Time (Måns Zelmerlöw album)

Time is the eighth studio album from Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on 18 October 2019 through Warner Music Sweden. The album includes the singles "Walk with Me" and "Better Now". The album peaked at number eighteen on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1]

Time
Studio album by
Released18 October 2019
Recorded2018
Length37:58
LabelWarner Music Sweden
Producer
  • Peter Hammerton
  • Pontus Persson
  • Oliver Lundstorm
  • Fredrik Samson
  • Alex Shield
  • Pontus Persson
  • Mac & Phil
  • Joy Deb
  • Anu Pillai
  • David Björk
Måns Zelmerlöw chronology
Chameleon
(2016)
Time
(2019)
Singles from Time
  1. "Walk with Me"
    Released: 1 March 2019
  2. "Better Now"
    Released: 17 May 2019
  3. "One"
    Released: 21 November 2019
  4. "On My Way"
    Released: 24 April 2020
  5. "Mirror"
    Released: 21 August 2020

Background

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In August 2019, Zelmerlöw announced that he would release his new album in October. He also announced a four date tour across Sweden in October in connection with the release of the album. He said in an interview, "It is always best to play at home in Sweden and in the fall you will see that something completely new."[2] Some recording sessions took place during songwriting camps in Battersea with others at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios. When talking about the album, he said, "It begins with a letter from myself to my younger self as a young boy, then it moves to quite a dark place, before things turn around for the better again."[3]

Commercial performance

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On 25 October 2019, the album entered the Swedish Albums Chart at number eighteen, making it Zelmerlöw's first album not to debut in the top 10 in Sweden.

Critical reception

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Scandipop gave the album a mixed review stating, "He's calling it by far his best album to date. But given the fact that earlier this year he did the unforgivable and publicly slated his earlier work, it's now somewhat difficult to invest too much into what he puts his name to, without wondering if in ten years' time he'll be referring to what you like of his right now, as pretty damn awful."[4] Florian Rahn from Wiwibloggs gave the album a positive review stating, "He knows his sound and how to deliver a well-produced body of work."[5]

Singles

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"Walk with Me" was released as the lead single from the album on 1 March 2019.[6] Måns and Dotter performed the song live during Melodifestivalen 2019. The song peaked at number 51 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "Better Now" was released as the second single from the album on 17 May 2019.[7] The song peaked at number 79 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "One" was released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2019. The song did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.[8] "On My Way" was released as the fourth single from the album on 24 April 2020.[9] "Mirror" was released as the fifth single from the album on 21 August 2020.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."On My Way"
  • Fredrik Sonefors
  • Pete Hammerton
3:01
2."Faker"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Eyden
  • Oliver Lundstorm
  • Paul Stanborough
Oliver Lundstorm3:18
3."Walk with Me" (with Dotter)
 2:48
4."Careless"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Eyden
  • Fredrik Samson
  • Oliver Lundström
3:34
5."Real Life"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Brooke Toya
  • Eyden
  • Alex Shield
Alex Shield3:46
6."Time"Oliver LundströmLundström0:54
7."Better Now"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Emma Rohan
  • Peter Mark Hammerton
  • Tom Mann
  • Peter Hammerton
  • Pontus Persson
3:09
8."One"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Eyden
  • Matthew Holmes
  • Phillip Leigh
Mac & Phil3:19
9."Mirror"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Joy Deb
  • Melanie Wehbe
  • Moh Denebi
Joy Deb3:27
10."Grow Up to Be You"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Anu Pillai
  • David Sneddon
  • Anu Pillai
  • Persson
3:27
11."U & I"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • Alex Shield
  • Eyden
Shield3:35
12."Something to You"
  • Zelmerlöw
  • David Björk
  • Eyden
David Björk3:40
Total length:37:58

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 18

Year-end charts

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Chart (2020) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 66

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Sweden 18 October 2019[12] Warner Music Sweden

References

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  1. ^ a b "Swedishcharts.com – Måns Zelmerlöw – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Måns Zelmerlöw drops new album "TIME" on October 18 including a tour". ESCXTRA.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Måns Zelmerlöw releases new album "TIME" and kicks off tour tonight". ESCXTRA.com. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "ALBUM: Måns Zelmerlöw - 'TIME'". Scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Måns Zelmerlöw celebrates his relationship in new album "TIME"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Walk With Me - Single by Måns Zelmerlöw & Dotter". music.apple.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Better Now – Single by Måns Zelmerlöw". music.apple.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ^ "🇸🇪 Måns Zelmerlöw released the music video for his new single "One"". ESCXTRA.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. ^ "On My Way - Single by Måns Zelmerlöw on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Mirror - Single by Måns Zelmerlöw on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Årslista Album, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Time by Måns Zelmerlöw". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2019.