Like I'm a Warrior
| Like I'm a Warrior | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 19 August 2014 |
| Genre | Electropop |
| Length | 42:03 |
| Label | Columbia Records / Sony Music Norway |
Like I'm a Warrior is the 2014 debut album of the Norwegian singer-songwriter Emilie Nicolas[1][2] released on Sony Music.[3][4][5][6]
Background[edit]
Like I'm a Warrior won Best Pop Singer and Best Newcomer at the 2014 Spellemannprisen. Nicolas headlined the Øya Festival in Oslo 2015,[7] and also appeared at the 2015 Moldejazz international festival.[8]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Aftenposten |  [9] |
| Dagbladet | [1] |
| Verdens Gang |  [3] |
| Romerikes Blad | [10] |
| Gaffa.com | [2] |
Like I'm a Warrior reached number 1 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. The reviewer Robert Hoftun Gjestad of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten awarded the album grade 6,[9] the reviewer Torgrim Øyre of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 6,[1] the Verdens Gang review awarded the album dice 5,[3] the reviewer Torstein Davidsen of the Norwegian newspaper Romerikes Blad awarded the album dice 6,[10] and the reviewer Brand Barstein of the Scandinavian website Gaffa.com awarded the album 6 stars.[2]
Track list[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody Knows" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Let You Out" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Grown Up" | [11] 3:33 |
| 4. | "Melancholia" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Fail" | [12] 3:26 |
| 6. | "Charge" | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Us" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Pstereo" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Games" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Put Me Down" | 4:18 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[14] | Gold | 10,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Øyre, Torgrim (2014-11-22). "Et usedvanlig velmodnet og helstøpt debutalbum - Emilie Nicolas balanserer kunst og kommers på utsøkt vis". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ a b c Barstein, Brand (2014-09-29). "Emilie Nicolas - Like I'm A Warrior". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ a b c "Plateanmeldelse: Emilie Nicolas - "Like I'm A Warrior"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-11-28). "Emilie Nicolas: - Nå må jeg snart lære meg å si "Yess, jeg får det til"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Hambro, Maya (2014-11-26). "Emilie Nicolas: "It has to be personal"". Interview. TheBestFit.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ Ålvik, Jon Mikkel Broch (2014-10-03). "Voksesmerter". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Emilie Nicolas opplevde et stort gjennombrudd i 2014" (in Norwegian). Øya Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Youth and critics favorite!". Moldejazz. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ a b Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-09-22). "Nicolas overgår hypen". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ a b Davidsen, Torstein (2014-10-14). "Emilie Nicolas: "Like I'm A Warrior"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Emilie Nicolas - Grown Up". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Emilie Nicolas - Fail". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Emilie Nicolas – Like I'm a Warrior". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Emilie Nicolas – Like I'm a Warrior" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
