Traces of Sadness is the second album by the Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n girl band Vanilla Ninja

Vanilla Ninja

Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria....

. Released in June 2004, the album included the hit singles "Tough Enough", "Liar" and "When the Indians Cry". It peaked at number three in the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 album charts and brought the girls into the permanent mainstream, whilst increasing their popularity in other countries such as Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 and Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, staying in the charts for almost a full year in the former.
"Traces of Sadness" was certified Gold (100.000 copies) by the IFPI Germany, Gold in Austria (15.000 cop.), Platinum in Estonia.

Track listing

1. "Tough Enough" – 3:24
2. "Traces of Sadness" – 3:23
3. "Stay" – 3:54
4. "When the Indians Cry" – 3:44
5. "Don't Go Too Fast" – 3:14
6. "Heartless" – 3:51
7. "Liar" – 3:38
8. "Don't You Realize" – 3:52
9. "Wherever" – 3:26
10. "Metal Queen" – 3:27
11. "Looking For a Hero" – 3:55
12. "Destroyed By You" – 3:54
13. "Traces of Sadness" (Extended Version) – 5:56
14. "Heartless" (Extended Version) – 7:38

The album also contained two extras:

• Tough Enough (Video)
• Don't Go Too Fast (Video)

Limited Edition Bonus CD

1. "Blue Tattoo" (Unplugged Version)
2. "Tough Enough" (Unplugged Version)
3. "Don't Go Too Fast" (Unplugged Version)
4. "Liar" (Unplugged Version)
5. "Stay" (Unplugged Version)
6. "Metal Queen" (Unplugged Version)
7. "Destroyed By You" (Unplugged Version)
8. "Don't You Realize" (Classical Version)
9. "Heartless" (Classical Version)
10. "Traces Of Sadness" (Classical Version)
11. "Looking For A Hero" (Classical Version)
12. "Light Of Hope"

The limited edition of the album also contained two extras:

• Liar (Video)
• When The Indians Cry (Video)

Appearance in Music Games

A shorter version of the songs Liar, Metal Queen and Tough Enough were made playable in Drummania V2/GuitarFreaks V2/Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2, or simply Ultramix 2, is a music video game released on November 18, 2004 by Konami in North America for the Microsoft Xbox.-Music:...

. Tough Enough was also available to play on the arcade release of Dancing Stage Fusion

Dancing Stage Fusion

Dancing Stage Fusion, abbreviated DS Fusion or simply Fusion, is a music video game released by Konami to the European PlayStation and PlayStation 2 gaming audience on November 5, 2004. In April of the following year, Dancing Stage Fusion was released as an arcade game...

, however it was not included with the home release for PlayStation or PlayStation 2.

Chart positions

• Estonia
  Estonia
  Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
  
   - #1
• Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
   – #3
• Austria
  Austria
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
  
   – #4
• Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
  
   – #14
• Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
  
   - #37
• Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
  - #37

External links

• Vanilla Ninja Official Website