LOL (Basshunter album)

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LOL
A serious-looking person peers through an opening.
Studio album by
Basshunter
Released28 August 2006
Recorded2006 at Basshunter Studio and PJ Harmony Studio
GenreEurodance
Length54:25
Label
Basshunter chronology
The Bassmachine
(2004) 		LOL
(2006) 		The Old Shit
(2006)
Singles from LOL <(^^,)>
  1. "Boten Anna"
    Released: 9 May 2006
  2. "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
    Released: 13 September 2006
  3. "Jingle Bells"
    Released: 13 November 2006
  4. "Vifta med händerna"
    Released: 13 December 2006

LOL (stylized LOL <(^^,)>; LOL is short for "laughing out loud",[1] and <(^^,)> is an emoticon for "satisfied")[2] is the second studio album by the Swedish musician Basshunter, and was released on 28 August 2006 by Warner Music Sweden. An international edition was released on 22 December 2006, with a red version of the cover artwork.[3] The international version includes the original album's Swedish songs (with the exception of "Sverige") with their titles translated into English, a slightly-different track order and additional tracks, including "Jingle Bells".

Background

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On 21 November 2005, Basshunter announced that he was working on a new album and had completed ten songs.[4] He announced his upcoming single "Welcome to Rainbow" the following month,[5] and it was released on 1 April 2006. The single included the hardstyle remix and two bonus tracks: "Evil Beat" and "Boten Anna".[6] Basshunter re-recorded "Boten Anna" in March, and posted it on his website for download.[7] He signed with Extensive Music in April,[8] and Warner Music Sweden[9] and "Boten Anna" was released on 9 May.[10]

Basshunter worked on LOL for three and a half weeks.[11] The album was recorded at Basshunter Studio and PJ Harmony Studio. Basshunter produced most of the songs; three were produced by PJ Harmony. Vocals were recorded by Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann at Basshunter Studio and Extensive Studio. LOL was mastered by Björn Engelman at the Cutting Room.[12] Ali Payami assisted Basshunter on three tracks.[11] According to the singer, its songs have elements of hard dance and hard trance and he chose them for his old and new listeners.[13] "Strand Tylösand" is inspired by party that Basshunter and its friends had in the summer of 2005.[14]

Basshunter said that he had more songs and planned to release a continuation of LOL called ROFL or KTHXBYE for free but he couldn't do it due to the record label.[1] In 2025 Basshunter revealed that he has no longer project for "Strand Tylösand", so he had to use an artificial intelligence tool to remove the vocals, so he could get a decent instrumental version.[15]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicError creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Half starFile:Star empty.svg[16]
Findance.comError creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: File:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[17]
musicserver.czError creating thumbnail: File:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[18]

According to Matthew Chisling of AllMusic, LOL contains Basshunter's best "beats and grinds".[16] Håkan Steen of Aftonbladet wrote that the album was for people who share Basshunter's lifestyle: using the social-media website LunarStorm and chatting and playing computer games online. Steen considered "Festfolk" the album's best song.[19] Stefan Thungren of Svenska Dagbladet sensed an intentional inadequate execution in the material, and wrote that the sophisticated, difficult shout in "Festfolk" was inspired by the musician E-Type. Thungren compared "Strand Tylösand" to the band Gyllene Tider's summer hits, criticised the trance adaptation of the Swedish national anthem in "Sverige", and noted a certain melancholy in the instrumental version of "Boten Anna".[20] Andreas Nordström from Expressen negatively described album as one of the most difficult records in the history.[21] Basshunter found the Nordström review amusing.[14] In 2020 "I'm Your Basscreator" was placed on list Italian Mob by Italian rap DJ's.[22]

Chart performance

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LOL became fourth best selling foreign album of 2006 in Finland with 33,365 copies sold.[23]

Track listing

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Original blue-cover album

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LOL track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean Christophe Belval[a]
Jonas Altberg3:22
2."Boten Anna"AltbergAltberg3:29
3."Strand Tylösand"AltbergAltberg3:17
4."Sverige"AltbergAltberg2:58
5."Hallå där"AltbergAltberg2:38
6."Mellan oss två"AltbergAltberg3:58
7."Var är jag"
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[b]
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[c]
4:01
8."Utan stjärnorna"
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[d]
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[e]
3:51
9."Festfolk" (2006 remix)
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[f]
  • Altberg
  • PJ Harmony[g]
4:01
10."Vifta med händerna" (Basshunter Remix; Patrik och Lillen)Altberg[h]Altberg3:11
11."Professional Party People"AltbergAltberg3:09
12."I'm Your Basscreator"AltbergAltberg5:25
LOL bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Boten Anna" (instrumental)AltbergAltberg3:20
14."Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" (extended version)
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean Christophe Belval
Altberg7:45

Red-cover version

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  1. "Now You're Gone" (radio edit; US bonus track) – 2:39
  2. "DotA" (radio edit) – 3:21
  3. "Boten Anna" – 3:28
  4. "I'm Your Bass Creator" – 5:24
  5. "Russia Privjet" – 4:07
  6. "Professional Party People" – 3:09
  7. "GPS" – 4:00
  8. "Hello There" – 2:40
  9. "We Are the Waccos" – 3:58
  10. "The Beat" – 3:35
  11. "Without Stars" – 3:50
  12. "Throw Your Hands Up" (Basshunter Remix; Patrik and the Small Guy) – 3:10
  13. "Strand Tylösand" – 3:17
  14. "Between the Two of Us" – 3:58
  15. "Boten Anna" (instrumental) – 3:20
  16. "DotA" (club mix) – 5:44
  17. "Jingle Bells (Bass)" – 2:46
  18. "Beer in the Bar" (US bonus track) – 3:51

Red-cover version (2008 Ultra Records rRelease)

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  1. "Now You're Gone" (radio edit) – 2:39
  2. "DotA" (radio edit) – 3:21
  3. "I'm Your Bass Creator" – 5:24
  4. "Russia Privjet" – 4:07
  5. "Professional Party People" – 3:09
  6. "GPS" – 4:00
  7. "Hello There" – 2:40
  8. "We Are the Waccos" – 3:58
  9. "The Beat" – 3:35
  10. "Without Stars" – 3:50
  11. "Throw Your Hands Up" (Basshunter Remix; Patrik and the Small Guy) – 3:10
  12. "Strand Tylösand" – 3:17
  13. "Between the Two of Us" – 3:58
  14. "Boten Anna" (original version) – 3:27
  15. "Now You're Gone" (Sound Selectaz Remix; bonus track) – 5:35
  16. "DotA" (club mix; bonus track) – 5:44
  17. "Jingle Bells" (bonus track) – 2:45

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for LOL
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[37] Platinum 33,365[37]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

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Awards for LOL
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Emma 2006 e-Emma of the Year Nominated [38]
European Border Breakers Award 2008 None Won [39]
Grammis 2007 Club/Dance Album of the Year Nominated [40]
Newcomer of the Year Nominated [41]

Notes

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  1. ^ Basshunter wrote the Swedish lyrics.[24]
  2. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Var är jag" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  3. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Var är jag" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  4. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Utan stjärnorna" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  5. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Utan stjärnorna" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  6. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Festfolk (2006 Remix)" was written by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  7. ^ According to ACE Repertory data "Festfolk (2006 Remix)" was produced by Jonas Altberg and Ali Payami.[25]
  8. ^ According to ACE Repertory data, "Vifta med händerna" was written by Jonas Altberg, Patrik Lindberg and Emil Wahlström.[25]

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