Ompa til du dør (Dance 'till you die) is the debut album by Norwegian alternative rock band Kaizers Orchestra. It was released on 1 September 2001. In early 2002, Ompa til du dør won the "Best Album Award" at Spellemannprisen. In 2003, the album had sold around 100,000 copies worldwide.[3]

Ompa til du dør
Studio album by
Released1 September 2001
StudioDuper Studio,
(Bergen, Norway)
Genre
Length43:49
LabelBroiler Farm
ProducerJørgen Træen, Stian Carstensen, Janove Ottesen, Geir Zahl
Kaizers Orchestra chronology
Kaizers Orchestra EP
(2000)
Ompa til du dør
(2001)
Evig pint
(2003)
Singles from Ompa til du dør
  1. "Kontroll på kontinentet"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Track listing edit

Lyrics and music by Janove Ottesen, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kontroll på kontinentet" (Control over the Continent)Janove Ottesen4:03
2."Ompa til du dør" (Dance 'till you Die)Ottesen5:06
3."Bøn fra helvete" (Prayer from Hell)Ottesen, Zahl4:02
4."170"Ottesen4:15
5."Rullett" (Roulette)Zahl2:50
6."Dr. Mowinckel" (Dr. Mowinckel)Zahl3:13
7."Fra sjåfør til passasjer" (From Driver to Passenger)Ottesen5:02
8."Resistansen" (The Resistance)Ottesen3:02
9."Dekk bord" (Set the Table)Ottesen, Zahl3:38
10."Bak et halleluja" (Behind a Hallelujah)Ottesen1:59
11."Bris" (Breeze)Ottesen3:37
12."Mr. Kaizer, hans Constanze og meg" (Mr. Kaizer, his Constanze and I)Ottesen3:29

Personnel edit

Kaizers Orchestra edit

Additional musicians edit

Technical edit

  • Jørgen Træen – producer, mixing, recording
  • Stian Carstensen – producer
  • Janove Ottesen – producer
  • Geir Zahl – producer
  • Audun Strype – mastering

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2001-2002) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[4] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 1

References edit

  1. ^ Ompa til du dør at AllMusic
  2. ^ Kaizers Orchestra Ompa Til Du Dor, sputnikmusic.com
  3. ^ Wold, Kjetil (January 2, 2003). "Vår tids Elvis". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Kaizers Orchestra – Ompa til du dør". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kaizers Orchestra – Ompa til du dør". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2023.