 133
scope="row"Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 1
scope="row"German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 99

Year-end charts
Chart (2013) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 4

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[10] Platinum 50,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. http://www.anouk.com/blog/anouk-announces-new-album-sample-now-available-as-a-free-download/2527/
  2. http://www.anouk.com/blog/sad-singalong-songs-album-cover-tracklist-released/2580/
  3. http://escxtra.com/reviews/anouk-sad-singalong-songs/
  4. http://escviews.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/album-review-anouks-sad-singalong-songs/
  5. "Ultratop.be – Anouk – Sad Singalong Songs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Anouk – Sad Singalong Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Anouk – Sad Singalong Songs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  8. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  9. http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=a
  10. "Netherlands: Anouk Riding Wave of Success". escflashmalta.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.


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