Velkommen til Medina (Danish for "Welcome to Medina") is the second studio album by the Danish pop singer Medina. It was produced by Providers and Motrack, and released on 31 August 2009 in Denmark.

Velkommen til Medina
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Studio album by
Released31 August 2009
GenreElectropop
Length39:22
LabelAt:tack Music
ProducerProviders, Motrack
Medina chronology
Tæt på
(2007)
Velkommen til Medina
(2009)
Welcome to Medina
(2010)
Singles from Velkommen til Medina
  1. "Kun for mig"
    Released: 22 September 2008
  2. "Kun for dig"
    Released: 6 July 2009
  3. "Velkommen til Medina"
    Released: 24 July 2009
  4. "Ensom"
    Released: 2 November 2009
  5. "Vi to"
    Released: 19 April 2010
Alternative cover
Special Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Berlingske Media[2]
Ekstra Bladet[3]
Gaffa[4]
Jyllands-Posten[5]
Politiken[6]
Soundvenue[7]

The lead single of the album, "Kun for mig", was the best selling single of 2009 in Denmark with more than 60,000 units. By January 2010, the single had spent 52 non-consecutive weeks on the Danish Singles Chart, six of them at No. 1. In September 2009, an English version was released with the title "You and I" on Parlophone in the United Kingdom. It reached No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 27 on the UK Dance Chart.[8][9] The song was released as the first single from Medina's first international album, Welcome to Medina, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 3 May 2010. It charted at No. 9, #25 and No. 30 in the respective countries.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Velkommen til Medina"Medina Valbak, Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe FederspielProviders4:58
2."Kun for mig"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders4:16
3."Rick Ross"Valbak, Christian von StaffeldtMotrack3:01
4."Stikker du af"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders3:24
5."Ensom"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders4:12
6."Vi to"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders4:02
7."Joanna"Valbak, von StaffeldtMotrack3:30
8."Jante"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders3:32
9."Perfektion"Valbak, von StaffeldtMotrack3:19
10."Er du med"Valbak, Stabell, FederspielProviders5:10
Total length:39:22

Special Edition

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Disc 2
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kung for mig" (Akustisk Mix)Jeppe Federspiel3:40
2."Vi to" (Akustisk Mix)Jeppe Federspiel3:55
3."Ensom" (Akustisk Mix)Jeppe Federspiel4:12
4."Kun for mig" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) 5:02
5."Kun for mig" (Rune RK Remix) 6:00
6."You & I" (Original Mix)Providers4:12
7."You & I" (El Bruhn Remix) 4:44
8."You & I" (Filur Remix) 5:32
9."Kun for dig" (featuring LOC)Providers, Rune Rask (vocal production)4:13
10."Teri Yaad" (vs. Waqas)Providers4:13
11."Velkommen til Medina" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) 5:49
12."Velkommen til Medina" (Traplite Remix) 7:09
13."Velkommen til Medina" (Massimo & Dominique Remix) 6:32
Total length:65:44

Additional notes:

  • "Kung for mig (Akustisk Mix)", "Vi to (Akustisk Mix)" and "Ensom (Akustisk Mix)": produced by Jeppe Federspiel for Providersmusic
  • "Kun for mig (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix)" and "You & I (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix)": remixed by Kasper Svenstrup and Thomas Vendelboe
  • "Kun for mig (Rune RK Remix)": remix and additional production by Rune Reilly Kolsch
  • "You & I (Original Mix)": produced by Providers for Soulcamp Entertainment
  • "You & I (El Bruhn Remix)": remixed by Lasse Bruhn
  • "You & I (Filur Remix)": remixed by Tomas Barfod and Kasper Bjørke
  • "Kun for dig (featuring LOC)": produced by Providers for Soulcamp Entertainment, vocal production by Rune Rask, vocal by Liam O'Connor and Medina Valbak
  • "Teri Yaad (vs. Waqas)": produced by Providers for Soulcamp Entertainment, vocal by Waqas Qadri
  • "Velkommen til Medina (Traplite Remix)": remixed by Nicolas Brañas, Thomas Eke Ochu and Mikæl Gjøl
  • "Velkommen til Medina (Massimo & Dominique Remix)": remix and additional production by Mads Jensen, co-produced by Dominik Zawadzki

Credits and personnel

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  • Written and produced by Providers and Medina for Soulcamp
  • Tracks 3, 7, 9: Written and produced by Motrack and Medina
  • Vocals: Medina
  • Instruments: Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel, Christian von Staffeldt
  • Mixed and mastered by Anders Schumann, Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell in the C4 studio
  • Track 10: Mixed and mastered by Mikkel Gemzø, Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell in the C4 studio
  • Photography and artwork by Sigurd Høyen
  • Backstage photography by Rasmus Stabell
  • Make-up by Simon Rihana
  • Styling by Jesper Hintze and Martin Schultz
  • Executive producers: Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel, Thomas Børresen

References

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  1. ^ "Velkommen til Medina – Medina". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Velkommen, Medina! – Musik". Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ekstra Bladet – Fra mellemgulv til dansegulv". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Medina: Velkommen til Medina – Anmeldelse". GAFFA. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Danske dansegulvs-dronninger". Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Medina synger om mig, mig, mig". Politiken. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Medina – velkommen til ingenting". Soundvenue. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  8. ^ everyHit.com
  9. ^ BBC – Radio 1 – UK Top 40 Dance Singles, December 20, 2009
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