Megalomania (Aqua album)
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Jon O'Brien of Allmusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five writing: "Unsurprisingly, their previous squeaky, cartoonish pop sound is nowhere to be found on this record which, with its several expletive-laden lyrics and trashy electro production reveals a much more grown-up, if not necessarily mature, new direction. [...] They now sound like every other generic dance-pop outfit out there".

Commercial performance

The album was released physically on September 30, 2011 in Denmark, three days ahead of its scheduled release date. On October 7, 2011 the album debuted at number six, with sales of 1615 copies after only having been released for three days. The following week the album peaked at number two, selling 2282 copies and becoming the only Aqua album not to reach number one. On October 17, 2011 the album was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 10,000 copies in Denmark. In its third week on the chart the album fell to number twelve, selling 751 copies.

Singles

"How R U Doin?
How R U Doin?
"How R U Doin?" is a song by Danish-Norwegian pop group Aqua from their upcoming third studio album, Megalomania. It was released as the album's lead single on March 14, 2011. The song peaked at number four in Denmark, becoming the group's tenth top-ten single...

" was released on March 14, 2011 as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from the album. The song peaked at number four in Denmark, and it has since been certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for sales of 15,000 copies in Denmark.

During their 2011 tour the band confirmed that "Like a Robot" would be released as the album's second single in the beginning of July 2011, to coincide with the album release the same month. However on September 8, 2011 it was announced that "Like a Robot" and "Playmate to Jesus" would be released as two separate singles, with "Like a Robot" being the club single and "Playmate to Jesus" serving as the radio single. Both songs were released on September 12, 2011. The official music video to "Playmate to Jesus" premiered on September 23, 2011. The song debuted at number twenty-six in Denmark. In its second week on the chart, "Playmate to Jesus" reached number thirteen.

Track listing

  • The track listing was announced on August 29, 2011.
  • Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

October 3, 2011 Universal CD, Digital Download
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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February 13, 2012 Universal CD, Digital Download

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart 2

Certifications

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