Okta (album)

Okta (stylized as OKTA) is the debut studio album by Norwegian supergroup, Keiino. The album was released on 8 May 2020. The album peaked at number 30 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.

Okta
Studio album by
Keiino
Released8 May 2020
Length31:24
LabelHugoworld AS
Producer
Singles from Okta
  1. "Spirit in the Sky"
    Released: 25 January 2019
  2. "Praying"
    Released: 21 June 2019[1]
  3. "Dancing in the Smoke"
    Released: 18 October 2019[2][3]
  4. "Colours"
    Released: 31 January 2020[4]
  5. "Black Leather"
    Released: 28 February 2020[5]
  6. "Would I Lie"
    Released: 3 April 2020[6]

The album includes collaborations with indigenous artists from around the world, including Electric Fields (Australia), Te Hau Tawhiti (New Zealand), Drezus (North America) and Charlotte Qamainq (Canada).[7]

In an interview with wiwibloggs, group member Alexandra Rotan said "okta" means "one" in Sámi. Rotan said "All the songs have been written after Eurovision, so I think it had a huge impact on how the album turned out... We created the album on the road. We wrote the songs on the plane, backstage and in hotel rooms. And the songs with Te Hau Tawhiti and Electric Fields were written when we were on tour in Australia."[8]

Reception

Scandipop said "If a better pop album is released in 2020, we'll be shocked, we'll be stunned, and we'll be – well – obviously delighted, too, in fairness."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me Home"
3:16
2."Black Leather" (featuring Charlotte Qamaniq)
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Charlotte Qamaniq
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Henrik Tala
3:30
3."Would I Lie" (featuring Electric Fields)
3:15
4."Spirit in the Sky"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Tala
3:05
5."Dancing in the Smoke"
3:11
6."Roar Like a Lion" (featuring Te Hau Tawhiti)
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Alf Vaksdal
  • Te Waikamihi
3:08
7."Praying"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
  • Tala
3:11
8."Colours"
  • Buljo
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Rotan
  • Schramm
2:44
9."Louder" (feating Drezus)
3:26
10."Bed with the Wolf"
  • Hermansen
  • Olsson
  • Schramm
2:35

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 30
UK Album Downloads Chart[11] 63

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
various 8 May 2020[12] CD, digital download, streaming Hugoworld AS HW2003

References
  1. "Praying - Single by Keiino". Apple Music. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "Dancing in the Smoke: KEiiNO release dance-pop single focused on climate change". wiwibloggs. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "Our newest single "Dancing in the Smoke" has been added to a lot of playlists!". Facebook. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "Colours - Single by Keiino". Apple Music. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. "Black Leather - Single by Keiino". Apple Music. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "KEiiNO & Electric Fields release "Would I Lie"". ESC Xtra. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Norwegian Pop Superstars Beloved in Australia Release Debut Album". Amnplify. May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "Interview: Alexandra Rotan of KEiiNO". wiwibloggs. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. "Album Keiino OKTA". Scandipop. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Keiino – Okta". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. "OKTA album". Apple Music. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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