The hjärta & smärta EP is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 made by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 rock band Kent

Kent (band)

Kent is a Swedish alternative rock band founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havsänglar...

, released in 2005. The production of the EP was kept secret and it was announced just one month before its release. The CD and cover slip, in contrast to Kent's previous release Du & jag döden

Du & jag döden

Du & jag döden is the 2005 album by the Swedish band Kent. As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which, before its release, was described by the band as dark and depressing; in keeping with this, the plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD are both black.The album...

, are both almost completely white.

The title The hjärta & smärta EP, meaning The Heart and Pain EP, refers to stereotyped rhyme

Rhyme

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.-Etymology:...

s in dansband

Dansband

Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...

 lyrics.

Track listing

1. "Vi mot världen" (Us against the World) – 4:12
2. "Dom som försvann
   Dom som försvann
   "Dom som försvann" is a song by Kent that was released on The Hjärta & Smärta EP in 2005.In Norway the song entered the official single chart on week 9 in 2006. Previously it was credited on the chart under the EP, but during four weeks in 2006 Dom som försvann was given an entry on the chart.The...
   
   " (Those who disappeared) – 4:55
3. "Ansgar & Evelyne" (Ansgar & Evelyn) – 4:16
4. "Flen
   Flen
   Flen is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,114 inhabitants in 2005.Flen is most known for being the one place on earth where hot dogs are free....
   
   /Paris
   Paris
   Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
   
   " (Flen/Paris) – 3:44
5. "Månadens erbjudande" (Offer of the Month)– 4:12