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History

In Sweden, the album was promoted with two official singles, "Perfect" and "Everything But the Girl". There were plans to physically release the third single, "Desire", but the single developed into a download only single in May 2007. In Germany, two physical singles were released; "Insanity" became the first German single being released. Darin did a short promotional tour in Sweden calling at 10 cities to promote the album, with small performances and signings from 25 November until 16 December 2006. Also to promote the album, large billboard posters were placed around Swedish cities Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö. The album was supported by the Pure Desire Tour in 2007, which called at various cities in Sweden including Stockholm. The German promotion for the album included performances on Popstars, where he sang "Desire", and a performance of "Insanity" on the German show The Dome.

Track listing

There are 2 versions of the album, one original version for the Scandinavian market and a revised edition for the German release. The original Scandinavian release features a bonus iTunes track called "Affection". The German edition includes the songs "Step Up" and "Who's That Girl" from Darin's previous album, Darin, in place of "Saturday Night" and "What If I Kissed You Now", the latter track was featured as a b-side on the German single Desire.

Scandinavian edition

1. "Insanity" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45
2. "Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16
3. "Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00
4. "Everything But the Girl" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48
5. "Desire" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08
6. "Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30
7. "Saturday Night" (P. Alderheim/Darin) – 3:18
8. "What If I Kissed You Now" (A. Hansson/Molly Sandén) – 3:29
9. "Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20
10. "If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08
11. "The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly)– 3:39
12. "Homeless" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40
13. "Affection" [iTunes bonus track] (Remee/D.Eriksen) - 3:12

German edition

1. "Insanity" (Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin/Darin Zanyar) – 3:45
2. "Extra Ordinary Love" (Max Martin/Rami/Robin Carlsson/Patrik Berger) – 3:16
3. "Step Up" (Darin/Bilal Hajji/RedOne) – 2:57
4. "Who's That Girl" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:25
5. "Desire" (Darin/Peter Mansson/Patric Sarin) – 3:08
6. "Like No One" (Patrik Berger/Fredrik Berger) – 3:30
7. "Everything You're Not" (Darin/E. Mughal/J. Wahlsteen) – 3:20
8. "Perfect" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander/Robbie Nevil) – 3:00
9. "Everything But the Girl" (Anders Wikström/Fredrik Thomander) – 3:48
10. "If You Wanna" (Darin/D. Eriksen/Remee) – 3:08
11. "The Thing About You" (Tysper/Mack/Grizzly) – 3:39
12. "Homeless" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 3:40

Personnel

Charts, certifications and sales

The album debuted at number 1 in the Swedish charts upon release. After it, it remained for five more weeks charting, returning twice upon releases of "Everything But the Girl" and "Desire", at 59 and 28 respectively.