The discography of Hej Matematik, a Danish pop band, consists of 2 studio albums, 2 extended plays, 18 singles, including 2 as featured artist and 4 promotional singles, and 17 music videos, including 2 as featured artist. Hej Matematik was first featured on singles by Danish band TV-2 before releasing their debut studio album Vi burde ses noget mere in 2008, preceded by the two single releases "Gymnastik" and "Centerpubben" in 2007. This success was followed with the sophomore release Alt går op i 6 in 2010.
| Hej Matematik discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Music videos | 17 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
| EP | 2 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak position | Certification | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [1] | |||||||||||||
| Vi burde ses noget mere |
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4 |
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| Alt går op i 6 |
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5 |
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| "—" denotes album which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [1] | |||||||||||||
| Hej lights 2012 |
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— | |||||||||||
| Selvfed |
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— | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes extended play which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak position |
Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [1] | ||||||
| "Gymnastik" | 2007 | — | Vi burde ses noget mere | |||
| "Centerpubben" | 22 | |||||
| "Du & jeg" | 2008 | 32 | ||||
| "Walkmand" (Studio/Live Version)[A] | 3 |
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Vi burde ses noget mere (Special Edition) | |||
| "Party i provinsen" | 2009 | 2 |
|
Alt går op i 6 | ||
| "Legendebørn" | 2010 | — | ||||
| "Maskinerne" (Kato Remix)[B]
(Released as "Kato På Maskinerne") |
38 | |||||
| "Livet i plastik" | 2012 | — | Hej lights 2012 | |||
| "Sikke en fest (Så da bas)" | — | |||||
| "Ik ordinær" (featuring Jesper Binzer) | 2014 | — | Selvfed | |||
| "Cykler uden hænder" | 2015 | — | ||||
| "København" | — | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak position |
Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [1] | ||||||
| "Vi ka' alt vi to" (featuring Lene) (Uncredited) | 2008 | — | Vi burde ses noget mere | |||
| "Hej Matematik" | 2008 | — | Vi burde ses noget mere | |||
| "The loser sign"[D] | 2011 | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Det blir en go dag" (featuring Ankerstjerne) | 2012 | 39 | Hej lights 2012 | |||
| "Partyboy" | 2013 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
Featured singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak position |
Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [1] | ||||||
| "S.O.M.M.E.R." (TV-2 featuring Hej Matematik) (Uncredited)[C] | 2007 | — | For dig ku' jeg gøre alting | |||
| "Randers station" (TV-2 featuring Hej Matematik) (Uncredited)[C] | — | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Gymnastik" | Søren Rasted | The music video is similar to Søren Rasted's previous solo project music videos as LazyB, also directed by himself. There are two versions of the video. First version consists of a man dressed in gym clothes, working out in several places around Copenhagen, such as inside a bus, a public market, a square, etc. Second version consists of an Arirang Festival video, cut by several scenes of Hej Matematik singing in a violet background. |
| "Centerpubben" | Michael Christensen | Hej Matematik is walking barefoot in a mall. There is also a couple scenes of them inside a men's restroom, as well as several scenes of Nicolaj reading the newspaper while browsing the stores. Søren Rasted's fellow band members of Aqua appear in this music video, who were reunited in a music video for the first time since their sudden split in 2001. | |
| 2008 | "Du & jeg" | Sidse Carstens & Kim Høgh | A woman is trying to get the attention of Hej Matematik by chasing them, and trying to reach them on their phones. Some parts of the music video had been recorded in reverse. |
| "Høj 5" | Simon Fensholm | Fensholm was the winner of the "Høj 5" video fan contest that Hej Matematik started in 2008 in Denmark. The video consists of two men drawing on a giant cardboard several items such as a cellphone in flames, a car, Hej Matematik's logo, and several "5", while rearranging several music cassettes. Hej Matematik do not appear in this video. | |
| "Walkmand" | Various | The footage has been recorded during Hej Matematik's 2008 tour turned into the half live, half studio version "Walkmand" music video. It features a cameo appearance of Søren Rasted's wife and fellow Aqua band member Lene. | |
| 2010 | "Party i provinsen" | Michael Christensen | People are dancing to the sound until it's getting late in form of a white, blue, and red lighted club. |
| "Legendebørn" | Hej Matematik attending in the video with television heads, watching out of a stylish house and remembering the good old childhood time playing around. | ||
| "Maskinerne (Kato Remix)"
(Released as "Kato På Maskinerne") |
Two gangs are fighting against each other, while Hej Matematik are watching them in monitors as machines. Kato, who mixed the remix, also appears in the music video. | ||
| 2011 | "The Loser Sign" | Various | The footage video has been exclusively released and promoted through the Danish TV show "Natholdet". Fans were able to send in a clip of themselves, presenting a loser sign resulting in a clip music video. |
| 2012 | "Livet I Plastik" | — | Hej Matematik in a simple music video recorded in their recording studio with their live band. At the end of the music video they are inside giant plastic bubbles. |
| "Sikke En Fest (Så Da Bas)" | — | Søren and Nicolaj Rasted are driving through places such as the city on a sunny day. At the end they are jumping naked into the sea. | |
| 2014 | "Ik ordinær" | Søren Rasted | In the night, Søren and Nicolaj, along with guest vocalist Jesper Binzer, are driving with a car through the streets of Denmark. Once in a while they are catching up some passengers. It features Søren's wife Lene as a passenger in a cameo appearance. |
| 2015 | "Cykler Uden Hænder" | Julias Moon | Simple performance video in a dark lighted black studio. The video has been recorded and produced at DR's Output Live Session in P3 in one take along with the song "København". |
| "København" | Simple performance video in a dark lighted black studio. The video has been recorded and produced at DR's Output Live Session in P3 in one take along with the song "Cykler uden hænder". |
Featured music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "S.O.M.M.E.R." | — | First single's music video by TV-2 featuring an uncredited performance by Hej Matematik on backing vocals. Hej Matematik are not appearing in the music video. |
| "Randers station" | — | Second single's music video by TV-2 featuring an uncredited performance by Hej Matematik on backing vocals. Hej Matematik are not appearing in the music video. | |
| 2008 | "Secret of the state" | Wayne Coyne | Hej Matematik made a cameo appearance in this music video by The William Blakes. |
Notes
editA^ The song of "Walkmand" was released as a part studio, part live version.
B^ "Maskinerne" was released as a remix version titled "Kato på Maskinerne" mixed by Kato.
C^ Hej Matematik provided backing vocals on the almost entire album "For dig ku' jeg gøre alting".
D^ "The loser sign" was exclusively released over the show "Natholdet".
References
edit- ^ a b c d e danishcharts.dk - Discography Hej Matematik
- ^ a b Andersen, Simon Mikdal (13 March 2009). "Platin til Hej Matematik". GAFFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Guld og platin i august". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 27 January 2012.