Infernal Affairs is the debut album by the Danish dance act Infernal, released in 1998 in Denmark. It became an unexpected success, selling more than 80,000 copies (two-times platinum).[2] The album was awarded Danish Upfront Dance Release of the Year at the 1999 Danish Grammy Awards.
| Infernal Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
_coverart.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Trance, eurodance | |||
| Length | 53:33 | |||
| Label | FLEX | |||
| Producer | Infernal, Kristian Paulsen, Kenneth Bager (also exec.), Michael Pfundheller, Jesper Christiansen | |||
| Infernal chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Infernal Affairs | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| GAFFA |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sorti de L'enfer" | Infernal, Kristian Paulsen | Infernal, Kristian Paulsen | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Voodoo Cowboy" | Infernal, Peter Beim | Infernal, ETA | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Kalinka" | Infernal | Infernal | 5:47 |
| 4. | "L'amour est Interdit" | Infernal, Al Agami, Jan Langhoff, Peter Hartmann | Infernal | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Destruction" | Infernal | Infernal | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Your Crown" | Nosie Katzmann | Infernal, Kenneth Bager, Michael Pfundheller | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Disc Jockey Polka" | Infernal, Jesper Christiansen | Infernal, Jesper Q. | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Highland Fling" | Infernal | Infernal | 6:10 |
| 9. | "Hammond Prince" | Infernal | Infernal | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Loch Ness" | Infernal, Bernard Bouhadana, Jeffrey D. Jensen | Infernal | 4:55 |
Charts and certifications
editAlbum
edit| Chart (1998–1999) | Peak position |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish Albums Chart[4] | 6 | 2× Platinum | 80,000+ |
| Danish End of Year Albums Chart[5] | 53 |
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Peak positions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | "Sorti de L'enfer" | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | "Highland Fling" | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Kalinka" | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Voodoo Cowboy" | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | "Your Crown" | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Disc Jockey Polka" (promotional) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ JR (12 December 1998). "Infernal – Infernal Affairs". GAFFA (in Danish). Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Talking Shop: Infernal Shop". BBC News. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Certification Award Levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ Top20.dk – Archive – Infernal Affairs Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Top20.dk – Danish End of Year Albums Chart 1999". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2009.