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Ei
Studio album by
Released7 March 2003 (2003-03-07)
Genre Rock
Length50:55
Label Warner Music Finland
Maija Vilkkumaa chronology
Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt
(2001)
Ei
(2003)
Se ei olekaan niin
(2005)
Singles from Ei
  1. " Ei"
  2. " Mun elämä"
  3. "Ei saa surettaa"

Ei (English: No) is the third studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland on 7 March 2003, the album debuted at number one on Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak position for two weeks and charted for 56 weeks altogether. [1] Ei was the third-best-selling album of 2003 in Finland [2] and, with sales of over 120,000 copies to date, has received a quadruple-platinum certification in the country. [3] Ei ranks also 38th on the list of the best-selling albums of all time in Finland. [4]

Background

Prior to the release, Maija visited New York City to spend time relaxing and writing new songs. [5]

Singles

The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets.

  • " Ei" (No)
  • " Mun elämä" (My Life)
  • "Ei saa surettaa" (You Shouldn't Feel Sad)

Track listing

The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets.

All tracks are written by Maija Vilkkumaa

No.TitleLength
1."Kristiina"3:26
2."Mun elämä" (My Life)4:33
3."Väärin" (Wrong)3:09
4."Ei" (No)3:18
5."Häviän" (I lose/ I fade away/ I vanish)4:12
6."Eteiseen" (Into the Hallway (literal) On the hallway floor (contextual))3:52
7."Ei susta huomaa" (Can't be seen in you)5:11
8."Lattiaa pestään" (Floor Is Getting Washed)3:30
9."Mä jään" (I'll stay)4:13
10."Kusipää" (Asshole/ Fuckhead)5:18
11."Jonain päivänä" (At someday)4:00
12."Ei saa surettaa" (Shouldn't be saddened/ Shouldn't sadden)6:13

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ^ a b " Maija Vilkkumaa: Ei" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ a b The first is the list of the best-selling domestic albums of 2003 in Finland, the second is that of the foreign albums:
  3. ^ "Maija Vilkkumaa" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  4. ^ The first is the list of best-selling domestic albums of all time in Finland, the second is that of the foreign albums:
  5. ^ "Diskografia" (in Finnish). Maija Vilkkumaa. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  6. ^ The first is the list of the best-selling domestic albums of 2004 in Finland, the second is that of the foreign albums:
  7. ^ a b "Maija Vilkkumaa" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.