Time (Måns Zelmerlöw album)

Time is the eighth studio album from Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on 18 October 2019 through Warner Music Sweden. The album includes the singles "Walk with Me" and "Better Now". The album peaked at number eighteen on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1]

Time
Studio album by Måns Zelmerlöw
Released	18 October 2019
Recorded	2018
Length	37:58
Label	Warner Music Sweden
Producer	Peter Hammerton Pontus Persson Oliver Lundstorm Fredrik Samson Alex Shield Pontus Persson Mac & Phil Joy Deb Anu Pillai David Björk
Måns Zelmerlöw chronology
Chameleon (2016) Time (2019)
Singles from Time
"Walk with Me" Released: 1 March 2019 "Better Now" Released: 17 May 2019 "One" Released: 21 November 2019 "On My Way" Released: 24 April 2020

Background

In August 2019, Zelmerlöw announced that he would release his new album in October. He also announced a four date tour across Sweden in October in connection with the release of the album. He said in an interview, "I am so incredibly tagged in coming back to Sweden and getting to play at home again! It is always best to play at home in Sweden and in the fall you will see that something completely new."[2] Some recording sessions took place during songwriting camps in Battersea with others at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios. When talking about the album, he said, "It begins with a letter from myself to my younger self as a young boy, then it moves to quite a dark place, before things turn around for the better again."[3]

Commercial performance

On 25 October 2019, the album entered the Swedish Albums Chart at number eighteen, making it Zelmerlöw's first album not to debut in the top 10 in Sweden.

Critical reception

Scandipop gave the album a mixed review stating, "He's calling it by far his best album to date. But given the fact that earlier this year he did the unforgivable and publicly slated his earlier work, it's now somewhat difficult to invest too much into what he puts his name to, without wondering if in ten years' time he'll be referring to what you like of his right now, as pretty damn awful. Nonetheless, we'll take him for his word on this, and join him in his enthusiasm for this new record. It's funny that the track 'Time' ends up being the instrumental interlude on this album, though – as the album 'TIME' feels like an interlude itself, in his career. An album in which he stops, takes stock of the past, and readjusts to the changes in his life right now. As a result, what we end up being really excited about at the end of 'TIME', is exactly what might be coming next!"[4] Florian Rahn from Wiwibloggs gave the album a positive review stating, "TIME is a record filled with different vibes and instruments, but it still very much sounds like the Måns Zelmerlöw we fell in love with during Eurovision 2015. He knows his sound and how to deliver a well-produced body of work."[5]

Singles

"Walk with Me" was released as the lead single from the album on 1 March 2019.[6] Måns and Dotter performed the song live during Melodifestivalen 2019. The song peaked at number 51 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "Better Now" was released as the second single from the album on 17 May 2019.[7] The song peaked at number 79 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "One" was released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2019. The song did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.[8] "On My Way" was released as the fourth single from the album on 24 April 2020.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On My Way"	Måns Zelmerlöw Jon Eyden Pete Hammerton	Fredrik Sonefors Pete Hammerton	3:01
2.	"Faker"	Zelmerlöw Eyden Oliver Lundstorm Paul Stanborough	Oliver Lundstorm	3:18
3.	"Walk with Me" (with Dotter)	Zelmerlöw Johanna Maria Jansson Andrew Jackson Sonef Peter Milton Daniel Goudie Rachel Clare Furner		2:48
4.	"Careless"	Zelmerlöw Eyden	Fredrik Samson Oliver Lundström	3:34
5.	"Real Life"	Zelmerlöw Brooke Toya Eyden Alex Shield	Alex Shield	3:46
6.	"Time"	Oliver Lundström	Lundström	0:54
7.	"Better Now"	Zelmerlöw Emma Rohan Peter Mark Hammerton Tom Mann	Peter Hammerton Pontus Persson	3:09
8.	"One"	Zelmerlöw Eyden Matthew Holmes Phillip Leigh	Mac & Phil	3:19
9.	"Mirror"	Zelmerlöw Joy Deb Melanie Wehbe Moh Denebi	Joy Deb	3:27
10.	"Grow Up to Be You"	Zelmerlöw Anu Pillai David Sneddon	Anu Pillai Persson	3:27
11.	"U & I"	Zelmerlöw Alex Shield Eyden	Shield	3:35
12.	"Something to You"	Zelmerlöw David Björk Eyden	David Björk	3:40
Total length:				37:58

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[1]	18

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Sweden	18 October 2019[10]	Digital download streaming	Warner Music Sweden

References

1. "Swedishcharts.com – Måns Zelmerlöw – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
2. "Måns Zelmerlöw drops new album "TIME" on October 18 including a tour". ESCXTRA.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Måns Zelmerlöw releases new album "TIME" and kicks off tour tonight". ESCXTRA.com. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
4. "ALBUM: Måns Zelmerlöw - 'TIME'". Scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
5. "Måns Zelmerlöw celebrates his relationship in new album "TIME"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
6. "Walk With Me - Single by Måns Zelmerlöw & Dotter". music.apple.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
7. "Better Now – Single by Måns Zelmerlöw". music.apple.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
8. "🇸🇪 Måns Zelmerlöw released the music video for his new single "One"". ESCXTRA.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
9. "On My Way - Single by Måns Zelmerlöw on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
10. "Time by Måns Zelmerlöw". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2019.