''Ride'' is the second
studio album by Swedish recording artist
Loreen. The album was released on 24 November 2017 through
BMG, five years after her debut album, ''
Heal''. The album also follows an
EP titled ''
Nude'', released in August 2017. Three singles were released from the album: "71 Charger" (released on 29 September 2017), "Hate the Way I Love You" (released on 27 October 2017) and "Ride (released on 12 December 2017).
Background
The album was recorded from 2014 through to 2017 going through many stages. In 2014, Loreen stated about the album "It's completely different. There are a lot of
hip-hop influences. I create based on how I feel. Right now I'm in a period where there is an aggressive touch to the music." At this time, she performed two songs "Jupiter Drive" and "Dumpster" expected to be singles from the album.
During Loreen's visit in
Montenegro
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in July 2014, she announced that her new album will be probably released in October 2014 however, Loreen stopped performing one of the songs, "Dumpster", and the album was seemingly delayed.
On 30 November 2016, it was revealed that Loreen would compete in
Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "
Statements" for a chance to represent
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
again at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017. During interviews for the event she stated that two EPs were being released, one in the spring and one in the autumn. In August 2017, it was announced that Loreen had parted from
Warner Music and had signed with
BMG Scandinavia. Following this new signing, music news rapidly accelerated with news of an EP, two singles and the full-length studio album in November of the same year.
Composition
The album moves away from the
dance sound of ''
Heal'' to a darker, mid-tempo vibe whilst keeping Loreen's notable vocals and
electronic sound. ''Scandipop'' describes "Hate The Way I Love You" as "A song that starts off as a stark and atmospheric ballad, before morphing into a
Björk-esque dose of pulsating euphoria".
Promotion
Loreen was interviewed on the Swedish breakfast show ''
Nyhetsmorgon'' on 26 November 2017, where she also performed "Hate The Way I Love You" and "Ride".
The following day, she held a private concert at
Stockholm
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's
Vasateatern where she performed all the tracks from the album.
Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
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Loreen albums
2017 albums
Indie rock albums by Swedish artists
Pop rock albums by Swedish artists
BMG Rights Management albums