Pretend (album)

Pretend is the debut studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Seinabo Sey, released on 23 October 2015 by Universal Sweden. It was produced by Magnus Lidehäll. The album features the singles "Younger", "Hard Time" and "Pretend".[5]

Pretend
Studio album by
Seinabo Sey
Released23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
GenreSoul pop, electropop
Length40:59
LabelUniversal Sweden
ProducerMagnus Lidehäll
Seinabo Sey chronology
Pretend
(2015)		 I'm a Dream
(2018)
Singles from Pretend
  1. "Younger"
    Released: 22 November 2013
  2. "Hard Time"
    Released: 5 May 2014
  3. "Pretend"
    Released: 17 July 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[1]
Gaffa[2]
The Independent[3]
The Guardian[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Younger"
3:34
2."Pretend"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:29
3."Poetic"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:02
4."Hard Time"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:29
5."Easy"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
2:47
6."Words"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:29
7."Sorry"
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:32
8."Who"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:18
9."Still"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
2:53
10."You"
3:41
11."Ruin"
  • Set
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:33
12."Burial"
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
4:12
13."Pistols at Dawn" (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
3:38
14."River" (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Lidehäll
3:44
15."Younger" (Kygo remix) (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
5:51
16."Younger" (acoustic version) (bonus track)
  • Sey
  • Pontare
  • Lidehäll
  • Al Fakir
4:12

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 87

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 98
Chart (2016) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 76

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[10] Gold 20,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Steen, Håkan (23 October 2015). "Ett väldigt gediget album". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. Kurtoglu, Özgür (21 October 2015). "Seinabo Sey - Pretend". Gaffa. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. Gill, Andy (23 October 2015). "Pulsing strings and animated hand-drums". The Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. Mokoena, Tshepo (22 October 2015). "Seinabo Sey: Pretend review – a grab-bag of pop influences". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. "Pretend". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Seinabo Sey – Pretend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. "Årslista Album – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. "Norwegian album certifications – Seinabo Sey – Pretend" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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