Megalomania (Aqua album)
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| Studio album by Aqua | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, dance-pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 39:11 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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Megalomania is the third studio album by Danish-Norwegian pop band Aqua. The album was released physically from September 30, 2011 and digitally on October 3, 2011, more than 11 years after the release of their previous studio album, Aquarius (2000). Due to the change of musical style from their previous album, critical reviews were more mixed, and was not as commercially successful either, only peaking at number two in Denmark, and being certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
After their split in 2001 Aqua announced their comeback on October 26, 2007 during a press conference. During the summer of 2008 Aqua played eight concerts in eight different cities as part of the one-day music festival Grøn Koncert in Denmark. On May 25, 2009 they released their first single since 2001, "Back to the 80's" soon followed by the greatest hits album, Greatest Hits. In February 2010 Aqua began working on their third studio album in Thailand. Instead of touring that year, the band focused on writing and producing the album with the desire to create the "world's best pop album". After 18 months of songwriting and more than 100 songs recorded, the band finished the album on 7 July 2011, after 12 months in the studio.
Aqua were originally set to release the album on July 14, 2011, however the release was pushed back to September 5, with the record label citing bad timing. On August 22, Aqua announced that the album would finally be released on October 3.
The album shifts from a more bubblegum pop and eurodance style to a more mature electropop and dance-pop. Aqua member Rene Dif describes the album's differences as "incredible… it’s a lot more aggressive and a lot more like full-on party dance music.” The word "Fuck" is used multiple times in the songs "Like A Robot" and "Sucker For A Superstar", and Dif says that the group was not concerned about it. Despite the explicit content and strong language in some songs, the album was not issued with a Parental Advisory warning, and therefore no edited alternative was made available.
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